Halesmen

Halesmen or the Children of Mountains, as they were known before their first contact with the Lauch, are the predecessors of Hallengardians and the native tribes of The Hales.

The legends tell of an ancient, dark era where the island was divided between multiple mythical races, trolls lived in the coldest parts of the mountains, as well as the caves, the forests were owned by Shandarr, a giant, three headed snake, the shores and the swamps were occupied by Hudrags, who were half-fish half-man creatures and the warm plains housed the giants.

The humans were forced into hiding in the mountains from these hostile creatures. After hearing the pleas, The Great Father (the creator in Hedatist beliefs) sent down a hero to lead them, Holmgeir The First, who united all of them and defeated the other creatures: He fooled into going to the deepest parts of their caves and trapped them in; cut down all three heads of Shandarr with one swing; defeated the chief of the Hudrags, and exiled the giants into the ocean, where they were turned to stone.

Holmgeir was said to live "a thousand and a thousand" years before he The Great Father called him to return to his side, so he rode up the highest mountain of the island never to be seen again. The Hallengardians, as well as many tribes claim to be the descendants of them.

When the Lauchmen first arrived they were renamed to "Halesmen", after the name of the island.