Razas y culturas

Haid: 1.67m – 1.88m tall. Lifespan: 70 years.
Half Cost Skills: Climbing, Foraging, Hiding, Hunting, Stalking.
The Haidic tribes of the Blue Forest (NW Jaiman) are related to the more northerly Fustir, but have always been more plentiful—and more warlike. Petty squabbles have peppered the history of the Haid, and the clash of steel reverberates through the Blue Forest more often than not.
Taller than the Fustir-Gost of the far north, yet more heavily-boned than the Jameri, the Haidic people were once masters of much of northwest Jaiman. But now they are scattered, a race in decline with only the dim memory of past glory. Tending to be hirsute and stocky of build, the Haid have a ruddy complexion and a reddish-brown hair of variegated color. The males often sport beards and many braid their wiry hair.

Jameri: 1.62m – 1.88m tall. Lifespan: 60 years.
Encompassing a mixture of several racial subgroups, the Jameri peoples are shorter than the Laan, Elves or Talath, but hardy. Their hair ranges from dirty blond to dark-brown, and they generally have fair or olive skin, with eyes of hazel or brown. Of sturdy build, they tend to become overweight in later years. The Jameri are more hirsute than most other races; the men must shave or grow heavy beards, and many begin to go bald in their middle years. A Jamer feels fortunate to live to be 100 years old. They can be found throughout most of Jaiman, though in the north they become intermingled with the Haid and other northern peoples.

Laan/Zori: 1.72m - 2.09m tall. Some resistance to natural cold. Lifespan: 200 years.
The Laan are even taller than the Elves, but more heavily boned and physically stronger. Their hair is straight and dark brown to coal black, eyes blue, grey or hazel, and they tend to be fair-skinned, from very pale seeming to a flushed but light complexion. Few of the men sport beards; in fact most have little or no facial hair (and little body hair). The Laan are great warriors, leaders and empirebuilders: their ambition matches their great stature.

Quaidu (Pale Men): 1.72m – 1.99m tall. Superior vision in dim light but -20 in full sunlight; resistant to natural cold; require full skin coverage for more than a few minutes of exposure to sun. Lifespan: 120 years.
The men usually tall and powerfully built, the Quaidu are so pale as to seem to have no skin pigmentation. Though even an albino has a pinkish color from the blood under his skin, these men and women are ashen-white, almost grey in hue. Their bodies are hairless, the mane on their scalp is either ebon or snow white, their eyes invariably black as orbs of obsidian. No iris, no pupil can be seen, no white sclera. Both sexes have a high prominent forehead, slender nose and thin lips of a darker grey. Quaidu front teeth are larger and more pointed than average humanoid, giving them a frightening visage when they smile. To say that they are troubling to look upon is an understatement.

Syrkakar: 1.37m - 1.68m tall. Lifespan: 70 years.
The Syrkakar are a subrace, result of interbreeding of Umli and Haid; they are exclusive to NW Jaiman.

Lotana (Aanac n’Kuugor - People of the Dragon): 1.62m – 1.93m tall. Lifespan: 120 years.
Generally quiet and serene, the Lotana are nevertheless reticent—even stubborn. Of average height and medium to slight build, they have fair skin (with a yellowish tint) and little body hair. Scalp hair is thick, straight, coarse and deep blue-black (or, in rare cases, white). Eyes are usually brown, hazel or amber, and a distinguishing feature is the epicanthic folds (the small overlap of skin over the eyes, like Terran Asian peoples). Lotana also have 'flattened' features: small noses, wide, prominent cheekbones.

Erlini (Jaimani Elves, formerly Mah-ilari): 1.72m – 1.99m tall. Resistant (+100 RR) to bacterial, fungal & viral diseases/infections. Resistant to extremes of temperature. Lifespan: immortal.
Half Cost Skills: Music, Play Instrument, Trickery, Wood-Crafts.
The Erlini (Iy: 'Gardeners') most often have sandy or dark blond hair and light blue, green, or grey eyes. Like the Linæri, they prefer to live close to nature in her unaltered state. When they employ tools and structures these are always subtle and clever of design, simple yet practical. The Erlini are the most prevalent of the Elven-kind by far, and in many areas they have interbred with mortal groups to create a hybrid race. However, when a culture of Erlini has been isolated for a long period, they are very shy and resist becoming involved in the affairs of humans or High Elves.