Animalmen

Animalmen are anthropomorphic animals or therianthropic people.

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Amphibian Folk

Amphbian Folk

Animal folk based on amphibians. These are some of the broad categories and major nations of amphibian folk:

Frog Folk: known for their use of psychedelic chemicals in their rituals (dream energy)

• Yayui (poison dart frog) (tupi word for frog+plural pronoun): the largest nation of frog folk, in the rain forests of Palhur
• Sahona (green mantella) (malagasy word for frog): perhaps the oldest nation of frog folk, on the island of Basuri off the coast of Taggarus

Toad Folk: known for their xenophobic, purist behavior (feirua)

• K'ayra: (south american red-belly toad) (quechua word for toad): the oldest remaining nation of toad folk, living in small, isolated tribes in the mountains of Palhur
• Chanchu: (common chinese tree frog) (chinese for toad): the largest toad nation in the world, living in walled cities in Dabusen

Newt Folk: known for their use of aetherial arts (viridian aether), they are also known as salamander people, but "newt" is usually used as "salamander" has an association with fire elementals because of Jesenyan alchemical traditions

• Uhandrea (european brook newt) (basque word for newt): the most well known nation of newt folk, they live in and around the western mountains of Jesenya
• Triturus (marbled newt) (based on scientific name): a very powerful nation of newt folk on the continent of Wymmera

Caecilian Folk: the one major caecilian nation exists in the Island Bridge (ikehua lyua pele); caecilian folk are rare simply because the animal rarely inspires imitation

• Guspecean: (common caecilian) (unknown word origin): this obscure nation lives on a small string of islands close to Palhur

Amphibian Template

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Aquafauna Folk

Merfolk are animalmen based on aquatic, marine, or freshwater lifeforms.

• Ruzga (tardigrade) (springs) (hope)
• Asterus (starfish) (health) (marine reef)
• Scypholoid (jellyfish) (fauna) (marine coastal)
• Uochidon (tunicate) (change) (marine pelagic)

Fish Folk:

Animal folk based on fish. Though impossible to describe every nation, the following are broader categories of nations (each nation having its own species to be based on) with general characteristics, plus some notable nations from within those categories. These animal folk evolved from coastal and sea-faring peoples who returned to living underwater, those living by and on lakes and rivers, and some who dwelled in the Subterranean Realm near watersources there.

Jawless Fish Folk :

Lamprey Folk: known as an invasive and territorial group of nations (envy), they are very rare but well known and with a bad reputation

• Kowhatu-Kohatu: (pouched lamprey) (name means stone-licker in maori): this small but vicious nation has a large territory within the Thousand Thousand

Hagfish Folk: largely unknown, the one nation of hagfish folk to interact with other nations dwells so deep in the Palhuric Ocean that none have visited their homeland; how they came into being is a mystery, though their own legends say they were once enslaved by eldritch horrors (misfortune)

• Te Puhi: (pacific hagfish) (name means eel in tahitian): their name comes not from themselves but from the few islanders who ever interact with them; their primary interaction has been to sink boats and ships as plunder

Cartilaginous Fish Folk :

• Shark Folk: one of the most known and most feared groups of fish folk, some nations of shark folk have a deserved reputation as violent raiders, and others do not
  • Kuyingozi: (great hammerhead) (name comes from zulu word for dangerous): this nation of hammerhead shark folk is the one that earned all shark folk their fearsome reputation as brutal raiders; their original national name is long lost, as they adopted the name given them by one of the nations they invaded early on; they are known for combining their aetherial arts with baleblood (rage)
  • Zaenafa: (angelshark) (name comes from arabic word for finfolk): this nation formed when their people took on angelshark features in order to hide on the bottom of the ocean during one of the many divine wars; their origin tales explain that eventually, they realized they could not hide and must fight back, and in doing this, they took to wielding Tenyocan, but they retain their abilities to camouflage (valor)
  • Fiogach: (spiny dogfish) (name is irish for dogfish): a nation that returned to the sea to better hunt their prey, formerly a fishing nation, they took on the features of the fearsome spiny dogfish and have ties to the Wild Hunt (hunt)
  • Akum: (bramble shark) (name is igbo for shark): a nation known to use thorn energy combined with aetherial arts, they live off the coast of western Taggarus and prey on the people there (envy)
  • Wobbegong Folk: (spotted wobbegong, or all wobbegongs): a nation or group of nations living in the Thousand Thousand, they are known for their use of dream energy (dream)
  • Dakuwaga: (nurse shark) (named for fijian protector/shark god): a nation of shark folk in the Thousand Thousand who have a long tradition of using hegnh (home)
  • Kanaka Mano: (whale shark) (name comes from hawaiian for shark person): a nation of whale shark folk in the Thousand Thousand who use ikehu lyua pele, or island aether (island)
  • Mangonuima: (great white shark) (maori word for great white shark): the largest and most powerful nation of shark folk in the world, they have territory in every ocean; they are large enough of a population that though they have their own traditional mystic arts (b'qar, nzwara murazvo, baleblood, conflueverant), most esoteric arts are used within their culture (water)
  • Tigomano: (tiger shark) (hawaiian for tiger+shark, but not mano mano, which is their term for tiger sharks): this nation in the Thousand Thousand keep to their roots, favoring nzwara murazvo (fauna)
• Ray Folk: living much deeper than their cousins the shark folk, ray folk are greatly feared for their cultural connections to eldritch horrors and their general lack of interaction with other nations (doom)
  • Sthamuth: (deepwater stingray) (name is from the ancient language of eldritch horrors): living in the deep parts of the eastern oceans, these ray folk are servants of the eldritch horrors and users of doom energy
  • Uggugot (manta ray) (name is from the ancient language of eldritch horrors): living in the equatorial waters in small but powerful nations, these ray folk serve the eldritch horrors and traditionally use hollow energy (abuse)
  • Jawawira (river stingray) (name is from tupi word for stingray): these freshwater ray folk live in the deep rivers of the Palhuric rainforests, and they do not use the eldritch powers; instead, they are users of nzwara murazvo (fauna)

Ray-Finned Fish Folk : the largest grouping

• Sturgeon Folk: known for their use of koramongst the various cultures (history)
  • Iqakimi: (atlantic sturgeon) (name comes from inuit words iqaluq for fish and kimigaaq for ridge): this ancient nation lives in the Altic and Aurul Oceans, along their northern edges and southward as well; they have a strong oral tradition that relates their entire history
  • Sevruga: (starry sturgeon) (name is alternate name from persian/turkish for the starry sturgeon): living in the northern Indigo Sea and inland seas of Ranu, these sturgeon folk chart their histories through the stars (star)
  • Oka'Nakni': (lake sturgeon) (name is chickasaw words for water+man): ancient nation that dwells in the lakes and rivers of western Palhur, these sturgeon folk read their histories in the currents (water)
• Gar Folk: national grouping mostly associated with the large swamp nations in Palhur
  • Truite: (alligator gar) (name comes from cajun word for minnow, a reclaimed term used by the nation): a powerful nation much attuned with the wetlands of western Palhur (swamp)
• Carp Folk: unfairly associated with a large, belligerent nation, these folk are more varied than many realize (filth)
  • Kingyo: (goldfish) (name comes from japanese for goldfish): well-known nation famed for their beauty, wealth, and spiritual traditions, they live in eastern Dabusen among the lakes of the larger islands; among them are traditions of using dumaqu, mashoaab, and ambrosia (love)
  • Liyu: (cyprinus qionghaiensis) (name is chinese for carp): dwelling in and around a single large lake in Unbul, these carp folk are known for their use of HolyVirtue and dedication to the rulers of Unbul (heaven)
  • Noergeln: (common carp) (name is german for carp): this nation has a long reputation for invading and raiding from major rivers in Jesenya; brown aether became a part of their culture as they tried to survive polluted rivers near major cities; they have become driven by this energy to befoul the world around them
• Mullet Folk: coastal nations that live in scattered, hidden communities near the coasts of Palhur (silence)
  • Dajaun: legendary nation that few have ever met, as arcanum is central to their culture
• Mackerel Folk: a varied grouping of nations that are often known for their bondsmagic (connection)
  • Kahist: (king mackerel) (name comes from seminole word for fish to-tee-kah and the word for person): a nation along the coasts of Palhur, they are known for their use of ethereal energy to connect them to a wide variety of other creatures, plants, even objects
  • Godeung-eo: (korean mackerel) (korean for mackerel): an east Dabusen nation that uses yahas as their main mystic tradition; they are small but have a powerful reputation
• Herring Folk: a group of nations scattered through the world, known for their powerful working class culture (labor)
  • Skeddan (atlantic herring) (manx word for herring): living throughout the Wyren Ocean, they have a large series of cities built with euergasia
  • Sel'd: (pacific herring) (russian word for herring): living in the northern Aurul Ocean, this nation is also a one built with euergasia
• Angler Folk: an uncommon group of nations, but the most notable is the Dalurinean nation, known for being devoted to the shadow(darkness)
  • Dalurinean (sea devil) (named for their homeland): living in the deepest parts of the Red Ocean, little light reaches them; they have a long tradition of using gossamer light energy in their culture; one of the many nations used by the Webweaver in previous Shems
• Piranha Folk: all piranha nations are united under one banner, the sainha, founded by a powerful group of kalku(nightmare)
  • Sainha: (all piranhas) (from the tupi root word for piranha): long ago, a group of kalku (an evil spiritual leader from the mapuche people) bonded with a school of piranha; they formed a nation that terrorized the rainforests of eastern Palhur' they often use uafas
• Marlin Folk: a grouping of nations from around the world, they are often known for their philosophers (philosophy)
  • Atlaltean (atlantic blue marlin) (name is a corruption of atlantean, or citizen of atlantis): possibly the most well known fish folk kingdom in the Wyren, the atlalteans pride themselves on their ideas, education, and philosophies, despite having a fairly brutal autocratic society
• Electric Eel Folk: only one known nation living in eastern Palhur, amidst the waters of the rainforests (storm)
  • Pira-endi: (electric eel) (name is tupi for fish-lightning): rivals territorially with the sainha, this nation consider themselves stewards of the rainforest and seek to protect it
• Salmon Folk: nomadic fish folk living in freshwater areas, these have close roots to their human ancestors (travel)
  • Eqaluk (pink salmon) (inuit word for salmon): the most famous, living in northwestern Palhur, this nation is well known for their nomadic traditions, their long journeys, and their powerful magics
  • Cohoan (silver salmon): Palhuric nation known for their command of ashar. (life)
  • Chianega (red salmon): Palhurc nation known for their deep-set eyes and their powers over the water and the wilds. (water)
• Perch Folk: (philosophy)
  • Skalert (european perch): [norwegian] nation in northern Ranu who are known for their epistemological discourses.
  • Neqetupik (yellow perch): [inuit] nation in the Cassaran Ocean who have a unique view of the world.
• Trout Folk: (order)
  • Sewingwer (brown trout): [corrupted welsh] lake and sea nation around Lyrilla who have a special Code that drives their culture. (order)
  • Namagwobigen (silver trout): [corrupted abenaki] lake nation in western Palhur who control major trade routes through the area. (value)
  • Onek (brook trout): [corrupted seneca] river nation in western Palhur who are known for their use of conflueverant (water)
  • Sumu (rainbow trout): [comanche] freshwater nations across Palhur who wield the spectrum. (vision)
• Bass Folk: (water)
  • Ulkeway (black sea bass): [corrupted seminole] in the Palhuric Ocean, a major nation that dominates the great oceanic plains.
  • Rybanarod (giant sea bass): [russian] in the Aurul Ocean, a powerful nation among the frigid waters (ice)
  • Alumco (chilean sea bass): [mapuche] in the Great Southern Ocean, a powerful nation of esotericists (magic)
• Clownfish Folk:
  • Vidoolok (common clownfish): [corrupted hindi] in the oceans north of Dabusen, near the subcontinent, this nation celebrate beauty (love)
  • Isdabayan (maroon clownfish): [filipino] in the oceans around northeastern Dabusen, this nation holds annual celebrations and festivals known to sailors around the world (wine)
  • Ikanrakyat (saddleback clownfish): [indonesian] in the oceans around northeastern Dabusen, a nation of artists and architects (vision)
• Cod Folk: (neutrality)
  • Kaneqipak (atlantic cod): [corrupted inuit] in the northern Indigo Sea, this nation tries to stay out of the international disputes around them.
  • Tulut (pacific cod): [corrupted miwork] in the Palhuric Ocean, a nation of builders (structure)
• Swordfish Folk:
  • Iaoiwi (swordfish) (war): [corrupted hawaiian] in the oceans around the eastenr Island Bridge, a powerful, belligerent nation.
• Catfish Folk:
  • Ruffun (catfish): catfish folk around the world all belong to the same powerful nation, often stereotyped as merry folk (joy), but also shrewd trading, emotional magicks, and earthquakes.
• Char Folk:
  • Zamorozhenny (arctic char) (ice): powerful nation in the Cassaran Ocean who control the cold waters.
• Seahorse Folk:
  • Samahisqawm (common seahorse): [corrupted arabic] in the oceans around Mahad, a peaceful nation that guards their borders with diplomacy.
  • Ikkudarak (spiny seahorse): [corrupted indonesian] in the oceans around northeastern Dabusen, a nation of vicious, petty tyrants (oppression)

Coelecanth Folk: (nature)

• Kaecar (coelecanth): [comorian] in the Great Southern Ocean, a nation who are masters of viridian aether.

Fish Folk Template Cetacean Folk:

• Arviqqan (whale) (equality) - used to be cetaceanoid
• Handur (narhawl) (balance)
• Dolphin (water) (rivers)

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Chimerics

Omnoid animalmen are those based on all animals.

• Chimeric (chimera folk) (fire)
• Jama'ar Dabba (multi-beast folk) (nature)
• Kuvuga Inyamaswa (talking animals) (fauna)
• Nasierasad (griffin folk) (sun)
• Pyinsarupa (phaya luang folk) (music)
• Rasselback (jackalope folk) (deceit)

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Mollusc Folk

Those based on mollusks.

• Gremkaul (squid) (doom)
• Luscar (slug) (magic)
• Kelyfonaut (nautilus) (science)
• Ammonis Cornua (ammonite) (connection)

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Reptile Folk

Reptile Folk:

Reptile folk are animalmen based on reptiles.

• Guafne (tuatara) (heaven)
• Dvdegitsisqua (pterodactyl) (despair)
• Drotik (nycteroleter) (skill)

Chelonians:

Chelonians are turtle, tortoise, and sea turtle folk.

Sea Turtle Folk:

• Chaldanor (green sea turtle) (water): widespread nation throughout the oceans of Shem, they are the most common and well known aquatic chelonian.
• Droskiin (leatherback sea turtle) (might): widespread nation throughout the oceans of Shem, they are a big, powerful warrior nation.
• Honuna (olive ridley sea turtle) (magic): [corrupted tahitian] nation in the eastern Island Bridge known for their magic users.
• Kachvyak (hawksbill sea turtle) (stillbirth): [corrupted hindi] nation throughout the deepest parts of Shem's oceans, known for their worship of the Stillborn God.
• Nacu (flatback sea turtle) (darkness): [warlpiri] nation in the big islands of the southern Island Bridge, they live in dark recesses along the edges of great reefs.

Tortoise Folk:

• Cherepovek (russian tortoise) (storm): [corrupted russian] nation in northern Ranu who worship the Storm God.
• Dacsee (gopher tortoise) (labor): [corrupted cherokee] nation in northeastern Palhur who are known for their constant toil.
• Entsanua (aldabra giant tortoise) (history): [shuar] ancient nation in eastern Palhur, among isolated islands, who live to be incredibly old and are very large.
• Fakru (sulcata tortoise) (life): [tamazight]] nation along the southern edge of the Desert of the Winds in northern Taggarus.
• Kobemtu (pancake tortoise) (travel): [swahili] small nation in eastern Taggarus who are known for their swiftness.
• Tapikv (desert tortoise) (sun): [mojave] nation in the deserts of western Palhur known for painting their shells gold.
• Ufudumuntu (common padloper) (joy): [zulu] small nation in southern Taggarus known for their celebrations and philosophy of happiness. Derogatorily called "smiling turtles."

Turtle Folk:

• Aakxiib (hickatee) (valor): [maya] central Palhur nation known for their fearless stand against more powerful aggressor nations.
• Ayolein (mud turtle) (home): [corrupted nahuatl] nation in central Palhur who are very territorial and defensive of their small area.
• Guiren (dabusenese box turtle) (souls): [chinese]] nation in Unbul in Dabusen who are known for their famous sages.
• Hanowan (common box turtle) (fauna): [corrupted iroquois] nation in western Palhur who honor the Turtle spirit.
• Kambamunhu: (side necked turtles - chelidae) (truth): [shona] nation in southeastern Taggarus known for their objectivity.
• Keyaona (painted turtle) (vision): [corrupted lakota] nation in southern Palhur who worship rainbows.
• Liutluu (big-headed turtle) (hatred): [myanmar] nation in northeastern Dabusen who are reputed to be very xenophobic.
• Loksi (river cooter) (balance): [chickasaw] nation in western Palhur who dwell on the great rivers there.
• Longguiren (dragon turtle) (dragon): [chinese] nation based on the magical dragon turtles, they are a powerful but rare nation in Unbul
• Luchaiste (snapping turtle) (war): [seminole] nation in northwestern Palhur who are known for their ferocity in war.
• Penyu Orang (softshell turtle) (peace): [malay] nation in northeastern Dabusen who are known for their philosophy of non-violence.
• Taruga (pond turtle) (wood): [corrupted italian] nation in Jesenya who live in wooded wetlands.
• Toropean (diamondback terrapin) (swamp): [corrupted algonquin] nation in western Palhur who dwell in the cold swamps there.

Crocodilians:

There are of course many smaller crocodilian nations, but a handful of very large and powerful nations exist on Shem that overshadow the rest.

Alligator Folk:

• Hachunchuba (palhuric alligator) (swamp): [choctaw] powerful nation of northwestern Palhur, controlling major trading routes through the massive swamps.

Caiman Folk :

• Guaianno: (black caiman) (hope): a nation in rebellion against their Iakare cousins, they dwell in northeastern Palhur on the fringes
• Iakare (yacare caiman) (nightmare): [tupi] also in northeastern Palhur, this nation controls major riverways and serves the Horror of the Forests.

Crocodile Folk :

• Chatakaana (mugger crocodile) (greed): [hindi] in subcontinental Dabusen, this nation is feared for their rapacious warfare and powerful magicks
• Dungalaba (saltwaer crocodile) (water): [larrakia] a coastal nation in the southern Island Bridge who is known for dwelling also in the water on floating cities
• Ganyah (freshwater crocodile) (truth): [yidiny] a more inland nation in the southern Island Bridge, they are known for complex avoidance language that creates intricate truths
• Pukpuk ((new guinea crocodile) (island): [papuan] nation in the southern Island Bridge who live under the shadow of a massive volcano
• Sebeki (nile crocodile) (family): [egyptian] river-nation in northeastern Taggarus known for its proliferatation down the massive river

Gharial Folk :

• Machkshak (gharial) (virtue): [hindi] a nation in subcontinental Dabusen devoted to purification and forgiveness as principle virtues

Dinosaur Folk:

Because they are so rare, dinosaur folk are not split into different categories. Dinosaurs are not extinct on Shem, at least, not all of them. The following nations are the most common animal folk based on dinosaurs, but this list is not exhaustive. These beings are generally human-like with heads, feathers/scales, tails, and other prominent features of their antecedent species. A t. rex person does not usually have short arms, but their hands will resemble that of a t. rex. An ankylosaur person will have the armored body, tail, and head, but stand bipedal and have opposable thumbs. And so on. The main exception is deinonychus and variraraptor folk, who are close in form to their antecendents to the point that they can blend in with them, and compsognathus folk, who are on average much shorter than humans.

• Umwamiserebanyi (t. rex) (nightmare)
• Lezgraisses (hadrosaur) (peace)
• Mandekan (ankylosaur) (home)
• Zwodniczyjasz (apatosaur) (harvest)
• Mizheekay (stegosaurus) (metal)
• Yaminawonteejah (triceratops) (might)
• Madfallhebodyn (variraraptor) (envy)
• Jatojitelfi (spinosaur) (agony) [Egyptian]
• Tanaweeun (brachiosaur) (boundaries)
• Kotakana (deinonychus) (famine)
• Ahatchaee (pachycephalosaur) (body)
• Dabaya (ouranosaur) (glory)
• Eilenvolker (compsognathus) (oppression)
• Takhia (gallimimus) (truth)

Lizard Folk:

Agama Folk:

• Ailpalai (frilled lizard) (science): [papuan] southern Island Bridge nation with wide frills around their necks.
• Isipikili (ground agama) (boundaries): [zulu] southern Taggaran nation of territorial agama folk.
• Mjusimtu (montane rock agama) (earth): [swahili] eastern Taggaran nation who protect sacred mountains.

Anole Folk:

• Caguani (brown anole) (liberation): [taino] in the Reever Sea islands, this nation refuses to be conquered and thus, their island has never been colonized.
• Chanchay (white anole) (death): [chorti] in central Palhur in obscure corners where they worship Death Herself.
• Densure (green anole) (swamp): in northwestern Palhur, this nation is a group of scattered wetlands-dwelling communities.

Bearded Lizard Folk:

• Kolong (eastern bearded lizard) (wisdom): in the southern Island Bridge, they are a small nation often sought out by others in the area for their mystic powers and wisdom.
• Urvuvonong: (western bearded lizard) (philosophy): rivers in the southern Island Bridge to the kolong.

Chameleon Folk:

• Mughayir (veiled chameleon) (change): [arabic] nation in Mahad who are legendary for their powers of camouflage.
• Phaandruri (tiger chameleon) (vision): colorful nation in an island off the southeastern coast of Taggarus.

Gecko Folk:

• Cuetzlein (western banded gecko) (mischief): [corrupted nahuatl] small nation in central Palhur who are known for their complex culture of humor and games.
• Xiyiren (tokay gecko) (wine): [chinese] widespread nation across Dabusen and the Island Bridge whose leaders are made rich by the selling of wines and liquors, with a strong criminal subculture of drug trafficking; they are fiercely capitalist and there is a major class struggle within their nation.
• Ngoithanlan (common house gecko) (luck): [vietnamese] northeastern Dabusenese nation known for taking wild risks in order to maintain their culture in the face of conquest.
• Hcakay (mourning gecko) (infinity): [myanmar] northeastern Dabusenese nation known for their scholars and esotericists.
• Osgapassoa (crocodile gecko) (fate): [portuguese] western Jesenyan nation known for their sailors and their cultural belief in destiny, with many prophecies that guide them.

Gila Folk:

• Tinileian (gila monster) (nightmare): [corrupted navajo] small nation in western Palhur known for intimidation tactics and powerful hallucinogenic-laced weapons.

Horned Lizard Folk :

• Paboko'ai (texas horned lizard/horny toad) (community): [comanche] in western Palhur, this nation is known for their openness and welcoming culture.

Iguana Folk:

• Obzokee (green iguana) (fauna): [trinidadian creole] nation in the Reever Sea, stereotyped as awkward, known for their seasonal celebrations. They honor the Iguana God.

Monitor Lizard Folk:

• Cingkchay (clouded monitor) (travel): [thai] nomadic nation in Dabusen who wander the rainforests, living in portable tree villages.
• Kadalanak (silver monitor) (value): [indoneisan] mercantile nation in northeastern Dabusen.
• Lvykta (crocodile monitor) (war): [corrupted hiri motu/new guinea] belligerent nation in the southern Island Bridge.
• Isibanfana (rock monitor) (resource): [corrupted zulu] nation in southern Taggarus known for their miners and hunters.
• Tiqlitmaddan (desert monitor) (hunt): [corrupted tamazight] nation in the vast deserts of northern Taggarus who are reputed to be able to hunt even in the most barren places.
• Warayapa (sand goanna) (skill): [corrupted aus. indig.] a nation in the deserts of the big islands of the southern Island Bridge known for their crafts.
• Perenteyapa (megalania) (might): [pintupi] largest of the lizard folk, this nation is a small but very strong one in the big islands of the southern Island Bridge.
• Buayadarat (komodo dragon) (neutrality): [indonesian] located on a specific island in northeastern Dabusen, these folk are strong, powerful, and have a culture of keeping to their own affairs.
• Barrayapa (canopy goanna) (boundaries): [corrupted aus. indig.] on the edges of the big islands in the southern Island Bridge, this fiercely territorial nation has a string of fortresses.
• Nunkmoma (lace monitor) (crime): nation of raiders in the big islands of the southern Island Bridge.
• Wardapiyapa (twilight monitor) (silence): [warlpiri] on the big islands of the southern Island Bridge, this nation hides among the great rock outcroppings.
• Sesagantaloka (golden monitor) (order): [bengali] north Dabusenese nation who have a very rigid society that dwells on the edges of great forests.
• Biawakrakyat (turquoise monitor) (structures): [indonesian] northeastern Dabusenese nation who build great temples on their small islands.

Spiny Lizard Folk:

• Itzamna: (blue spiny lizard) (fire): [mayan] in central Palhur, these folk keep an eternally burning blue flame in one of their temples.
• Ma'ishoi (desert spiny lizard) (famine): [apache] in western Palhur, this nation thrives in places where no others can

Skink Folk:

• Alangyan (lance skink) (envy) [corrupted yoruba] in western Taggarus, a small nation known for stealing not merely territory but the buildings, supplies, and even cultures of other nations nearby. They are a legless people, having lower bodies that are almost snake-like, and thus, they are often confused for ophidians.
• Heotane (prairie skink) (greed): [corrupted cheyenne] in western Palhur, east of the great mountains, among the plains, this powerful nation of merchants and slavers controls a great deal of territory in alliance with certain other dangerous nations in Xilis.
• Khajakhon (common skink) (sound): [corrupted lao] in northeastern Dabusen, this small nation are known for their mastery of acoustics and complicated tonal language.
• Skala Orang (rainbow skink) (heaven): [indonesian] in northeastern Dabusen, this small nation worships rainbows and builds beautiful temples.

Tegu Folk:

• Qararuna (sun tegu] (sun): [corrupted quechua] a nation in eastern Palhur who have great cities of gold.

Ophidians:

the serpentean nations are all based on snakes. Most nations are small, one or two villages, but some have formed major empires around Shem. Only the most common or notable are listed here. Other than certain parts of the Lyrilla region of Jesenranu, there are no regions of Shem without ophidian nations.

Adder Folk:

• Gintodynt (common adder) (abuse): [old english] in western Jesenya, this ophidian nation is also a viper nation. A small nation, they are known for being servants of Hollow Jack.
• Marangi (common death adder) (death): in the southeastern Island Bridge, this nation is notorious for their powerful assassins.

Bandy-Bandy Folk :

• Dorabarbana (bandy-bandy) (dream): a.k.a. hoop snake folk; this small nation in the Island Bridge is known locally for having powerful connections to the Dream Realm.

Blind Snake Folk:

• Hilang (gerrhopilidae) (darkness): in northeastern Dabusen, these folk are in scattered villages in the darkest reaches of the jungles, hidden in shadows.
• Shaqo Joojin (reticulate blind snake) (silence): in eastern Taggarus, this nation is known for their arcanists.

Boa Folk:

• Ihiyotzacua (boa constrictor) (might): in eastern Palhur, this nation is a large one stretched across several thousand miles of rainforest and rivers. Their culture considers physical strength to be the highest attribute, and they have wrestling contests which involve constricting one another.
• Yacumayu: (green anaconda) (magic): the largest of all ophidians, the Yacumaya are known for their throughout major rainforests and rivers in eastern Palhur. They are very powerful in esoteric energies, but they avoid other nations and keep to themselves.

Cobra Folk :

• Anobuthi (rinkhal) (justice): in southern Taggarus, this spitting cobra nation is a small one that is known throughout the region for their complex system of law and justice.
• Khnngu: (northeastern Dabusenese spitting cobra) (pestilence): [thai] a particularly vicious nation who believe their venom is sacred.
• Muqnae (mahadi cobra) (sun): a small but powerful nation on Mahad that are often mixed in with human nations wandering the deep deserts.
• Naag Haavu (spectacled cobra/subcontinental cobra) (oppression): commonest of the cobra folk, this nation in subcontinental Dabusen is rival to the Khuni nation in terms of power in the region. They are major players in the worldwide slave trade.
• Wadjeti (black desert cobra) (home): from northeastern Taggarus, this nation is small but known worldwide for their use of hegnh to create a barrier around their city.

Coral Snake Folk :

• Sintihattak: (eastern coral snake) (hunt): [choctaw] in western Palhur, this nation of well known hunters is small but well respected.

Earth Snake Folk :

• Hakuunu (smooth earth snake) (earth): [caddo] geomancers in western Palhur.

Garter Snake Folk :

• Skuksiz (common garter snake) (games): [algonquin] small nation in western Palhur known for inventing a popular board game played all over the world.
• Totol (mexican garter snake) (love): a small nation in central Palhur that controls a major sapphire mine.

Green Snake Folk :

• Bagong (greater green snake) (swamp): [chinese] large nation in the Unbul area of Dabusen, living in swamp-forests and protecting sacred trees.
• Kinepik (grass snake) (plains): [cree] in southern Palhur, nomadic nation that is small but powerful.

Ground Snake Folk :

• Zhaaliabachi: (northern ground snake) (value): [apache] a small nation known for their control of gold and silver mines.

Hognose Snake Folk :

• Emoseskano: (hognose snake) (equality): [cheyenne] a nomadic plains nation in Palhur who control a major territory.

House Snake Folk:

• Adima (house snake) (word): [amharic] nation in eastern Taggarus who speak the First Language.

King Cobra Folk :

• Khuni (king cobra) (ambition): in subcontinental Dabusen, they are a very powerful nation that are known for their deadly venom and devotion to the Mother of Serpents.

King Snake Folk :

• Bellabishe (king snake) (fate): [zapotec] powerful nation in central Palhur that is known for their seers.

Krait Folk :

• Memukul (krait) (agony): [indonesian] northeastern Dabusenese nation that suffered under the Agikaani Empire; they now have their own cruel empire that emulates their former oppressors.

Mamba Folk :

• Mobalnyoka (black mamba) (fauna): [lingala] well known for being one of the deadliest ophidian nations, they are a matriarchal nation with small communities throughout Taggarus.

Pit Viper Folk:

• Hadatala (mountain pit viper) (wind): [nepali] powerful nation in subcontinental Dabusen that controls several important passes through the mountains.
• Junaktajisdahli (northern copperhead) (war): [cherokee] in western Palhur, this nation of warriors has a reputation in the region for isolation.

Python Folk:

• Idasesile (ball python) (boundaries): [yoruba] strong western Taggaran nation who are fiercely territorial.

Rattlesnake Folk :

• Tl'iish (rattlesnake) (truth): a southwestern Palhuric nation that rules a large empire in the deserts. They believe strongly in truth and honesty and consider certain lies to be worthy of capital punishment.

Sea Snake Folk :

• Coloomong (faint-banded sea snake) (stillbirth): small nation in the southern Island Bridge known for their devotion to the Stillborn God and their powerful venom.
• Ondanamo (striped sea snake) (water): large nation in the southern Island Bridge who control major passages through the Thousand Thousand.

Taipan Folk :

• Palanang (inland taipan) (story): the deadliest nation of snake folk in the world, they are considered legendary. In the southern Island Bridge.

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Worm Folk

Worm-based animalmen.

• Skoulik (hookworm) (stillbirth)
• Annelidan (earthworm) (earth)
• Vermetic (roundworm) (pestilence)
• Hugwuddan (bristleworm) (filth)
• Helminthan (flatworm) (oppression)
• Capmasel (arrow worm) (skill)
• Hul'Tessaq (sandworm) (sun)