Races

Like many fantastic worlds, Corasur is home to several sentient races.

Humanity

The most populous race, humans can be found in (almost) all environments. In the region of the Five Nations, the humans are dark-skinned, but in the satrapies, all tones can be found. Known to be the most magically-apt race in general.

Surjafi

Also known as "Mountain-Folk", the Surjafi can be found in insular underground colonies wherever there is ore. They have no need for light or food, instead they are sustained by a magical flame which must be kept burning. To this end, they mine for coal and air, and some colonies trade with other races for wood, which they find to be a more pleasant 'meal'. "Surjafi" is Old Tongue for "living stone people", which is a relatively straightforward name. Their ability to reproduce was granted to them directly by Rajafar, and this Gift has never been transferred to members of any other race.

Due to their unusual physiology, the Surjafi are capable of enduring very high temperatures with no ill effects, but are moderately sensitive to cold. They also have a racial bonus to toughness, and a racial penalty to agility.

Sprites

Elemental creatures, small in stature but not in power. They are very playful, but distrustful by nature. The Sprites are the favored creation of Rasutar, the Blue Aspect, and are the uncontested masters of ritual magick, able to permanently alter environments to suit their needs. They are usually divided into Water, Wind, Wood, Stone, and Fire Sprites, although finer divisions can be made. These divisions do not seem to be an intrinsic part of the rest of the world, however, and are peculiar to the Sprites.

Suro'ia

Also known as the beastmen, the Suro'ia have a form that is reminiscent of werewolves, but more bearlike. They generally live in small socialist agrarian settlements, but rather than eating crops, they feed it to their livestock and themselves eat mostly fruit and meat. They, along with their livestock, hibernate from (In most locations) mid-Korilao until Listao. The Suro'ia have their own native language and culture, as well as different names for the Aspects, but the differences are trivial. They have no formal religion, however, and instead they worship privately and only in thanks. It is considered bad form to ask the divine of anything unless you are likely to die without their aid. Entitlement is considered the greatest sin in their society, which is completely egalitarian. Contrary to stereotypes, the Suro'ia keep very good libraries and are generally well educated. Some Suro'ia become adventurers, seeking to learn of new lands, peoples, magics, or philosophies, which they then return to their communities.