Tarraskin (Tarr-as-kin)
"I was walking through the forest when I first saw them. What looked like some horrid and unholy conglomeration of the Legendary monster Tarrasque and man emerging from the hole in the mountain. I watch from a distance, watching it look about the world, like a man who had just escaped the underdark and have seen the sun. It didn't do much outside of looking around and tasting some leaves. It went back into the hole after about 5 minutes of looking around. I will stay put and continue studying these strange new creatures."
-Troudash, Malakate. (2150). The Tarraskin. Old Godsen: Golden Experience Publishing.
Basic Information
Anatomy
2 arms, 2 legs, 1 tail, 2 horns. They have a small snout, and their eyes are on the sides of their head. Each arm has a hand with 5 talons, and each leg has a foot with 4 talons.
Genetics and Reproduction
This species reproduces Sexually. They give live birth, with pregnancy lasting around 9-10 months.
Growth Rate & Stages
Tarraskin reach adulthood at age 50, and can live up to 450 years
Ecology and Habitats
This species' entire tribe lives under a mountain. However, due to their bloodline connection, they can live anywhere.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Tarraskin are omnivores, but mostly eat underground mushrooms grown in their farms.
Additional Information
Facial characteristics
Tarraskin have horns, and some of them have small tendrils they consider "beards."
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Almost every Tarraskin live in the mountain, found in Drandar.
Average Intelligence
Tarraskin have an intelligence similar to humans.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Tarraskin can see up to 60 feet in darkness.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Tarraskin have the same naming conventions as humans
Beauty Ideals
The Tarraskin have lost their original beauty ideals, and as of right now have no beauty ideals.
Gender Ideals
Because of the tribe that became them, their ideals for gender are that women are to protect children and teach them their ways, while men tend to the gardens and, on occasion, go out and hunt for food.
Courtship Ideals
Similar to humans
Relationship Ideals
Relationship Ideals for men usually are women who can bear many children
Relationship Ideals for women usually are men who can take care of themselves and the woman.
Average Technological Level
They have basic technology, such as water pails, beds, and spears
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Common and Primordial. They learned primordial from their heritage.
Common Etiquette Rules
A Tarraskin that is married usually wears a ring on one of their horns.
Common Dress Code
Tarraskin are often ashamed by their visages, and often wear more covering clothing than normal, even when temperatures are high. Despite this, they do not yet wear masks, as their unique facial structures makes making a mask that can fit them far to costly to make. Since their feet had been shifted to a more reptilian features, they often don't wear much on their feet, usually covering them with dresses and capes.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
While most Tarraskin makes clothes from cave fisher webbing, their elders wear a mixture of Cave fisher filament and a type of material that is taken from a specific type of mushroom.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
When a mother is about to give birth, the father of the child sprinkles water and shaven metals on the mother's stomach. It is believed that doing so would bless the baby with strength and bravery.
Common Taboos
Denying the leader's orders, unless said order is truly wrong or insane.
History
The Tarraskin where once a human tribe who had to escape from the Calamity event by fleeing into a tunnel they previously considered cursed. After almost 1 month of travel, and with food getting low, they eventually found the bottom cave. However, what they soon found out was that the titan known as the Tarrasque had already chosen to reside there. Hungry, tired, and almost suicidal, they had taken their chances with the Tarrasque, and had taken and ate from its flesh. Instead of awakening, however, the Tarrasque stayed in its slumber, as the Calamity event had caused its blind sense to go haywire, and made it believe that it was still alone in the cave. Little did they know that consuming the Tarrasque’s flesh would curse them, causing the tribe to go through a transformation, with each new generation having more features that resemble the horrid monster. Now, they resemble the monster almost shot for shot, with only small differences like the lack of claws, shell, and size. When the Tarrasque eventually left, the Tarraskin would do the same eventually, in 2298wr. While many still live in the mountain that birthed them, some have left to see the outside world, and often these few are adventurers.
The Human tribe, formed in 200wr, which was originally called "Romanual," was well known for killing and enslaving other tribes of Humans and other species. They very rarely got along with other races and other civilizations. They did regularly trade with the more advanced human civilizations for weapons and armor in exchange for slaves and pelts. The Romanual also actively hunted Orcs, Hobgoblins, Elves, Halflings, and Dragonborn. They treated these species as animals to hunt due to their belief that humanity was a superior species, and anything else are not worthy of living on the planet. It wasn't until after the Calamity event that this racism would disappear, believing that the gods are punishing them for hunting the creatures. This belief was bolstered when they had learned that Dragonborn and Elves had claimed their own countries.
Common Myths and Legends
The Tarraskin believe that the gods wanted them to become like this as a punishment for attacking and looting other tribes and outright hunting orcs. Their reasoning was that they had been cursed to walk the world as monsters because they were monsters.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Most races fear the Tarraskin, due to how young they are, and what horrific monster they resemble. However, they tend to have a generally neutral, albeit uneasy, relationship with all, except dragonborn and Orcs.
Dragonborn understand that Tarraskin are not monsters, something they would be accused of due to their almost negligible relation with Dragons. While they aren't particularly friendly towards them, a Dragonborn will most likely defend one if it is being attacked for no other reason except because it was scary looking. Tarraskin
While orcs do not have a strong rivalry to Tarraskin, the Tarraskin, when they were humans, hunted orcs religiously. Due to their reform, they do not do such things anymore, but still do not trust orcs.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Lacertilia Sapien
Origin/Ancestry
Soothra
Lifespan
450 years
Conservation Status
This species only has one tribe on the entire world, and only has somewhere in the thousands in number. In spite of this, they are not protected by the government in any special way.
Average Height
7'1"-9'0"
Average Weight
300lbs-400lbs
Average Length
2'
Average Physique
Tarraskin are incredibly massive, being comparable to the Goliath, although they are somewhat larger. Tarraskin are also usually hunched over.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Tarraskin have a tanned brown skin color, similar to the actual tarrasque.
Geographic Distribution
Related Ethnicities
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