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Spirit Folk
Beings of legend and lore.Small Folk
Fey folk under 6'.Barhana
Spirit folk connected to their islands.
- Alignment: Fey
- Lifespan: 1,000 years
- Diet: Sunlight, soil nutrients, and water
- Habitat: Forested islands
- Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
Barhanas appear to be anthropomorphic figures with rose pink skin, patches of bark on their bodies, and leaves for hair. Their eyes are pockets of light. When they stretch out their arms, an image of a tree appears around them.
Barhanas can elongate their arms, and when they do, the arms become like that which they are bonded to. They form tree-auras when they do this, no matter what they are bonded to.
Barhanas can bond with anything they can see and touch. Their bonding is done through touch and will - they touch what they wish to bond with, and they will the bond to happen. They can only will the bond to happen if they can see what they are touching. Once bonded, they will be able to sense that which they are bonded to at all times, be able to share characteristics of their bonded target, be able to communicate with it if it is intelligent enough to be communicated with, and transfer their own characteristics into the bonded target.
Barhanas can bond their entire being to any being or thing on the island they dwell upon and thereby connect to the entire island, permanently. If they are not dwelling upon an island, they begin to change and slowly lose their identities. If they are bonded to an island, they can leave that island and remain bonded and maintain their identity.
To bond to an island, they must find something on that island to bond with that is not self-aware or intelligent. That is, they must bond with a non-mortal on the island. Usually, this is a plant, often a tree, but it can be an animal, fungus, or natural object (stone, glass, dirt, even fog). It must be something that is naturally part of the island in order for them to bond to the island through it.
Once bonded to an island, they cannot change that specific bond. However, they can temporarily bond with anything or anyone even while bonded to the island. Temporary bonds last either until the barhana or the bonded target choose to break the bond or for about six hours for every level of success in the bonding roll (momentary for a tie, six hours for a normal success, twelve hours for a special success, eighteen hours for exceptional). To bond, the barhana rolls their bonding power against the WIL of the target, even if the target is consenting.
Barhanas can influence plants if they bond with plants. They can influence animals if they bond with animals. They can influence fungi if they bond with fungi. And so on. They must be able to see the being they bond with, so bonding with microorganisms is nearly impossible in most situations. If they bond with unintelligent things (rocks, for example), they have no influence over similar objects, only the specific one they bonded with. If they bond with another mortal, they will not have influence over other mortals nor even the mortal they are bonded with. Bonding with other intelligent beings is usually reserved only for procreation.
Barhanas can transfer characteristics between themselves and their bonded target at will, but they cannot take so much from their bonded target as to incapacitate it without breaking the bond, even the permanent bond. In fact, it is extremely dangerous for them to do this with their permanent bond. Therefore, for every point they take, they must return one to the target that is of equal weight - a base state for a base stat, a substat for a substat, a mundane skill point for a mundane skill point, a language skill point for a language skill point, an esoteric skill point for an esoteric skill point, a point of power in an ability for the same, etc. They cannot transfer bonuses from possessions, charms, spells, etc.
If the barhana takes characteristics that go beyond mere points, an equal exchange is still required. For example, if they turn their skin to stone to match a stone they are bonded to, they must let the stone borrow their skin. If they take the eyesight of an animal they are bonded to, the animal then must have their eyesight. And so on.
Barhanas are widespread throughout the world. Every community is different, based on their preferences for what they bond to. Every island has a different community, and every community identifies itself with a different aspect of their island. Most choose to bond to their islands through plants, but some do choose to bond to the local fauna or other features of the islands. Each island centers their community identity on these bonding preferences. A typical community all bonds to the same kind of plant, usually a tree. Olive, oleander, and laurel trees are the most common. In the region near the colonies, some are settlers or slaves, others are natives.
Because of their interconnectedness, barhanas view gender as a matrix of identity, biology, and community. They universally use neutral-plural pronouns in their own languages.
Barhanas are viewed as obscure and reclusive beings. They are often though to be myths spoken of only by sailors.
PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 8 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 8
Bodach
Smaller fey folk who gain power from debts.- Alignment : Fey
- Lifespan: 500 years
- Diet: Common fey fare
- Habitat: Temperate hill lands
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Bugiardo
Masked small folk.- Alignment : Infernal
- Lifespan: 120 years
- Diet: Common fey fare
- Habitat: Anywhere
- Socioeconomic Status: Ruling class or privileged oppressed
Buoffo
Curious folk with cat-like features.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 60 years
- Diet: Meat-heavy mortal fare
- Habitat: Anywhere
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Chthonian
Chthonians are the elementals of earth and stone. They dwell deep underground and shape rock with their touch.
- Alignment: Elemental
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Subterranean fare - water, fungi, subterranean plants and animals
- Habitat: Underground
- Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
Chthonians have skin like earth but softer and malleable, with as many colors as there are colors of soil or stone. They stand, on average, about 5' tall, and have brown, grey, or black hair, all of which is filled with a metallic lustre. Their eyes are grey or gold and flecked as if splinters of gemstones are within, and their voices are very deep. Culturally, they are known for their beards and braided hair. Their bones are made of stone.
Chthonians can shape stone with their touch, though it drains them of the earth magic that they embody. They live in the dark of caves and can see with very little light. They have an innate sense of direction and can sense caves up to a mile away by ear. If they can see a stone, they can identify it unless it is otherwise supernaturally affected to be unrecognizable (i.e., stones imbued with arcane shadow can still be occluded). They also have a sensitivity to earth magic, so those who live or work near raw elemental magic are often shaped by it. As long as they are standing on earth or stone, their balance is supernaturally strong - they cannot easily be knocked over if both feet are planted. Their earthen skin and bones of stone give them a natural toughness.
Every chthonian bonds with a type of stone when they come of age. For most chthonians, the stone is chosen for them by the culture they are raised in (one of the 12 nations), but some choose a different type of stone. Any stone that is not afflicted by industrial magic or pollution can be bonded with, and once they have bonded with that stone, they are able to draw power from it when they touch it without diminishing the stone. They can draw power from other stones as well, but this will drain the stone of elemental magic. Stone without elemental magic has no life and loses all its natural properties, turning into a dust called eghadkhan, which can be reconstituted into stone by adding earth magic to it, but otherwise is seen the same way rust is seen - as a blight upon stone.
Affiliation with different types of stone causes the chthonians to take on different physical features, usually a shift in skin tone, hair color, or body shape, but sometimes something more dramatic if the stone is supernatural in some way.
There are twelve great nations of chthonians, each of them bonded to a different kind of stone that is sacred to them:
- Geode: Avgaudans are known for their love of jewels and crystals, for their works of art and beauty. They dwell in the upper regions of the subterra mostly, but can be found in every layer of the world.
- Khreoc (bauxite): Khreochans are known for their mining works and extraction of metals, their foundries and smithing and elemental industries. They dwell in the lower levels of the subterra and work the furnaces. Khreoc is a form of bauxite rich in earth magic, and so they are able to extract and founder it without as much industrial waste.
- Galena: Mhaulphdas Asym are known for their mining and extraction of metals, but also for keeping up appearances, using galena in makeup as well as a source of lead and silver. As galena is mundane, they do little of the industrial processing of it, simply exporting the ore. This has made them a rich nation. They dwell in the lower regions.
- Umgyead: Shau’kharaghs (sometimes called Shaukhs by outsiders) are known for their petrologers, chthonians who are master shapers of stone, dwelling deep underground, but above the fiery regions. Umgyead is a very rare rock that contains few impurities. It is better for shaping or drawing power from than for quarrying or building with.
- Schist: Schaukzarans are known for their great variety of crafts, reflecting the stone they bond with. Schist is a category of stone that is known for containing many different minerals, with varying forms, and the Schaukzarans bond to it and reflect its variety. They also have the reputation of having the best medical resources of all chthonians. They dwell at every layer, but more in the upper layers than lower.
- Granite: Grasytharans are the largest population of chthonians, existing in every layer and even in other parts of the world. They are known as builders and generally seen as lower class, especially since very few are part of the nobility. They take pride in their craftsmanship. They see themselves as rivals to the Khyrythysans.
- Flint: Khyrythysans are the second largest population of chthonians, existing mostly in the upper layers of Akazad. They are known as artisans, makers of tools and weapons, makers of fine crafts. They are seen as lower class as well, but slightly more respected than the Grasytharans, whom they see themselves as rivals to. They are over-represented in the subterran military.
- Ianthinis (jasper/quartz): Chalazarans are known for their beautiful works, often fine wares, works of art, and jewelry. Ianthinis is a form of jasper with a rich reddish brown hue. It is potent with earth magic. Chalazarans dwell in the middle regions of the subterra and are mostly noble families. They are very rich and very powerful with esoterica.
- Nekhuar (flint): Nekhuarans are known for their military strength. They are great warriors with supernatural abilities, the core of the subterran military - the baurukh - wielders of flint weapons that can break stone and steel. They are among the elite of Akazad and live at every layer.
- Akaz (viridianite): Akazadians consider themselves the only true subterrans and make up the heart of the nobility. They are bonded to viridianites, pure elementals, of stone and earth, and they are the most powerful of earth mages among the chthonians. They shaped the original Akazadian cities and are known for their shaping abilities in general. They live at every layer, usually in finely shaped mansions.
- Odzib (diamond): Maurachadans are extremely rare chthonians bonded to a form of diamond that is rich with earth magic. They live in the lower layers of the subterra and keep to themselves, hoarding wealth and power. They control diamond mines and are extremely rich. They qualify as a separate nation due to their distinct dialect and cultural norms, but they are small enough in number that some consider them a large, extended family.
- Alatyr (unique): Omphalydans are a mysterious nation of chthonians who dwell in a valley in Akazad known as the navel of the world. They bond to the unique rock there known to the outside world as Alatyr (they themselves call it Omphal). They are known for their esoteric powers - earth magic and worship of the Lord of Stones - and removal from the secular world. They are extremely powerful esotericists and priests, but they interact little with the outside world.
In the colonies, if they live above ground, they are usually there as traders or settlers, seeking opportunities, but some are taken as slaves or indentured. Others are outcast from the subterra. Some live near the surface in the area and are still part of their original culture.
There are four genders in most chthonian cultures: krula (male), arkrula (female), nakrula (pangender), and zelkrula (agender).
Chthonians are viewed as rigid and dour, drunkards, and greedy by outsiders, usually. They have a reputation as great artisans and their products are valued the world over. Their ability to and devotion to preserving earth and stone as a natural resource is often overlooked by most in favor of viewing them as stingy and stoic.
PRO 9 ATH 8 STR 8 AWA 8 WIL 9 PRS 7 STH 9
The Cunning
- Alignment : Fey
- Lifespan: 1,000 years
- Diet: Magical mortal fare
- Habitat: Temperate hill and forest
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Eloko / Dvergar
Small, mischievious maker folk.- Alignment: Fey
- Lifespan: 300 years
- Diet: Varies by culture, but most eat a common mortal diet with some augmentation
- Habitat: Subterranean
- Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
- Alom-begwi-no-sis: In the woodlands near the colonies, the alom-begwi-no-sis dwell. They live near water and have less hair than other biloko. They can can breathe underwater. Dwelling by the water, they have adapted the ability to breathe underwater. They protect their territory by overturning canoes and other water-vessels. They eat fish and maize, using their powers to create cauldrons that duplicate the corn within it so they can feast. They often engage in games involving watersports, hide-and-seek, and special toys. They are known locally for their ability to predict tragedies in the nearby lakes or rivers, though some suspect they are the cause of said tragedies.
- Barbegazis: Barbegazis are from an mountainous region in the empires of theeast. Barbegazis are very hairy. They are known to go without clothes and have icicles in their hair. They grow long beards. Their feet are larger than proportional. They are known to cause avalanches to the shock and dismay of travelers. They do this by rapidly digging into the mountains. They can ride on the avalanches safely and guide the fall. They have developed an immunity to the cold. Dwelling in the mountains, they hibernate in the summer and come out during the snowy winter months. They guide people through the mountain passes by whistling or hooting to warn them of hazards. They will dig people out of heavy snows, bring lost sheep home, and generally help people, but sometimes their idea of fun is to cause an avalanche and ride it down the mountain. They dislike clothing. Their games and sports involve skiing on their big feet.
- Dvergars: Dvergars live underground near the empires of the east. Dvergars appear to be humans but with exaggerated facial features, pointed ears, and pale white skin. They focus most on making surprising magical objects. They also have powers that allow them to move wind and storm (“hold up the sky”), and they are known for pranking those who steal from them. The most well-known nation of biloko, dvergars played a major role in the histories of multiple countries, making magical objects that were warred over and their role in aiding various legendary figures. They are known for their protectiveness of the magical objects they create and their belief in legends of their origins that suggest they came from giants. Dvergars are known for using their magical objects to bring mischief and trouble to other mortal beings as well. Their games involve magical toys.
- Biloko: the original biloko dress in leaves. They live on a colonized continent to the east. They are hairless, but in place of hair is grass. Their gaze is said to be “piercing”, and they often move their mouths to the end of their long, snout-like noses with their shapeshifting powers to scare people. They also like to make their mouths huge. They have sharp claws. They use their shapechanging powers to open their mouths very wide and to make their faces alarming in appearance to those who view them. Biloko live in hollow trees rather than underground, though some live amongst the roots of the larger trees. They dress in leaves mostly as camouflage, and they alter their body hair to look like grass for the same reason. They live in small communities. Their nation is skilled at crafting esoteric objects. They create bells that resonate with fey chaos. These bells are used to repel outsiders by causing various irritations, surprises, minor hexes, and other effects on people who come into their territory. The locals have figured out how to make amulets to protect against this, and there is an ongoing effort by both groups to make better bells or better amulets.
- Haltijas: A nation in the northeast of the imperial lands. The most variable of biloko, haltijas vary by community, but they tendto look more or less like dvergars, just with different cultural clothing or localized features. Culturally, haltijas practice aetherial arts, but their inherent power is to connect with their environment. They view both healing and causing illness as a prank they play on other mortals. Haltijas have a complex network of communities in Remak. They are protectors of different places and objects, and each of their communities centers on different: kalman väki who wield poarta and protect graveyards; kotihaltija who wield hegnh and live in human homes; veden väki who wield conflueverant and live in or near water; metsän väki who wield prasinofos and live in forests; naisen väki who wield aemoa and protect women; tulen väki who wield lahab al’qalb and live in saunas; vuoren väki who wield earth magic and live in the mountains; puun väki who wield tykva vlast and live in trees; raudan väki who wield bailaohu jinghua and live in mines. Each is known for wielding their powers to both heal and harm. They play games with their esoteric powers.
- Korpokkurs: A nation in the far eastern colonized lands. Korpokkurs prefer not to be seen, but when they are, they tend to have facial features common to the area they are from. They have developed the ability to vanish at the right moment as part of their favorite pranks. Korpokkurs live in pits covered by butterbur leaves. They are agile and known to be good fishers. They trade game and fish for goods with nearby mortals, which they deliver at night so they aren’t seen. They like to play acrobatic sports.
- Krasnaludek: An oppressed nation in the imperial core. Krasnaludek look like dvergars, but they always wear red, especially red hats. They have such a strong affinity with the color red that all of their powers revolve around it. Krasnoludek are known for their pointy red hats. They are otherwise very similar to dvergars, but they are obsessed with the color red. Their games are focused on colors and puzzles.
- Maa-aluseds: An oppressed nation in the imperial core, maa-aluseds look like dvergars, but they use their powers to reverse their features, making left hands right, turning their feet or faces backwards, etc. Their entire culture revolves around their reversed orientation from other mortal societies (up is down, left is right, etc.). They walk backwards but can still see where they are going. The maa-aluseds live underground in cities on the ceilings of caves. They make all things smaller and live opposite those above. Their games are similar to other mortal games, but backwards.
- Menehunes: A nation in the Southern Island Bridge, menehunes are broader of shoulder and have darker hair than other biloko. They can build skillfully at night without need of extra lighting. Menehunes live in secret places deep in the woods or in secluded valleys. They are skilled artisans and build temples (heiau), fishponds, roads, canoes, and houses for mortals and themselves. They eat maiʻa (banana) and fish. Like the korpokkurs, they only build at night only and leave their work unoccupied if they fail to complete it before dawn. Their games involve constructing little structures.
- Nimerigars: A nation north of the colonies in the mountains, nimerigars have sharp teeth. They are immune to poison. Nimerigars are an unpopular nation of biloko who are considered very belligerent and probably cannibalistic. These are exaggerations of their habits. They do use poisoned arrows in battle, which makes others fear them. In hard times, they would mercy-kill the sick, which led to the rumors about cannibalism. Their games are generally war games.
- Nirumbees: A nation north of the colonies, nirumbees are shorter than other biloko (18” tall sometimes), but with disproportionately larger heads. They have large, round bellies, and very stubby necks. Their arms and legs are often disproportionately short as well. They can send dreams to other mortals that are either vision messages or subconscious teachings of esoteric skills. They are fond of animal forms in their shapechanging. Nirumbees also have a reputation as belligerents. They are also called itśte-ya-ha or “stick people” by some. They are very protective of the mounds they dwell in, using super sharp stone-tipped arrows to kill anyone who invades their territory. They eat large amounts of meat and keep their teeth sharp to do so. They engage in extreme violence when killing their prey if other mortals are nearby, so as to intimidate them. They are often accused of theft with varying degrees of truth. They like to smoke tobacco. They are also known for sending dream messages to those who seek them out for wisdom or knowledge (maxpe). They do this only if they receive the appropriate offerings from them. They are also known for their role in the Sun Dance, a special event for nearby Hawate tribes. Their games are often spiritual.
- Nisser: A nation in the imperial core, nisser are known for their conical knit caps, long beards (often white in color), and the wearing of bright red and grey. They stand a little shorter than other biloko (2’ to 3’), and are known for their farmers’ garb. They often shift to only have one eye, four fingers, and pointed ears. Their eyes reflect light in the dark. Nisser are farmers. They are known for their clothing, wearing conical grey or red knit caps, knee-length pants with stockings, woolen pullover tunics, and a heavy belt. They keep discipline on the farm through pranking those who are lax in their duties. Woe to them who fail to properly care for the livestock. They have many rules - no swearing, keep the barn clean, and make sure the animals are well kept. If they live with other mortals, they require payment for their services, as they often offer magical assistance on the farm - this payment is called blót. Food, like porridge, is a common payment. If they are not paid, they will engage in a rampage of pranks. They are quick to anger and sometimes pranks when they shouldn’t, but they always make restitution. They are especially fond of horses. They braid the horse’s hair, and if another mortal undoes the braids, the responding pranks will be severe. Their games are always played in the barn.
- Pechs: An underground nation beneath the imperial core, pechs are tough and hairy. They are stronger even than other biloko. Pechs are miners, farmers, builders, and laborers. They use their legendary strength to do almost any work, but they have a reputation for being ornery drunks who do not want to have anything to do with others. Their games involve feats of strength.
- Rübezahls: A nation in the mountains of the imerial core, rübezahls have big feet, wear grey frocks, and often carry musical instruments. They are known for often taking the form of giants or the elderly. They create weather-based pranks, sending rain with sunshine, snow with warm weather, thunder without lightning, and so on. They can make the ground shake by stomping. Rübezahls are known for being friendly. They teach those who come to them for help, sharing knowledge of healing and sharing their own possessions; however, if someone is rude to them, they engage in violent pranks. They are known for their power over weather, which they associate with music and their harp-playing. They are also known to dress in grey frocks, which is considered their cultural costume, and eating sourdough bread and the soup kyselo, their primary cuisine. It is said that they protect treasures that they will share with the “pure of heart”, though there is no historical evidence of this. They have strict rules on hospitality and are known for their support of immigrants in the region. Many are swept up in the Wild Hunt every seven years. Their games involve the weather.
- Shekas: A widespread oppresed nation in the central continents and Island Bridge, shekas are much like the original biloko in that they have grass forhair. They have different colored eyes. They can move with perfect silence through any kind of grassland. Shekas live in the woods, in abandoned homes, or in great fields. They have a reputation as the butt of local jokes. They tend to wear all black or all white and work the fields only at midday or sundown. At these times, they like to play pranks on travelers near their fields, leading them astray or causing them illness, pulling their hair, or making them sing. Their games happen in the fields and involve music.
- Sihirtia: An oppressed nation in the far southeastern regions of the world, sihirtia were known for their beautiful clothing with metal pendants. They have light blue eyes. They often stutter when they speak. They bring good or bad luck to those they encounter. Tundra-dwelling biloko, the sihirita are known for their beautiful clothing, metal pendants, and light blue eyes. They live in sandy hills and only come out at night or during heavy cover such as mist or fog. They ride dogs or mammoths across the tundra or through the tunnels. Like their cousins, they are known for their smithing skills, but they are also a warrior nation. Perhaps because of their beautiful clothing, they are often romanticized by other mortals. Their games involve their outfits and toys.
- Tikoloshe: A colonized nation on a south-central continent, tikoloshes appear more human-like, only with a shorter average height, with darker skin and more body hair. They can vanish if they drink water or swallow a stone. They view illness and even death as pranks to play on people. They hide under beds or houses, sneak in, and make people ill. They also view possessing bodies as a prank. Some use various esoteric energies that allow them to alter, control, possess, or otherwise affect souls. Also called the tokolotshe, thokolosi, or hili, tikoloshes have an evil reputation, which they cultivate to protect themselves. They do have a history of associating with other mortals who hire them for dangerous and violent mischief, often on the wrong side of the law or history, used as assassins to kill sleeping people or “eat their toes” (cripple their feet). They hate missionaries due to a history of colonial conflict. Their reputation as eaters of souls or being undead or abominations is false, but encouraged to keep others away from them. Their games involve sneaking.
- Traucos: A nation far to the north of the colonies, traucos usually distort their faces to be unalluring to those whos ee them and hide their feet, but when they wish to, they can become very alluring. They use their shapechanging powers to appear alluring to people. They can kill with their gaze. Traucos are known for choosing their physical form carefully, depending on who is looking, so that they are either seen as “ugly” to them or irresistibly attractive. They live in the deep rainforests, montane woods, and island woodlands of eastern Palhur. They have cultural association with snakes. Trauco culture is heavily patriarchal, and female traucas are often mistreated and derided. Men are expected to cheat on their wives to prove their virility. They use small stone-bladed axes as tools and weapons. Nearby mortal communities often blame traucos for unwanted pregnancies due to their reputations. Their games involve shapechanging and dances.
- Yehasuris: A nation far to the west of the colonies, yehasuris are shorter, 2’ tall, on average, but otherwise look human. They can eat anything. Yehasuris live in tree stumps and eat small animals and bugs. They dislike tobacco and are afraid of the local mortal tribes’ religious leaders. They are very similar to the original biloko in their practices of mischief and games. Their games involve playing with their food.
The Hidden
- Alignment : Fey
- Lifespan: 300 years
- Diet: Energy
- Habitat: Dark places
- Socioeconomic Status: Hidden
Hill Folk
Small folk who live in the hills and have a varied diet.
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Alignment: Elemental
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Anything
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Habitat: Hills
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Hill folk are hairy folk who stand about 3’ to 4’ tall. They have one single eye in their foreheads and disproportionately large noses. Many of them have hunched backs, but this is not a universal trait; it comes from living in caves even too small for them. Their teeth are made of stone and metal.
Hill folk can eat and digest almost anything that is small enough to fit in their stomachs. They are immune to poisons except for industrial/infernal ones. They are attuned to the hill lands they dwell in and can speak to the animals, plants, and fungi there. If they go to other hill lands, this power does not translate, even if the animals, plants, and fungi are the same. Their territories are determined by birth, though it is possible to attune to a different region if they live there for a year and a day.
All hill folk can “hill hop”, leaping from the top of one hill to the top of another; they can do this to any hill within 10 miles. They can also burrow into hills by spinning around on its highest point.
Hill folk live in extensive clans in the hill lands of the world. Their cultures vary by region, but most are insular and closely guarded. They live in burrowed out hill caves and live off the land. Those local to the region of the campaign are partially embedded in the local native culture, but they have their own distinct ways. They have a love/hate relationship with the prospectors in their area - big mining groups they hate, solo prospectors may be able to befriend them if they act right.
They are viewed as nuisances by colonizes and imperials.
PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 8 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 9
Hrupkaj
Elemental small folk who embody autumn.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Common autumnal fare
- Habitat: Anywhere with autumn
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
- Make gourds grow
- Fearsome countenance
- Instill melancholy
- Summon owls or hedgehogs
- Preserve food
- Restorative cider
- Turnip lamp
- Shorten day
- Deadly hunt
Jactan
Big-mouthed small folk.- Alignment : Fey
- Lifespan: Less than they claim, usually about 120 years
- Diet: Fanciful foods
- Habitat: Anywhere
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Karatuhcu
Small folk of ash and ember.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 80 years
- Diet: Mostly vegetarian
- Habitat: Warm places
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Kortahende
Small folk who share their organs to help others.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 120 years
- Diet: Energy
- Habitat: Temperate regions
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Kubbutuka
Small folk who have magical cleaning powers.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 120 years
- Diet: Common fey fare
- Habitat: Under houses
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Nosengabi
Mouse-tailed small folk who preserve foods.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Common fey fare
- Habitat: Storage places
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Nunphung
Hidden folk who attract celestial microbes.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Insect-heavy mortal fare
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Habitat: Tropical rain forests
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Nunphungs appear to be 4’ tall beings with pointed ears, dark brown, straight hair, glowing blue eyes, and greenish skin. They have frog-like tongues.
Nunphungs have an aura that attracts microbes, specifically helpful ones, such as ones that live symbiotically with other living things, ones that aid in digestion or other processes, ones that protect from harmful microbes. This often causes them to appear to be covered in a blue slime, but this “slime” is potent for healing and protecting against infernal powers or curses.
Their tongues are sticky like a frog’s and can capture bugs for them to eat.
Most nunphungs live in distant parts of the world, far from the colonies, and the colder climate there is bad for them. Those who are there are usually enslaved or refugees from other imperial or colonial lands. Their original culture is one of living in deep forests and providing healing for other peoples and beings, held in awe and reverence by those who do not understand them. Many are captured and exploited for their powers.
PRO 7 ATH 9 STR 7 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 9
Phusomson
Small, brightly shining beings who are empowered by admiration.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Light mortal fare
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Habitat: Anywhere
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Phusomsons appear to be 4’ tall beings with bright blue hair and glowing green eyes. They shine brightly with blue light the more admiration they feel for others.
Phusomsons are said to be descended from angels, though this is considered a myth. They are empowered when they feel admiration for others. Phusomsons gain different powers the more people they admire:
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Clear sight: they can see the person they admire clearly, knowing their faults and motivations. This protects them from admiring exploiters and deceivers.
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Uplifting voice: they can speak with a magical voice that uplifts anyone they admire or respect.
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Shimmering heart: their hearts beat faster and glow with blue light that shimmers through their skin. The light gives them bonuses to PRS.
Other powers may be possible.
Phusomsons dwell on the fringes of other cultures, living secret villages. They seek out individuals of other cultures to admire, gaining power from doing so, then using these powers to protect and support their own culture. They form symbiotic relationships with these people, often bringing them presents and tokens of support.
They are accused by imperial powers of being thieves and parasites, and they are scorned by many cultures because of these lies.
PRO 7 ATH 8 STR 6 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 10 STH 7
Regalo
I am ripping off Santa's elves.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 500 years
- Diet: Cheer
- Habitat: Arctic tundra and mountains
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Sgadugi
Small hidden folk in the forests who live in tight-knit communities.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Common mortal fare
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Habitat: Temperate forests and hills
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Sgadugis appear to be 4’ tall figures with skin that blends with the forests around them. They have dark, straight, auburn hair, and they have pointed ears and big eyes.
All sgadugis can form magical bonds with others in their community. These bonds can be permanent or temporary, as they please, and they can switch to new communities by spending at least a year and a day with them. They start by bonding at an early age with the community they grow up in, assuming the community loves and cares for them. These bonds allow them to share abilities, skills, lores, and stats with one another, as well as to silently communicate.
Sgadugis are native to nearby regions and form their own tight-knit communities with their own stories, crafts, arts, and traditions, but they work closely with the wider native community. They are oppressed and targeted for conquest by the colonizers.
PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 7 AWA 8 WIL 9 PRS 9 STH 9
Suilcroi
Small folk who are empowered by romantic love.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Common mortal fare
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Habitat: Temperate regions
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Suilcroi are 4’ tall fey beings with pointed ears. They have golden skin and bright blue-glowing eyes. Their hair is usually pink or violet.
All suilcroi have inherent ability in poetry, music, dance, or prose (but never more than one), though they may learn the others. They have empathic senses, and they can sense in people they feel romantic love for what they like in terms of food or common objects. Their first romantic love grants them the power to protect that person with a whispered word, granting them bonuses to STR or WIL.
The more romantic connections they have, the more powers they gain in terms of senses, insights, and protective magic.
Suilcroi usually live among the fey and act as storytellers, performers, and weavers of romantic visions, and amongst their own people, they have extensive romantic networks that make them very powerful and protected. The imperial powers denounce them as perverse and dangerous figures, breakers of hearts, and thieves and predators.
PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 7 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 10 STH 7
Sweetling
Eternal children.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: Unknown
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Diet: Childish mortal fare
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Habitat: Hidden temperate isles
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Sweetlings appear to be children of other species who never grow old. They are formed when children of other species are somehow lost and forgotten, abandoned and forsaken, and found by storks, which bring them to the Sweet Isles.
Sweetlings have the ability to fly if they think happy thoughts. They are empowered by their imaginations, can create food and drink out of thin air, and create complex magicks with their shared love and support for one another. They love to create adventures to go on that are actually purely imagined, but become real for them with limited risk for one another.
If they meet a non-sweetling child, they have the power to turn them into a sweetling if they find out the child is truly abused or unloved for some reason. Those who go into the world are at the risk of growing up, which would make them into the species they resemble, but they will always have the ability to protect abused or unloved children, giving them the power to summon storks to take them away.
Sweetlings grow up if they decide it is better to. If they decide not to, they return to the Sweet Isles, often forgetting the wider world after their quest.
The oldest sweetlings are 15 years old. The youngest are just old enough to walk, talk, and think for themselves.
Most have no idea sweetlings even exist. They live in secluded, protected regions called the Sweet Isles, which are part of Faerie. However, some are given magical quests that send them out into the world, and they pretend to be common children. These quests are usually arbitrary and silly to outsiders, but bring back special treasures to Sweet Isle, such as pots and pans to be used as armor in their imaginary games, new toys, or sweets and candies none of them have heard of before, adding to their arsenal of treats to imagine.
Any sweetlings in the colonies would be there on a quest.
PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 8 AWA 8 WIL 7 PRS 9 STH 9
Tupqar
Cliff-dwelling, small, bat-like folk
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Alignment: Elemental
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Insect-heavy mortal fare
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Habitat: Cliffs
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Tupqars appear to be 4’ tall beings with bat ears, noses, eyes, and wings. Their wings are attached to their arms. They are a little hairier.
Tupqars have echolocation, bad eyesight, and can fly. They sleep upside down, hanging off the side of cliffs, and they can disguise themselves as part of the cliff if they do so. They gain bonuses to ATH and flight, echolocation, and hunting or PRO in canyons, near cliffs, or similar terrain. A tupqar in danger can lay against the side of a cliff, shriek, and unleash an avalanche, though this will weaken them and require much rest.
Tupqars live in small communities in villages built into the sides of cliffs or canyons. They are partially integrated into the wider native community, but they are have their own traditions and culture that is somewhat distinct. The most important tradition to them is an annual cliff-climbing race, wherein they are not allowed to fly.
Colonizers view them as pests.
PRO 8 ATH 9 Flight 11 STR 7 AWA 8 Sight 3 Echolocation 10 WIL 8 PRS 7 STH 9
Umurinzi
Shelled home-building small folk. Plural form is “abarinzi”, which means “guardians”.
- Alignment: Celestial
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Common mortal fare
- Habitat: Houses
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Abarinzi stand about 2’ tall at the highest, usually closer to 15”. They have hair over every inch of their bodies and large shells of various kinds on their backs.
Abarinzi’s shells are nearly impossible to break. If an umurinzi hides within their shell, they also become camouflaged with the area around them if they are within a few miles of their home (how many varies by individual, but the maximum is 10 miles and the lowest is a single mile). They can store up to 50 lbs. of materials within their shells and not feel encumbered.
If they lose their shells, they must replace it within eight days or they will grow sick and die.
When an umurinzi takes up dwelling in someone’s abode, they automatically bring certain protections to it. Infernal energies are blocked if the umurinzi is welcomed into the home, and tasks and chores around the house become easier to complete if the umurinzi is given food and drink regularly.
If someone asks umurinzi to build their home with the intention of having them live there with them (and with fair compensation for the work), the house will be even more powerfully protected.
There is but one nation of abarinzi, synonymous with their species name.
The abarinzi live in a region clustered around a massive lake. Abarinzi families are large. They form complex communities living amongst other nations, though without assimilating into them. Because of their powers to protect homes, abarinzi are welcomed by most, and their powers and pride keep them from entering into exploitative relationships with other nations or individuals for the most part. Their large families live in special rooms or spaces within the homes of others, or in special housing structures designed just for them.
Each family is its own community. They have their own traditions and stories, and the family structure varies from family to family. Most commonly, the eldest of them are de facto leaders, and everyone raises the children together. “Family” is defined as “a group of abarinzi who take care of one another”, so blood-ties are not necessary. However, most often, they are blood-related.
Once they have their adult-sized shell (though not their adult shell), they do not have to change shells as often. They end up keeping their shells for about a decade. Every new shell is still celebrated, however, though the parties change as they age, shifting from colorful celebrations of the community to more personalized parties. Abarinzi do not celebrate birthdays, as their shell-days have replaced them.
The shape and form of an umurinzi’s shell has social significance. Once an umurinzi is an adult, they often seek out new designs or new shells. Larger shells are considered ostentatious and inconvenient, but shells that are too small are dangerous. Colorful shells are associated with those who do not need to hunt or fight to survive, thus celebrated and honored, whereas spikes on shells are reserved for those who hunt or fight. A shell that is both colorful and spiked is seen as confusing or impractical or even insulting to the warriors of the community. A shell with spirals is often used by those who engage regularly in dance or performance, and shells with pentagonal patterns are seen as much more practical and common.
Almost all of them in the colonies are slaves or former slaves.
Abarinzi consider all children “girls” until they decide their own gender after the age of 12. Once they choose a gender, they are allowed to change it after their next shell change. Gender is indicated by how they choose to decorate their shells, though there are no hard and fast rules. Abarinzi select the decorations that represent their gender and place them in the spot where their shell meets their neck. This spot is helpful because they can hide it when they please. There are nine recognized common genders among the abarinzi, but these can be mixed and matched or discarded entirely for unique genders.
PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 4 Shell 30 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 12
Yaobi
Stone-covered fey folk.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 500 years
- Diet: Stone
- Habitat: Mountains and hills
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
- Chalcedony: empathic senses
- Chrysoprase: protection from evil
- Jade: speak to plants
- Sardonyx: control earth
- Amethyst: good fortune
- Jasper: good dreams
- Sard: absorb celestial energies
- Jacinth: restorative voice
- Beryl: sense precious stones
- Emerald: beautiful voice
- Chrysolite: speak to animals
- Topaz: repel infernal winds
- Sapphire: beautiful aura
- Jieshi: control stones
Spirits
Based on Earth's legends and stories.Fairy
The fey.- Alignment : Fey
- Lifespan: 2,000 years
- Diet: Common fey fare
- Habitat: Anywhere
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
- Alp-luachra, cruel fey
- Anjana, good fairies who foil evil
- Aos Si, the folk of the mounds, rulers of all fey
- Atomies, little fairies of the air
- Avalonians, tall and powerful fey who wield the power of life
- Bannik, bathhouse fey
- Bean Nighe, omens of death
- Bean Sith, wailing women
- Bluecap, fey guides
- Boaxente, fey who can manipulate emotions
- Bocanach, fey who like to start trouble
- Brownie, little fey who do work around homes
- Bugul Noz, ugly fey who embody love
- Changeling, a fairy swapped for a mortal child
- Colt-Pisky, little fey who ride horses and knot their hair
- Fear Dearg, the bloody fey
- Fear Gorta, the hungry fey
- Fear Liath, the grey men
- Fenodyree, bringers of the harvest
- Fir Bolg, warrior fey
- Ftitnies, the tyrannical fey
- Green Children, plant-like fey
- Ildaite Tire, people of the rainbows
- Inimised, backward fey
- The Kith, the friendly fey who have great clans
- Korrigan, stealers of children
- Lauma, orphanal woodland fey
- Leprechaun, fey who control luck
- Macalla, fairies with great voices
- Mooinjer Veggey, island fey
- Nisky, water fey
- Pisky, ever-changing fey
- Poskakushka, fiery fey
- Prowder, fey who know many protective charms
- Puca, the greatest fey tricksters
- Realta Tire, people of the stars
- Redcap, chaotic fey
- Sanziana, flower fey
- Scath Tire, people in the shadows
- Sleigh Beggey, bringers of destruction
- Smamennesker, fey with ancient and evil powers
- Trow, lowly fey who do many jobs
- Tuath, fey who know the depths of lore and history
- Tylwyth Teg, the fair folk
- Urisk, wandering fey
- Vila, beautiful fey who lure people away
- Wrede, fey who delight in torture
- Xana, bringers of inspiration
- Yalley, fey who are good with words
Spirit
Beings of legends, mythology, folklore, and religion around the world.- Alignment : Fey
- Lifespan: Varies
- Diet: Varies
- Habitat: Varies
- Socioeconomic Status: Mostly oppressed
- Anito
- Arusi
- Aziza
- Curupira
- Faun
- Hulder
- Jinni
- Lauma
- Naga
- Oni
- Patupaiarehe
- Radande
- Rakshasa
- Satyr
- Yacuruna
- Yaksha
- Yokai
Tall Folk
Fey folk who are more than 6' tall.Ceotire
The people of the mists.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 1,000 years
- Diet: Common fey fare
- Habitat: Misty moors
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
- 100: protective mist
- 200: freezing blast
- 300: hear the whispers of the mists
- 400: instill confusion
- 500: entangling mists
- 600: chilling grasp
- 700: speak through the mists
- 800: draining mists
- 900: senesce target
- 1,000: mist form
Comezar
Tall fey folk who have memories dating back to the beginning
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Alignment: Fey
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Common fey fare
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Habitat: Temperate forests
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Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
Comezars appear to be 6’ to 7’ tall fey beings with violet and grey skin. They have pointed ears, white hair, and black eyes.
Comezars have the memory of every comezar that came before them. They remember all the way to “the beginning”. This varies by comezar, but it usually dates back to the first time one of their bloodline began an adventure. Since then, their bloodline has always been on a journey. Any mundane skills gained by their predecessors on such an adventure may be accessible to the comezar (roll AWA vs. varying difficulties).
Every time a comezar begins a journey, adventure, quest, or task, they temporarily gain bonuses to relevant stats, abilities, or skills. They can grant these bonuses to others joining them on the journey, and these will last for up to eight days. Any comezar who ends a journey, quest, adventure, or task early may not use their start-bonus power for a year and a day thereafter.
Most comezars are part of the larger culture of Faerie, respected for their magical memories. They are often taken on adventures by others to wield their powers. Those in the colonies are either there on journeys from Faerie or as slaves, indentureds, refugees, or settlers. Some are there as settlers on a journey. They are privileged oppressed, exploited but favored for their memories.
PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 8 AWA 9 Memory 11 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 9
Deolchaire
Tall folk who embody the bounty of the world.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 500 years
- Diet: Vegetarian
- Habitat: Pastoral
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppresssed
Founga
Sandy-haired fey living on the coast.
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Alignment: Elemental
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Fish-heavy mortal fare
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Habitat: Coastal regions
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Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
Founga are fey beings with sandy-colored hair and pointy ears. They have gills and lungs, and their eyes are bright blue and green (one eye blue, one eye green). They have fins under their arms.
Founga can breathe on land or underwater. They are resistant to cold and unaffected by pressure changes. Once a week, they can make their skin hard as seashells. They can speak to molluscs and crustaceans. They have the ability to walk on water once a week, and they are very good swimmers. They can calm and strengthen waves if they swim in them.
Founga live in small coastal communities, usually as fishers and sailors, and are often exploited for their powers. They are treated well among the oppressed because of their skill as sailors. Local founga are embedded in the native nations.
PRO 8 ATH 8 Swim 10 STR 8 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 8
Free Folk
Free folk are empowered by resistance to tyranny, conquest, and oppression.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Common fey fare
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Habitat: Tropical rain forests
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Free folk appear to be 5’ to 6’ tall, olive- or green-skinned fey beings with pointed ears, black straight hair, and eyes that glow fulvous orange. They have thin insectoid wings.
All free folk are empowered by the fact that they have never been conquered as a culture or species. Individuals who are enslaved, imprisoned, oppressed, exploited, or abused are weakened in the powers gained from this, but retain them so long as there is any culture or nation of free folk who remain free.
They gain some of the following powers:
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Unchained eye: their eyes can leave their heads and travel up to 3000’ around them; any person they see, they can see their class status.
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Free heart: they have an empathic sense that allows them to sense what others are feeling, but also to sense if someone has committed an act of exploitation, enslavement, imprisoning, abuse, exploitation, unprovoked violence, sexual assault, manipulation, repression, or oppression.
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Outrageous roar: they can channel all of their outrage into a deafening roar that stuns any oppressors or their agents within range.
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Liberating song: they can sing and infuse their music with uplifting power that helps anyone who is oppressed, enslaved, exploited, or abused fight against their oppression.
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Flame of resistance: if they act in resistance to conquest or oppression, they may draw flames from their own emotions and use them to fight infernal or imperial powers.
Many other powers are possible.
Free folk come from a distant, southeastern continent, but there are tribes and nations of them all over the world, embedded among other unconquered pre-class cultures. There are many among the smaller communities of the local natives, and many others enslaved among the colonies.
PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 8 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 9 STH 7
Hearth Folk
Tall folk who burn with the fires of hearth and home.- Alignment : Celestial
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Cooked mortal fare
- Habitat: Subarctic to temperate mountains and fields or cloud islands
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
High Folk
Fey folk living in the high mountains.
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Alignment: Elemental
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Montane fey fare
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Habitat: Mountains
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
High folk appear to be fey folk with greyish skin, hair like colorful, wispy clouds, pointy ears, and eyes like stone. They have clawed hands.
High folk live in the mountains and are resistant to cold. They can breathe thinner air without issue. They are able to climb with their clawed hands, and they can speak into the wind and be heard miles away. They have the ability to float gently if they fall off a high place, though this only lasts a few moments (long enough to re-establish a hold). All high folk are attuned to the mountain they are born on, and the nature of that mountain gives them different abilities:
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Ancient: the mountains of the colonized region are all ancient. Lower mountains with forests and valleys, these mountains give high folk the power to speak to stones.
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Cryovolcanic: rare mountains found mostly on the sky continent, cryovolcanoes give high folk frost forms.
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Crystal: rare mountains found mostly on the sky continent, crystal mountains give high folk longsight.
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Dome: dome mountains give high folk the power to delve, splitting open the mountain temporarily and dive deep into them.
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Dune mountain: dune mountains are massive sand dunes the size of small mountains, giving high folk the power to take a sand form.
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Fell: fells are barren mountains that give high folk the power to repel weather effects.
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Forested: montane forests give high folk the power to speak to trees.
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Grassy mountain: grassy mountains give high folk the power to vanish into the greenery twice per week.
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Sky mountain: non-crystal, non-cryovolcanic mountains on the sky continent give high folk the power to summon winds.
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Snowcap: snowcap mountains give high folk the ability to take a snow form.
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Table mountain: flat-top mountains give high folk the ability to go longer without water.
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Volcanic: volcanic mountains give high folk resistance to heat and acid.
Local high folk are semi-integrated into the local native nations, but they have their own culture and traditions as well, mostly revolving around protecting the mountains and those that live there. They are hated and oppressed by the colonists, and those from other parts of the world are often there as slaves or indentureds.
PRO 8 ATH 9 STR 9 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 7Holly Folk
Folk of the winter.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Meat-heavy mortal fare
- Habitat: Anywhere with winter
- Socioeconomic Status: Privilege oppressed
- Holly leaf blade: they can summon a large holly leaf that can be used as a shield or bladed weapon.
- Chill berry: they can take the berries from their hair and crush them to release a much, much colder blast of cold air.
- Repelling crown: their hair glistens with winter light and repels infernal energies.
- Dark strength: at night, they are much stronger.
Maxandi
Tall fey folk empowered by gratitude.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Light fey fare
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Habitat: Temperate grasslands and hills
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Maxandis are 6’ to 7’ tall fey beings with pointed ears, hair of amber and gold, skin like wheat and maize (in color), and eyes like black pits of darkness and shadow. They all have one hand with four fingers and one hand with five.
Maxandis gain magical power from having others be grateful to them, but only if it is sincere and not derived from manipulation or for acts that unjustly harm others. This complex source of magic gives them the ability to nourish with a touch, supernatural strength, healing powers, and resistance to infernal energies. Other powers may be possible.
Maxandis live in classless communities led by small groups of elders, and they are common among the local native nations. However, they are often enslaved and exploited, and they are treated as foolish and naive by colonizers.
PRO 7 ATH 8 STR 9 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 8
Oak Folk
The folk of the summer.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Meat-heavy mortal fare
- Habitat: Anywhere with summer
- Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
- Oaken strength: they can flex or take a stance and give themselves temporary strength and toughness.
- Warming acorn: one of their acorns can be broken open to release extreme warmth.
- Repelling crown: their hair glistens with summer sunlight and repels infernal energies.
- Sunflash: during the day, they can unleash a massive flash of golden flame.
Proud Folk
The fair folk.- Alignment : Infernal
- Lifespan: 150 years
- Diet: Common fey fare
- Habitat: Anywhere
- Socioeconomic Status: Ruling class colonizers
Quri
Tall folk with hair of sunfire.
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Alignment: Elemental
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Photosynthetic
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Habitat: Mountains
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Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
Quris are 6’ to 7’ tall fey beings with skin like midnight-blue-black ash, hair made of burning sunfire, and eyes that are molten gold.
Quris absorb sunlight for nourishment. Their hair burns at a power of 15/22/29/36. They can pull from it the burning flames and carry them in their hands. They are immune to mundane or elemental heat and fire damage. They can see long distances. If they breathe in deep, they can draw their sunfire hair into their heads, then release it as a coronal aura of intense heat of power 20/30/40/50.
Quris are from mountainous regions closer to the sun, living in seclusion, absorbing sunlight for nourishment, and protecting themselves from conquerors and slavers. Those in the colonies are there either as slaves or refugees from war-torn regions, but many are free and treated with respect because they are privileged for their powers.
PRO 9 ATH 9 STR 9 AWA 10 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 4
Reef Folk
Fey folk who dwell in reefs.
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Alignment: Elemental
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Fish-heavy mortal fare
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Habitat: Reefs
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Reef folk are 6’ tall, brown-haired, green-eyed, webbed-hand and -foot, gilled fey beings with pointy ears. Their eyes are brightly colored, reflecting the reefs they live in.
They live in reefs, can breathe underwater, are resistant to cold, and are unaffected by pressure changes. They need salt water to live, though they can get by with washing in it once a day. They can speak to coral, fish, and other living things of the reefs they live in.
Reef folk can make their skin as hard as coral once per week for an hour. They can turn small amounts of salt water into colorful lights that they can shape into images once per day. And they can return to their home reefs once per year by diving into any body of salt water deep enough to cover them, no matter how distant they are.
Reef folk have their own distinct culture from the local native nations, one focused on arts, living in harmony with the reefs, fishing and hunting, and honoring their shark, whale, and colorful fish friends. Those from other parts of the world are in the colonies usually as privileged oppressed or slaves.
PRO 9 ATH 9 Swim 10 STR 8 AWA 8 WIL 8 PRS 9 STH 8
Salt Folk
Coastal folk embodying the salt air.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 120 years
- Diet: Fish-heavy fey fare
- Habitat: Coastal areas
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Sky Folk
Winged folk from the skies.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Sky fare
- Habitat: Sky islands
- Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed
Temiltil
Subterranean fey folk who can sense celestial metals.
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Alignment: Celestial
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Lifespan: 200 years
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Diet: Metals
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Habitat: Subterranean Realm
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Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
Temiltils are 6’ tall fey beings with skin like various metals, eyes like motes of blue light, and clawed hands. They have no hair and are often confused with the dongxue.
Temtiltils can sense metals, especially celestial metals, with a sixth sense. They can consume metals of any kind except infernal as sustenance, and their claws can cut through stone more easily than flesh. They are able to shape mundane or celestial metals into rudimentary forms if they have eaten a full meal of metal within the last hour. They are resistant to cold, can see in the dark, and know their way around in caves.
The culture of temiltils is one of gathering and survival deep underground. Those that are in the colonies are mostly there as slaves, exploited for their senses.
PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 9 AWA 9 WIL 8 PRS 8 STH 9
Vernalian
Folk of the spring.- Alignment : Elemental
- Lifespan: 200 years
- Diet: Sunlight, soil, and water
- Habitat: Anywhere with a spring time
- Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed
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