The Taneeri

✅ confirmed lore accurate
The Taneeri are descended from rats that significantly interacted with the Ectenic Network. Over a great amount of time this led to the development of a mental lattice that allowed for complex thought, and eventually sapience. Most created species have a reason for creation, and are limited to the capabilities given by the being that created them. As a species that evolved naturally, the Taneeri have many unique combinations of traits.
Taneeri have a connection to death and stray SoulForce, and void energies flow through them with ease. Because of this, the Taneeri are a common sight amongst the Reavers.

==Augor stuff below=====
Taneeri have a natural born connection to the dream realm. A group of Taneeri began to call themselves "augors" and became the founders of NoctiShamanism. The ability to flawlessly interact with the dream realm. To travel it with ease, to maintain consciousness, even to summon or banish things to and from the dream realm. Some can even wake themselves in a different location by "sleepwalking" through the dream realm, effectively resulting in the ability to manifest anywhere in reality. Eventually the skills were refined into an official "School of Study" known today as Augory.
The Taneeri meddled in the dream realm to such an extent that it offended the God of dreams, a primordial from the time of sleeping gods. When a mortal dies in his realm, they wake up. Usually the chaos of mortal dreams happens far from actual inhabited establishments, But the augors travel everywhere, and do very poorly at preventing his denizens from DYING due to their mere presence. When one of his denizens dies, they do not awaken, they die. Forever. The god of dreams shattered his mind and expended the energy of a powerful artifact to ban the species from the dream realm, but it only affected the ones currently in the dream realm, and not the Taneeri who were awake at the time.
The Taneeri taught the Vakiir how to be augors, and an official organization was established for the study of dream related energies. Their stronghold stands to this day and they have become major movers and shakers in the events of reality.
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=== Taneeri heritage trait stuff below ===
A heritage trait is an ability or knowledge that occurs naturally, or is passed down through lineage to increase its potential.
Taneeri have many traits that are unique to them as a mortal species that naturally evolved. They also have a significantly higher rate of occurrence than other mortal races. More is not always better. There are many completely useless traits, or even detrimental ones like sneezing farts.
Most Taneeri heritage traits are sensory related, involving a connection to different energy structures comprising reality. They have the most sensory related abilities of any mortal race. Things like "sight beyond sight" the ability to "see" Ectenic constructs, and "feel" where SoulForce is with great accuracy. Another, "soul sever" allows abilities reminiscent of clairvoyance.

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===Taneeri general biology below====
Tall and ratlike with long snouts tipped with whiskers and a very accurate nose. They are bipedal and are dexterous with their footwork. They have blacked out eyes and lack irises or pupils. They are covered in loose, wrinkly skin that has short hairs scattered sparsely. The Taneeri are considered physically unappealing to most mortal races.
The Taneeri have a circulation multisystem where one system is designed to supply sustenance to parts of the body, and the other removes various organic byproducts. This provides a more efficient energy distribution system, and Taneeri have enhanced stamina compared to other mortals, but must also consume lots more food and even more water
The Taneeri have very high SoulForce for a mortal race, but their bodies age faster as they degrade from containing it, and Taneeri generally live about half as long as other mortals.
Taneeri ears are large and floppy, almost cute. Like a puppy's ears.

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=== Below: Brief overview of major Taneeri organizations ===


_The Taneeri Empire - the largest establishment of Taneeri, or really any single mortal establishment. (Highest population per square mile in comparison to other singular organizations.)
--This empire was once many disjointed factions. while hostilities were rare, the lack of an overarching leadership and proper planning had stunted the potential of their lands. Once the Curse of Conflict hit, the Taneeri lost half their species as they awoke Narinal. The resulting chaos almost caused the dissolution of both species.
--Eventually powerful and influential beings began to take the reigns, and two major factions took the scene. The Taneeri became led by a council of knowledgeable and powerful mortals. The Narinal were taken under the wing of a fire lord who calls themselves "The Sham" , as well as the earth lord, GragJack.
--The Taneeri council coordinated a census and supply check to reorganize scattered cities and kingdoms into a single political entity led by a council of elders. This oligarchy has since built a nation of nations, and this empire is one of the most organized and capable among mortality.
--The scattered Narinal settlements eventually became the Skar Nation after a few hundred years of territorial conflicts.

__ The augors

a group dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and ability by means of exploring the dream realm. Ancient dreams and splintered visions of the past, knowledge lost to time itself still lingers in this place, and the augors are aware of events and capable of abilities that go beyond normal mortal comprehension

__ The Magistrate

not technically a Taneeri organization, this rather large group of scholars is comprised of skills and knowledge from all walks of life, and provides many paths to follow. The Magistrate takes as neutral a stance as possible when it comes to world politics, and instead tries to provide a safe and effective environment for anyone and everyone to study what they desire. The Taneeri have brought significant insight into to Dream energies and Void mechanics, as they are highly compatible with both.

==== Above : brief overview of major Taneeri organizations====