Wolfkin

Wolfkin are a hardy, mountain dwelling race. They are humanoids with wolfish traits and characteristics. To the Wolfkin, their pack, or Tribe, is the most important thing in the world. They are highly territorial and do not take to strangers easily.

## Personality

The Wolfkin are dour by nature, sullen and unfriendly to outsiders. This is a facade that the Wolfkin have erected to maintain their way of life, for within their tribes they are relaxed and a very boisterous race.

The Wolfkin live as though every day could be their last. Due to this outlook, the Wolfkin hold courage in high esteem and they do not flinch in the face of danger.

Wolfkin do not take to deception kindly, personal interactions are always to be done with honesty. They are loyal to their friends and tribe, to death and beyond. A Wolfkin hold trustworthiness above all else.

However, that does not prevent a Wolfkin from using subterfuge on the field of battle, making them wily and fearsome foes to face.

## Physical Description

The Wolfkin as a whole are a massive, burly race, with lupine characteristics. They are a seamless melding of humanoid and wolf. They have thick fur to combat the much cooler climes of their mountainous homeland, long furred tails, strong muzzles and tall, heavily muscled bodies.

The Wolfkin range from 5'9" to 7'4", there is not much difference in height between male and female Wolfkin, although males typically tend towards the higher end of the spectrum.

The Wolfkin range in colours, and some even change their coats to blend in better during the winter season if they are native to higher in the mountains where snowfall is more likely. But typically they are a variety of browns, blacks and greys. Their eye colours range from bright yellow to warm brown.

## Relations

Even though the Wolfkin live above the mountains, before the Human's Crusade, Wolfkin were closest to the Dwarves, finding a kindred spirit that put a lot into courage, honour and devotion to hard work.

Wolfkin view the Elves with distrust, finding them flighty creatures and too arrogant for their own good. The Wolfkin do not appreciate the silver tongues of the Elven kind and find that they cannot trust what Elves are saying.

Typically, Wolfkin do not get along with the Felis, however there have been circumstances where Wild Catfolk have been observed allying with Wolfkin.

## Lands

Wolfkin have claimed extensive stretches of the only mountain range on Alistora as their own. There are several parts of the range that are held under suspicion and the Wolfkin are wary for there are tales telling that the Giants still roam certain valleys,

They have a wide territory, and within that territory each tribe will have 2 to 4 villages that house the youngsters and elderly of their tribe and the young men and women travel between the villages ensuring that their elders and younglings are cared for.

## Religion

Each tribe will dedicate to a God that pleases or aligns with the tribe as whole most.

Typically, Wolfkin respect the Deities of fertility, strength and war. They also have their own god, *Fenrir,* a God of Liberation, Strength and War and holds a Dwarves war axe as his weapon.

Wolfkin speak Wolfen and a pidgin Canid Language as well as Common and Old Dwarven.

## Additional Information

Magic Users are few and far between in the Wolfkin race and those that are born with natural ability are held in a position of honour. Their alignment if they are Magical typically fall towards either Ranger or Fighter.

## See Also

* Humans vs Alistora
* Dwarves
* Elves
* Felis
* Catfolk
* Giants
* Freyr
* Magic Users
* Ranger
* Fighter