Taum people

The Taum people are an ethnic group found within the Beygir Empire. They are found in the highlands of northern Damri and southeastern Daolin. They are known for being resistant to invasion from nearby empires and kingdoms. Under Beygul rule, they have mostly shed their defiance and begun working as paid labourers for passing traders. Nonetheless they hold meetings between the twelve clans, which goes against official Beygul protocol. The court of Beygir is very forgiving of this as the Taum people aided their people when driven from Daolin.

One such clan is the Siabor Tribe. They are known for travelling far for work, as far north as the eastern border of Beygir proper, and as far west as the Haikei. Under the rule of their chief, Taisa, they work transporting Kamor's wares from the east. They are known for moving goods without the use of expensive horses, pulling them with raw manpower in rickshaws.

When left by the walls of the Hai region, they travel north to the town of North Gate where they encounter Empress Deisi of the Edun dynasty of Daolin. She requests the aid of the Siabor in taking the rule of Daolin from Emperor Yushui of the Yuhai dynasty, a family that had subjugated the Taum people for centuries. In return she promised self-rule for the Taum people under Beygul authority. Taisa immediately departs west to put the proposition to the twelve clans, to vote on the proposition. However Deisi begins her coup early and Taisa only reached the town East Gate before meeting the exiled emperor Yushui. She opts instead to aid him due to Deisi's violence.