Glirtheks

Through the frozen wastes in north Garthspire, tall, bipedal creatures roam the land. They love to see the explorers and scientists who come to study the region. These creatures are fascinated by them and their equipment; they're ever curious, much to the delight of the researchers.

With their great size, they fear little but the frost arcaris that are a menace to every living thing in the region.

Basic Information

Anatomy

They have four arms and are very furry; their fur protects them from the biting cold. They are rotund as well, needing the padding for added warmth.

Ecology and Habitats

They live in caves and old burial grounds where they can find easy shelter. They're careful not to disturb the bodies, but they are curious enough about people and the things they've been buried with that they've filched the treasures to wear themselves.

Dietary Needs and Habits

They mostly eat fish and seal, but they do like juniper berries.

Behaviour

They're curious and open to learning new things. There's a language barrier, but they're still quick studies. Some have helped researchers and explorers find burial grounds, although sometimes those are their homes that they simply want to show off.

Additional Information

Social Structure

They are solitary creatures, but this doesn't mean they're incapable of being social. Their curiosity drives them to interact with others when they cross paths in a friendly manner.

Domestication

Meeting researchers and explorers has led to them learning how to cook their meat rather than eat it raw. They like the spices the other humanoids have shared with them.

Facial characteristics

They have sharp teeth for biting into fish and seal skin, but their faces are just as furry as the rest of them. Their faces are rather flat, like a person's. It's believed that they may be the ancestors of a few sapient species.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Only found in the frozen arctic and tundras.

Average Intelligence

Sapient

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Excellent vision compared to most creatures.

Civilization and Culture

Courtship Ideals

They trade trinkets they've found in their homes to court each other. After mating, they go their separate ways.

Average Technological Level

Can use fire, wear clothing and jewelry, and use the steel weapons they've gotten from trading with visitors. They can only make spears as their weapons at this time.

Common Etiquette Rules

Very giving and welcoming, willing to share their shelter with anyone they meet.

Common Dress Code

They wear pelts and skins from their hunts.

Lifespan

60 years

Conservation Status

They're protected in the sense that the researchers in the region are hush-hush about them back home. They're spoken of as though they're merely a cryptid, something seen only when exhausted. They don't want people traveling there to gawk at them and ruin their habitats.

Average Height

7'5

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Snow white or light gray fur and skin