Skjöld people

Etymology
The root of name Caillean are mysterious. The predominant theory holds that the name is Spanish. The name was originally used for the people who inhabited the region at the time of the arrival of the Cailleans. The name appears in Amatarian texts predating the arrival of the modern Cailleans. Caille, then, was likely a name used by the people of Amateria to refer to the northern populations in general (some texts referring to "Cailleans" seem to point to inhabitants of Eder Gira even) eventually coming to be identified with the Cailleans. Originally, it appears that Cailleans simply referred to themselves as Fólkið (the people)

History
The earliest recorded instance are of tales told by Eastern cultures of coastal raids in what is now Eder Gira and Ghadrash. Stories of "deadly warriors from the east" are described often with clashes being fierce and frequent. These first radiers were likely Kazulian in origin, but their tie to Cailleans was noticed by the native populations. Around 750 AD, tales tell of "the sea demons taking to land" and it appears that the first Caillean establishments were founded around the same time.

Caillean sagas tell of a Manrick the Terrible leading a group of settlers to their new land. It is told that his ruthlessness in battle was alarming even by Kazulian standards. The sagas tell that he establshed a new colony in the area in order to extend the area he could launch his raids. Archeological evidence points to the first Caillean settlement being Nordland. Their conquest of the area was apparently swift, with a new kingdom being established and a thriving land trade with the local people established. For reasons unknown, Cailleans seemd to have given up sea raids, but maintained a thriving sea trading system.

Culture
One feature almost completely unique to Cailleans is the formation of family names (other cultures show signs of formerly using the practice, but it is nearly extint outside of Caille today). Depending on the gender of the child, the family name is formed by combining the father's name with either -son (son) or -dottir. That means the son and daughters of Magnus would carry the family names of Magnusson and Magnusdottir, respectively. This leads to the unique possibility of a family of four having four distinct family names.

While the Caillean thrives in Caille, with 60% of the population listing it as their "first language," the language is spoken on a far smaller scale outside of the province. Ethnic Cailleans in New Endralon have almost completely abandoned the language due to forced assimilation.

Caille is the only Egelian region with a significant Bishopal minority. About 4 900 000 faithful of the Egelian Bishopal Church live in Caille (out of 5 million in the whole country). The vast majority of these (4 800 000) are of Caillean Culture, while only 100 000 are of Egelian culture.

Language
Caillean developed from an older dialect of Kazulian after the arrival of the settlers on Keris. Caillean still shows some ties to Dundorfian, a language it is distantly related to. It has kept many of the archaic structures abandoned in its sister languages such as a fully formed inflection system.

Famous Cailleans

 * Alexander von Druck- Founder of the Unity Party
 * Manrick the Terrible- Legendary founder of Caille
 * Vidar Baldursson- Governor of Caille, executed in Caillean Revolution
 * Bishop Jorgin Handrickson- Bishop of Caille, leader of Caillean Reformation
 * Carl Handricksson- Prime Minister of Egelion