Vulcus/The History of the Helusians

((( The History of the Helusians )))
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What from afar would seem a massive fleet of eagle-eye-patterned warships by the great fields of rocks spanning across the coastlines of the seas was little more than a small, worn band of several boats, racing to this new land as if in a frenzy.  They had little to say to the peaceful farmers, shepherds or fishermen dotting the shores, instead keeping to themselves in firm isolation.

With what communication they had with mainland Aegisians, these ragtag, exhausted humans called themselves from the nearby land of Helusia, from whence they claim their people controlled an expansive yet steadily declining republic of senators, philosophers, and, of course, the people.  None who cared of their tavern tales, of course, could prove that such otherwordly places existed, and if this myth-deminishing band of men was telling the truth of their origins.

The first thing an ordinary man from Aegis would notice about these 'Helusians' is their clear overuse and dependency on iron tools and weaponry, with no extraordinary or decorated metals in their armouries.  They had no armour to begin with, each man of this supposed group of exiles wearing ragged togas or robes.  In conversation they appeared to be relatively content - though they weren't completely unwarlike, either, and it was noted that two families between the group exist, and at times, great quarrel exists between them.

The first and most senior family was the Solarii - and it seemed that they were the warriors, workers and generals of the group, and made most wartime decisions by tradition.  The second family, though less senior, as equally powerful, was the Noxii; the Noxii being scolars, intellectuals and politicians that oversaw lawmaking and elections.  Each person in this... civilization belonged to one and one family only, and there was no apparent way of marrying or moving into the other; perhaps their minds are paternal, and have no understanding of proper Aegisian values of marriage and unity.

The Helusians also appeared to be somewhat delusional of who they perceived as foreigners; there are no current reports in the mainland of any from the nations under God joining their ranks.

Regardless of what they were, the Helusians attempted to move inland and establish a base camp.  No outsiders who have observed them know of their intentions, or what they really are - exiles, colonists, or invaders?