Sylvaya

The Sylvaya, or "People of Woods", is a dominant political entity and sovereign state in Ayomar. They are currently at war with the Egarian Empire, who they claim occupy half of their sovereign territory. Prior to the Egarian Invasion, the Sylvaya controlled the entire Green River Valley. The Sylvaya is actually a confederation made up of individual tribes ("yas", the Elvish word for "people") that have their own system of government.

The majority of inhabitants are elves, mostly wood elves and a small moon elf population. Native humans and halflings are also members of the Sylvaya society.

Pre-Invasion
Little is known about Sylvaya before the arrival of the Egarians. However, prior to the Egarian Invasion, the Sylvaya was seemingly a utopia. Religious freedom was the norm and there was very little racial tension despite a high elven majority.

The Sylvaya are reletively peaceful people, althought there was the occasional war between the aquatic elves of Swalag.

Post-Invasion
After the Invasion, much of the Sylvaya's population was displaced, especially inhabitants of the western portion of the Green River Valley. The settlements located directly on the Green River now house large populations of refugees.

Warbands from both sides continue to occasionally cross the river, although it has been a while since a major offensive was taken by either side.

The utopia of pre-Invasion Sylvaya is no more. Racial tensions have started to ignite into small skirmishes. Since humans make up the majority of the traditional Egarian Army, humans are starting to become distrusted in Sylvaya society.

Culture
The culture of the Sylvaya is a melting pot of different individual tribal cultures. That being said there are some general themes behind Sylvaya culture.