Villager (Kylorne)

Pre-Hrut Invasion
The Hrut was an unknown race of people who systematically took advantage of a Testificate's pacifism and slaughtered most of them. Before the Hrut invaded and wiped out most of the villages, the Testificates had a complex and rich oral history dating back thousands of years. Most of which has been lost. Only a few legends remain from the Testificates that survived.

Legend of Nurm the Cartographer
the legend of Nurm is one of the songs that would have been song when the Testificates gathered at the end of the day in the town square or a house big enough to host a lot of people

"There once was a Cartographer named Nurm.

He explored the world with paper and quill

He found beasts that would make you squirm

And found lands you would not believe were real

There is a lot about the world that you need to learn

And now you know of the legend of Nurm"

That's what could be understood from Testificates that tried to recite it. Most of it is missing since every time they remember about the lives they had they break down.

Gorp Big Nose
The story of Gorp Big Nose is a children's story to teach them not to overeat and be selfish

"There was a Testificate who loved to eat everything. They ate all the foods village but still wanted more. "I'm still hungry they said" "But you already ate all of our food" the Testificates cried. "Then I'll eat the trees" Gorp responded. He ate the trees while the Testificates watched. "We need food too!" the Testificates pleaded. "But I'M hungry" Gorp yelled as his nose grew so big from all that he ate. "Then we'll eat YOU" the Testificates said. And Gorp's nose would go one to feed the village for many months."

Post-Hrut Invasion
After the Great Slaughter, the surviving Testificates wandered Kylorne, the world they used to thrive in, selling their wares or just trying to survive. A few Testificates would found a city for all Testificate kind. Testificas and the Testificate Consortium was founded by the Testificate King, who believed that for Testificates to survive in this new world, they needed to mimic other states and give up their pacifism which the Hrut took advantage of.

Biology
Testificates are phenotypically homogenous. Every Testificate has identical phenotypes as every other Testificate. It is virtually impossible to tell one apart besides their clothing.

Testificates are all 1.95 meters tall. They feature prominent noses. They have white sclera and green irises. Their skin is a pinkish-beige color. The hair on a Testificate is dark brown and greys over time.

A Testificate's tongue is unable to move. It is connected to the lower jaw with connective tissue and a unique bone, the Lingua Inferior. Because of this, a Testificate can only produce speech with their vocal cords and by pushing air through their trachea. Due to these limitations, a Testificate's Medial Parietal Cortex, Primary Auditory Cortex, Broca's Area, and Wernicke's area are far more developed than an average Human. Giving them their larger skull to incorporate a larger brain mass.

Testification Process
The Testification process is a magical procedure to turn any humanoid into a Testificate. The transformed however, doesn't gain the Lingua Inferior allowing for normalish speech. The process was invented by a regional wizard after Testificas fell. A family of Testificates hobbled into his study and begged to be transformed into a different race. The wizard refused only casting a spell allowing for "normal" speech. The wizard realized that there could be other Testificates out there who had been transformed. He devised the process so that they may turn back if they wished.

The process requires a 3x3 hollow block of gold, emerald, redstone, and lapis. Once the transformee is placed inside the box is filled with salt water and the person recites a few choice words in Testificate. Once this has been done the transformed will emerge from the box as a Testificate.

If the ritual is interrupted or abandoned for whatever reason the transformee will either vanish never to be seen again, explode, ignite, age rapidly, or in rare occasions the magic will flow through the body and redirect out of the fingertips leaving the person with a great affinity for magic.

Lifestyle
Testificate culture is defined by a strong collectivist society while also being ruthless captitalists. Testificates work for the group rather than the individual but only for their own village. Any Testificate or other person that is passing through is going to have deals and sales thrown their way. Typically someone who does not buy anything is seen as poor and not worth even speaking too.

Food
Testificates are omnivores. They typically grow wheat, carrots, potatoes, beetroot, and melons as these are the easiest to grow compared to how much nutrition they give. They also grow pumpkins but not often for consumption; pumpkins are used by the Testificates to construct their mysterious golems. They herd sheep, cattle, pigs, chickens, and use horses for riding and plowing. The most common food that a Testificate eats is wheat bread due to thousands of years of careful cultivation of the plant.

Customs
Unlike most other races Testificates use emeralds as their primary currency. Testificates covet this gem over most things not only for their rarity for it is a fact to the Testificates that the more emeralds you have the more power you have. Many Testificates straight up die from exhaustion trying to get to new lands to trade in or slaving away in the mines.

Language
Testificates today speak a common language, Testificate. Due to their anatomy a Testificate can only make speech through their vocal cords and pushing air through their trachea. Because these limitations they have a very complex language with the most minor of tonal changes making a whole other word.