Ysoki

Ysoki, a ratfolk dominated culture, value cooperation and community. Every ysoki learns—through communal games, social occasions, and sports—to forge fast friendships and connections with ysoki outside their family. You may never know whose help you’re going to need, but when you do, you’re going to need it now.

Ysoki are very good at differentiating between bad actors and those who are simply acting out of ignorance, modeling good behavior and slowly working to reverse generations of discrimination for those willing to learn. They are always on the lookout for members of other ancestries who don’t judge them for their appearance, embracing these individuals as true friends and welcoming them into their communities. But they also can quickly spot determined bigots prone to violence and steer clear of such individuals, minimizing any opportunity for tragedy.

Ysoki live in massive underground warrens of twisting tunnels and small living and functional chambers. By living underground, ysoki preserve the land above for agriculture and have developed unique techniques to enhance the productivity of their territory. Rich loam excavated from the warren is stored and used to reinvigorate the land after nutrients are removed. Tuberous roots are harvested from below when they extend into the warren, leaving most of the plant intact between harvests. Fertilisers are alchemically synthesised from ysoki waste and are suffused into the ground from below to minimise runoff and pollution of surface and ground water.