Koui

The Koui are the original inhabitants of the Bream Islands of western Akados and appear to be related to the Senge tribesfolk of the mainland. They live in slate-roofed stone huts in villages of 10 to 50 souls and maintain small fishing boats or coracles. The Koui follow a simple subsistence economy and survive on fish, abalone, and seaweed. Generally left to their own devices by the Xha’en, the Koui have lived in this fashion for thousands of years, with most of their villages clustered around the southern ends of the three Bream Islands.
Like the Senge, Koui tend to be short and lean, with hair of light or chestnut brown and honey or golden skin tones. With their life outdoors on windswept islands, most Koui have weather-beaten skin by the time they reach adulthood. Both men and women usually keep their hair long, though they wear it tied in the back in tight braids.