Morkhans

The Morkhan are proud defenders, skilled hunters, fierce warriors, deft craftsmen, and valuable laborers. While their appearance may give the illusion that they are oafish, it is far from it. They are as adept at calculation and intellectual pursuits as any other mortal of Aeryn. How they use that intellect, however, is often up for debate. The two Morkhan clans often clash on their ideals, but it is nonetheless a treasure to encounter a Morkhan of any clan, Ironkhan or Khanwood, in a good mood and in high spirits.

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Stonekhan

Skin Color:
Gray, Bluegray, White, Obsidian

Skin Type:
Hardened callouses along the arms and chest, colored to look like various types of stone

Eye Color:
Brown, Black, Blue

Hair:
Black, Brown, Dark Blue, Gray

The Ancestor's Gift:
[The Still Hunt:] Once per day, the Morkhan can call upon their stoneskin to grow and shift to allow them to camouflage themselves. The stonelike callouses moves on their skin, growing, and allowing them to blend in flawlessly with any natural stone, or snowy surroundings so long as they do not move. Doing so takes three emotes to be fully concealed. It ends as soon as they move as the stone flakes off onto the ground where they stood. They can still be heard, smelled, or touched while camouflaged. Using this ability creates a vulnerability in the skin until the normal callouses regrow within an hour, meaning that any abrasive liquids, poisons, extreme, temperature changes, or wounds are more painful until regrown.

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Khanwood

Skin Color:
Green, Brown, Golden, Mahogany

Skin Type:
Hard woodlike burls over the arms and chest.

Eye Color:
Green, brown, gold, black

Hair:
Brown, red, black, dark green

The Ancestor's Gift:
[Thorn Hold]: Once per day, the Morkhan can put their energy towards the protrusions on their skin, allowing the Khanwood to grow thorny barbs an inch in length along their body. They fall off after the Khanwood grapples a foe, or naturally after one hour. Use of this ability creates a vulnerability to abrasive liquids, poisons, extreme temperature changes, and wounds as the skin becomes irritated from the growth of the thorns and subsequent removal of them.

"A Morkhan is as coveted as a fighter as they are a laborer. Their size and strength as a whole remain unparalleled to any other in Aeryn. Making a friend of any Morkhan is a boon in and of itself."

Among the Morkhan, there are two distinct clans. The Khanwood and the StoneKhan. While the two clans are often at odds with each other and their lifestyles, they do share common physical traits, with divergence among the clan lines.

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Average Height
Males: 6'0 - 7'2
Females: 5'10 - 7'0


Average Weight
Males: 200 - 375lbs
Females: 175 - 300lb


Average Physique
The Morkhan are are stocky people, with wide frames and thick limbs. Even the weakest and frail Morkhaun would look hearty compared to the most fit Corvin


Facial Features
The males have pointed tusks that extended from both the upper and lower jaw. The females only have tusks on their lower jaw. The Morkhans have a short, pointed ear and a flatter face.


Abilities
An ancient and forgotten history granted to them the ability to resist any means of enchantment or compulsion.


Lifespan
40 - 60 years


Reproduction
Two months
Compatible with Morkhan and Vaun