i made some additions to the whole "feral" thingy. i've decided to add some categories to the different feral species. the 4 most common are lycans (wolves) wampus (wild cats) kobolds (rats and ferrets) and ursals (bears). lycans are straight forward fighters, wampus are the rouge ranger type, kobolds are voodoo shamans, and the ursals are the beef cakes.
there are some extras that are somewhat the same, but live in different areas of the world so its justified. like gnolls (hyenas) (btw did you know hyenas aren't canines?) hoggondy (boars) tuskees (walruses) minotaurs and centaurs (if you don't know what those are, then you don't belong here.) suargs (apes and monkies) (i made them up by the way.) and some cyborg rabbit and a squire squirrel. plus some mix up mini bosses that are a bunch of different animals mashed into one. if you think that this is a kinda weird choice of animals (as in some obvious species missing or something like that or maybe they're too diverse) let me know. now back to some new races.
#1 humans (for real this time): i was kinda joking before with the whole "humans are just humans" thing. i don't have too much lore for the human race in this game atm. humans are one of the first races to be created in riften. along with elves, ahn'tlo, and other stuff. 1 thing that they did was join the light elves during the war. the vast majority was convinced that the light elves were good and the dark elves were evil. humans live mostly in the presko region. they do have a giant city in the merigate region though. their cities are like modern day new york/san fransisco type cities. they mostly wear stuff like t-shirts and jeans and stuff. there are 2 different armies that are mostly associated with the humans are the holy army and the R.D.C. (riften defense corps)
the holy army (or whatever i'm gonna name them) consist of different classes such as clerics, knights, paladins, templars, crusaders, and holy assassins. they wear white and gold robes and heavy armors depending on what class they are. they're your typical "we act in the goddesses favor" army that is totally hypocritical and just likes to kill whoever doesn't believe in their religion. their leader is a cooky fanatic who is completely obsessed with his faith to the point of madness. the only reason hes still the leader is because everyone is too scared to make him step down. there are a few members who see that he needs to be stopped and are planning on taking him down.
the other army is a more U.S. military themed army. i've mentioned before that any race can join the R.D.C. but they mostly consist of humans. they're basically the first respondents to any continent wide disasters that occur, like giant dragon attacks or zombie plagues. they wear modern army gear like camo jump suits and stuff. they have standard issue assault rifels , shotguns, snipers, pistols, ect. there are still mages and knights in the R.D.C. though. theyre just modern looking. their main element is mostly light. theyre not the most elemental race, but they can pretty much adapt to any element if they train enough.
#2 sprites: sprites were once guardians of nature, but after many generations passed, they became more industrialized and have polluted their lands. they chop down all the forests they once called home to build factories that produce so much smog that it covers the skies. the sprites look like normal humans, except they have antennas on their head and either butterfly or fly wings. they hail from the kamborion region, which is sort of an alpine region that has snowy mountains to the north. they live in a city without a sun, so they rely on neon lights and signs to see. (they also have their antennas to help) their city was nicknamed "darkness city" because of their lack of sunlight.
there is a gem stone called "kamborionite" (or kamborium. i don't know my stone terminology) that they discovered and refine. the gems can do things like power stuff, but the way to extract them is harsh on the environment. their the main distributors of kamborionite since its dug up and refined in their region. their culture is somewhat the same as the humans. their armies are somewhat similar too. their city is secretly under control of the main villain of the game and the 1 sprite party member is able to tell the difference between normal sprites and corrupted ones. their main elements are mostly nature based. like grass, poison, water, stuff like that.
#3 beastkin: there are many different hybrids in riften, but the beastkin are the most prominent of them. there are so many of them that they basically count as their own race. they are a combination of humans and ahn'tlo. they have the skin of humans but have ears and a tail that are the same color as their hair color. its still unknown as to how the beastkin came to be. some theories say that they came from a magical accident or something. another theory is that there were a lot of humans that mated with ahn'tlo. (something i forgot to mention with the ahn'tlo is that they have 2 different colored eyes. left eye is the mothers color and the right eye is the fathers color. beastkin have this trait too.) beastkin have the size, strength, and senses of the ahn'tlo, and whatever traits that the humans have.
like other hybrid races, the ahn'tlo still aren't really accepted is society. they live in a secluded kingdom in the misty forests in the south east of the merigate region. only creatures with a keen sense of smell can find their way to the kingdom. (both good and evil) they have a somewhat mix of ahn'tlo and human culture. the kingdom its self isn't covered in fog, only the surrounding forest is. there are many beastkin that have resorted to thievery, which doesn't help with their poor reputation. the beastkin have a pretty diverse range of classes like most other races. like knights, archers, ninjas, berzerkers, mages, clerics, vanguards, etc.
#4 ubus: ubus is short for succubus (if female) and inccubus (if male). the ubus aren't the most common race in riften. they hide during the day and come out at night to feed on people, animals, or monsters. they use charms to lure in people and feed off of their blood and or use them as their slaves. they are sorta like vampires in a way. ubus have pointed ears, bat wings on their head and back, devil tails, horns, sharp fangs and generally alluring bodies that they can alter under certain circumstances. they originated from demons, sorta like the oni. they can turn into a bat and fly around. they either wear skimpy clothing or gothic attire and live in dark, spooky zones. their elements are darkness based and are horribly weak to light.
i think that's enough for now. these long ones kinda take a lot out of me. let me know what you think about these races. if they need more work or if they're fine just the way they are.
-jigas