Tekago has existed for roughly two thousand years. Four hundred of the documented years were spent in isolation from other countries, with their borders opened only for trade and labor.
Tekagese racial characteristics include monolids, light to medium brown skin tones, straight or wavy black hair, and medium statures. As with all racial groups, these are wide-sweeping observations, and are not true to each and every Tekagese individual.
Traditional Tekagese clothing is loose and allows for wide movement of all limbs. This clothing also includes large pockets. Hair is cut to or above the shoulders, as it suggests good and frequent grooming. Historically, long hair is for prisoners.
The national language of Tekago is Tekagole. Tekagole has its own syllabary and is known for its intricate and specific cultural norms with honorifics. Before Leundafelan influence, both their society and language contain no differences or specifications in gender. Words for gender-specificity were taken from archaic Tekagole words when Leundafel joined their land.
Tekago started a labor program in 1900 for refugees from Neriru, a nearby country whose people fled from their land when Leundafel invaded. They migrated to northern Tekago. The Neririans brought their own culture and practices with them to Tekago, and worked blue collar jobs in exchange for housing and means to survive. The relationship between the Neririans and Tekagese has always been antagonistic, with the Neririans being a labor and racial underclass. Historical records speak of fights between the two groups in early days that resulted in multiple deaths.
Neririans have dark skin, coarsely curled black hair, large rounded noses, and tall statures. The Hoabi, are those descended from the original Neririans that immigrated to Tekago. Those who are both non-Neriru and Neriru Tekagese share traits from both racial groups. You do not need to be mixed race in order to be considered Hoabi, and 100% Neririans, while uncommon, exist.
The Neriru people integrated into the land they migrated to, and called it home after a few generations grew up there. They mixed with the surrounding population of Tekagese people over time, and their children were called Hoabi, meaning "northern family"
Different regions of Tekago speak their own dialects. The Hoabi have two documented dialects, but the average Hoabi person insists there are more. Of these dialects, one originates from the eastern portion of their northern land. This dialect, called Zoyida, replaces some consonant sounds. Zoyida is also traced back to Neriru migrants, who added parts of their language style to Tekagole. They use shortened names in most contexts, as they consider a full name to be far too intimate or serious for daily discussion. A full name can denote a life or death situation, expression of hatred, or a declaration of love, depending on the context.