Zeva-Nothum

The Zeva-Nothum are the only species of Latani that live in the far north of the Canat Ice Shelf. The people themselves are very tall and slender at around 10 feet tall, with grey skin and four long arms. Their lower bodies resemble a somewhat equine body and legs, 3-toed feet with serrated claws help them in traversing the icy land where they live. This means the Zeva-Nothum have eight limbs in total, four spindly arms and four equine legs. Zeva-Nothum have no eyes, but instead see via infrared vision through an organ in their smooth upper faces. To them, this vision gives them perfect detail and clarity, just in different shades of black, white and gray. They have crests and wide, flat horns of various shapes and sizes atop their heads, shark-like teeth in their wide maws, and they have one claw on their upper pair of hands that that is twice as large as the others, this claw helps them control and cast their unusual demi-magic. Demi-magic refers to very basic and simple forms of magic wielded by only specific species in Latani, only three species in Latani have a type of demi-magic, with the Zeva-Nothum having by far the most powerful and versitile forms of magic native to Latani. Based on reports and research it was found that the Zeva-Notham are able to use the longer claws of their upper arms to tear holes in space. By shouting an incantation phrase and swiping their claws a rift is formed that leads to certain areas of space to use as attacks, such as asteroid feilds, planetary rings, black holes, sun rays and cold vaccums. This power is fully unique to the Zeva-Notham and is considered the most powerful besides the demigods, although it can take them years to find the proper regions in space to tear holes in to apply in combat.   These people are able to survive in the frigid conditions due to their hyperactive metabolisms and their tough, cold-resistant skin. The Zeva-Nothum make full use of their four arms in everyday activities and during times of war, which is almost every day, using their lower arms carry shields or swords while the upper arms make use of their magical energy or wield longer weapons like spears. When donned in full armor, some say they appear to fight like mounted cavalry, and are surprisingly nimble despite the ice and their size.   The majority of the Zeva-Nothum were split into two separate sects more than two hundred years ago and have been at war for dominion of the north ever since. The Zeva sect practice Quintalasism and still cling to their old ways of monarchal rule and believe that their powers were gifts of the gods, as well as their people being born of the gods. The Nothum sect are followers of Vejhim and prefer newer methods of democracy and believe that their magic has always been their own, as well as their people being born from the stars who crashed within a meteor eons ago. Other Zeva-Nothum that have escaped from this civil war have created their own third sect by moving further south to more livable regions of the Rime North, preferring to separate themselves from the pointless struggles of their fellow peoples. Many know the Zeva-Nothum as a proud and regal people regardless of the sect they are part of, who have very high regard for concepts of dignity, honor and respect.   The Zeva-Nothum have had a long and important history with astrology, and most of their culture revolves around the moons, and the stars and their constellations. Thanks to their enhanced infrared vision, they are able to see solar bodies that might otherwise be too blurry or distant for the normal eye to see. The Zeva-Nothum base many concepts on the alignments of the stars and the positions of Latani and Seroma's three moons; horoscopes, mythology, calendaring, superstition, and even prophecy. The largest observatory in both Latani and Seroma is that of the Liritskin Observatory in the Rime North, used by the Zeva-Nothum to track the movements of the stars.