Equis
Keywords:
EQUIS-GENERAL
Category:
race
Equis are a race of human-horse hybrids similar in form to minotaurs and Mrem, with regard to the general amalgam of characteristics. The range of equine characteristics in a given Equis varies in each individual. Most appear mainly human in body with heads more akin to horses, including a mane and long face with large eyes, lips, and flat teeth. Some have hooves instead of hands or feet. All have long flowing tails. Hair and hide coloration varies from white to black to brown to red, plain, striped, spotted, patchy, or a mess of any of the above. A populated Equis territory contains a menagerie of shapes, styles, and colors in its inhabitants' hides. The grounds inhabited by Equis are referred to as their territories as structures are largely nonexistent among their kind: they live in the open wherever possible and range freely across a vast spread of land over the course of a year's seasonal shifts. Though Equis rarely own their territories in any official sense, few have either the energy or inclination to try to force them out of the lands once an Equis family has taken up residence.
The Equis culture, like that of most animalistic races, highly values nature - Equis warriors will fight passionately to protect it if pressed, though Equis are not warlike by nature, preferring to roam freely through the open plains without disturbance. They welcome peaceful outsiders freely, though such guests often are not prepared for the intimate nature of Equis territories. Many a colt has come from young ladies sinking too far into warm Equis ale and finding themselves amorously escorted to the young stallions' campfires, and more than a few men report having been inexplicably attracted to a mare's dance in the moonlight. Marriage is an alien concept to the Equis, who share pleasure and comfort freely among their families. Children are raised by the entire extended family of a territory, relatives and nonrelatives, making exclusive relationships such as the bond of marriage appear useless and nonsensical to the Equis. For unknown reasons, when Equis mate with non-Equis races, the resulting progeny is always Equis - their bloodline does not mix or weaken over generations, even with the involvement of demons and dragons. Hellalopters rarely target Equis mares for this reason. To date, the Equis have not developed a written language.
The Equis culture, like that of most animalistic races, highly values nature - Equis warriors will fight passionately to protect it if pressed, though Equis are not warlike by nature, preferring to roam freely through the open plains without disturbance. They welcome peaceful outsiders freely, though such guests often are not prepared for the intimate nature of Equis territories. Many a colt has come from young ladies sinking too far into warm Equis ale and finding themselves amorously escorted to the young stallions' campfires, and more than a few men report having been inexplicably attracted to a mare's dance in the moonlight. Marriage is an alien concept to the Equis, who share pleasure and comfort freely among their families. Children are raised by the entire extended family of a territory, relatives and nonrelatives, making exclusive relationships such as the bond of marriage appear useless and nonsensical to the Equis. For unknown reasons, when Equis mate with non-Equis races, the resulting progeny is always Equis - their bloodline does not mix or weaken over generations, even with the involvement of demons and dragons. Hellalopters rarely target Equis mares for this reason. To date, the Equis have not developed a written language.