Yukman
From Mizahar Lore
| "I gazed upon the bodies we had lined up on the grass, perhaps fifty or so. As we gave them to the torch, I felt this short lance of sadness at the sight. It was as if they had tried to be human, in their own twisted way, but failed." - Ulrig Kelchner, Suvan soldier |
| Landspawn | |
| Frequency | Common |
|---|---|
| Threat level | Low to medium |
| Major features | Embedded soil and rocks, cracked skin, sharp teeth |
| Abilities | Mimicry |
| Most common in | Wilderness, recently abandoned areas, battlefields |
The Yukman (pl. Yukmen) is the most common landspawned monster. It rises from the very earth in large numbers and usually proceeds to destroy any civilized life in its surroundings. Resembling a parody of whatever races inhabit the area, the Yukman is easily recognizeable by its high-pitched shrills, cracked skin and the presence of local soil embedded in its body as rocks, sand, grass or even raw gems. Yukmen are violent and feral, yet they can sometimes be tamed or enslaved, and in captivity they can become more similar to people. This is part of their tendency to mimic the habits of those around them.
History
According to folklore, Yukmen appeared when the armies of man drew their swords on each other for the very first time. When Humans stopped being a united race and fragmented into a series of territories, kingdoms and city-states, Mizahar knew the devastation of war and apparently reacted to it by spawning creatures such as the Yukmen.
Other scholars choose not to put the blame for the existence of such monsters on mankind's civil wars, but on their growing numbers. Some suggest that, having grown too numerous for the land to support, their numbers had to be cut down, and Mizahar spawned the Yukmen as a way to self-regulate its population. Still, this theory is declining because Yukmen are still being spawned in recent times despite the drastic population drop following the Valterrian. Indeed, the number of Yukmen generated after the Valterrian is probably higher than in any previous age. The presence of much more abandoned land is thought to be the primary cause of this increase.
Appearance
Thread Appearances
| In Falyndar | ||
 | A long patrol | Corvo and Sheika, as part of Kreesha's fang, are ambushed by Tupahi Yukmen |