Wildmen

A race of savage, mutant humanoids that bear various traits of bestial appearance, such as cloven hooves, wolfish features, cowheads, webbed feet and hands, extra arms or feet or horned heads. The Wildmen or Wilder (adjective) live primarly in the cursed deep woods or remote mountains of the Known World. Of wildmen are said, that they are the Blood of Men, corrupted and twisted by their forebearers due to unregulated wanton use of Magic, some are mages in terminal stages of corruption. 
While Wildmen are said to resemble a high variety of animals (most common are toads, fish, bovines, wolfs, ravens and hawks), some Wildmen are humanlike with furry skin, strange coloration, cursed with extra appendages and hunchbacks or of extreme size. 
The Wildmen are regarded as unnatural fusion of Men and beasts, kinder souls claim that the wilders are just very mutated and twisted humans, capable of the same deepths of emotions and reasoning, however accusastions of Wildmen being the results of beastality or the Dark Arts, are a much more wide-held belief. The true origin of the Wildmen will likely forever be shrouded in mystery. Many Wildmen live in small tribal communities in the Deep Forests. They live short and brutal lifes, becoming often prey to Pneuma. In Human cities they are often kept out of sight in the Mellah. Violent myths about Wildmen cannibals attacking travelers and traders alone on the road or carrying off women and girls to procreate, can not be verified but are also too common to be not dismissed out right. 
Sudveg, Normannia and Mossovy have a high density of Wildmen, due to their remote and forested environments. In Normannia, among the Ascommanni, some Wildmen are seen as shapeshifters and agents of Yaahl (The white raven) the trickster raven deity of the Ascommani (who is often compared to the Old Faith deity of Lopter) and thus highly regarded. The Wolfssegner/Wahrvolff of Wolflingen are usually included the umbrella term of Wildmen.
The Kyriarchtry regards the Wildmen as unfortunate souls and deserving of pitty. Xenophobia against the Wildmen, who very often look strange or disgusting to the average person, is widespread and violence while not endorsed by the Kyriarchtry (unlike with the Kambyons), is sadly tolerated as inevitable. Kambyons are sometimes found living admist Wildmen tribes, where they practice Humoral Magic (the most dangerous and oldest type of magic).
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