Travista 1353 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Tuskarr The Tuskarr are a race that have lived on the coasts of Athera long before all the races arrived from Thales. Unfortunately, with the arrival of the races came diseases they had no resistance to. The already low Tuskarr population was ravaged, killing a large majority of the Tuskarr and putting an end to almost every community. It will take a lot of luck if they are to rebuild what they have lost... Appearence Tuskarr are a very stout people, the largest they can get is 5'5" but they tend to hover around 4'-5'. They are very strong, able to rival the fiercest of the dwarfs. Above their muscle is a thin layer of blubber and thick, flaky skin. Their skin is brown, however the shade varies greatly, they can be nearly black or almost as light as a human. Tuskarrs also host mighty tusks, often engraved with elaborate designs. They are the pride of the owner and grow slowly as they age, it is said the larger a Tuskarr's tusks the more courageous they are. Above the tusks are white whiskers and eyes that range from icy blue to deep greens. Their feet and hands are webbed and unlike on land they are very agile in the water, it would be near impossible for any other race to keep up with a Tuskarr. Aging Tuskarrs are pregnant for a very long time, taking 25-30 months for a pregnancy to complete. Once they are born they grow slowly, reaching their height after 30 years. Tusks grow during their entire lifetime and are sometimes shaved down by elders. They do not live as long as elves, but they live a lot longer than humans, they typically give off their last breath around their 300th year. Culture Sadly, with most of their villages dissolved a lot of their culture has died and not much is known about it because they have for the most part been assimilated into other cultures and religions. However, before the races arrived they practiced a form of shamanism, similar to what the orcs practice. They had no written language and told their history orally, passing it down father to son in a tongue foreign to anyone who is not a Tuskarr. They place a large value on fishing, it is dishonorable and unacceptable for a Tuskarr to not be a good fisherman, arguments were settled on who could catch the biggest fish. To a Tuskarr fishing is not only their source of food, but a way of life. Pros and Cons Pros -Tough -Strong swimmers -Tusks Cons -Rival dwarfs in their short legs -Bad at stealth -Not agile in combat This is just an idea, any suggestions will be heeded and appreciated, if this is one day accepted there will also be few Tuskarrs as disease have wiped out most of them. If it's not accepted I feel this would make a great ET race instead.... After not reading this for a few weeks I look back and think this is not the greatest idea I've had, lore is poorly written and we have enough races. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TavernLich 324 Share Posted August 27, 2014 So basically a dwarf and a walrus made a baby and resulted in this? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travista 1353 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 So basically a dwarf and a walrus made a baby and resulted in this? Physically? Kind of, but with a culture similar of the Inuit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fid 566 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I don't usually approve of new race lore, but this looks extremely neat... If you can't get it passed as a player-available race, I recommend submitting it as an Event Creature. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travista 1353 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 I don't usually approve of new race lore, but this looks extremely neat... If you can't get it passed as a player-available race, I recommend submitting it as an Event Creature. If it doesn't I'll make sure to follow you up on that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Servant of St. Owyn 384 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Where on this map do they live? Edit: Oh sorry, wrong map... or was it? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travista 1353 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Most of the races have orgin in LoTR or some type of mythology, so what if mine has roots in wow :p ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventusyr 232 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Argh, I really really really really like it but players are spread thin enough as is between races... I definitely support as an event team race, but as a player race, I think it would do more harm than good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyPuppy 255 Share Posted August 27, 2014 This could easily be made into an event creature, one that I'd really enjoy honestly. Though we have enough races sadly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Aus Shitpost 891 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I'd like it as an event creature, but no more. We barely have enough players to support some of the other races. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TavernLich 324 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I'd like it as an event creature, but no more. We barely have enough players to support some of the other races. The other race(s) mostly being: The Kha.... :c. Anyways, yeah this should be an ET, would love for this to get some action, maybe have a contest with dwarves to see who drinks more ale or see if they can find their dwarven look-a-like. XP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkaken 516 Share Posted August 28, 2014 This would be nice in theory... But perhaps a name and culture that isn't taken directly from WoW? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lima 773 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I am in full support of this just being a event race for events. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski_king3 0 Share Posted September 6, 2014 As others have said, this could be a cool idea for an event race. However, I doubt LotC will accept more races. We've already had two additional races added (one of which is largely gone), and further additions will likely only spread the playerbase. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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