Emkar Species in Kray-Maven | World Anvil
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Emkar

Basic Information

Anatomy

Emkars have dirt-like skin tone, with texture between bark and cobblestone. Their hair resembling foliage, long and slender, with green eyes. They have sort of sap that copy blood veins, becoming poisonous spore in contact with air when injured.

Biological Traits

The Difference between masculine and feminine is simple, feminine have a smoother body, closer to plant/tree, and longer hair. Masculine are larger, more stone-like and shorter hair.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

As all Athrian, lack classical facial features (nose, ears, eyelids and eyelashes, lips), have vibrant green eyes, and briarvines as hair. Male Emkar can also grow moss as beard.

Average Intelligence

Emkar are perfect tacticians, master of diplomacy.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

As all Athrian, they have perfect sight and hearing, and magic perception. As Emkar, they also feel the ground and air, and can enter telepathy with animals and plants; they use echolocation and vibration through the ground.

Civilization and Culture

Major Organizations

Most Emkar enter the Meridian Army, or in the protectors of the Onirem family.

Common Etiquette Rules

For them justice and Etiquette is something absolutely sacred. They are extremely polite, even with those under them.

Common Dress Code

Emkar follow the human dress code, but most of them engaging in the army, they always keep their armour on.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

They were the most physical Athrian back in Athria, being made of actual rock and wood covered in moss and branches. They lived by cultivating the soil on their floating isles, creating something to eat and wear, even if not needed to live. In that, they were already close to human, and were the first to embrace the human way of life, tasting food and drinks with pleasure but with moderation and respect. Their architecture was simple, cubic, made of carved wood and stone, yet not very creatives.

History

Their power is the one of nature, manipulating killing or paralysing poison and healing spring, growing trees and vines, sculpting rocks and even make animals obey them. Their personality is often adventurous and curious, justice and honour are their master words, to protect the others. There is no absolute difference between good and bad Emkar, if just that bad Emkar will think everything he does is for the greater good, even if it implies the suffering of a small group. They do not hesitate to ally with enemies if it means taking down en even greater evil, while still staying loyal to their own faction, they consider only honourable alliance.

Historical Figures

Kershal Onirem, The paladin, and head of Meridian army, a very inspiring figure for every human and Athrian alike. Karshan arzen, last of the magister Keiros in Athria, who also found the way to makes the elves abandon their racial prejudice over humans to rally them against Athrian dominators.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Anuatu Aetheris Emkar
Lifespan
450 years
Average Height
2.50m
Average Physique
Emkar are the bulkiest of the Athrian, their body being shaped as rock, so way less smooth than any other Athrian, they often have a lot of asperities.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
From Bark brown to granite grey.
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