Beastmen
Overview[edit | edit source]
Origin[edit | edit source]
Beastmen, or Beastfolk, are the unnatural result of Arcane Permeation combining beast and man. Most Beastmen reside from present day Volvar, where radiating Arcane energies plagued the main landmass and a majority of Volvar's residents perished in 3E 1164.
Beastmen are not violent by nature, but they are often assumed to be due to the fact their main colony is warring with some native Volvarians mages, who view them as abominations. This colony is located within the ruined city once known as Ashmoor, now assumed by the Beastmen under self-proclaimed mayor Harley MaCrough. Under his leadership, they are attempting to form a civilization of their own.
In greater Aevonhold, Beastman are created through controlled permeation by magical experimentation or further anomalies outside of Volvar.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Beastmen posses the physique that they did when they were human, but have traces of the animal they were joined with. Such as fur (often patchy and scattered) as well as odd disjointed features from the animals head. Beastmen are not pretty. They are abominable amalgams of humans and animals.
Biology[edit | edit source]
While Beastmen are an inherently stable form of Arcane Permeation, the resulting form of the Human-Animal hybrid can bring on a slough of health complications, ranging from reduced lung capacity and motor function to damaged immune systems and increased susceptibility to diseases that would normally affect the animal construct they had been fused with.
Beastmen are also incapable of reproduction, as the magically induced incompatibility with both Mortals and their own kin would serve to remove any chance of a proper birth, as well as the fact that their reproductive organs are thoroughly malformed and unable to be used in any functional manner.
Magic[edit | edit source]
As Beastmen are the result of severe Arcane Permeation, their astral connection has been damaged beyond repair. As a result, Beastmen have no ability to cast magic or consume Arcane Essence. Though Beastmen are still inherently magical constructs, they may still find the use of material portals and hold within them a base magical energy higher than that of a normal mortal construct.