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The Races of Quinaria

Beridians {bur-rid-ee-in}

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  • Physical features: Feline-esque beings covered in fur instead of skin with the tails and ears of great cats, they stand six to eight feet tall and walk upright

  • Lifespan: Average of 300 years

  • Traits: Poisonous claws, nocturnal vision

  • Location: Predominately their isles with the exception of a few backhanders and explorers

 

Humans

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  • Physical features: Standard human variations

  • Lifespan: Average of 75 years

  • Traits: Skilled with tools and weapons

  • Location: Some in eastern Az Zar and Neharem, but Orillon consists predominantly of humans

 

Myrem {meer-rem} (also classified as Vysilliam in some belief systems, one of the three original races comprising a trinity of beings suited for sky, water, and land)

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  • Physical features: Unknown, but rumored to be amphibious

  • Lifespan: Rumored to be 1000 years

  • Traits: The ability to breathe underwater

  • Location: Unknown as they’ve not surfaced in generations

 

Nazrath {naz-wrath}

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  • Physical features: Giants rumored to have been three times the size of a nyrian while still resembling their basic features

  • Lifespan: Unknown

  • Traits: Immense strength and intelligence

  • Location: Once northern Az Zar, but rumored to have retreated to the Uncharted North where they died off

 

Nymans {nigh-men}

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  • Physical features: These rarely conceived human-nyrian hybrids tend to result in dual to tri-toned skin, hair, and eyes while retaining the nyrian pointed ears and luminescent eyes

  • Lifespan: Average of 200 years

  • Traits: While they tend to carry the superior health and intellect of the nyrian parent, most nymans struggle with infertility

  • Location: Neharem and Orillon

 

Nyrians {neer-ree-in} (also classified as Vysilliam in some belief systems, one of the three original races comprising a trinity of beings suited for sky, water, and land)

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  • Physical features: Slightly taller than humans on average, white hair, pointed ears, and luminescent eyes

  • Lifespan: Average of 500 years

  • Traits: Strong immune systems, superior intelligence (due in part to the extended lifespan), better vision

  • Location: Az Zar, Neharem (rarely found in Orillon)

 

Shaktar {shack-tar} (also classified as Vysilliam in some belief systems, one of the three original races comprising a trinity of beings suited for sky, water, and land)

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  • Physical features: Unknown, but legend says they could fly

  • Lifespan: Rumored to have been eternal

  • Traits: Unknown

  • Location: Unknown, but legend says they occupy caverns in eastern Orillon

 

Skulmor {skull-mor}

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  • Physical features: Canine-esque beings covered in fur instead of skin with the tails and ears of wolves, they are roughly eight feet tall and prefer to move on all fours (though they can walk upright)

  • Lifespan: Average of 40 years

  • Traits: Hulking strength and powerful fangs

  • Location: The Skulmor territory (nomadic)

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