Akalak
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Revision as of 03:54, 1 November 2009
 The Warriors of Taldera | |
| Height | 6"1"-7'5" |
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| Weight | 180-300 |
| Lifespan | 450 years |
| Major features | Deep dark skin, elongated ears, very muscular, all male |
| Abilities | Infravision, Impressive Strength, Incredibly skilled weaponsmasters |
| Population | 5,000 |
| Most common in | Taldera though Empire Wide |
| Reputation | Formidable Fighters |
| Racial gods | Wysar & Akajia |
| Racial bonus | +10 Unarmed Combat |
The Akalak are Mizahar's most notorious fighters. Strong, powerful, intelligent, this all male race is known for their sense of honor, always upholding their oaths, and acting as champions of various and numerous causes. Akalak function equally well at night as they do during the day, so to say they are truly nocturnal is incorrect although they do have formidable night vision. The Akalak have a small home city in the eastern part of Cyphrus called Riverfall. Riverfall is an vertical city built on the side of an enormous waterfall where the Bluevein River plunges three thousand feet down a solid stone cliff into the Suvan Sea. It is upon that stone cliff that Riverfall is built. Considered one of the safest and most scenic cities in the world (because of its views of the Suvan Sea and the Akalak that populate it), Riverfall routinely welcomes visitors and receives them warmly - especially women.
The Akalak have a dangerous secret that they fight to conceal from the outside world. Few outside their racial circle would truly understand. They have a dual nature which manifests into two distinct personalities. Their entire lives these men fight valiantly to suppress their darker natures which often manifest into a completely separate personality (which often names itself and has its own motivations separate from the dominant Akalak personality) that can be absolutely deadly when provoked or the Akalak looses their self control. People who get close to an Akalak will eventually cross paths with their darker side when the warrior is wounded, severely stressed, or exhausted. Outside forces, especially powerful Djed, can also release their hold on their inner darkness.
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History
Biology
Physical Appearance
Common Traits
Psychology
Akalak men have a hard time reproducing (to conceive can take years). A woman who conceives with an Akalak will have a male akalak child (Konti are excluded - can have either konti female or male akalak 50 / 50). A pregnancy involving akalak child takes twice as long as thier race normally takes. A woman's chance of death during birthing is triple the racial norm when conceiving an akalak (konti excluded).
Society
Social Structure
Language
Names
Family Life
Everyday Life
Art and Industry
Weapons
These twisted daggers are a unique part of all Akalak Warriors. At birth, the Akalak are trained in the ways of combat. A wooden Lakan is given to them at their time of training. The true Lakan is forged just before their 25th birthday to be used as part of their Rite of Passage into manhood. It is the only weapon allowed to be used for this Rite of Passage. The Akalak Warrior is present at the time of the creation, and it is rumored that a part of their soul is imbued within the blade making these weapons sacred to the Akalak. No two Lakan are ever the same because of this creation process. If anyone saves an Akalak Warrior's life, they are honor bound to gift the rescuer with their Lakan which the person can keep until an equal debt is repaid. This special imbuement gives the Akalak the ability to always know where their Lakan is and if the person possessing it is in trouble. An Akalak Warrior will only create and own a second Lakan if the first has been gifted.
Akalak Warriors are also well trained and skilled in the unarmed arts. This is because of the incredible athleticism that Wysar gave his race at creation. This unarmed combat style is the basis for which all other forms of combat are built upon. Even the training regiment of the Lakan is built around their exception umarmed combat ability. Akalak enjoy combat so much that along with the unarmed combat and the Lakan, each warrior desires training in at least one other weapon of choice. Some Akalak have excelled in mutliple weapons and have become great weapon masters within Riverfall.