Apodiformians:

• Altapalt (great swallow tailed swift) (hope): [corrupted nahuatl] nomadic nation in central and eastern Palhur, known for being small, well liked, and culturally refusing to ever give up.
• Durcherr (alpine swift) (wind): [corrupted german/french] a nomadic nation who travel from central Jesenya to southern Taggarus, western Dabusen, and throughout Mahad, mostly throughout the mountains.
• Kipkeekep (crested treeswift) (wood): [named based on bird sounds] nomadic nation throughout Dabusen who stick mostly to forests, even camping in the trees.
• Periplanpouli (pallid swift) (agony): [ corrupted greek] a nomadic nation moving from southeastern Ranu to northern Taggarus and into northeastern Dabusen. They have a reputation for cruelty because their nation is very xenophobic and sees other nations as anathema.
• Petek (plain swift) (systems): nomadic nation throughout the Island Bridge and western Taggarus.
• Uleyov (chimney swift) (change): [cherokee] a nomadic nation who travel from western Palhur in the summer to eastern Palhur in the winter.
• Zamanush (common swift) (travel): [romani] a nomadic nation who wander through about half the world. They summer up north and winter down south, usually between northern Ranu and subcontinental Dabusen. - primary

• Api-Al (azure crowned hummingbird) (magic): [lenca for "us-them"] in central Palhur, this small nation is known for their winged esotericists.
• Bedund (white necked jacobin) (war): [zapotec] a small nation in eastern and central Palhur who are especially belligerent despite their small forces.
• Dunuru (cinnamon hummingbird) (harvest): [garifuna] in central Palhur, this small nation is known for their fruit harvests.
• Ikobe (frilled coquette) (home): [tupi for to live] in eastern Palhur, this small nation
• Kujwokyr (fiery topaz) (fire): [corrupted carib of brazil] in eastern Palhur, this small nation is known for the Fire Dance, a wondrous display of fire and flight that takes place every year in early summer. It has become, in spite of their remote location, a target for not-always-welcome tourism.
• Mainumby (great sapphirewing) (love): [guarani] a small nation in eastern Palhur who craft beautiful statues out of the mountain stones and build wondrous gardens, and have great festivals of communal marriage.
• Monevata (rufous hummingbird) (resource): [cheyenne] in the mountains of western Palhur, this small nation controls a large number of mines, forests, and other sources of natural resources, which has made them targets of many oppressor nations.
• Nacayay (black-throated mango) (light): [corrupted taino - trinidad] in the Reever Sea islands, this small nation controls a series of lighthouses and light displays that guide sailors through dangerous waters.
• Nemecaaihoof (purple-throated mountaingem) (hope): [wounaan] a very small nation in central Palhur who guard important passageways through the mountains and are known to provide support for lost travelers.
• Nikili (ruby-throated hummingbird) (labor): the largest nation of hummingbird folk, they have nomadic communities across western, southern, and central Palhur. They are an oppressed nation, unwelcome most everywhere they go, for they recognize no outside authority and refuse hierarchies in their classless society. - primary
• Pakal (talamanca hummingbird) (flower): [bribri] a small nation adorned in beautiful flower displays and known for their growing of a rare and beautiful flower known as charascura.
• Q'inti (grey-bellied comet) (envy): [cusco] small mountain nation in eastern Palhur who are known for their raids and theft, their intense culture of control and desire, and their brutal hunting practices.
• Tzuunumian (green violetear) (sun): [corrupted maya] in central Palhur, this small nation is known for their complex mythology and service to the Sun--and for their use of gold.
• Winali (amethyst woodstar) (luck): [sikiana] a small nation in small communities throughout eastern Palhur known for their great risk taking traditions, like jumping from high places to honor a deity or staring down dangerous animals.
• Xawa'munda (shining sunbeam) (joy): [salasaca] a small nation who maintain a beautiful religion of pleasure and happiness that is often exploited by outsiders who take them for sex trafficking.