Drákos

The Drákos people believe themselves to be the ancestors of the ancient mythical dragons and elemental lords of the past. In the ancient past, these beings were worshiped as gods, with the local populations serving as advisors, entertainers, and servants. Several cults exist that maintain the gods of the past still walk Zihæt.   According to legend, the Drákos people were taught to read and write in order to better serve the gods. And to this day literacy is a civic duty within the Drákon League.   The Drákos are a very ethnically diverse peoples. According to legends the early servants of the gods were elves, but in the past two millenia through migration from the northern continent and the Drákos propensity of interbreding, the features of most islanders are predominantly human with notable beast-kin exception.   The tribes expanded across the Dragonshome Islands in response to the population pressures on food and land. During this expansionary period, the strictly heirarchical culture began to develop a common ethos of egalitarianism. All of the settlers were equally accountable for the safety and propsperity of the new settlements.   Similarly, as new city-states emerged as part of the migration, the need for currency to support trade between city-states emerges approximately 1000 yars ago. Originally minted by the aristocracy, the demos (the people) were able to engage in commerce and profit from it.