Parahuman Races
The Parahuman Races are biologically distinct, sapient races that evolved parallel to humanity. They are distinguished by physical traits that make them particularly well adapted for life in places that humans are not. Such as swamps and other aquatic terrain. Or extreme heat, dryness or cold.
Each parahuman species is further divided into distinct ethnicities, with each ethnicity developing wherever that race's niche was geologically divided from one another.
The Faun are short-statured, horned and hooved people. They also have fur all over the lower halves of their body and short, wide tails. Their toed, caprine hooves, combined with their lower centers of gravity allow them to easily traverse rock faces that normal humans would need a grappling hook and training just to scale. The faun will even create settlements on these rock faces, but will usually start carving into them if a more long term settlement is planned. In these efforts, they'll sometimes come across valuable minerals and dig even deeper. A few of which will become full on cities known as Keeps.
Their taloned feet allow them to anchor quite securely onto horizontal beams (such as tree branches). A well secured, well camouflaged seraph in the treetops, armed with a ranged weapon has been the last thing many an animal (or invading sapient) never saw.
Tiburoks are a muscular, amphibious people that make their homes in wetlands and swamps. Their lightly scaled bodies, thick tails and smooth faces make them particularly adapted to swimming, but not quite for ocean going. In place of a nose, Tiburoks have a short snout that doesn't protrude much further than the noses of other races, as well as sharp, pointy teeth. Tiburok scales vary in consistency from small and fish-like to broad and hard, akin to an aligator.
Each parahuman species is further divided into distinct ethnicities, with each ethnicity developing wherever that race's niche was geologically divided from one another.
Examples of Parahuman Races
Faun
Main Article: FaunThe Faun are short-statured, horned and hooved people. They also have fur all over the lower halves of their body and short, wide tails. Their toed, caprine hooves, combined with their lower centers of gravity allow them to easily traverse rock faces that normal humans would need a grappling hook and training just to scale. The faun will even create settlements on these rock faces, but will usually start carving into them if a more long term settlement is planned. In these efforts, they'll sometimes come across valuable minerals and dig even deeper. A few of which will become full on cities known as Keeps.
Seraphs
Seraphs are slender, winged and taloned parahumans that are most often found living in tree canopies rather than directly on the ground. Their bodies have hollow bones, allowing them a limited ability to fly and glide. Their light bodies also make climbing a considerably easier task. Since powered flight is out of a Serpah's natural abilities, many wind up learning to use volerium to give them a burst of kinetic energy to either get or stay airborne.Their taloned feet allow them to anchor quite securely onto horizontal beams (such as tree branches). A well secured, well camouflaged seraph in the treetops, armed with a ranged weapon has been the last thing many an animal (or invading sapient) never saw.
Tiburoks
Main Article: TiburoksTiburoks are a muscular, amphibious people that make their homes in wetlands and swamps. Their lightly scaled bodies, thick tails and smooth faces make them particularly adapted to swimming, but not quite for ocean going. In place of a nose, Tiburoks have a short snout that doesn't protrude much further than the noses of other races, as well as sharp, pointy teeth. Tiburok scales vary in consistency from small and fish-like to broad and hard, akin to an aligator.
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