Bihep people

The Bihep are a large, homogeneous ethnicity residing in the southernmost part of Denke, mostly located in the Sigakasufi Jungles. Bihep, named after the group, constitutes the majority of the Bihep population.

Origins
An industrious warrior culture, the Bihep people rose over millennia from constant fighting among the tribes located within the Denke lowlands area. Over time, they gained a substantial amount of power and erected a few villages around where the modern city would appear. These villages had a shared moral code system with a strict, shared military. A series of easier conquests followed and most of the Bihep's opponents were murdered, with only the Bihep left in the end.

In the -214th year, Bihep was established as their main city. Unlike all other major cities of Huayalo, Bihep was the only walled one, most likely to protect against future attacks against the Bihep people. From then on, a period of peace ensued, but many of the Bihep military commanders were unsatisfied and started conducting conspiracies against the population. A short dark age full of civilian riots and economic recessions started to take effect, immediately followed by a ruler system which would bring an end to the seemingly-endless corruption. Bihep, although still incredibly conservative in tradition, saw almost no economic or social downturns after the establishment of the ruler system.

A few centuries later, the Arswasu attempted to invade into the Sigakasufi Jungles, not even knowing that the walled city existed. However, as a result of thick jungle, disease, fighting other tribes, and lack of navigation, the Arswasu retreated back into the northern portion of the continent.

Overview
Extremely strict in everyday life, the Bihep maintain a strict hierarchy made possible by extremist religious and societal attitudes. Examples of this include the extensive list for the performative norms of both men and women along with daily prayer rites. Men are restricted to wearing only two uniforms throughout their entire life, entirely based on economic class differences. Women are kept in dwellings and are expected to birth many children. Every ten years, one individual, whether a man, woman, or child, is sacrificed by river drowning in order to appease the Bihep version of the famine god.

Economics classes are apparent for every single person, with only three classes in existence. Poorer people are permanently relegated to peasantry, slavery, manual labor, or low-to-mid level civil jobs while the rich are administrators or civil servants. The third class, the military, includes anyone from freshly-recruited peasants up to top warlords. Unlike most other militaries on the planet, Bihep's military class has a more even distribution of class power between all military rank, although strict in general regimen.

Physical Characteristics
The Bihep are mahogany in color, being taller than the Fal-Oriee yet shorter than the Donh'.