Satyr

Once the ruling species of the world, but later defeated by wit. The satyr is a big, strong humanoid beast folk race, with characteristics of goats. They are mostly known for their more aggressive culture that is mostly based around strength, power and war. Once they ruled all of the mainlands, and parts of the eastlands. But in newer times they have been fought back, causing them to be more of a scattered tribal species today.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Satyrs are large humanoid beastfolk. They stand on strong, cloven legs. Big muscular bodies, with strong arms leading into five fingers. The heads are strong and goatlike, with often massive horns. Their bodies are covered in short and stiff fur.

Growth Rate & Stages

From the age of 0 to 10 satyrs are considered children. In this age they will be very curious and often spend a lot of time searching around, exploring. In the later part of these years they will also start to playfight with other satyrs their age.
When they then reach ages between 10 and 16 they will be younglings. Younglings are more brutal. They will fight with each other regularly to strengthen themself and better their fighting ability. It's also doing these years they will start helping around the camps and tribes.
When they then reach ages between 16 and 20 they are considered young adults. This is when they will start joining their tribes on smaller raids and in battles. They will have jobs now, and some may even start to look higher, and start preparing to fight their way up the ranks.
When they then reach ages above 20 they are considered adults. This is where they will have found their place. It's the time where the ambitious ones will start trying to fight for higher positions. Males and females will start finding each other for mating. And in the end they will end these years at the end of a blade. Either from a raid or from one in their own tribe.

Ecology and Habitats

Satyrs are native to the mainland. They have always ruled between Castroba and to the border of the eastern jungle. A few tribes are known to have found their place in the eastland. Yet today they have been fought back. Now nearly all of the satyrs live in the deadlands located in Castroba. A few tribes are located in Fadiro and some very rare and special ones can be found in other places like the Kings Woods or the golden mountains.

Behaviour

Satyrs are feared around the world. Especially in the mainlands. This is because of their more brutal and war based nature. They are an aggressive species and can easily become very violent. In their own tribes they also have a lot of fighting between each other, as strength is seen as power in the satyr community.

Additional Information

Social Structure

The satyrs live in tribal communities. Mostly their tribes are led by the strongest individuals of the tribe. This also causes a lot of infighting happening in the tribes themself, as young satyrs are fighting to climb in ranks. Oftentimes chiefs aren't sitting on the power more than a max of 10 years before they are taken down by someone stronger or more lucky. The male satyrs are built bigger and stronger than females are, resulting in only a few tribes having females in high ranks.

Facial characteristics

The head of a satyr represents that of a goat. They have large horns that can be straight or curly. They have long ears, and an elongated mouth. On the side of the head is their eyes, which are located looking to the sides. Their pupils are rectangular. The only place they do not look like a goat is in their mouth, which is filled with sharper teeth that are not only made for browsing like normal goats, but are also made for meat.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Catroba, more specifically the Deadlands.
Fadiro forest, the king's woods and a few in the golden mountains.

Average Intelligence

The satyrs aren't known for intelligence. Mostly they are known for relying much more on their physical strength over their mind. This is also one of the reasons why in the older times they ruled the world, but when the other races started developing other kinds of innovative ways around life. They started lagging behind.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Satyrs have a good sense of both smell and hearing. But their primary sense is their vision, which is very good at spotting most things moving around them. Their eyes are located facing more to the side than humans for example, meaning they also have a wider field of view. On top of that they also have wider pupils for even a wider field of view.

Civilization and Culture

Major Language Groups and Dialects

The beast folk speak the language known as Kazark.

History

Satyrs were the second race to rule the world, just after the dax. They ruled the entirety of what we today know as the mainland. They had giant hordes much larger than any satyr tribes today. They fought massive battles against each other to conquer neighboring clans. They killed and hunted in all the lands. But in the end their more brutal ways ended up making them fall behind in time. Suddenly humans started coming out from the jungles, they had normally always been killed when they tried to come out into the mainland. But they started evolving, gaining more knowledge and stronger technology. Making them in the end more superior to the satyrs. This led the satyrs to start being pushed more and more back. Later in time the dwarves started coming down from the mountains, and the elves came from the sea which in the end crushed the entirety of the satyr empire as it were.

Historical Figures

Mongoron, the chosen of chaos.
Drim, The Hungry. The last chief of the great satyr clan of Morida.
Mantago, The satyrs who seek to find the power of gods.

Common Myths and Legends

A prophecy was written about the satyrs future. It said…
“For when the one born by a god. The lord of anger and wrath brings out the armies of old. By his side shall the strongest of them all, the chosen, stand. He will wield the weapons crafted by the gods. With the weapons, that identically looked, he shall cut away all infront.
A prophecy believed to be talking about the first satyr invasion. A battle that were led by the demigod Pai. It is believed that the prophecy tells that by the side of Pai, Mongoron should be standing wielding the weapons we know as the twin axes. Yet as the battle happened Mongoron had been shot in the heart by Androut Loreborder. Only years later was he resurrected with the stone heart. But then it was too late.

Scientific Name

Satyr

Origin/Ancestry

Mainlands

Lifespan

60 Years

Average Height

180 cm - 220 cm

Average Weight

90 kg - 200 kg

Average Physique

The satyrs are extremely strong and capable creatures. They can with their strength easily lift weights many more times than any humans have ever done. Their speed is very impressive as well, and will run faster then most of the other races. The only place they may be behind is in stamina. Satyrs can run fast, and have extreme strength, but will very quickly become tired.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

The skin itself on a satyr is often dark, nearly black. A few have a more grayish color. But on the skin they have fur that can be both black, gray, white, brown or even a mix between brown and red.