Anoshphite Races

The Anoshphite have lived through centuries in Rathnir and over half a century in Abexilas. Through that journey, many different ethnicities and races became part of the Anoshphite people, as well as many of them, even important ones, ended up going extinct for various reasons.
== Races and Ethnicities ==
The Anoshphite people have always been an welcoming group of people. Because of that, many migrating or refugee races and groups found their way into Anoshphey and Renesphey, becoming integrated into their government, culture, religion and all other aspects of being an Anoshphite. This list contains the most recognizable and historical groups that became part of the Anoshphites, but does not contain the entirety of the races and ethnicities that once left their marks in the history of this population.
=== Human Ethnicities ===
While humans have always been present, there were many times they weren't the majority within the realm of the Anoshphites. Nonetheless, they were always the most varied group, sometimes being more different to each other than they are to other races when it comes to visible features.
The Idan-Ridu, or just Idan or Idani, have very tan skin, dark coloured hair, dark coloured and monolid eyes, sturdy body to survive in the harsh deserts, mainly in regards to water intake. The height is very broad, varying around the common human range. Their characteristics can also vary depending on the clans or tribes they come from, as well as their customs and rituals. They were a nomadic people who settled in the deserts and drylands of Anoshphey long ago, hailing from the far northwest, outside of Rathnir.
The Caedan humans have pale skin, light coloured hair, and eye color ranging from dark brown to light brown. They are more used to mildly forested and cold environments, but had also spread well to the grasslands of old Anoshphey. During the Second Era, after they spread out through Anoshphey, one could find more tanned skin and darker coloured haired Caedas in the region of Jirn and the ancestral plains as they adapted to the hotter environments, while the ones to the north still had their pale looks.
The Poncyreans have olive to pale skinned, with brown to blond hair, and bright and colorful eyes, strongly built. Coming from another world, their natural habitat is unknown, but they tend to prefer settling in open grasslands, although they are very adaptable. Over the years, they developed skills for animal husbandry, especially horses, as well as agriculture, making good use of the lands where they are found. They are taller than the average human, making for fierce warriors when mounted on strong horses.
The Shimere people have olive skinned, with brown to dark black hair and bright brown eyes. After traveling through many seas, their people have become accustomed to the salty winds and more resistant to scurvy, while sometimes having sea legs on dry land. They’re also well adapted to cold climates due to the icy continent of Sørligste being where their far ancestors migrated from.
The Hillistens are migratory people from a long lost realm. The Hillisten people tend to have white skin with shades of brown hair and eyes. Their average height is around 1.8 meters. Used to the frigid temperatures of the mountains, the people live in cozy wooden houses and spend most of their time mining and building on the mountains they call home.
The Puhennic people [WIP]
The Aitamarans are [WIP]
File:Nyles the first.jpg|An important Caedan human, Shyhe Nyles I Reris
File:Idani woman.png|A drawing of an Idani woman
File:Dyellah.jpg|Dyéllàh Storhuýn-Lyeméin, a Poncyrean woman
=== Humanoid Races ===
These are the races that are very similar to humans and couldn't be told apart unless looking closely at their visible or biological features.
The Keita have very faint (pale) green hues in skin tone and hair, occasionally green patches of hair, bright flower colored eyes. These are descendants of Caeda humans that interbred with Niori and can vary wildly in description, ranging from a normal Caeda human to more Niori like characteristics, but without the plants. Due to the term being used for a varied level of hybridization, they can both breed with humans, Niori, and also any other group that can successfully breed with humans and produce fertile babies.
The Ashtali Elves have very bright tan, almost orange skin color, with snow white hair. They have tall frames with long pointed droopy ears. Their eyes can be of many colors, such as purple, blue, hazel, brown or green. They lack pinky toes and have a viscous sweat that helps them keep cooler for longer. The origin of these elves is mostly unknown, but believed to be somewhere in Syltor, as they were brought to the Sea of Pearls when the region was lawless and taken by pirates, being sold as laborers. In the later days, they resided in the ports of Ashrene and a few islands nearby, as free citizens of Anoshphey. They can breed with humans, making half elves.
=== Human Hybrid Races ===
To be considered a human hybrid instead of a humanoid, the race needs to have characteristics which are common in a non-humanoid species, such as a feline, plant, fungi or other species.
The Salewans are cat people of small stature native to an archipelago in Abexilas that sunk hundreds of years ago. Their skin tone is tan or darker, and they have cat tails and ears. The color of their hair, ears and tail is usually equivalent to the color of the coat of a normal cat, such as orange, tabby, white, black, calico and tortoiseshell, with female Salewans being the only ones who can be of the last two colors. The Salewans are prone to starting altercations that include screaming and quick punches, but they are quick to let it go after the winner has been decided. Despite their random brawls, they are very social.
The Rei Taan are humanoids native to Abexilas, with sheep/goat characteristics, such as caprine horns, bovine tails, sheep ears, wool fleeces instead of hair, tails, unique vocal cords (making communication with other races a bit more difficult), more robust and leathery skin, and different hormones. The people are naturally more inclined to follow their leaders than other humanoids, although there are also some who are born with disagreeing tendencies, known as the black sheep. Naturally mostly inhabited the Highlands and Mountains. Susceptible to Anoshphite diseases, such as Rotlung and Miasma. Massive killoff due to Rotlung epidemy after contact with Anoshphites, but a substantial amount is still present in the land, surviving the onslaught of diseases.
The Sorradi consists of groups that are generally human with ears and tails of raccoons or foxes. In Abexilas, all the Sorradis besides the raccoons and foxes ones are extinct. They also have double the canines of a normal human, with the frontal one being more pronounced than the second one. Commonly brown or dark gray hair, sometimes red, blonde, or lighter gray to white. Eyes are commonly between brown, red, orange, and yellow, sometimes blue or purple, but rare. Sorradi are small, ranging from 1.2 to 1.4 meters, but live from 80 to 110 years old. They were forced to migrate many times during their history due to persecution, in which they settled along the coasts of the old Anoshphey. Due to their traits being recessive when interbred with humans, their population has been in decline ever since Rathnir.
The Niori are a group that are similar to dryads in regards to being part human and part plant, but have their own origins. Their types depend on the biomes they are born in, which also affects their mannerism and appearance. They generally have features like a specific plant growing from their heads, and have a slight (pale) hue in their skin tone and a more prominent green hue in their hair. The eyes are colorful like that of flowers. Their hybridization with humans created the Keitas, and as such their population has declined to the point of supposed extinction. However, there are tales that a few have managed to make their way with the diaspora and arrive in Rathnir with the original Caeda people.
File:Certhia-holding-nyles-II.png|Certhia au Keylah, a Niori aristocrat and his Keita son
File:Anoshphite sorradi.png|A Sorradi Knight from Anoshphey
File:Renesphey Salewan.png|A Salewan pair
File:Renesphey Rei Taan.png|A Rei Taan couple
=== Non-Humanoid Groups ===
The non-humanoids are rare, but have always been present in the Anoshphite populations.
While not being one specific group, there are a few animals that have been found to have sentience and sapience in Anoshphey. They achieve such feats through many different means, be it through magic, curses or blessings, or simply through rare cases of natural or artificial selection. The ways in which that can be achieved are endless, but they are outliers in comparison with the other non-humanoid animals.
Artificial beings is considered an umbrella group for all the different types of sapient “living” beings that were not created naturally. These include golems, sapient machinery, souls trapped in non-living matter (like a soul trapped in a stone, for example)... The list is also endless, but essentially they are created through some type of magic, curse or blessing, which needs the involvement of a deity or the use of witchcraft.
=== Extinct Races or Ethnicities ===
Even with the many attempts at preserving the different races and ethnicities that have once existed within the Anoshphites, many went extinct either through not being able to adapt to new environments or by being reproductively isolated to the point of reaching their population's bottleneck.
Many types of Sorradi are extinct in Abexilas, such as the felines, rabbits, otters and red panda ones. The raccoons and foxes managed to survive through Abexilas.
A race that was similar to the Sorradi, but that eventually went extinct was the Katzki. The Katzki were a type of human feline hybrid with feline ears, tail, sharp canines and, differing from the feline Sorradi, with retractable claws. Their hair ranged from dark brown to black, but occasionally they could be born with a tabby pattern. The skin went from light tan to brown and the eyes being either yellow or blue. They tended to be short, averaging 1.5 meters, but also were more athletic than humans. Originating on the Atsyllean Sea, their nomadic ways made sure that a few of them would land on the shores of Anoshphey. They were very few in between and were naturally reclusive, with there being no record of hybridization with humans.
The Lithranorians were humans who originated in the Nieden continent. The appearance of Ancient Lithranorians were varied, as they were people that came from different places. Eventually, they had acquired similar traits due to their forest dwelling and lakeshore habitations. They did better under the shades of the canopy or sailing the calm waters of the big northern lakes. With them being forced out from their homeland by the Escharians, they were reallocated to two different regions in Anoshphey. In the north, they managed to integrate and live in a similar area as their homeland, becoming known as Therans, while the Lithranorians that were sent to the southern savannahs didn’t adapt well to the harsh sun, slowly being reduced to just a handful spread around the few oasis of the region. In Abexilas, they separated from the rest of the Anoshphites and found their way into the Rozakko'ra continent, where they were conquered and slowly faded from the annals of history.
The Anesarii were a legendary race from the founding of Anoshphey. Anesarii (also called Anoshpharii or Anoshians) were a humanoid group that founded Anoshphey a long time ago, before the arrival of other migratory groups, settling in the area equivalent to modern Jirn. They were mostly restricted due to their species and human hybrids being infertile and could only be found in Jirn, until they eventually went extinct in the Second Era.
Saeri were hybrids of humans with deer and bucks, closely related to the Faun, that went extinct in the Second Era. The Saeri were human looking on the upper body, however they had horns, deer nose, pointed and droopy deer ears, and pronounced canines. On the lower body, they had deer tails and legs. Their skin color was very tan to brown while the fur goes from reddish brown to light tan to dark brown. Their eyes were colorful, much like the Keitas. They lived mostly on wetlands and swamps, which was similar to their original homeland. There was no documentation of them interbreeding with humans. 
There were also the Okran’dai, but those have been extinct for a long time even in Rathnir. This human lizard hybrid is an extinct but historical specimen still alive in folklore and children’s tales. They are said to have been more lizard than man, having the bipedalism and body shape of a human, but being covered in tough beige, white or rose golden scales, and having the head of a lizard. The males tended to have more saturated colors. While their origins are mysterious, the tales often mention how hardy they were to different environments and how aggressive they were to those who they met. But one thing all sources can agree on: these human hybrids could use magic, and used it to hunt or steal food. Some mad people still claim that they had seen one in the depths of mineshafts in Rathnir, but no proof or testimony from sane witnesses have been found.
Edémàerii were an amphibian human hybrid. They had a humanoid body with membranes between fingers, toes, and bigger ones connecting the underarm to the torso, which allowed them to swim more freely. They also had fin-shaped ears that could hear vocalizations underwater. Their skin was scaly, with patches of blue scales, allowing them to not dehydrate too fast when on land, but they still needed to return to the water every few days. The head of males was hairless while females have long hairs, and the eyes were as sunken and dark as the abyssal zones of the Sea of Pearls, where they had found residence. Their origins were mysterious, but the sailor's tale talked about a fleet of sailors that disturbed a powerful deity, which cursed them and their crew to the depths. Since then, they had lived off foraging in the kelp forests and collecting materials from other sunken vessels. No interbreeding with humans had been observed ever.
File:Katzki.jpeg|A drawing of the extinct Katzki
File:Saeri-Male.png|A male Saeri
File:Saeri female.png|A female Saeri