Hulders

## IRL

German huld, Norwegian huldra/huldrå (meaning hidden warden), hylda, Norwegian skogsrå (meaning forest warden), Norwegian skogsfru/skogfru (meaning female ruler of the forest), Swedish tallemaja (meaning pine tree Mary), and Sámi ulda.

The collective name for these seductive, shapeshifting forest dwelling creatures is huldrefolk/huldufólk. They possess holes in their backs and tails, whether they be cow-like (any) or fox-like (Swedish). Some tales say they only have holes without tails. Although the race is seen as primarily female, males do exist and are called huldrekall (meaning hulder man), huldu, or huldrekarl. They're said to be hideous with grotesquely long noses.

Either sex is able to take the form of tall, beautiful humans with long, flowing hair. They use their abilities to lure young humans to their subterranean homes, where they're kept as slaves or lovers. Sometimes the human gets released, cursed with the constant temptation to return to their captor. Other tales say that when they get married to a human, they lose their tails and become a human themselves.

## In Beolynn

Hulder is the neutral name for the race with huldrek and huldra being the masculinization and feminization, respectively. They have pale skin tones, although darker tones are rare; blonde, brown, black, ginger hair colors; and blue, brown, and green, lavender eye colors. Their ears are short, furry, and pointed, while their eyes have white scleras and rounded black pupils. They have tails that come in two variations: cow-like or fox-like, while they're as tall as humans and have holes in their backs like rotten trees.

## Stereotypes

They're lecherous and treacherous, making for good spies during wars.

## History & Culture

### Origins

With a lifespan close to humans but more elven blood, hulders are Children Of The Hand despite their Claw tails and Root tree holes in their backs.

### Age

Hulders come of age at twenty-one and have an average lifespan of eighty-five.

### Social

The two hulder deities are Jelasco, deity of technology, and Ussimarr, the god of psychology genetics.

## Trivia

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Hulders (hull-durrs) are the people whose name is whispered only into the wind. The masculine, feminine, and offspring forms are huldrek (hull-drekh), huldra (hull-druh), and huldbarn (hull-d-barn).

They exist in two breeds: bovine and vulpine.

star Appearance: They have sharp teeth, claws, and slitted pupils. They have inset concaves in their backs that are dark colored, almost rotten looking. When underweight, ribs appear through the concave and their spinal vertebrae appear to have been split in half, edging the concave.

Bovine have cow tails with ears that are semi-cow-like, but mostly skin with only slight fur on top. They have small amounts of hair. Their facial features are typically wider. Bokvan

Vulpine have fox tails with longer, pointed ears with fur on the tips. They have mild amounts of hair. Their facial features are typically sharper. Rassvan

star Skin: Pale pale\_skin to olive olive\_skin
star Hair: Black, brown, blonde, red
star Eyes: Brown, blue, green, lavender
star Height: 4ft 10in/?cm - 5ft 3in/?cm. Females are taller.
star Weight: 90lbs/40kg - 110lbs/50kg. Females are heavier.
star Age: Gestation of 7 months. Come of age at 12, lifespan of 50. Conversion is 1.44.
star Diet: Carnivore meat\_on\_bone

star Inclination: Sicarith
star Abilities: Sense of smell
star Stereotypes: They're often forgotten about. They prefer to consume the flesh of other races, as opposed to beasts. As such, they're frequently on bounty boards.

star Language(s): Primarily #deleted-channel, small #deleted-channel population, small #「flag\_pl」rolowic population
star Pantheon: #deleted-channel
star Homeland(s): Primarily #deleted-channel, bovine population in Schimshan (#deleted-channel), small vulpine population in #deleted-channel
star History: