Fole

The Fole are a species of savage avian creatures who evolved to resemble humanoids. Fole are tall (generally well over the median height of anthropods). Originally, the Dalmer explorers thought Foles were a subspecies of troll, leading to them being called Troll Raptors. Due to their transformative nature, the Fole are considered chimera.
== Society ==
Believe that they acquire the abilities by eating the flesh of their foes, leading to their leadership and religion being focused around the acquiring of new abilities. 
=== Cannibalism ===
The truth of this ability is debatable and the Dalmer theorize that it is more power of suggestion that is the reason behind these abilities (flight, strength etc). Indeed, since the Fole who go to fight the species with desirable traits inevitably form bonds with the creatures they attempt to eat. The Dalmer deduce that the “traits” they acquire are simply cultural, as when these Foles return to their people they are indeed very different from other Foles.
The Foles persuasion in their abilities leads to them having unusually good animal husbandry with the creatures they believe are related to them. They use many of these creatures as laborers, pack animals, and even as weapons. The most common examples are their hounds, great riding oxes, hawks, powerful ape-like creatures, and massive dinosaur-like war beasts. Other species however are considered outcasts in Fole society and are killed if found.
=== Relations with the other races ===
The Fole offer themselves as mercenaries, and sell their services to anyone willing to pay them. They travel the world taking limited contracts from both major and minor factions. While the contracts the Fole make are mostly exclusive to factions of seafarers, the Fole regularly send out their own to continue their mercenary trade amongst the world.
== Technology ==
The Fole have surprisingly advanced technology, making use of crossbows, and heavier beast mounted ballistae in battle. They purposefully keep their technological level low, so as not to become dependent or weak because of it.
== Variants ==
Fole Carnivore 	The basic infantry of the Fole
Fole Hound 	Ferocious beaked creatures that the Fole use as war dogs
Fole Ox 	Great beasts of burden, sometimes used to carry the Foles heavier artillery onto the battlefield.
Fole Hawk 	Fast hitting skirmisher, giving the Fole an advantage over their grounded brethren, although they are more bird than humanoid. The Hawk is an animal sacred to the Fole, used during ancestor worship rituals.
Fole Beaked Ape	The Fole Beaked apes are used as beasts of burden and war.
Fole War Beast 	These titanic bipedal beaked war beasts are used infrequently, goaded into combat by its handlers.
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