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Date Posted: 23:07:25 10/03/03 Fri
Author: the many me's
Subject: =^_^=

'I feel so generic,' Andi muttered as she stood on the plains of Eliode, and turned before her ears even caught the sound of grass parting before a Cadorian. Karusal looked unsurprised to see her alter-ego and offered a mild smile along with a sharp-nailed hand. The young human clasped it warmly, grinning with more enthusiasm than she should. 'I need to talk to you, Karusal-... aw crap... -chan doesn't exist in this language. Blast.'

The water-skinned kat'ni chuckled under her breath, releasing the teen's hand and dropping her own to her side. 'I'm sure you'll adjust for what Cadora lacks on your own time. What do you need to know?' Andi grinned again, flicking an earthy curl from her eyes and gesturing vaguely around her. 'Kar-chan, you basically know all about Cadora. Right?' The other woman nodded. 'Cool. Tell me about the other three races and where they live.'

Scarlet brows shot up in surprise, and the tall kat'ni blinked. 'Why do you want to know about them?' The human renewed her grin but said nothing, and after a moment Karusal spoke. 'There are four continents on Cadora that are separated by vast stretches of water. Only the largest has all seven races on or near it. But the third continent, of a size between Khetten and Erodak, has the three other races, plus humans. Humans tend to live everywhere, as you well know.' Andi nodded and shoved her hands in the pockets of her jeans, expression one of avid attention.

'This continent is called Ironius, and it is shaped much like a giant squid or spider. Only a Khetten-sized center section is unriddled by rivers, marshes, and deltas that eventually lead to the sea, and because of this fringe of outer waterways, Ironius has few decent seaports. The center of the continent is roughly near the equator, so the whole of the area is either tropical or temperate; there are some deserts and barren expanses of rock and mountain in the central portion, but not many. Mostly it's jungle and, farther north or south, deciduous forests. Due to humans not actually holding a vast majority in population, there aren't as many large cities or manufacturing centers as are on Erodak, but there aren't many uncivilized places, so to speak.'

'The first race you know quite well: Teaquins you call them now. They're often called cats, quite simply, and in Cadorian writings you should write them as tiquins. Like humans, they are not all warriors, and their technology is roughly on-par with that of humans as well. You know enough about them that I need not say more.'

'The second race are your Lizardmen, or whatever you've taken to calling them in the privacy of your own mind. They, unlike K'anta, cannot shift to any other form, and are more reptile than dinosaur. We know of them as lizardfolk, and there are no sub-races like merfolk have. If it appeases you any, they call the others catfolk, manfolk, and demonfolk. It is a preference in language, not the actual lack of a self-name, that leads them to call themselves lizardfolk. I believe 'tiquin', in the cats' tongue, means something like catfolk anyways. You know enough about lizardfolk physicalities that I need say nothing more there. However, mentality is new to you.'

'Lizards are indeed nocturnal and, while they can stand brightness, direct sunlight burns their skin if they're exposed for more than a few minutes. They live in the marshes and jungles, preferring to be near lots of water, and they can swim as well as many merfolk: better than almost all kat'ni, with or without our watergear. They cannot stand to stay in saltwater, however. They are a bit more primitive and warrior-like in their thoughts than the other races, lacking technology other than weaponry, and only wear the briefest of clothing to afford them modesty in other races' eyes. For all that they are less intelligent on average than the rest of us, they are very strong-hearted and -willed; their connection to nature is unbreakable and unwavering, lending them more strength than any but the most powerful nature demon can boast of. They live in clans and have warrior-like value systems as well as a powerful code of honor, but unsurprisingly to you and you alone, they do not like violence and are very reluctant to hurt others. Consider them pagans with the appropriate pacifism; they will only fight when necessary.'

'The third race is the one little-known to even me. They are called tuits, and you are correct in what you do know; they are shorter than the other races, averaging 4-5 feet in height, and very stocky and heavy. They, as you thought, have a thick coat of fur over a somewhat dwarven physique, and their hands are large and powerful, but not clawed. They have reasonably short tails, only a few feet long, and tipped in a slender stinger that is indeed poisoned; however, these tails are not very strong nor fast, but they are prehensile. Their feet are human-like, larger than one might think and heavily callused, as they wear no shoes. Their heads are hard to describe, slightly bear-like but very much mellowed towards the human side of things, with bull-like horns replacing ears. They are deaf and communicate solely by body language, and thus are regarded as either psychics or empaths for their acuity in reading other beings' thoughts and emotions. Many tuits know and use telepathy fluently. Their purpose is unknown, for though they can survive low temperatures, they do not like them and prefer a moderate climate, preferably in middling altitude with evergreen forests. Yes, they do mine, but not exclusively so. They are strange and reclusive creatures, living in a small minority on Ironius.'

Andi nodded slowly, absorbing this information with a permanent grin. 'Do tuits live in greater numbers on the fourth continent or are they just small in population everywhere?' she asked quizzically, tilting her head. Karusal smiled briefly, 'They are still a minority, but not so much on the fourth continent -Tsok- as on Ironius.' The human bobbed her head again in understanding. 'Thank you Karusal. I think that's all I need to know. I can figure the rest out on my own.' The red-head nodded and turned to continue welcoming newcomers to Cadora as the human's broad-shouldered frame shimmered and vanished in the cool evening breeze.

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