Khallöña’a

The Khallöña’a or Ña'a-i-Kalkhallösa, also know as Estirians in the common tongue, are a race of human-like people that live scattered around coats of Kylorne’s southern ocean ever since the Drowning of Estiria (Kalsamoroz-i-Estyri), residing mainly on the continent of Bazwebwe. Their original homeland of Estiria, across the southern ocean of Kylorne, was destroyed in a volcanic cataclysm, which resulted in most of island being destroyed and submerged, with the remaining fragments too small or inhospitable to civilisation.

Characteristics
Though similar and related to humans, the Khallöña’a differ from their cousins in the following ways: They are taller with average heights of 2 meters. They are more adapted to swimming and ocean-going environments, being more able swimmers and capable of holding their breaths for longer. Most Khallöña’a have blue sapphire-like eyes and bronze-coloured skin, nonetheless there are some Khallöña’a that do not have both or either of these characteristics. The Khallöña’a have also developed a symbiotic relationship with dolphins, allowing them to ride on their backs across the oceans, like horses on land. The connection between the two species is strong enough that some dolphin riders claim to be able to communicate with their steeds.