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Ardanans are externally identical to Humans, though have only 3 ethnic/racial groups and a different assortment of genetic traits.  

The Tokushu are the dominant Ardanan ethnic group in both the Troglyte and Stratos City Dweller cultures. The Tokushu hailed from the southwest of Old Ardana and were the founders of the Old Empire, though eventually the rule of it became dominated by the Ysira. The Tokushu are very fair skinned, with light brown eyes and light brown hair being the norm over the vast majority of the population. This combination of traits are considered 'The Blood of Old Ardana' and while other hair colors pop up from time to time, they are considered 'Impure' by those who hold their heritage in high esteem. None the less, these traits are appreciated for their rarity, though little else.  

Darker skinned than the Tokushu, the Ysira were the first group of Ardanans to join the Old Empire willingly and later, Ysira Nobleman made up the majority of the Kings of the Old Empire. The Ysira favored men as rulers, in contrast to the Tokushu who would rather place a woman at the top, but supported by men, and their culture eventually mixed with that of the Tokushu to form the standard of Old Ardana. The Ysira were also equally split between the Troglytes and the Stratos City Dwellers, though they no longer found themselves in such positions of power as they had in the Old Empire, with the traditionally Ysira King being replaced by the normally Tokushu High Advisor.   

The Colun were a conquered ethnic group of Ardanans and integrated into the Old Empire as a servant caste. The Colun stand between the Tokushu and the Ysira in skin tone and exhibit lighter eye colors, but similar hair to the Tokushu. The Colun naturally, were split disproportionately towards the Troglyte caste when Stratos was built, though a few Colun had ascended to minor nobility by the time of the disintegration of the Old Empire, allowing the Colun to be represented on Stratos.