Deerstalkers(Vyiani)

Tall, lanky creatures with animalistic skulls for faces, the most common being an amalgamation of deer and canine traits. They have glowing eyes of various colors, with males ranging from reds and oranges and the females ranging from pinks and purples. They have thick fur that covers most of their body, the colors of which ranging from dark browns and blacks to lighter grays. At the end of each hand they have long claws, perfect for tearing through flesh and bone. They have long legs, their feet being hooves like that of a deer.

Noteworthy Factions: they live in tribes, with many tribal traditions.

They originated among a cult of deranged druids who noticed the plight of animals in kingdoms which had grown too big, or had become focused on hunting them for food. These druids planned a way to make better animals to survive it, so they tried to imbue the power of wild shaping into some deer at first. These deer went through experiment after experiment attempting to morph them through multiple forms until the magic broke. What resulted from this overuse and infusion of magic was the first Vyiani. They broke free of their masters with brutal claws and an inability to be commanded after gaining more intellect than the druids could work with. After being freed they formed tribes and made their own spaces in the wilds. A few were even smart enough to call upon magic and become shamans of their people. But they had immense hunger that demanded they hunt and deal in ongoing conflict, or scavenge for meat. As they were unleashed onto Valostria the Vyiani made far too much trouble. Their intellect allowed them to get around the walls that generally protect settlements, leading to bloody close quarters combat as they hunted both man and beast. With their first few hunts leaving a few towns shredded the humani began to hunt vyiani tribes to deal with the threat preemptively this retaliatory attacks were similarly brutal and forced the vyiani to learn of the strength metal has versus their claws. The next time the vyiani hunted they went out and collected swords and armor from the fallen guards in their wake. Eventually the druids outside of the cult that created the vyiani rose and went to tame this new threat, soothing the hunger of the deerstalkers a little and teaching them the better way of living while hunting from the land instead of hunting man, but since the tribes were already so scattered not all took this lesson leading to weaker raids happening still to this day.

Unlike how they are depicted by the other races, the vyiani aren't evil by nature. Due to their high metabolisms, they must hunt and feed several times a day, and usually wake up starving. They've organized themselves into tribes, of which they have groups of hunters to go and hunt for large quantities of meat. They can be sociable, but when they get hungry they will consume anyone or anything around them.

Favoured classes: Rogue, ranger, barbarian