The
Hujenn are an ethnic offshoot of the
Djenn Djenati, nearly identical in all ways. They lack the jovial nature and easy outlook on life that the Djen carry, instead creatures of stealth and suspicion. In profession and behavior, the Hujenn range from dangerous spies to peaceful recluses. Few members of other species can match a Hujenn's powers of stealth and subterfuge. Hujenn scouts and rangers are capable of stalking creatures that come within a few miles of their hidden forest homes. Hujenn are reluctant allies of other Djenati and the taller races of Solia when necessary, aware they lack the strength and numbers to stand on their own.
Hujenn are slightly taller than other Djenati, standing between 3-1/2 and 4 feet (0.0010668 to 0.0012192 meters) tall. Hujenn are skinny, almost gaunt creatures, and rarely weigh more than 40 pounds (18.1437 kilograms). Their skin ranges in color from light gray to light green, although none of this variation in skin tone is noticeable without careful attention. Hujenn have gray or blue eyes, but again they are rarely bright or striking in intensity, lacking the traditional glittering trait of their cousins.
Race Relations
Hujenn are a quiet, suspicious sort who find it hard to build lasting relationships with others. Although no other race is openly friendly with these reclusive people, no race bears them active malice either. In fact, most other races simply don't know they exist, thinking them to be Djenn. Often, Hujenn share information about impending threats when allying themselves with more powerful or numerous humanoid races; in most cases, this arrangement has worked out extremely well for both sides. If the Hujenn' allies find themselves short of a few valuables after the Hujenn have left their community, the losses are offset by the Hujenns' valuable scouting and information-gathering abilities.
Many other humanoid races regard Hujenn as they would an untrustworthy cousin: they know that Hujenn are unlikely to do any lasting harm or steal their most precious items, but at the same time, they deserve to be watched carefully. Golenti in particular distrust whisper gnomes; these serious and stoic individuals let known Hujenn into their cities only under the direst of circumstances.
Nuaira, humans, and half-Nuairan generally tolerate Hujenn. Of all the other races, Fiore are the most accepting of the Hujenn, and many Hujenn travel for a time with Fiore caravans.
Half-oroka and Hujenn get along very well. Whether because the two races are such opposites that they end up respecting the other's strengths, or because they both often find themselves outcasts from other races, they seem to enjoy each other's company and approach to life. Half-oroka with nowhere else to go occasionally settle in a Hujenn community, where they take up the role of protector or guardian of the community.
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