Athlian People

The Athlian People, or the Athlians (Modern Athlian: Ar-Adiyah), are a large ethnic group primarily living in the arid regions of central, eastern, and southern Atosan. Modern Athlians are distinguished from historical Athlians, who were composed of various ethnicities and tribes; modern Athlians are a diverse group of peoples who were the result of intermarriage and mixing between various Athlian groups, as well as Aidisese, Beseric, Tuzean, and even Kensalan groups to a lesser extent. Ethnic mixing aside, the distant ancestors of the Athlians were the most distant offshoot of the ancient Podulans who dominated most of Podula and northern Atosan.