Aciriani people

The Aciriani people are an ethnic group primarily located in southwestern Sarpedon and nation that shares a common Aciriani culture, history, the Aciriano language and is identified with the country of Aciria.

Aciriani tribes
Historically, the areas part of modern day Aciria were settled by different cultural groups, sometimes referred to as tribes (Aciriano: Héimos). Due to the region's unstable past and limited literacy, very few written sources are left describing the differences of the Aciriani tribes. Most descriptions are from oral traditions such as song or archaeological excavations. From the jewelry worn by Aciriani women from the time of the crusades, three distinct cultural groups can be distinguished.

Aciriani Proper
Aciriani Proper is a term used to refer to both the historical Aciriani proper province and the people inhabiting it. Giving namesake to both the Aciriani nation and the people group, the Acirianis were characterised by their large cities and highly developed agricultural practices. Due to the vast flatlands that they lived on, the agriculture practiced there gave rise to the early Aciriani kingdoms and was able to support a higher population than the other Aciriano tribes. Due to the wealth and food that their own lands brought, the Acirianis were hesitant on trading with outsiders, believing they had all they needed to prosper. The dialect of Aciriano contained less foreign loanwords than their counterparts. They typically were known as taciturn, stubborn, xenophobic and proud.

Marinai
The second most widespread culture were the Marinai, (lit. Seamen). Cornered in the Griffe peninsula by their xenophobic neighbouring tribe Acirianis, the Marinai had limited arable land, especially due to the hills in the central area of the region, the Marinai looked to the sea for both food and wealth. Expert sailors, they had common contact with people from other cultures and traded with them, causing the historical Marin regions to have more foreign objects discovered from archaeological excavations than anywhere else in Aciria. Somewhere in the second century BC the Marins waged a war against the Acirianis inhabiting the lands north of the gulf of Cartaím, evidenced by the sudden drop in Aciriani objects in this time period coinciding with the sudden rise in Marinai objects. The Marinai were typically known as curious, talkative and greedy. Due to the prestigious naval history of the region, Aciriani naval industry to this day is mainly located in the historical Marins regions.

Montanaro
Located in the southeastern mountainous region, the Montanaro have had limited contact with other Aciriani tribes and foreign cultures, allowing them to over time develop a distinct dialect and culture from the rest of Aciria. The very limited arable land kept the Montanaro population low compared to the other tribes, and caused the population to adopt a more pastoral, nomadic lifestyle. Due to their secluded nature and lack of widespread agriculture, the other tribes often saw the Montanaro as uncivilised savages. Despite this, the Montanaro are renowned skiers and hunters to this day. Since the early 20th century, Montanaro have slowly developed national pride and demanded the government to recognise them as their own ethnic group and grant them official language status to protect it. The Montanaro are known as vigorous, fiery and naïve. For a long time the other tribes feared the Montanaro due to claims of witchcraft.