Kendra-a winged person living in the mountainous, high forests regions; work as hunters, enforcers, messengers
height: 5'6"-6'2"
weight: 75-105
hair color: black, very dark brown
eye color: dark blue-dark green
skin tone: varied
The Kendra appear to be human-like with the exception of large non-feathered, bat-like wings that protrude from their backs. The protrusion area is often between the area where the shoulder blades are for the arms. The upper half of their rib cage is sheet of bone rather than human ribs. The wing arm sits in a rounded socket allowing a wide range of movement. The less depth the socket has the greater the chance the Kendra can develop the strength to lift up form the ground. The wings start of small and close to the body at birth and grow large enough to wrap around the shoulders and body like a cape as an adult. Very few Kendra ever develop the strength however to lift themselves from the ground in a standing position. Some can run and leap into the air allowing their wings to catch the air and lift them. Most need to climb a taller structure and then leap from their to glide on the air.
They are amazingly light weighted but not fragile. Their skin has a unique elasticity that prevents punctures and less sensitivity to temperature. Internally, they have a higher temperature than most humans to keep them warm in the higher altitudes of flight. Then skin on their wings also acts like a heat gathering source from sunlight. The skin on their wings tends to be black, grey, or dark brown. Occasionally there have been white winged Kendra called Fom Lomin ("Night Flyer"). Fom Lomin have a nocturnal disposition where as most Kendra are very active during daylight hours.
Nikal-a short bipedal creature that appears to be made of bone. Body, arms and legs are a tube-like shape. Hands are conical with rugged thin fingers coming out of the end. Feet are flat on the bottom and round on top. Head looks like two cups sitting on each other. The mouth is in the middle of the head and the eyes are long, thin, black slits above the mouth. Speech consists of a series of clicks and hisses
Tedani-human like people, live in all regions of the planet, varied weight and height. Hair, eye and skin tone indicate from which of the 5 Faisi (Parents) their ancestry comes from.
5 Faisi (Parents) Characteristics*
Narah (NAh-rah) - blonde hair, light to mid range skin tone, blue and green eye colors
Jo (joh) - brown hair, mid to dark range skin tone, brown and blue eye colors
Cymeri (sigh-merry) - black hair, light to dark range skin tone, any (including white and black, excluding red) eye color, often two different colors, i.e. one blue and one brown
Rian (ree-ahn) - red hair, light to mid range skin tone, brown and green eye colors
Roksha (ROhK-shah) - white hair, light to dark range skin tone, any eye color (including white, black, and red)
*It is important to note the eye appears the same as a human eye and the eye color refers only to the iris color. Also of note there are no yellow, orange, or violet colors.
According to origin accounts, there was a male and female with the same characteristics listed above. Their children were only allowed to married and have children with a member of an opposite family that had the same eye color. For example a Narah with green eyes could marry a member from the Cymeri, Rian, or Roksha families with green eyes. The Cymeri family had a greater variety of choices because of their dual eye color, thus giving them the option to marry someone with either color.
As the population began to increase, the people began grouping themselves into Majini (Families) based on parentage traced through patriarch/fathers taking on the names of the 5 Faisi that the had the strong appearnace to.
Nym-Not many people can say they've met a Nym. Fewa Oon is the area where the Nym originated. It is an area that is teeming with plant and animal life and little technology. The inhabitants of Fewa Oon attempt to integrate themselves into the world instead of "dominating" it.
The Nym have a unique physiology, a combination of plant and humanoid DNA. For them there is little distinction between the two types of organic matter. So much so it isn't uncommon for the Nym to talk to or interact with plant life as though it were another person. They have extremely long life spans. The Nym have an innate communication with nature and can use this to manipulate it to suit the peoples needs.
Some notable things about the Nym:
They have an earthy smell.
They are sensitive to environmental changes.
As they age, they continue to increase in size.
They appreciate items that have a variety of colors.
They can tell if something is natural or not and tend to be excellent lie detectors.
The Nymian Council is the known governing body although it is unknown the specifics of how they work.
Cha Ti-an island race of people that have red skin tones, black hair, and purple/pink eyes. They also have the distinct feature of multi-frequency vocal abilities. Commonly the only "audible" word that they say is "cha ti" with variance in other frequencies to communicate.