Name: They have names for their different social classes, but they are one race an one race only, and that is simply Leonin.
Population: Approximately 6 million.
Appearances: Standing between 6 and 6 and a half feet tall, Leonin are tall, imposing creatures. They are lion-like in appearance and have many Leonine features; such as that they have claws rather than nails, and they have long tails to help them balance while they run, and they often lean forward to decrease wind resistance. Their normal fur color ranges from a light brown to a gold-ish tan and light orange. However, in rare cases, Leonin could have fur colors of Brown and white.
The males have long, grizzly, flowing manes, while the females do not. Female Leonin are somewhat shorter than males, with the tallest females only reaching 6 feet.
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Physiology: how does your people work, are they strong, made of glass and able to fly ? They prefer physical strength and agility over intelligence most times, however, Lexer favors constant progress, so they tend to put that strength to industrial use for better progress. They are not OP however, they are not made of glass, and they cannot fly.
How long are they able to live, what kind of climate are they most comfortable in ? The average life expectancy for males is 77. The average life expectancy for females is much much shorter, it comes out to 60, this is probably due to the permanent damage of having a litter and, of course, it is also partially due to sex. They are comfortable in a desert climate, which is great because that is what most of Rhodaaki is.
Do they have any diseases that we should know of ? A born, incurable disease called
Marr. This happens with the litters and is the result of having too many babies! due to the physical instability do to the Leonin appearance, malnutrition happens to an extent where it cuts off a cub's lifespan for a few months, and the cub dies no matter what happens to it. Most Leonin see children with
Marr as soulless beings, destined to die.
Reproduction: (ew) How does your race reproduce ?
Hetero-Sexually, the way humans do, however, males have a natural way of making sure females cannot reproduce again, and they usually do it, for safety;
[spoili] They have special 'prongs' attached to their ballz and it scrapes and destroys the V, permanently destroying it to the process where it cannot have enough 'power to create babies (it's cool though, she can still use the restroom if needed;). Hence, another reason why females have shorter lifespans than males [/spoili]
how often are they able to do so, and how many children does every birth give ? usually, it can only happen once in a lifetime, technically, you can do it multiple times, but it is usually fatal. A litter usually gives of 6-12 cubs, but around 60% of them die from
Marr so it's not that big of a population problem.
Culture:
How does your race live ?
What amount of technology do they have? I would not say the best, but it's pretty good. Probably the furthest and the best they went in technology was how to utilize Oil into Light, heat, energy, and weapons. Their technology virtually revolves around the use of oil, If they ever ran out of oil, it would be chaotic.
They currently have Oil-powered:
guns, swords, armor, tools, vehicles, batteries, lights, cooking equipment, buildings, cannons, communication (in code), medical equipment, and most important of all; Plumbing! Although that's only for the rich.
in what way do they treat each other, and outsiders ? they treat each other in the same caste, and follow suit of the other castes, If one were lower, they would frown upon them, if one were of a higher cast, or if one were a
Hbarra , they would revere them. As far as foreign Policy goes, Leonin don't openly embrace those of other races, but at the same time do not scorn them. Once a Leonin befriends another person, regardless of race, he is loyal to the death.
Do they have a leader, a king, a senate ? The government is a Democratic Meritocracy Caste-System, which basically means that: 'You are free to choose who represents your caste/ who rules the other castes. But only as long as they work hard and prove themselves worthy of doing so.'
Here is how the caste system works:
Grahda: these are the purest of the Leonin race and the ones most likely to go to Paridiso, they are the religious leaders.
Kerahda: these are usually the political leaders and the richest of the aristocrats, they usually rule just, fair, and equal in order to proceed onto Grahda.
Verahda: these are the upper-classmen of society, the other aristocrats, the factory owners, corporate traders, and even very wealthy merchants fit here.
Warra: This is the middle of society, the warriors, fighters and champions are here, this also has the highest amount of hbarra, and this is the caste where the 'Ma and 'Li Hbarra do their eternal fighting for that caste advancement
Merahda: This is of the merchants, smiths, and other miscellaneous service-offers (such as teachers), they are considered the 'middle class' of society.
Tokarahda: This is the lower-class common men of the society, and where the majority of people lie, they consist of farmers, ranchers, miners, and factory workers.
Dresda: The 'Untouchables' of society, these are the criminals, no-jobs, exiles, and slaves. Most people who are born into this cast have been considered to have done very bad things in their past life to get here, and is considered what all bad souls fates end up being here forever, living as the 'crap' of Leonin society
Dresscode: upper-class and some Middle-class formally wear white robes with brown shoulder-pads and decorated, gold-colored designs,
Kerahda's robes are blue instead of white, and
Grahda's robes are red instead of blue. Other than that, dress-code is purely to the choice of themselves, even nudity is allowed, but people prefer not to do it.
Religion: what is your peoples view of their god? Lexer is their creator, their God, he is all-knowing , all-powerful being, which frankly, they are loving him a bit too much for his comfort.
how do they think the world was created ? The world was created as a result of Lexer leaving The Forsaken One, his mighty roar bringing together a blast of rock, oil, and fire in order to create this world.
How do they think of other gods ? Leonin Worship of other religions is
legal to all castes except for
Kerahda and
Grahda, But it is highly frowned upon. If those two castes were caught doing such an act, they would be exiled or executed.
Infrastructure: What kind of buildings and transportation does your people use ? They like their buildings are generally pyramid-shaped or very tall, rectangular-shaped, these are to symbolize the three holy relics of Lexer. Transportation can be done by rail,
Hathka (a six-legged horse), carriage, car, Wyvern, ship, and of course, by foot.
what do they eat and trade with ? Their diets consists of a huge portion of meat, and a small piece of bread and maybe (if they are lucky) some vegetables... In terms of trading they have;
Oil, refined oil, kerosene, oil, heaters,sometimes... a car,
Hathkas, oil, weapons, guns, the occasional cannon, Leonin slaves, oil, metal,raw ore, Leonin clothing, Prisoners-of-war, oil, and most importantly: PLUMBING (thought I was going to say oil again huh?)
Do they have pets and working animals ? Cats, Wolfs, and rabbits are common house-pets, upper-class people show off their wealth by buying
Leons (or lions), which show that they are true Leonin but they have high maintenance. The Leonin have three main working animals; The Domesticated Cow for eating, The
Hathka for riding, and for very good warriors, The Wyvern for flying
Slaves ? Slavery
IS legal, not just that, its smiled upon.
Ways of transportation: How does your race travel. By carriage, boats, flying carpets or maybe lumbering elks? If i haven't explained prior, transportation can be done by rail,
Hathka (a six-legged horse), carriage, car, Wyvern, ship, and of course, by foot.
Magic:
are your people capable of wielding magic? Yes, yes they are
how usual is magical affinity in your race? Low to Very Low
What kind of magic is used ? Mostly elemental and healing magic, Healing magic is most common.
Is it trained in schools or learnt in secret? There are a few schools for Healing magic and one school for elemental magic,
Eif Kierum, a really large Magic-only town virtually. All other magic is forbidden, but they never said it could be taught in secret!
Army: What kind of armies exist in your race ? We have the finest Swordsmen, Riflemen, Calvary, Wyvern Riders, Cannons, Railguns (Trains of course!), and Champions to offer.
Background:(OH GAWD WHY?) what have your race been doing since they appeared on the face of the world ? When they were first placed on this world, they were a very primitive, tribal species. Lexer was very displeased about this, and so he created the first
Hbarra, Alenko Tolloy, to rally a bunch of tribal groups in order to found the first civilized town around
Hiro Glopho Toro called Fali. Fali soon turned itself from a simple town to an empire, through the use of the second and most important
Hbarra, Falir Rhodaaki, he was the one who single-handedly, conquered all other Leonin tribes, through the use of several advancements in technology such as the sword, the use of cavalry, and of course, The Wheel. Under his rule, Roads, The Leonin Caste system, and the land to be named Rhodaaki, were accomplished several more
Hbarras ruled, formed the religion under their name, and improved their technology, mainly through transportation. but the vast desert sea, the fear of
Tremor Wyrms, and food problems were seriously impeding expansion and technology progress.
But yet Lexer was still bored with his game. So, to spice things up, he created his first
'Li and
'Ma Hbarra. twin sisters, their names were Sashi and Imdra Habari. Sashi was caste out as an exile of the Leonin, while Imdra was treated as a
Verahda Hbarra and lived her life very richly and felt no remorse, for she, herself, exiled her sister as Lexer commanded her. But Sashi bounced back, hard, she single-handedly went out and killed a very notorious
Tremer Wyrm, Xerad, herself, making the leonin in awe, despite her caste status. Nobody ever knew how she did it, but alas she did, and for the first time, caste didn't matter as she went to her sister, killed her, and took her rightful place as a
Verahda Hbarra, with the help of a few more
Hbarra, she found...and founded
The 'Li Hbarra Order, in
Hbarra Hall, their one purpose:, to vanquish any existing
'Ma Hbarra. Lexer loved this eternal hero vs villain thing, but even that got boring, so he made the first and only demand to his entire race, The Lionfest Destiny, and this is the constant need to make things better, constantly expand despite the hardships that occurred, It made by default
everyone a
Hbarra through a global speech. it worked,and they fought and bought every single piece of land to the point where it reached other races' empires, and as a result, Oil, which has forever been a pain and a burden for production, ended up being their savior. The Oilindial Revolution was a result, finally turning the Leonin into a more technologically advanced race that keeps Lexer entertained.
But Lexer is getting bored yet again, and might add something new to change the game again, the question is...What will it be this time, will it be helpful...or hurtful?
Relations:
are your people trading with someone else ? they trade with EVERYBODY!!!!
Maybe having regular meetings or festivals ? I cannot tell yet, maybe something worked out between them and the lizardkin?
Legends/Myths: What kind of stories does your people tell around the campfires ? Tales of adventure, with the hero always beating the villain.
The Lands:
Is your land full of mountains, forests, rivers, caves ? Rhodaaki's quite boring in terms of geography; It's a big, fat desert with a few oasis-es, with anything touching the water having a more...tropical feel to it.
What kind of animals live there, what kind of plants ? surprisingly, lions live here, other than that, the usual,
Tremor Wyrms, Hathka's, Camels, Desert Cats, and of course, bugs and parrots. In terms of plants, which are few, there is wheat, palm trees, and
Olvus, a Poisonous, fruit-bearing weed that surprisingly thrives in oil. It's considered very bad luck if your oil rig has these plants.
Are there any special objects, ruins or artifacts scattered around ? a few destroyed temples, the three Holy Relics, and scattered, tall, grey, obelisks, If you are unlucky find one of these obelisks, you're also bound to see a
Tremor Wyrm within the next five minutes.
Is it dangerous out at night thanks to bandits or other creepers ? Well, bandits are common in an economy entirely based on oil and trade. And to replace creepers and dragons, we have, well, the
Tremor Wyrms. Very few are killed, even with an army, and only once has one ever been killed alone, that person ended up becoming the founder of the
'Li Hbarra. Other than that, they have a destructive nature, but they tend to stay close to their obelisks during the day. Only at night do they stray away from the Obelisks, engulfing people, animals, camps and even towns! A really dangerous and the most feared thing at night.
Notable beasts: There are Wyverns here. There are also Lexer's 37 Wives, which are golden colored, talking lionesses. And of course, there are the
Tremor Wyrms. Which live in the desert and are the size of cities, and they also have the tendency to swallow them too! Considered very dangerous, if you every encounter one of these things...RUN!!!
Location: where is your land? That big light green piece of crap on the map? Yeah that's it, it's called Rhodaaki! It's basically the equivalant to the Ariabian peninsula in terms of geography; A huge piece of dessert with tons of...oil.
Is it a regular piece of land, with borders an whatnot ? Yes it has, and it grown to its size due to The Lionfest Destiny, which, unbelievably, was the quest for expansion.
Why: what is the reason for your god and his people to go to war against the other races ? Either in the name of Lexer, the name of the Lionfest Destiny, or because they just want to!
or isnt that what you are doing ? It really isn't. Lexer wants to see how they can continue impressing them with progress, and if it ever ends...he'll just kill them all in boredom. >:)