Epoxyen

Racial Features:

 * Epoxyen Male.pngon skin, tough like an exoskeleton of an insect on certain points. Including the chest, back, regions of the face, arms, and legs. Horn-like “barbs” on the face (see picture) and, on occasion, other areas such as the arms, legs, and back.


 * High dexterity against heat and dry climates. Opposite effect in cold and snowy climates.


 * Increased regenerative factor, healing roughly twice as fast as a human.

Race Background
Epoxyen is a race very few in number - nearly 3 decades ago they were on the brink of total extinction. Several factors aided the events which led to their demise as a society - starvation, disease, and the idea (now debunked as fake) in which their blood could solve disabilities such as lameness or blindness. Currently, there are less than 1,000 Epoxyen left in the world, but the number’s steep decline seems to have reached a stopping point. They used to live in large groups, anywhere from 500 to 2,000 in a caravan across the deserts, as a purely nomadic society that mostly lived off the land. With their natural resistance to the high temperatures and dry climate, they typically reside in the southern hemisphere of the world and oftentimes near the equator, where it is hottest. Those who remain often work as blacksmiths or hunters, even some being recruited as guardsmen or soldiers due to their loyalty and proficiency in close-combat scenarios.

Epoxyen are a very proud and strong-willed people. Despite their limited numbers, tradition and history remain to be a very important part of their everyday lives. Some of the ideals are listed below:

- The Korrash. A ritual in which binds Epoxyen together as mates, for life - it is a very important ritual involving the symbolic intertwining of the lives of the lovers, forever crossing their paths in a combined destiny until death do they part. Divorce is extremely uncommon and said act is unheard of in their culture, literally. They have no terms for it.

- Before every meal, Epoxyen pray to the spirits for safe travels and good company in their future. Because of their nomadic ancestry, the prayers evolved to be a symbol of hope and looking forward to the day ahead.

- A death in the field of battle is one of the highest honors that one can achieve. In their culture, a warrior's death was rewarded with peace and tranquility in the afterlife, often returning as a guiding spirit (Conceptualized Phenomenon) in the lives of their families and friends.

- Magic is considered a gift and in the Epoxyen culture, is celebrated with good food, great hospitality, and prayers for using the gift for good and making the world a better place than it had been before. Mages in the "Terra" branch, also known as magic regarding the ground, that had Epoxyen descent are said to be more in-tune with the world around them, resulting in a more powerful and wiser mage compared to other races. However, this has yet to be scientifically proven - it is a local myth at this current point in time.

Nicknames / Slurs for the Species
Dune Dweller

Redskin

Desert Folk

Sandmen/Sandwomen