Though it would be easy to claim that the legendary Koethan dislike of outsiders is simply a result of it's largely Venthir population, a race well known for it's sour tempers and sullen disposition, in truth the attitude of Koeth's citizenry is a direct result of it's history, a history which has oft seen it under siege from hostile forces, both within and without, all the way back to the days when they guarded their borders against the supernatural might of the Imarathi God-Sorcerers. Such a history, as well as the sheer hostility of the Koethan landscape, have shaped a people as unyielding and enduring as the mountains they inhabit.​