Lak'Gu

*From the dawn of life, the Lak'Gutans have been blessed with an otherworldly beastial instinct made manifested as to ensure we may carry the cradle of life for eons to come.*

## Lak'Gu

One of the legendary shamans of Lak'Gu history

## Demographics

### Language

Tagulian

The Lak'Gutans, commonly mislabeled as just Beastkin or Beastmen, are rather a type of beastkin native to the Tagul Basin. These beastkin are fundamentally different from your average beastkin, tainted through their mystical beastblood, they are directly influenced by their God of the Hunt, Kali-jak, giving them an insatiable beastial drive. This causes them to be incredibly close to the nature of the hunt, granting them supernatural strength and shamanistic abilities should they choose to pursue them; however, these blessings are not fit for their bodies, and as such the natural lifespan for Lak'Gutans are typically 20-30 years due to irreparable wear and tear.

Additionally, through various rituals and ceremonies, *any beastkin* can become blessed with the otherworldly Lak'Gutan beastial drive for the hunt; however, once tainted with the Lak'Gu beastblood, one's lineage becomes tainted as well. As such, Lak'Gu is a culture, a unified species, and a system of beliefs combined into what lives in the Tagul Basin.

## History

### The Before Times

From the very dawn of man and before, the Lak'Gutan race has always resided on Ef'thar, whether through divine creation or pure coincidence. It was during this time that the Lak'Gutans were the most traditional and isolationist. Idolizing strength above all else during this period, they were truly the most viscous at this time.

They had seen ages go by and evolved alongside the beasts of the land. Beginning at the start of civilization, through whichever machinations, Lak'Gu were always viewed as a savage race, often slaughtered or hunted no differently than your average game. Due to this, Lak'Gutans had developed an intense mistrust for the races of civilization, even going so far as hunting anyone who would dare tread into their territory and vilifying them through a god they believed to be the cause of this persecution, *Sibil-ska*.

This would eventually boil over into the final joint attack from the surrounding civilizations, known by the Lak'Gu as *"The Savage War"*, which forced them from their home and begun the next chapter in Lak'Gu history.

### The Great Migration

Following *The Savage War*, the Lak'Gutans were expelled from their home and were forced to form several bands of nomadic clans. This was a very rough time for the Lak'Gu, however it was when they saw the most diversity in their culture and growth as a species. Travelling across the world, this would be where the clans would start to incorporate a more diverse spread of beastkin ethnicities.

## Culture

### Demographics

Throughout time, the spread of different ethnicities within the Lak'Gu would evolve and change as the times saw fit.

The least amount of diversity seen was during *The Before Times*, consisting primarily of Goatkin, followed by Wolfkin and Bearkin. This is thought to be likely due to the highly isolationist and traditional nature of the beastkin at the time, Goatkin being seen as more holy and the latter two prized for their physical prowess alone.

During the *Great Migration*, out of both necessity and an evolving tolerance to similar races, the various scattered clans of Lak'Gutans began to incorporate various different kins into the fold. Specific accounts are hard to come by, as the documentation of this period is very sparse; however, the kins that are known for sure that had been accepted into the fold are reptilian kins such as Lizardkin and Serpentkin, more mammalian kins like Leonkin and Gazellekin, and even kins like Turtlekin and Foxkin. Among other things, this period was truly an unprecedented time for Lak'Gu diversity

After the *Great Return*, there has been a noticeable downtick of variety inside the basin. This is purely because the more homesick kins were the ones who were originally venerated in the Lak'Gutan establishment during the *Before Times*. The demographic of kins in the current Lak'Gu Coven is as follows in descending order; Goatkin(Including Gazellekin), Lizardkin, Frogkin, and Horsekin. Significantly more varied than the *Before Times*, however still less diverse than the age before.

### Lak'Gu Practices

Tough love, a forest fire toughens the bark, deforestation culls the weak, a plague is good for the immune system