Beluds
Beluds are an ethnolinguistic group described in a fictional region known as the Belud River valley, located in the eastern archipelago of Karana within the world of Athera. The population calls themselves the Belud, and their language, Beludian, forms the core of their cultural identity. Historically, the Beluds inhabit riverine villages connected by canoes and footpaths along the valley floor and its upland terraces.
Beludian is an agglutinative, subject–object–verb language with vowel harmony and extensive case markers. The society is
Culture and economy: Household production centers on river crops and fish; crafts include reed weaving, pottery,
History and religion: Settlement dates to the early second millennium CE. By the 15th century, a loose
Today, Beluds face modernization and language shift, though revival programs and bilingual education seek to preserve