Pitic (PIT-ick, Pit-EEK)

The Pitic (Common trans. "Veins of Ore") were created by Racine Balestriere na Réaltaí-Riviere in the latter third of the Éirí na Gréine/L'ere de L'aube era of Anima - it is said that they began as molten rodiu (Common trans. "white hot", see also: róidiam) drawn from the very veins of Feall Síoraí at the height of The Reckoning's terrible power. As a race, Pitic are a traditionally diminutive race with figures similar to those of Mortelle men, often with a proclivity for cuisine, mining, rockcraft, and jewelcraft.
There are 4 distinct subvariations of Pitic:

• Pitic (High Blood)
• Gnom (Gnome)
• Omulsor (Halfling)
• Micutii (“The Tinies”)

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

• Amaranthine
• Bimarian
• Chalcedony
• Hearken
• Hyaline
• Estuarine
• Icterine
• Illoic
• Incarnadine
• Larimar
• Lucre
• Martinet
• Pelagia
• Perse
• Rhodopsine
• Strake
• Tintinnabula

Masculine names

• Alabast
• Escutcheon
• Harth
• Hellion
• Icter
• Kermes
• Loic
• Okhiolis
• Saphir
• Scansor

Unisex names

• Alabaster
• Argyris
• Cinder
• Damson
• Vees
• Verdigris

Family names

• Cinderre
• Dageraad
• Deepsea
• Forneis
• Holystone
• Katzenjammer
• Knag
• Lampyridine
• Lodestone
• Mainmast
• Pitchblende
• Rasp
• Refractorre
• Seamarke
• Sidelight

Other names

• Seileigh
• Sauvage

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

The primary language spoken by the Pitic is Grai (Common trans. "Patois") and is a contact language heavily influenced by Venic, Broceliandic, and Avalonian.

Several contact dialects have developed over the course of their history:

• Agaue [Uh-GOW-ee] (Common trans. "Anneal"), commonly spoken by Omulsur Pitic
• Aliaj [AH-lee-azh] (Common trans. "Alloy"), commonly spoken by Primordium Pitic
• Fortifis [FOUR-tee-fees] (Common trans. "Fortify"), commonly spoken by Micutii Pitic
• Kwell (Common trans. "Quench"), commonly spoken by Gnom Pitic

Languages spoken

• Grai