River Creatures

The River creatures have homes on or even in the river itself, and grow up in the water. The vast majority of them work in helping maintain the large volume of trade that goes on up an down the valley using the river as a transit option. They share many cultural values of the American "River Rat" from the Mississippi. They tend to swiftly enact their own form of "justice" and prefer to throw nothing away, creating mounds of old reed baskets or similar to "use eventually....". Nearly everyone plays an instrument, even if its just a simple drum, and music happens often and sporadically with everyone joining in to pass the time. Flooding in the river is common during high tide season, so all settlements here float to some extent, and many enjoy eating on river plants like cattail roots, katniss tubers, horsetail shoots, and fiddleheads. There are also plenty of bugs and fish to go round. It's pretty common for the river folk to go up an down the river just for the fun of it, as such they all make a mean picnic and are said to be the best friends for a fun afternoon plan.