Demurian
Stubborn, bull headed, and dangerous when needed to be. These tribes war with each other as much as they do with anyone else. After years of being mistreated they trust no one and nothing, not even their own people. Which is why they're stuck in their corner of the world fighting over trivial things. All they've ever known is to fight, constantly being attacked, they've grown into a people who will hold their line viciously against invaders and will step back for no one. The only problem is that line has defined them. Although their lives have not changed, how they will act when that line is gone, no one can tell. They've got extremely thick skin, coarse like bullhide and are put into a rage whenever it is penetrated. It's hard to tell the color of their hair, they cover it with something that stiffens it. Then they curl it at the shoulder to form a natural hood. The various war paints they wear signify the tribe they belong to. They wear heavy leathers and clothing with loose hanging bottoms. Extremely thick and angry brows perch onto dazzling purple eyes that notice even the quickest dagger thrown their way. Their quick to throw a fireball and are wary of all strangers, you'd do well to avoid them. They have thin muscular frames with skin tones that range from tan to burnt orange.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Bipedal Humanoid
- 2 arms
- 2 legs
Genetics and Reproduction
It takes 9 months for demurians to be born
Growth Rate & Stages
They're born from the wombs of their mothers. During puberty they enter the Dream Rocks. A chrysalis process that starts at age 12, they are cocooned and enter a shared dream state with the rest of their peers. When they emerge they are bigger and stronger than before, for some the change is drastically different.
Ecology and Habitats
Demurians typically live in hot and humid areas and are natives to Adentai. They thrive in deserts and rainforests, some tribes farm and some hunt.
Dietary Needs and Habits
They farm or hunt for food, they store it by wrapping it in cloth, and burying it under ground in waxed holes.
Additional Information
Facial characteristics
Purple eyes
Geographic Origin and Distribution
They live in south, south west and south east of Adentai.
Average Intelligence
Demurians are capable thinkers but most of their thoughts go to survival. Which depends alot on defending themselves.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
- Taste
- Touch
- Sight
- Sound
- Smell
Civilization and Culture
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Trochy
Common
Hunnir
Common
Hunnir
History
516 years ago the Demu were attacked and a large portion of their people were taken to be enslaved. Now the Demu had been in an on and off tribal warfare for years. Anytime a peace would pop up, some fool would tear it right back down for one reason or another. They fought each other, but they would never take sides against one another for outsiders. They united for the first time in generations, and en masse pursued the captors to Fronia. They spent years fighting to release their people and finally with a grand culmination of their efforts, returned home with most of their people. Some did not find the heart the heart to return home, broken by the captors and stayed behind.
Even though they rescued most of their people, their captors eventually would lick their wounds and constantly find new ways to trap them. Then a stranger appeared, 154 years ago he came to the demu as a prophet. Years spent with their people in slavery and a failing battle to keep them safe, saw them desperate for a reason why such losses befall them. This mysterious prophet brought them ancient knowledge long forgotten about their potential. He told the Demu they weren't fully evolved, and the only way to do this is to cocoon inside the Dream Rocks. The Dream Rocks was a chrysalis process for the Demu, at age 12 the Demu enter the process. This covers their whole body and enters them into a shared dream state for their age group for 4 straight years. Unfortunately not all kids will wake up from this dream, but if they did they woke up bigger and stronger. After seeing some of the others kids grow, almost everyone accepted this process, except the kids who were terrified of it.