The Saileud

The Saileud takes up the largest portion of the Han Alliance, in terms of the population and land size. They are also a very colourful people, but the style of their garments and architecture is quite different from the The Vassa.
The Saileud speak a dialect called Chuyen alongside Lub Suab , which has 5 tones and a separate alphabet called Babayin. The Saileud language looks somewhat like common, but most letters have shapes attached to them, triangles, circles and diamonds.

The Saileud is led by King Morok and his two wives, The Blue Queen Khievokei and the Red Queen Kharam. The two queens are cousins. Khievokei is slightly older and has four children, she aids the king in internal affairs. While Kharam has one daughter, she acts as his main military adviser and is training her daughter to take over her role.

Culture and Aesthetics:

The Saileud people are many, and as a society it is largely matriarchal, with the highest ranking village chiefs being the oldest women. In Chuyen, there are a series of compliments that compare women to or call women ‘grandmother’, and it is one of the highest praises a woman can receive. The Saileud are a colourful people, preferring to adorn themselves in wraps of multicoloured, patterned brocades and shawls and overshirts of thin, brightly dyed cotton. Most of their clothing which is plainer in prints and patterns are embroidered instead. They also are highly appreciative of gold and silver, preferring to mix these with semi-precious stones in bright colours. Each province in the Saileud also has their own signature motifs that are embroidered or woven into their fabrics.
Men typically wear shirts of cotton with a slit down the front collar, which is often embroidered or beaded, as well as a sarong or trousers that reach the mid-calf. Saileud men also wear wraps on their heads to show status, and the style of the headwrap is representative of different events or occasions.
Saileud women are often in more layers of clothing, with more detailed wraps and shawls in general. Women also tend to wear a long shawl that is wrapped around the waist and then pinned into position over one shoulder so it drapes behind the wearer. Saileud women also prefer earrings and jewellery that accentuates the delicateness and grace of the hands.

Saileud Deities:

The People of the Saileud believe in three Mother Deities, called the Dao Mau . They believe that the three goddesses created all life by breathing out energy into their hands and sculpting it into living things.

Geography

The Saileud lands are streaked with rivers and are a patchwork of fertile basins, with perfect conditions for growing rice. In fact the Saileud were the first farmers to use a wet growing system in the Han Territories, which quickly spread to the rest of the Alliance. There are also many hilly and mountainous areas where some indigenous peoples still live, separate from the Alliance.

Notable places:

Phan Tal - nearest city to the Vassa
Dai La
Van Lai
Lavo - port city
Ayutta - The imperial city, where the Saileud Imperial Palace is found.
Hoa Lu

Location under

Han Territories