Naziki

The Naziki, or tusked men, are a relatively new race in the Sunrise Lands. Their homeland was west of the great mountains, but is now overrun with  Blight . Though they do not like to use the word ‘fled’, they first fled their homelands just over two hundred years ago, heading eastward into cold and hilly grasslands and pastures that are now the site of their oldest kingdom; the Kandarid Beylik. Since then, they have spread to the southeast, conquering the river lowlands and pushing as far south as the foothills of the  Bleeding Mountain . Their society does not traditionally use the written word, and thus histories are recorded by song rather than books. They are both martial and free-thinking, and their architecture, while once only consisting of tents, has grown to rival even the kingdoms of men, with great mobile cities made of canvas and furs existing alongside massive, sedentary stone palaces and temples.

Physical Characteristics
The Naziki themselves are a tall, strong race, with blue skin, pointed ears, and tusks that jut from their gums. Their hair is black and straight, and males often wear braided beards. Generally, they stand a full head taller than most men, at 6 - 7 feet in height. They are more energetic than most races, but cannot survive as long in low-oxygen environments. Their cousins are the strange, ultra-religious  Yakmaki , who control the war torn  Lands of Blood .

Endemic Political Systems
Naziki organize themselves into Beyliks, which are similar to kingdoms in that a single hereditary ruler controls the populace, but Beyliks are not tied to land. A Beylik is simply the ruler and his people, and they move their tent cities once every few years to seek greener pastures, or to rest at one of the sedentary cities in the country.