Beastmen
Independent and unyielding by nature, the beastmen spirit can never extinguished.
"My lord how could you expect to rule such many a people?!"
-Ushpia, advisor of King Gbarta
The numerous men and women of Rhoygir and Lecarne, both matching the magics of the Elves and the armies of Seneca.
Basic Information
Anatomy
General Appearance:
Although considered as one race, it's subraces are split off in multiple genuses and families. They are considered as one race due to a few factors such as continent of origin, resulting offspring from parents on differing subraces, and beast-like features. The beastmen are a humanoid race inherited their animal-like features primarily from Mammals. The subraces that make up the beastmen race are:
- Canine - They posses canine-like ears and tails. Both male and female canine beastmen begin to grow sideburns naturally at the young age of 10-14, males will have thicker fur. There are two sub-families of Canine Beastmen; Vulpine Canids, who posses larger ears and thicker tails. And the Lupus Canids, who have more prominent body hair, with fur growing from the back of the hand to the elbow and starting from the knee and ending to the feet.
- Ursine - Beastmen who can grow up as large as 2.1 meters and have claws that can maul, they have the disposition akin to bears
- Feline - Generally flexible and slender, are the sneaky cats of the beastmen race. And much like the canids the have ears and tails unique to them
- Avian - An all female variant that have mastered flight, the envy of all these land dwelling sods. Often called as harpies instead of arms they posses wings alongside tail feathers and talons.
- Lepus - Hare like folks of the beastmen race, quick and numerous. they posses long ears and legs that could easily spring them 6 feet in the air.
- Caprine - The hard headed Rams and the fluffy sheep of the beastmen race, often called fauns for their goat-like lower body and horns. literraly hard headed as charging head first do less damage to them.
- Bovine - The larger cousins of the Caprine, often referred to as minotaurs they are the bulls of the battlefield, fighting as the vanguard. Unlike the Caprine their tails are more visible.
- Equine - The centaur beastmen, perhaps the most mobile and noble yet detached to most beastmen interaction. they posses a humanoid upper body and below is the body of a horse.
Ecology and Habitats
Most of the beastmen civilizations exist in the deserts of Rhoygir. but they can live anywhere as long as they are adapted to the climate. Most of the beastmen of the Rhogir desserts are the ones with shorter fur compared to the thick furred northern beastmen
Additional Information
Social Structure
Varies between tribal and feudal
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Some species of Caprin beastmen can produce wool if sheared.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
- Most of the beastmen civilizations and kingdoms exist and thrive in the vast and arid dessertlands of Rhoygir. Though there are civilized beastmen in the wild jungles, savage beastmen tribes roam about the untamed jungles. And to the vast steppes are the territories of the ever hostile Centaurs.
- A special area that still fall under the continent of Rhoygir is the region of Xipang where many beastmen clans and empires thrive.
- Of all beastmen civilizations only one realm can be found outside the continent of Rhoygir. the kingdom of the Rothians, found at the edge of Lecarne surrounded by it's elven neighbors. The kingdom with the most Caprine beastmen under it's territories.
Average Intelligence
Most beastmen posses middling intelligence.Unique to the Rhoygari beastmen that don't belong in Lecarnic aligned territories is the ability to enter in either a Senecan Collegium or an Elven sage tower, granted that the individual has the capacity.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Most beastmen can manifest mana and can learn any of the elemental schools of magic.
Many beastmen have improved sight, hearing or smell.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Common Beastmen Names, non-culture specific:
Masculine Beastmen Names:
Masculine Beastmen Names:
- Adon
- Ur-Anbal
- Mulla
- Ram Eil
- Banipal
- Ashwan
- Aea
- Erisha
- Hana
- Tai
- Lwita
- Hapu
- Nirgal
- Kyasha
- Iyarri
- Sin-Nesir
- Osmet
- Akila
Beauty Ideals
As a symbol of wealth and attractiveness, many horned beastmen cast their horns with precious metals and decorate them with gems and minerals. To shine is seen as desirable to beastmen nobles, as such wearing jewelry such as necklaces, bangles, earrings and more can be seen worn by wealthy beastmen.
Gender Ideals
Female beastmen are usually the ones who serve as priests and holy women.
Courtship Ideals
If ever beastmen would wish to marry, the males would pay a bride price and in exchange after they marry he would receive a dowry from the bride's parents or the bride herself.
Average Technological Level
Technologically they are severely behind that of the Senecans. They also have adapted the Lecarnic Rollion wagon, into a House wagon where someone could live and reside on.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
There are three major language groups for the beastmen:
- Kuri - Mainly spoken by the beastmen of Rhoygari dessert lands
- Zhang - The main language spoken in Xipang, followed by Yamato and Yong-Cheol.
- Rothian - Spoken by the beastmen in Lecarne, a hybrid between old Kuri and Rothari.
History
Beastmen history is often overshadowed by elves, humans, and dwarves. But during those times, beastmen realms begin to rise. From the wild deserts of Rhoygir contested the civilizations of Ur-Baba, the Savan, Osmet, and the Ahi-Shagish. To the northern steppes where, the Sabir Centaurs ruled, to the jungles of Rhoygir where wild beastmen tangle with the orcs. And finally to the oriental islands of Xipang or the Oriens. They later came into Lecarnic history as the defeated republic of Roth fell, and their people migrated out of Lecarne. The beastmen from Rhoygir moved in or rather invaded the old Rothari territories slowly adapting their culture and later give rise to a beastmen Rothian kingdom.
Centuries later most of the beastmen realms have joined the Lecarnic league after the first continental war, though not all beastmen. The Sabir Centaurs remain untameable and many beastmen of the Xipang like to be independent so they could trade with all their heart's content.
Historical Figures
Rex Timun "Scholar of Roth"
(Full Name: Timun Tallis) The third king from the Caprine house of Tallis to rule the Rothians. The king who completely adopted the culture of the Rothari and revised it for the beastmen who live there. Some say he was a lover of Roth to which he studied from how they composed their armies up to why they would wear red sandals every 4th of April. And instead of calling himself king Timun, he fancied being called 'Rex' as to how the Rothari would refer to someone of his rank.
Regina Messila "Steel Horned Fury"
(Full name: Messila Tallis) Queen of Rothians, and the 7th monarch of the Caprine house of Tallis. Took over the kingdom after the previous monarch, her brother, was captured and killed on the battle against Kleisian elves. As she was crowned she pursued the war against the Klesian Dynasty and expanded her borders. Through her leadership, she created the most elite standing army on Lecarne during her lifetime.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
- For the better part of their existence, they have remained wholly neutral in the hostilities regarding Seneca and Lecarne until they were caught in a crossfire. They would later side with the elves of Lecarne, forming the Lecarnic league.
- They are mildly hostile against the humans and dwarves of Seneca.
- The eternal rivals of Rhoygir, beastmen and the orcs have been in constant conflict with each other.
- As far as the learned beastmen have heard, they are convinced that the Nazca of Carrion are almost identical species
Origin/Ancestry
Primal Beasts
Lifespan
40 - 75 years
Average Height
ranging from 1.5 up to 2.1 m
Average Weight
ranging from 40 up to 150 kg
Average Physique
varies greatly
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Furs can vary in color; red, white, black, brown, yellow or a mix of either colors. Feathers and plumage however are more diverse in color, having such colors as different shades of green, pink, purple and much more.
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