Brigand

## Apperance

The Brigands are a race characterized by their distinctive horns that protrude from their heads. These horns come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with some individuals growing more than the average two horns, and others growing as few as one. The horns can grow in a variety of ways, such as curling around the head, pointing straight up, or even branching out into multiple points like antlers. Brigands also on average are more muscular than the other races, their body are also unable to retain high amounts of fat.

### Physiology

#### Natural Physical Prowess

Brigands are naturally physically stronger on average than other races. Due to their cultural strive for combat younger Brigands are coaxed in to the life of a Warrior. From a early age its tradition to start building the foundations of physicality, martial arts. and warfare.

#### Brigand Horns

Brigand horns come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, depending on the family and region in which the Brigand was born. They are incredibly dense and difficult to break, serving as natural head armor. If a horn is broken, Brigands are able to regrow them at a rate of two inches per year. The height of a Brigand horn is primarily determined by family genes, but the longest recorded horn was eleven inches. The color of a Brigand horn typically stays in the grayscale range, with the average color being light gray. Brigand horns are also often decorated, with intricate engravings, cloth, trinkets, chains, and other accessories added for embellishment. These decorations are not only for aesthetic purposes but also have an cultural significance relating to their own individualism and family.

### Brigand Palusians

Brigand Palusians are known for their rather unique disassociation from cultural norms of melee weapons, for the adoption of ranged weapons most commonly favoring long bows, most likely this trait stems from the Palusian region culture. standing at an average of 6'4. They often have brown hair and in rare cases, blonde. Their eye colors tend to vary among a wide spectrum of greens. Their horns are often thicker at the baseline and protrude above the ears, pointing directly upwards towards the end the horns get slimmer. It has also been known for some Palusian horns to bend backwards or even forwards ever so slightly. Usually, in the middle point of the horns, it curves inwards.

### Brigand Qahilians

Qahili Brigands, like other members of their ethnic group, are distinguished by their dark skin. Their hair often consists of an subtle grayish-brown hue. Standing tall at 6'2" to 6'3", the Qahili are often lean and slender. Their horns, thick and short, protrude from the top of their heads, curving backwards and around the head. A singular second branch of horn emerges from the middle point of the main horn, extending towards the outer edges following similar profile to the main branch of horns. These second branches are typically 2-3 inches in length.

### Brigand Felsen

The Felsen Brigand are often associated with their distinguishing white hair paired with their blue eyes. The Felsen stand at a height of 5'9 on average. Their horns often sprout from the side forming a spiral loop before bending backwards and curving upwards.

### Brigand Fiergen

Brigand Firegen, the most imposing of all the brigands, tower at an astonishing 6'11, even surpassing the height of the Ælfven. However, their height comes at a cost as they suffer from back issues due to their towering stature. Their ash brown hair is often medium length and have tanned skin. Their antler-like horns protrude from the top of their head, forming multiple branches with a gradient color pattern, starting with dark gray near the base and becoming light gray towards the outermost horns.

### Brigand Hǎi

Brigand Hǎi are easily recognizable by their jet-black hair and shorter stature, standing at around 5'9 on average. They are known for their distinctive maroon irises. Their horns are slender and protrude from the edges of their forehead, curving directly upwards and slightly backwards. These horns are pearly white with yellowish stains and accents that are spread across the top half of the horns.

## Culture

### The Brigand Edicts

The Brigand Edicts is the term coined to encompass all the Brigand ideas on rules of warfare. The first idea, the Primordial Edicts was developed to better the reputation of the Brigands to distance themselves from being barbaric savages. Although this idea has worked for a long time throughout history, it has recently been falling in popularity due to changing times and the increase thought of total war and pragmatic problem solving. It has even started to be questioned on the original origins, the creators, and its true purpose. Some believe that it was emplaced to instill morals to the conflict inclined race, others believe it was a ploy designed to spite Brigands in to weakening their tactical prowess by providing moral boundaries. Although the Edicts are associated heavily with Brigands, it has been adopted by other regional cultures some in subtle ways and others being very prominent.

#### The Primordial Edicts

The Primordial Edicts is the first brigand idea of chivalrous conduct first established by the [Placeholder] although like most information relating to the [Placeholder], Almost all information of the Primordial Edicts is forgotten or destroyed to time. The only remaining proof of the Primordial Edicts is the existence of the new Edicts that have splintered in to mainly 5 variations and interpretations of itself, focusing on different thoughts of honorable ways of fighting, and the general rules of warfare.

#### Splintered Edicts

Splintered Edicts were created centuries ago to better the Brigands reputation as a whole, however the true meaning of the Edicts were interpreted differently over the ages causing many cultural strife's which eventually led to the Splintered Edicts. The Edicts has been brought far and wide to each region despite the same origins Edicts have been adapted and interpreted in different ways, holding different values and philosophies of warfare rules.