Catalogue of the Races in Rathnir and Eldham

The  is a compendium written by Kethiru containing descriptions about the races and cultures of Rathnir and Eldham. It was initially published on December 12th, 2021.

= A Catalogue of the many diverse races and cultures of Rathnir and Eldham = By Akko Soleth, Goblin Author from Uraka. The lands of Rathnir and Eldham are territories blessed with a bountiful amount of life as hundreds of races have sprung from the land or otherwise been attracted by it's beauty. While this catalogue seeks to categorize, list, and locate most of the known races and cultures with what information is available, there are still many more yet to be documented or even discovered.

Continental Human Cultures
Humans are one of the most widespread peoples to be found within the world. This section includes some of the biggest groups to be found, either spanning the majority of the territory of a continent or generously spread out from that continent as a population into other lands. Display Entries

Brothian Peoples (Bardonians, Ryzani, Olthiacs)
-Description: 3 tribal groups originating from a northern continent. Bardonians are dandelion-pickers and a fishing folk. Olthiacs are flame-worshipers found in the County Remtal. Ryzani are a snow-hardened culture with smelting & building industries supported by Dwarves, aswell as being worshipers of Tossanism. -Cultures: 3 (3 subcultures) -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör continent. Nations of Bardonia, Ryzan, and Remtal.

Huitca
-Description: Values commerce, diplomacy, and devotion to their nation. Newly annexed peoples are formally brought into the culture of the Huitca through a ceremony. Worshipers of Cardinalism. -Found in: Rathnir, Continents of Ummarnu and the Phagosian Sea. Nation of Huitca.

Aurlûnoren Men (Dawou, Yi'yen, Nu, Fai)
-Description: Humans brought into the Imperial culture of the Elf-dominated nation of Aurlunor Velande. -Cultures: 4 -Found in: Rathnir, Syltor continent. Nation of Aurlûnor Velande.

The Nortfolk
-Description: Tribal men found in the coldest parts of northern Rathnir. Worshipers of the Church of Six Divines and Nortår. -Cultures: 1 (6 subcultures) -Found in: Rathnir. Nations of Arcturus, Eiendom, Daelryia, and Bjørnsberg.

Valdic People
-Description: Pale northern people led by Jarls. Worshipers of the Nostíkur Faith. -Found in: Rathnir, Sørligste continent. Eldham. Nations of Skjoldrbróðir, Frostmarch, Soumere, and the United Socialist States of Eldham.

Regional/Local Human Cultures
Whilst being of one race, humans are quite possibly the most diverse owing to their many hundreds of sub-cultures to be found in the kingdoms, cities, and natural regions of Eldham and Rathnir. This section is to list those smaller and more local human cultures. Display Entries

Viodoxan Imperial Cultures
-Cultures: 9 -Found in: Rathnir, Cymru continent. Nation of Viodoxa.

Idan-Ridu
-Description: Nomadic desert clans, their name means "People of the Stars". -Cultures: 1 (2+ subcultures) -Found in: Rathnir, Alteniquia continent. Nation of Yimmu-Audal.

Lardburgian
-Description: Originate from lands of Rhell outside of Rathnir. Elevate leaders known as Caerons. Folk-religion of blue cornflower worship. -Found in: Rathnir, Alteniquia continent. Nation of Yimmu-Audal, region of Coenia.

Masgar
-Description: Self-described native culture of the dark oak forests on the Vastallos continent. Nomadic tribes devastated by disease then assimilated into city life. -Found in: Rathnir, Alteniquia continent. Vastallos region, Nation of Vrolgar.

Pontaniedian
-Description: Nomadic people of the Pontani Valley in southern Nieden, scattered from their homeland by war. -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent. Nation of Yimmu-Audal.

Floramii
-Description: Tribes of the Silvan lakes region, considered the water of these lakes to be holy. Historical conflicts with the Niedene people. -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent. Nation of Simulami.

Krobuny
-Description: Ancient Rathnir culture originating from the continent of Jagdas. Tribal nomads. -Cultures: 4 (2 subcultures) -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent. Nation of Simulami.

Helmians (Daelyrians, Noxnorria, Baykonians)
-Daelyrians are worshipers of Draconism, elevating those born with dragon's blood. Noxnorrians are worshipers of Noxism, gods of the sky and sleep. Baykonians are worshipers of Snoutiality, and fled the continent to the nation of Zamotz in Eldham. -Cultures: 3 -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent, Helmia subcontinent. Eldham, Onthukhan continent. Nations of Daelyria, Noxnorr, Baykonia, and Zamotz Union.

Velmanic Peoples (Baykonians, Fluitanese)
-Description: Clans chased by the Niedene from the spiritworld, separated into 2 distinct groups. -Cultures: 2 (3 Fluitanese subcultures: Pikaruokans, Kornappians, Velmans) -Found in: Rathnir. Nations of Bardonia, Kush, and Uldarash. Regions of Baykonia, Fluitan, and Chevkri.

Avari
-Found in: Rathnir, Sparwood Continent. Nations of Avaria, Avertico, Wolfswood, and Yunria.

Osterians
-Description: Osterians were sailors and refugees of war who adopted the culture of villager traders. Their religion is that of Osterian Villagerism. -Found in: Rathnir, Plagos continent. Nation of Osteri Plagosi Trading Company.

Asikhs (Hagaeté, Shangté, Tani)
-Description: Descendants of the Najer. Worshippers of Nakharism. -Cultures: 3 (31 subcultures) -Found in: Rathnir, Plagos continent. Nation of Asarāvijā.

Wivamovians
-Description: Mountain dwellers of the Wivamonties region and self-proclaimed natives of Andorn. Sensitive to sunlight, living in underground tunnels. -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör continent. Nation of Bardonia, region of Wivamovia.

Alaari
-Description: Tribal humans with flower crowns. Eye color denotes what tribe one belongs to. -Found in: Rathnir, Ummarnu continent. Nation of Huitca, City of Alaar.

Alaman
-Found in: Eldham.

The Poths
-Description: Sea-faring nomads, lactose-intolerant. Worshipers of Anglism. -Found in: Eldham.

Helöisans
-Found in: Eldham, Serrona region. Nation of Helos.

Kabryestekans
-Description: Tundra tribes. Worshipers of Tokkotism. -Found in: Eldham, Phoros region. Nation of Irulan. Kabryesteka subregion.

Irilani
-Description: Desert and Savannah farmers of the Iringa territory. -Found in: Eldham. Nation of Iringa.

Uyami
-Description: Tribal people of the Valresh region. Worshipers of Serwìsm. -Found in: Eldham. Nation of Zamotz Union, region of Hvítrland.

Mixed Human Cultures
As the world is filled with all kinds of races, there are those human cultures who will live in tandem with those of a different species. This section is meant to list those cultures founded by or containing humans mixed with other species & groups. Display Entries

Bophans
-Description: Nomadic human-beastfolk tribes from the Bophan mountains. Worshipers of Isidoranism. -Cultures: 1 (3 subcultures) -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent. Nation of Lynnmore.

Najer
-Description: Desert nomadic Humans & Villagers who allowed different races to assimilate into their culture. -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent. Nation of Najer.

Hiarllii
-Description: Descendents of Dune Elf tribes and Huitca human settlers. -Found in: Rathnir, Ummarnu continent. Nations of Huitca, Zoquiyo region.

Caeda
-Description: A grouping of 3 races able to interbreed with eachother. Humans, Niori, and Keita. -Found in: Rathnir, Alteniquia continent. Nation of Yimmu-Audal, Town of Hiroka-Lani.

Ardatians
-Description: Descendants of Lamiatrophs and Humans in Ummarnu. Worshipers of Ardatism. -Found in: Rathnir, Ummarnu continent. Nation of Yimmu-Audal.

Half Humans
This section is to list those races who in their basest form fundamentally resemble a human, albeit they have some single or few extreme characteristics which designate them as another species. Display Entries

Niedene
-Description: Self-proclaimed natives of Rathnir. Long-lived, magically-inclined. Worshippers of Soleannen. -Cultures: 13 (40 subcultures) -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent.

Adaptoids
-Description: Humans who change according to the environment.

Amorlyds
-Description: Human with demonic parentage.

Aurestrian
-Description: Have golden blood. -Found in: Eldham. Nation of Cielo.

Draculian
-Description: Vampiric humans.

Dragonblood
-Description: Divine parentage. -Found in: Rathnir. Nation of Daelyria.

Drakorian
-Description: Superintelligent human hybrid. -Found in: Rathnir.

Erkii
-Description: Evolutionary divergent humans.

Dwarves
-Found in: Rathnir, Eldham. Nations of Khuzdurin and Varn Torum.

Grayrug
-Description: Grey-skinned humans -Found in: Eldham.

Huzan
-Description: Evolutionary divergent humans. -Found in: Rathnir, Sparwood continent.

Lo'Oix
-Description: Evolutionary divergent humans/elves. -Found in: Eldham

Mer
-Description: Fish-humans. -Found in: Eldham. Sea west of the nation of Aristios.

Nora
-Description: Humanoids resembling humans, unique biology. -Found in: Eldham. Nation of Eleanor.

Tudenan
-Description: Tall with horns and sharp teeth. -Found in: Eldham.

Watcher-Born
-Description: Third eye.

Xectis
-Description: Evolutionary divergent humans.

Seraan
-Description:Men with pointed ears & an elvish look. -Found in: Rathnir, Syltor continent.

Witherian
-Description: Desaturated-looking humans -Found in: Nether.

Tai Sayam
-Found in: Rathnir. Nation of Suvarnabhumi.

Animal-eared People
This section is to list those whose body resembles that of a human yet take on supplementary animal characteristics and features including ears, tails, or other body parts. Display Entries

Böji-Erchu
-Description: Rabbit-eared nomads -Found in: Eldham

Katzki
-Description: Cat-eared people -Found in: Rathnir.

Kumiho
-Description: Fox-eared people -Found in: Rathnir. Nation of Aurlûnor Velande.

Nekojin
-Description: Cat-eared people -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör continent.

Savonne
-Description: Scaled people with horns. -Found in: Rathnir, Alteniquia continent. Bophan mountains in the nation of Lynnmore.

Sorradi
-Description: People with 6 species variants of animal ears/features. -Found in: Rathnir

Eaglefolk / Aquil
-Description: Winged people with vestigial feathers.

Faun
-Description: People with 3 variants of animal horns. -Found in: Rathnir, Eldham.

Elves
Long-eared people with bodies and appearances similar to humans, although different in their own ways. Elves often see themselves as having more of a focused affinity for matters of nature, magic, or culture than other species do. Display Entries

Celestial Elves / Lhûren
-Description: Elves who consider themselves to have originated from a union in the heavens of stars and dragons, their spirits transcending their worldly bodies. -Cultures: 4 -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör Continent. Nation of Aurlûnor Velande.

Jungle Elves
-Description: Tribal elves -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör Continent. Nation of Aurlûnor Velande, Tacua Province region.

Glade Elves
-Description: Forest-worshiping elves -Found in: Rathnir.

Dune Elves / Azerals
-Description: Desert-dwelling elves -Cultures: 13 -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör Continent, Alteniquia continent, and Ummarnu continent.

Talawans
-Description: Desert elf clans -Found in: Rathnir, Haven continent and Ummarnu continent. Nation of Uldarash.

Nivosus
-Description: Tundra elves -Found in: Rathnir, Sparwood continent. Nation of Tortuga, City of Almmoria.

Ice Elves / Hyakki
-Description: Ice-skin elves -Found in: Rathnir, Haven Continent. Nation of Uldarash, Region of Aurora.

Sea Elves
-Description: Elves with fins. -Found in: Eldham.

Elves of the Stars
-Found in: Rathnir, Sørligste Continent. Nation of Lothgardh.

Mizuwa
-Description: Ocean-dwelling elves. -Found in: Eldham, Katsura region. Nation of Yaszuma.

Umarín
-Description: Sky-island dwellers. -Found in: Eldham, Katsura region. Nation of Yaszuma.

Yirsi
-Description: Descendants of the Hyakki. Blue-skinned elves. -Found in: Eldham, Onthukhan region, Mirau subregion. Nation of Anglunia.

Humanoids
This section is to list those races which are bipedal, making them similar in form to a human. They have their own unique biological features separating them from others. Display Entries

Goblins
-Description: Short, green skin, pointed ears. -Found in: Eldham and Rathnir. Towns of Goblinhole, Goblin Town, Cobblework Mines, and Urak. Nations of Arxella and Andorn.

Lamiatrophus
-Description: Hooves, tail, and long ears. -Found in: Rathnir, Ummarnu continent. Nation of Yimmu-Audal.

Mingrelians
-Description: All-black form. -Found in: Rathnir. Nation of Bardonia.

Thajain
-Description: Hairless and skinless, bone-mask faces.

Windwalkers
-Description: Brown scales, leaf-like flaps on head. -Found in: Eldham

Firbolgs
-Description: Hairy stewards of the forest. -Found in: Rathnir

Animals
This section is to list those races which resemble the common animals and wildlife that are found within our world. Whilst resembling and retaining features from these animals, these races are also noteworthy for having a degree of anthropomorphism and sentience which separates them from such forms of life. Display Entries

Ainin
-Description: Sheep-rabbit hybrids. -Found in: Eldham, Phoros region.

Poklatti
-Description: Fish people -Found in: Eldham. Katsura region. Nation of Yaszuma.

Lemurfolk
-Descritpion: Lemur people -Found in: Eldham, Onthukthan region. Nation of Zamotz Union.

Vulpur
-Description: Fox people -Found in: Eldham, Serrona region. Nation of Vulpinia.

Vulpur Lycan
-Description: Wolf people -Found in: Eldham, Serrona region. Nation of Vulpinia.

Feles
-Description: Cat people -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent. Nation of Greenstem.

Ratnirans
-Description: Rat people -Found in: Rathnir.

Harkal
-Description: Shark people -Found in: Rathnir.

Taku
-Description: Crow people -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör continent. Nations of Takumakken Empire, now Aurlûnor Velande. Region of Tamaka province.

Draaken
-Description: Dragon people, can shapeshift into other appearances. -found in: Rathnir, Eldham. Nation of Drakonia.

Axolotians
-Description: Axolotl people -Found in: Rathnir, Eldham.

Pig
-Description: Pig People -Found in: Rathnir, Eldham, Nether.

Bugs
This section is to list any anthropomorphic species which has bodily features resembling that of an insect or an arachnid. Display Entries

Anttillians
-Description: Ant people. -Found in: Rathnir.

Assoti
-Description: Mantis-Centipedes. Worshipers of Rakauism and Sürkelism. Ruled by hive queens until they died out, now reproduce through parasitic assimilation of another host species. -Cultures: 2 (Devrim Assoti & Canan Assoti) -Found in: Rathnir, Syltör continent and Haven continent.

Beeling
-Description: Bee people, travelled the stars in ages past. -Cultures: 2 (Avokai & Navokai) -Found in: Rathnir.

Favizin
-Description: Bee people, worshipers of Hivamism. -Found in: Eldham. Nation of Rodinnbrok.

Plant
This section is to list those races that are found to be based around a form of sentient plant-life. Display Entries

Sporeborn
-Description: Parasitic mushroom hosts. -Found in: Rathnir, Nieden continent. Nation of Lynnmore.

Dandelist
-Description: Leaf-covered people. -Found in: Rathnir, Syltor continent. Nation of Bardonia.

Sculkikian
-Description: Sculk-plant people. Blind. -Found in: Rathnir, Eldham.

The Mushroom Men
-Description: Otherworldly mushroom people -Found in: Rathnir, Eldham.

Fruti
-Description: Fruit people

Object
This section is meant to list those living and thinking races who fundamentally resemble that of an object, or were themselves an object until they were given life in some natural or unnatural form. Display Entries

Artificialis Intelligentia
-Description: Computer-programmed lifeforms.

Vaporians
-Description: Ancient robots -Found in: Rathnir. City of Vaporia.

Golemeni
-Description: Artificial constructs. -Variants: 10

Ratorians
-Description: Spirit-infused metal constructs.

The Warforged
-Description: Enchanted constructs. -Variants: 4 -Found in: Eldham.

Synthezoids
-Description: Humanoid constructs.

Bombfolk
-Description: Explosive-head people.

Mimics
-Description: Container-head people

Slimerion
-Description: Slime people. -Found in: Rathnir, Eldham.

Snowman
-Description: Snow people.

Blob
-Description: Gelatinous people.

Magic
This section is meant to list those races who are derived from magic, divinity, or any other kind of ethereal source. Display Entries

Drownish
-Description: Drowned undead

Faceless
-Description: Human spirits manifesting without a face.

Hóvaltr
-Description: Human shaped concentration of light

Wirlomeyan
-Description: Shapeshifting shadow creatures

Shade
-Description: Combination of multiple spirits into 1 body

Werecat
-Description: Cat-human shapeshifters. -Found in: Rathnir, Syltor continent, Ummarnu continent.

Werewolves
-Description: Wolf-human shapeshifters.

Extraterrestrials
This section is meant to list those races who do not originate from our world. Display Entries

Bibshmibbian
-Description: All-white form. Crash-landed aliens. -Found in: Eldham, Onthukhan region. Nation of Bibshmibbia.

Magis
-Description: Extra-dimensional species. -Cultures: 5 -Found in: Rathnir, Sparwood continent, Sorligste continent, Alteniquia continent

Raajjyn
-Description: Tall space warriors. -Cultures: 3 -Found in: Rathnir, Syltor continent, Alteniquia continent. Nation of Bardonia.

Umbrams
-Description: Moon-dwellers -Cultures: 2

Moonfolk (Hialtvor, Skrimee, Geodesian, Pora-ã, Hoxo)
-Description: Hialtvor are humanoids made of amethyst stone, Skrimee are also rocky humanoids, Geodesians are humanoids made of polished basalt and resembling geodes, Pora-ã are serpentlike aquatic creatures, Hoxo are rocky shapes that gain sentience when lots of them bond together. -Cultures: 5

Foraith
-Description: Extraplanar humanoids. Grey skin, white hair, black eyes.

Altari
-Description: Arrived via end portal. Blue-skinned island dwellers. -Found in: Eldham. Nation of Aquaris.

Aphiari
-Description: Extraterrestrial winged insectoids. -Cultures: 3 -Found in: Eldham, Serrona region. Nation of Notos.

Historic/Extinct/Endangered
This section is meant to document those races who no longer exist or have influence, exist only in history and heritage, or are singular in nature. Display Entries

Homo athielensis
-Status: Extinct. -Found in: Rathnir.

Rajjuulk
-Description: Extraterrestrial predecessors of Raajjyn -Status: Extinct.

Kizdaubarians
-Description: Historic predecessors of modern Eisen, Valtyrion, and Adítjemon cultures. Worshipped spirits. -Cultures: 1 (3 subcultures) -Status: Extinct. -Found in: Rathnir, Sparwood continent. Nations of Eisenland, Valtyrion, and Arcturus.

Arctic birdeater
-Status: Extinct, DNA extant in few. -Found in: Paxia, Rathnir. Nation of Viodoxa

Ragram
-Status: Extinct, DNA extant in human descendants. -Found in: Rathnir, Haven continent. Town of Salvionh, Nation of Aurora.

Zashit
-Status: Extinct culture, influences modern culture. -Found in: Rathnir, Ummarnu continent.

Almnutaa
-Status: Extinct civilization. -Description: Blue-skinned elves -Found in: Rathnir, Ummarnu cointinent.

Nothai
-Description: Human-demon hybrid. -Status: Extinct culture with extant descendants. -Found in: Eldham.

Draganean
-Status: Endangered, 1 left.

Geouis
-Status: Endangered, 1 left. -Found in: Rathnir.

Thanes
-Status: Endangered, 1 left. -Found in: Eldham.

Erut'ani Forest Elves
-Status: Endangered, 1 left.

Half-Cow
-Status: Endangered, 2 left. -Description: Cow-human hybrid -Found in: Rathnir, Eldham.

Sea Toraton
-Status: Endangered, 1 left. -Description: Turtle people -Found in: Nation of Daelyria.

Lupin
-Status: Endangered, 1 left -Description: Wolf people -Found in: Eldham.

Lava Elves
-Description: Ash-skin elves. -Status: Unknown

Dragwen
-Status: Unknown. -Description: Underground dragon people -Found in: Rathnir.