Tizinae

The smallest, and most quickly declining race across the mountains of Kunis.

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Their most notable feature is spaced tufts of fur. These are usually gray in color and located on the back of limbs, at joints, and on the breast bone. This keeps them warm during the uncharacteristically cold nights found over much of the coast. Hair grows like any other land mammel.

Looking skinny, malnourished even, many believe they are unable to procure food. This is a misunderstanding as the Tizinae are excellent hunters, but simply do not retain weight like most humanoids. On the rocky hieghts of the mountains, it takes agility and lightness to manuver, so even their bones are lighter  than average. They have the habit of walking on their toes which allows for easier jumping.

Ears come to a soft point, although they are not much larger.

Males and females are nearly identical, both having slight breast tissue, although females are the only ones that can produce milk. During pregnancy, their metabolism slows so that they can gain weight, although this is not nearly as much as other races.

Location
On the mountains surrounding the continent, but not live in the Hevadurei. They have a history of enslaverment, because many saw their more animalistic characteristics to mean they were lesser. They are, in fact, the eldest of the Kunis (continent) humanoids, but mental intelligence has stayed static through the later evolutions. Tizinae are not usually educated very well, spreading this idea further.

When first enslaved in the 5000s, nearly the entire species was moved to the deserts of the south. They were kepted in enourmous colonies, where Rhees, a fatal disease among Tizinae, began spreading. Within twenty years, the population of several hundred thousand decreased to twenty thousand. None remain in the south.

They have arranged themselves at the peaks of the smaller centeral mountains. They require nearly twice the amount of water as any other continental Kunis humanoid. It is here that almost all the rain making it over the coast falls.

Before the seperation wars, the north enforced a strict no-influence policy. Ceres still maintains this, as do most others. Despite best efforts, population is still quickly declining.

Culture
Tizinae live in ancient artificial caves. They can eat plants, but area carnivores to get their high nutritional content.

They speak in their own language, Tin, which includes series of pops and clicks, also including more recognizable speech.