Zhunuk

Racial Traits

+2 Strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma
Size: Zhunukai are medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Type: Zhunukai are monstrous humanoids with the reptilian and amphibious subtypes.
Speed: Zhunukai have a base speed of 30 feet and a swim speed of 40 feet.
Darkvision: Zhunukai can see in total darkness at a range of 120 feet.
Energy Resistance: Zhunukai have energy resistance 10 to cold.
Bioluminescent: Zhunukai shed shadowy immunization in a 10' radius. Unlike most races on Mnmwarra, zhunakai prefer to spend most of their time with their bioluminescence turned off.
Ice Glide (Ex): Zhunukai can glide through ice, snow, slush, and the like as easily as it can swim through water. Their burrowing leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor does it create any ripple or other signs of its presence.

Description

Zhunukai are a primordial and bestial race. They typically stand between 6'2 and 6'10 with males being slightly taller. They are strong, powerful, and deadly, and consider strength and combat prowess to be the most important traits in defining a person. There is no gender bias in zhunuk society. There is, however, a strong build bias. The most important quality to a zhunuk is might, so smaller, less muscular zhunukai are the ones made to do menial labors such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry. Losing a fight to one of these lurui, as they are known, is shameful indeed. But to the lurui, it is a great honor, for he is no longer a lurui, but a real zhunuk.
Zhunuk skin is jet black, though it is rarely seen other than in serious injuries, as zhunukai are covered in multiple layers of thick, hard scales. These scales are usually a shade of blue that is pale enough to appear almost white.
Zhunukai build homes in large pockets of air and/or water deep in the ice and typically venture out of the ice only to hunt. As a direct result of their environment, zhunukai almost never get non-zhunak visitors. They keep all varieties of plants in their settlements, which grow out of the ice as easily as ordinary plants grow from the soil. These plants provide decoration, food, and the much needed breathable air (or water) necessary for survival in an environment with no air circulation.