| Race | Rusii |
| Over-race | Merman |
| Classification | Animalman |
| Family | Coastal |
| Sphere | Celebration |
| Origin | Banner made them from earless seals |
| Lifespan | ~100 years |
| Habitat | Coastal regions |
| Food | Meat |
| Description | Rusii appear to be seals with legs before their hindflippers and foreflippers that can alternate between being flippers and arms. They stand between 3' and 7' tall, depending on which seal-type they are based on. |
| Procreation | With each other. With bendi, rarely, for halfbreeds. |
| Magic | One in five million has soul magic. One in a million has heart magic. Mind and body magic are possible. Void is possible. Faith is not uncommon. |
| Special Powers | Rusii are excellent swimmers. They are streamlined for swimming, and they have specialized circulatory and respiratory systems for diving deep. They are cheerful creatures whose body fat makes them resistant to cold, hunger, and starvation. They are known for their antics and entertainments. Rusii can shed their skins once a year, becoming beautiful human-like beings for a day to a week. |
| Weaknesses | They can be clumsy on land, and despair magic or faith can kill them. Their true names are written on the insides of their skins, so anyone who takes part of their skin can have some control over them. |
| Culture | Rusii live in small groups in coastal regions. Their language consists of normal sounds, plus grunts and slaps which have varied and subtle meanings. They are known for their antics and entertainments, complicated entertainment rituals involving swimming dances and ball games. Rusii, like normal seals, fast during early child-rearing, which means they must glut themselves during pregnancy. Their feasts during these times are the stuff of legends. |
| Notables | |
| Sample statistics | PRO 12 ATH 7 Swimming 17 STR 10 to 16 AWA 10 WIL 10 ROG 11 |
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