Asah Dayed

Dayed is the reputed heartland of the Varyian people, and it was here that the teachings of Telus were first preached and accepted by the tribes that once dwelled there, which are now fully settled in the modern era. It is the most mountainous of the northern regions of the nation, and receives by far the most rainfall. Dayed also is the least developed of the Vairyan provinces of Tel-Raiq, and as a result its inhabitants have a reputation for unsophisticated thinking by their western cousins. Similarly, the sect of Teluhasna practiced in the region is considered borderline heretical by some dogmatic members of the priesthood, although many of its traditions stem from a far older version of the religion.
Ecology and climate Dayed’s climate differs greatly from its neighbors. As such it produces a wide array of agricultural products, those of note including tea, olive, rice, silk, and hazelnuts. Unlike other provinces of Tel-Raiq, Dayed’s staple food is rice instead of wheat, which remains a luxury food in other regions. Rice is primarily grown on the marshy riverbanks, which benefit from more rainfall than coastal plains further west, due to the mountains to the region’s south. At the foot of these mountains lie extensive humid forests, full of Zerlkova, Date-plum, Chestnut-leaved Oak, and Common Hornbeam. Most well known among these trees is the Dayed Ironwood, a tree endemic to the region and widely planted in ornamental gardens throughout Tel-Raiq, even being cultivated by some wealthy nobles in other nations.
Culture Two major ethnic groups, both Varyian in origin, inhabit Asah-Dayed.
The Lamwan people inhabit the riverbanks of the province, and subsist primarily through agriculture and fishing, in addition to practicing sericulture from a local species of webworm. Mountainous conditions in the south lead some dwelling there to practice animal husbandry. The Lamwan are well known as highly skilled textile craftsmen, and their silks are highly sought after. Historically suffering greatly from their proximity to Erzihari tribes, many Lamwan leaders have attempted to permanently secure the province’s western border, to mixed success. The dawn of the Wythian era and subsequent overthrow of the Varyian led government at Arnt-Batin has led to a period of significant stability for the Lamwan, though their proximity to foreign holds worry some.
The Ismayan live in the southern, mountainous regions of Asah-Dayed. Living harsher lives than the Lamwan, they nevertheless maintain good relations with their northern neighbors. Many Ismayan families have intermixed with Erzihari tribesmen, and have intermittently warred and allied themselves with various tribes to their south. Well versed in brutal hill and mountain fighting, Ismayan familes are considered to produce some of the best warriors in Tel-Raiq.
Unahborz Mountains