Beastfolk

Overview

The Beastfolk are the primary race of Birumiaka, occupying the eastern portion of Alatrya. They are of mammalian animalistic descent, tracing their six ethnic groups to the Six Faunan Kings who predated their civilization. They are one of two animalistic races on the continent alongside the Dragonkin, and are organized by prefecture within Birumiaka, with each ethnicity largely concentrated in its corresponding region.

Physical Traits

Each ethnic group inherits distinct animalistic features from their Faunan King ancestor, including tails, additional ears, antlers, and other traits described per ethnicity below. Beyond these inherited features, baseline anatomy is broadly humanoid.

Element Attunement

No single dominant attunement across the race.

Society & Culture

Birumiakan culture is deeply tied to tribal and prefectural identity, with each ethnic group maintaining distinct traditions, appearance, and regional governance. The six tribes are organized by prefecture. Clothing and body art traditions differ significantly by ethnicity (see Book I Appendix D for detail per tribe).

Ethnicities

• Gilimeans — Gilimea Prefecture; from Shrova (First Faunan King, a large four-winged eight-tailed fox); two tails split at the ends with a tight, thick, pointed curl; two fox-like ears atop the head (~6 inches, tallest of the six tribes); orange or light gray hair; dark brown or orange eyes
• Tahevinans — Tahevina Prefecture; from Wotavi (Second Faunan King, a large four-eared coyote); four ears (two large, two small) atop the head; sharp teeth lining the entirety of the mouth; short fluffed tail; light gray hair; slate gray or black eyes
• Namiks — Polimeva Prefecture and Namik Prefecture; from Nuveriami (Third Faunan King, a buck with long complex antlers); antlers growing from the sides of the head; two ears placed just in front of the antlers, typically halfway downturned; small tail (~4 inches, often hidden by clothing); light or dark brown hair; dark brown eyes
• Obemevians — Obemiva Prefecture; from Junlundi (Fourth Faunan King, an antelope with horns said to reach a meter in length); winding horns with many raised bands along their surface; deer-like ears underneath the horns, more downturned than the Namiks'; straight tail with little fur (~1.5 inches wide); dark and light brown or light brown and white hair; extremely dark brown eyes
• Shikenans — Shikena Prefecture; from Gabo (Fifth Faunan King); resemble ocelots or leopards; small half-oval ears atop the head; long thin tail; leopard-patterned hair with an orange-brown or yellowish base and black details; light brown eyes
• Satsawans — Satsawa Prefecture and Otava Prefecture; from Tagelndi (Sixth Faunan King); resemble rhinoceroses; gray, somewhat rough skin; long thick horn from the forehead; near-ovular ears on the top-side of the head; small tail with a small bushel of prickly black hair on its end; black hair; dark brown eyes

Nation(s) of Origin

• Birumiaka

Notes

• Originally organized into individual tribes by ethnicity, they organized into a singular nation of individual states, or prefectures, in this case.