Rakashia

"Living here, I used to encounter Rakashia all the time. The little insect guys where real friendly. I haven't seen any of them after the Calamity event."
-Youl Renetras, Elven Scholar of the Wildlands.

Basic Information

Anatomy

2 arms, 2 legs. Each arm has a hand with 3 fingers, and each leg has a pulvilli with small sharp spikes at the bottom of it. Rakashia also have a serrated blade on their arms, which are made up of sharpened bone and exoskeleton.

Genetics and Reproduction

Rakashia reproduce Sexually. The Females would lay 1-3 eggs that hatch after 5 months.

Growth Rate & Stages

Rakashia will age up to age 15, being considered adults then. After 15, Rakashia only begin physically aging before death, at which they age rapidly, almost as if they were magically aged.

Ecology and Habitats

Rakashia live best in Deserts and other hot temperatures.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Rakashia are omnivores.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

Rakashia have large bug-like eyes and no nose, though Rakashia have nose holes on their face. They also have antennae that they use as a

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Most Rakashia are found in the Wild Lands, with a few found in Godsen and Ovak.

Average Intelligence

Rakashia are slightly less intelligent than humans.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Rakashia can focus to sense ground movements up to 60 feet away from them.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Rakshia have a given name and a "nest" name which is shared between all members of their community though unlike most races they have no distinction between male and female names. Rakshia that do not belong to a community have a name based on why they don't have a community. Given names are simple and come in several varieties. Nest names sound soft and warm, whereas lone names are with a harsh and gutteral.
Given Names: Kek, Katir, Vecom, Cahuum, Tekra, Kelom, Xrac, Zalk, Quehom, Aevoon, Jeeon, Valka
Nest Names: Breen, Saleom, Pulta, Bekvon, Walel, Preon, Guran, Yebal
Lone Names: Kral(Traitor), Reav(Slave), Eknos(Lost), Vaila(Survivor), Kelra(Killer), Trukrov(Theif).

Courtship Ideals

Rakashia will grind their arm blades together, creating a sound that other Rakashia enjoy.

Relationship Ideals

Rakashia do not mate for life, usually mating with their other and leaving.

Average Technological Level

Rakashia do not have most normal technology. They have Spears, Clubs, and the occasional Trident.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Common and Rakashia. Rakashia is a language of chirps and chitterings.

Common Etiquette Rules

Rakashia simply greet by saying "Greetings," and "Goodbye."

Common Dress Code

Rakashia tend to wear comfortable clothes for traveling in the desert. This includes loose shirts, short pants, sometimes caps, and anything else to stave the heat, even if they aren't as effected by it as other races.

Common Taboos

Rakashia cannot harm allies. Unless in truly dire situations, they cannot harm people they befriended.

History

Rakashia were created in 81wr, when Kekroa created them. She made them as a response to watching so many new small creatures be made by the Gods. She put them in the Wildlands, in an area similar to her domain in the Beastlands, where there is only desert. Their nomadic nature would often let them move around their new home freely. This would cause problems with Blue dragons, sparking a great hatred between the two. A similar distrust is found among them and Brass Dragons, although it is mostly because they believe that Brass Dragons are annoying and do not want to talk to them. In 237wr, a Rakashia group had encountered a Human City, called Nosh'jon. They were terrified of the city, the Magic, and the Technology. Stories of the weird world would spread among other Rakashia, causing most to try to avoid these towns.
They would learn to live underground in 673wr. They would dig holes into the sand, later into the stone, and create a complex, ant-like colony underneath the sand. These "dens" were never truly permanent, only used for Traveling Rakashia as temporary homes that they use for usually at most 3 days. Two permanent Dens where created at this time, being Au Ooh Gru, and Rechanoo. For many years, they where the only ones, until the Calamity event.
During the Calamity event, the Rakashia would either flee into their Temporary homes, or flee into either Au Ooh Gru or Rechanoo, not leaving for almost the entire Event. Those that where trapped outside of their dens where usually either killed or mutated beyond recognition. Their fear of the horrors they saw would keep them trapped in the Dens they made even after the catastrophe. They became extremely paranoid, afraid that something like that would happen again when they were out in the open. Very few Rakashia would actually leave their Dens, either because they where banished for causing problems within the Den, or because the den was ransacked and destroyed.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Rakashia are distrustful to most other races. While most other races did not hate them, they usually shared this distrust, due to their strange, insectoid visage.
Rakashia especially hate the Blue dragons and the Warforged. Blue dragons are natural predators to the Rakashia, but the Warforged are the greatest showing of the strange and frightful use of Technology and Magic that other creatures use.
Rakashia and Thri-Kreen are trusted allies. Rakashia and Desert Lizardfolk tolerate each other.

Scientific Name

Insecta Sapien

Lifespan

100

Conservation Status

Rakashia are not under protection, but are uncommon to find.

Average Height

2'11"-4'1"

Average Weight

35lbs-50lbs

Average Physique

Rakashia are bigger than a halfling, but shorter than a dwarf.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Rakashia coloration range from Black to green.