Striderling

The Striderling, also known as Striderfolk, are a humanoid race located mostly in the south of Rathnir, they actually are not a natural ocurring race on the world and come from humans who have a deep conection with the fire god George, through rituals and prayers, a human will eventually start to change into a striderling.

History
The first striderling ever recorded was the Patriarch of the Georgeist church, striderlings had no true culture they could call their own. However, there were many archetypal features of striderlings that were not necessarily innate. This include their attitude regarding their heritage, usually seeing it with proud for their connection with their god, but some who left the faith come to see it with regret and shame.

Regardless of their motivations, striderlings often trust one another. And many secretly desired to have another striderling nearby, if only to experience some small kind of kinship. Some of these striderlings gathered as partners-in-crime, while others were sought out by good striderlings who hoped to give a good face to the young race.


 * Relations with other races
 * Relations with other races

Striderlings, in general, get along well with the other races of the world, even if others were slow to trust them. This spirit of friendship is heavily inpired by the commands of the Georgeist church. Striderlings are often seen as hellish creatures, making it difficult for members of the race to successfully interact with others. Of all the common races, striderlings felt the most kinship with those who are seen with bad eyes, targets of revulsion and hate.


 * Religion

Religion plays a huge part of striderling life, since they are intrinsically connected to George and the Atopolian pantheon. Striderlings are revered as living saints by other followers of George, since the transition requires immense dedication to the cause. Striderlings try to be living enbodiments of what means to be a Georgeist, a great many become paladins, most in the service of good, and the philosophy of lawful good paladins often resonated strongly with striderlings. Striderlings often tended to be Georgeist priests but were not restricted to.

Striderlings sometimes leave the faith, but the pact between them and George can only be reversed by another god, be it from the Atopolian pantheon or not.

Characteristics
Striderlings shared many characteristics with striders, beside that striderlings have arms and walked like humanoids. Most perceivable of all of their characteristics were their red skin, the greyish locks who fell from their heads and the grey and black crusts that protected their limbs from fire and lava.

In many other ways, striderlings were similar to humans physically. Striderlings were, on average, just as tall as humans, from 5′6″‒6′2″ (170‒190 cm) and weighed just a little bit heavier at 140‒220 lb (64‒100 kg).

Abilities
Striderlings had an innate resistance to heat, allowing them to be very comfortable in the nether and are also very resistant to alchohool, often ending parties for finishing all alchohool found on it. Striderlings also had access to an ability known as glorious revelry, which channeled their innate party animal into others close by, tranforming the most boring of parties into legend worth festivals. Some striderlings also learned to unlock their netherish potential further, being able to walk on lava just like their strider counterparts.

They were also able to communicate with striders, trough a mix of chirps and words.