Onika People

The Onika are a race of demonic humanoids inhabiting most of the known world, with the largest populations centred around Plagos and Michinaru. Their original home was destroyed millennia ago in a mysterious cataclysm. There are currently no official estimates of how numerous they are due to their wide spread and comparatively small population.

In Plagosi they are commonly reffered to as Onijin (鬼人), which translates to demon people.

Morphological characteristics
Several studies of skeletal remains indicated that they are related to the Asikhs, though they are known for many unique characteristics. They possess enhanced strength compared to average humans, as well as horns and wings which vary in size. It was also discovered that their ethnic background can largely impact their behaviour. Their livespans considerably outlast those of many other species, often reaching into the thousands.

Blue Onika:
Known for their quick thinking and intuition, they often tend to hold positions of power within militaries due to a naturally heightened level of intelligence and strength. They are characterised by their blue eyes, wings and horns.

Red Onika:
They are noted for being far more emotional and stubborn compared to their blue equivalents. Oftentimes hired as soldiers of fortune. They're physically similar to Blue Onikans except for their red colouration.

Yellow Onika:
Known for being much more docile and peaceful, they commonly take on the roles of statesmen and physicians, though the more cunning members sometimes act as spies and traders. Their pacifist nature and avoidance of conflict makes results in them being the largest surviving group of the species.

A common Plagosi superstition says that attacking a Yellow Onika angers the Gods and brings upon decades of bad luck on the perpetrator's family.

Lore
According to legend, the Onika are descendants of the God Realm, a small fabric in space where time moved differently than in Rathnir and Eldham. The people lived in the Realm of Oren, named after their god. Filled with constant war and bloodshed, tribes fought each other constantly, sometimes to merely entertain themselves. Such was the state of affairs until the dawn of a mysterious conflict known as Oren’s Calamity, which is said to have engulfed the entire Onika population. The destruction ravaged the realm’s physical integrity, disseminating the populace throughout Rathnir and Eldham. They slowly adapted to a new way of life, often finding work as mercenaries, generals and statesmen.