The Stiagan humans (characterised by tan skin and blonde hair in the south, and pale skin and red/black hair in the north) fared better than their Utrian cousins, escaping the political games of the Dwarves and Elves, as well as the brunt of the Orcish Horde. This may, in part, be due to the fact that these are the ancestral lands of the Halflings, who single handily invented agriculture and the thieves guild, and used both to ensure that international politics never got in the way of a good time. Both the rulers of Fyg and Stiag are humans, but nobody can deny the real power that sits behind their thrones is the shadowy mafia who’s fingers and influence reach into every port and court in the known world.