Humanoid Kin

Humanoid kinfolk are those that naturally evolved within Terra Aletheia, descended from the Primordials. Similar in general appearance and biology, three distinct kin have developed in the wake of the War of Creation, and are considered to be the most dominant and prolific form of sentient life on the continent of Veiltouria.

## Gnomes

   Gnomes call The Highlands home, though they have spread out to occupy many human cities as well. A prosperous people, gnomes typically organize themselves via family units. A large gnomish colony has also been formed in The Crown Mountains, its inhabitants beginning to call themselves Deep gnomes and their home Crownskeep.

Gnomes are very small compared to most other kinfolk, with an average height ranging between 0.91‒1.2 m and a weight range of 18‒20 kg. Many gnomes have a more feral appearance than their sister kin, however, with hair that often sprouts from their heads in odd directions.

The skin of gnomes ranges in hue from reddish tans to earthy browns or even shades of gray, with exact hue somewhat dependent upon the ethnic origin of a gnome. Similarly, gnomish hair varies wildly in color from blond and brown to more exotic colors like white, orange, or even green. Gnomish eyes are often glittering black or blue, although more natural eye colors are also known to the race.

## Nephormorians

   A once mighty and proud empire, the Nephormorian people were scattered and broken by Obstinath, their ancient homes in The Crown Mountains stolen and their people sold as slaves. Now, years after their people were oppressed, nephormorians can be found isolated across Veiltouria.

Nephormorians are massive, averaging between 2.1​ to ​2.4 meters tall, making them even taller than Greenskins. Nephormorians have noticeably bony or prominent supra-orbital ridges above their eyes. Nephormorian eyes are often a bright blue or green and sometimes glowed a little.

Nephormorian skin is often gray or brown and is extremely tough (often compared to stone). One of the most distinctive features of the nephormorian is the darker (often vertically symmetrical) patches of skin that covered their entire bodies. Nephormorians believe that these markings somehow explained or controlled their fate or destiny. For this reason, nephormorians never tattooed themselves as this could affect their future. Nephormorian skin is littered with bony growths called "lithoderms". These growths were roughly the size of a coin and appear like studded pebbles on their arms, shoulders, torso or head.

## Humans

   Humans are the most prosperous race in Veiltouria and are the last and oldest of the three original branches of kinfolk descended from the Primordials. Adaptable, hardy, and intelligent, humans can live and thrive anywhere, and are a jack of all trades race that aspires to greatness. The most proliferous and adaptable race in Veiltouria, they have innumerable cities, with a large concentration of humans living in The Northwyld.

Despite their outwardly plain appearance, human morphology is very reactive to their environment, manifesting in the most diverse range of appearances and cultures out of any race in Veiltouria.