Milynv

Similar to modernisation of Japan wherein they hired foreign scientists to help advance them along.

Similar to what is said about Australia, there is often a joke thrown around that every animal in Milynv is out to kill you. Whilst this may be true with certain species such as those hyena thingies, it's just the flora and fauna of Milynv is wholly different to that of anywhere else due to geographic isolation so they do seem strange and hostile. And importantly, the Foak may have deliberately let the most dangerous and weirdest organisms roam around as a deterrent to invaders and to encourage the view of savagism. In reality, most animals are confined to the exteriors lining the islands as reserves, with the rest of the island docile and urban/agricultural.

Milynv was able to thrive and survive because, despite its size, they had the very good fortune of having their very own pulse (ciwalda), cereal (garpan) and domesticable large animal (surtang). Names pending depending on conlang. Oddly, they also managed to opt for universal education surprisingly early and this helped to spur on uncannily fast technological advancement for a island chain of their size with no trade links. Although, they did occasionally hold major raids under the guise of demons entirely geared towards stealing technology. The nearby landmasses have developed eerily similar demonic mythologies, and Milynv was discovered with an eclectic mix of both Eastern and Western technologies.

When Milynv was discovered, it had a technology level similar to that of the late middle ages. Despite isolation and a lack of trade links, it has enough fertile land to support a large population density. Also, a choice was made a long time ago to educate the masses when possible, developing reading, writing and printing independently.

Referred to as 'clever buggers' due to their aggressive integration tactics.
 * Capturing adventurers, gaining knowledge and learning English
 * Waltzing right into a capital and demanding rights/integration
 * Immediate migration and modernisation through hiring foreign philosophers
 * Strategies to appear as savages
 * Making raids dressed in demon masks to encourage superstition, then adopting technology found in raids
 * Not taking any shit from anyone

Flaws
The Foak cheek marking is their symbol for themselves. The mark does change slightly from person to person or from group to group but I think it shouldn't matter too much. Logographic writing system, much more complicated than Chinese. A single combined logogram can denote a whole sentence. Foak books are very artistic to look at.
 * Superiority complex, bordering on arrogance and narcissism
 * Lack of empathy with a clinical/no-nonsense attitude
 * Offensive and vacant exterior

Naming System
For example, Chuna Lappa Sjavi (first name, organ sign, surname)

The organ sign is derived from the ancient Foak practice of Chanik, where a human is sacrificed to Parepp, the hawk-god of sun and colour using a sacrificial circle sword. They are either killed quickly or slowly, depending on the spinning of a flower with alternating coloured petals. Once the sacrifice is decapitated, the major organs are displayed (brain, heart, kidney, tongue, lungs, testes/ovaries, liver, stomach, intestines) on an altar. Then the current representation of Parepp, a colourfully adorned hawk, is released from a cage and is free to choose which organs it wants to eat. Every infant is taken as soon as possible to a Chanik and whichever organ the hawk chooses first becomes the infants' organ sign, denoting characteristics similar to the zodiac or whatever. Human sacrifices stopped after the Foak turned atheist (a war disrupted the procedure and no deistic smiting was done, undermining the whole island's religious history) but the practise of organ signs continued with deceased relatives.

Heya Nonga Mano - famous artist??

Strange cultural fascination with bruises - reverently displayed and honored. Disgraceful to self-bruise (suicide) or provoke bruising?? Sure.

Relaxed gerontocracy

Atheistic in nature and tend to mock believers without regret or restraint. This is probably why they are frowned upon and held in caution by most people. Everybody hates the atheists because both sides hate them and direct their propaganda against them. The Gravenians still hang atheists. The movement is so small, with their only friends being the Foak and a handful of socialists.

A race situated far away in the Haxamic Ocean. Human sub-species. Rorschach style fac