[Idea][Race] The Tuskarr

[Travista 1361]

 

 

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.

[Travista 1361]

Reserved

[TavernLich 324]

So basically a dwarf and a walrus made a baby and resulted in this?

[Travista 1361]

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 

[Fid 566]

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.

[Travista 1361]

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. 

[Servant of St. Owyn 384]

Where on this map do they live?

Edit: Oh sorry, wrong map... or was it?

[Travista 1361]

Most of the races have orgin in LoTR or some type of mythology, so what if mine has roots in wow :p ?

[Ventusyr 233]

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.

[HuskyPuppy 255]

This could easily be made into an event creature, one that I'd really enjoy honestly. Though we have enough races sadly.

[Nefarious Aus Shitpost 891]

I'd like it as an event creature, but no more. We barely have enough players to support some of the other races.

[TavernLich 324]

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

[Merkaken 516]

This would be nice in theory... But perhaps a name and culture that isn't taken directly from WoW?

[Lima 774]

I am in full support of this just being a event race for events.

[ski_king3 0]

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.