Villager (Kylorne)

Pre-Outsider Invasion
Before Outsiders 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. The Outsiders were an unknown group of people who systematically took advantage of a Testificate's pacifism and murdered most of them.

Legend of Nurm the Cartographer
the legend of Nurm is a song that would have been song when the Testificates gathered at the end of the day.

"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-Outsider Invasion
After the Great Slaughter the Testificates that survived 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 Outsiders took advantage of.

Biology
Testificates are phenotypically homogenous. Every Testificate has the same 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 nose. They have white sclera and green irises. Their skin is a pinkish beige color. The hair on a Testificate is dark brown. Despite their arms being enclosed in their robes Testificate do in fact have two separate arms and hands they can use with incredible dexterity.

A Testificates tongue is unable to move. It is connected to the lower jaw with connective tissue and a special bone, the Lingua Inferior. Because of this a Testificate can only make speech with their vocal cords and 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 transformme will emerge from the box as a Testificate.

Lifestyle
Testificates work for the group rather than the individual. When they wake up they go to talk to their neighbor or any Testificate they can find. They usually discuss things for about and hour or two before heading off to work. Once they're at work they don't stop working until the evening where they will all gather around a designated meeting place to trade what they made for emeralds to each other

Testificates shave their head except for their unibrow. Testificates believe that the only hair on the head should be the unibrow, as a symbol to always look forward.

Food
Testificates are omnivores. They typically grow wheat, carrots, potatoes, beetroot, and sometimes pumpkins and melons. They herd sheep, cattle, pigs, chickens, and horses. The most common food that a Testificate eats is bread

Customs
Testificates use emeralds to trade with each other due to the emerald's rarity and mystical powers.

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 makes a whole other word.