The Essun Comms

To the southeast are the Essun Comms, a large expanse of green canyons, valleys, rifts, and steep walled inlets along the coast. It is the home of over hundreds of small comms–communities, each with several hundred to a thousand people. For many years the core groups of the Essun Comms surrounding Nassun were so hard to navigate to outsiders, the relatively light fighting units of the comms took on even Empire forces. As a show of desired unity, a previous Emperor, unguarded, walked with an Essun envoy and spent a week with them. After a week through their comms and a promise of protection, trade, and to never pave Empire roads through their valleys, a new alliance was formed. The Essun Comms is a large blend of people, but is home to more Lizardfolk than anywhere else in the Empire. There are 13 known languages in this region, the most common being three dialects of Danniah.

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While the region has many languages and dialects, a common cultural element is honoring a good trade or good friends by trading names. This has lead to many common names throughout the Essun Comms. The common format for names is a given name, followed by communal role or occupation, followed by their community (town) name.
Common given names include:

Aadan	Bontu	Gadisa	Kamaria	Maxama	Sisay
Abeba	Cali	Hibo	Kamau	Meklit	Tadesse
Akinyi	Chausiku	Hiwot	Kariuki	Naliaka	Xaawo
Awiti	Eliud	Hodan	Lelisa	Njeri	Xaliima
Axmid	Fadumo	Juma	Lencho	Otieno	Zephania

  Common community names:

Aberash	Businge	Gwandoya	Marjani	Odhiambo	Wanjiku
Achieng	Cabdiraxm	Haregwoin	Muthoni	Rehema	Wanyoni
Adhiambo	Cabdulqr	Isingoma	Mwangi	Tewodros	Werknesh
Ayaan	Chimwala	Kato	Nafula	Wafula	Yewubdar
Berhanu	Furaha	Kibwe	Nasimiyu	Wairimu	Xasaneri

Riding Life

Even to the people of the Essun Comms, where navigating steep cliffs of dense plant life and harsh underbrush is daily life, a preferred method of travel is atop a Dwng, or if well trained enough, carried by one.

Type

Geopolitical, Province