Metalmunchers
Metalmunchers feed off metals and have a natural affinity/sense for them, acting as natural compasses to some mineral deposits.
For more ravenous metalmunchers, most or all of their teeth are replaced by mercury amalgams, giving them a constant feeling of satiation, satisfaction, or a high, depending on the inidividual.
Many come from areas of Damerill like Cavume, but there is a sizable population living among the Rendors in Endhaven's Cloudreach.
Basic Information
Biological Traits
Most of the traits that set metalmunchers apart from other sapient races are not obvious based on sight, with the exception of grey hair and larger pupils. However, their sharp teeth, and their speech patterns because of them, are enough to give them away. The defining feature, however, is their innate metal-detection skill, able to follow the presence of metal up to a mile away, and to know a metal or alloy by smell at closer range.
Dietary Needs and Habits
While metalmunchers may not subsist off of solely metal, it is a dietary requirement. Most will have a store of iron shavings on them at all times as a snack or supplement, or copper for a quick stimulant. However, most metalmunchers are especially sensitive to lead, and will likely die if even trace amounts are consumed.
Additional Information
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Most mines who can afford the costs employ metalmunchers to lead them to certain veins or rich spots. However, they do have to beware of some metalmunchers eating on the job.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Metalmunchers have the normal suite of human-like senses, with the addition of the ability to sniff out certain metals and ores as far as one mile away.
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