Where all begins

In a time before time, there was nothing. A single sole entity roamed a vast nothingness without purpose and finality. But once, out of boredom or loneliness, the Great Architect, the Spirit, gave born to a daughter, Gaoko, the Sun. And so she followed her father and creator throughout the empty space. Some time after, the Spirit conceived with her a son, Boutya, the Moon. And he was not alone, but had a twin born as well. Although both were filled with rage, one was docile to the presence of the Spirit and their mother, the other was not. And so that one, the Condemned, was forced to dwell in the depths of the space, and his brother comes to fight him everytime he tries to escape the void.

Later, the Spirit gave born to another daughter, Kaseko, The Earth. And so her was given incredible intelligence, wit, and a loving mother's love.

Humankind

Once, Boutya, the Moon, ended up being infatuated with Gaoko. And he pursued her, without success. Kaseko followed him closely, as she was fond of him as well. And so he asked for help to his father, the Spirit, who told him to be with Kaseko first, and that he'll help him get to Gaoko. And so he did, and from this union was born the humankind, who inhabit her entrails and thrive in that vast place filled with life.

Then, he was told by his father, the Spirit, to tend Gaoko a trap:to make her say what does one need to tie a knot. And so he went to her and asked this question. The moment Gaoko mentioned the rope, she was tied by her father, and so was at Boutya's mercy. Out of this union, two races were born:

• The first was born out of Gaoko's desperation and feelings of betrayal. These were condemned to dwell in the depths of the void, due to their evil nature.

• The other was born out of Gaoko herself. And so she was untied to care for her offspring. Although she at first despised them, she grew fond of them, and made a plan: As she proved to be unable for caregiving, she lured both her sister and Boutya into a trap. And so she did: she tied both to each other and then to her left hand. And they shall follow her and obey her. Later, she installed her offspring in the entrails of her sister, and gave them more intelligence and bestowed her favor upon them, to rule over Kaseko's offspring.

This is the myth of creation according to Gao tradition, and so it shows some feeling of superiority from these peoples.

The Arrival

It is unclear as to when the Gao people first came to the islands, or how, but a hundred years have passed since the first clashes with the local populace.
Regarding these events, the Eniko recall the time they saw some big canoe-like ships in the horizon. And, from all of a sudden, these people came down from these ships, and raided the coastal towns of the Northern Island. The local Eniko were nearly expulsed from the Island, except some communities living in the central mountain range.
Since then, the Gao people had evolve, adapting local crops and animals to their settlements. They also incorporated some techniques from the locals, like the semi-buried houses (traditional Gao ones are over wooden pillars), crop rotation and also rituals, like some animals or fruits having special regard in legends and folk religion.

Characteristics

One may notice several differences between the Gao and the Eniko, from their culture: The Gao settlements center around a temple, whereas Eniko people settlements center around the Townhall. The clothing style of Gao people is different from the Eniko even at the materials used, where Eniko people use piña, the Gao use cotton fiber. Eniko men and women both use trouser-like clothes, whereas Gao women use robe-like dresses, while men use trousers. It is also noticeable how Eniko people wear some kind of footwear, while Gao people go barefoot.
Both languages are also different, although Gao incorporated some loanwords due to being in the Eniko language zone. Gao people talk the same language, although varietes evolved from time and region, while Eniko is a family of languages, more or less mutually intelligible. Some of them are distantly related, and two speakers may have serious trouble communicating.
Gao people are more prone to suffering from tropical diseases than Eniko. This is probably because of the Gao origin, which may have been in more template or cold areas. Malaria takes a high death toll among the Gao, especially in moonsoon season.