Akalak
From Mizahar Lore
 The Warriors of Taldera | |
| Height | 6"1"-7'5" |
|---|---|
| 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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These twisted daggers are the preferred Akalak Warriors. Forged as part of a right of passage, these weapons are sacred to the Akalak. If anyone saves an Akalak Warrior's life, they tend to gift them with one of their Lakan, which the person can keep until the debt is repaid. Reported to have powerful connections to the warriors, the Akalak always know where their Lakan are.