Races of Middenhjem

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	Race	Description
	Mennesker	Humans, viking culture.
	Dokrari	Humans, nomadic desert tribes of the Lysogild, olive-skinned.
	Asma	Humans, natives of Villjord to the east, dark-skinned.
	Ojru	Ojru typically stand at 9" and above. They are green-skinned, have four arms, and have toothless mouths. Though they have two large tusks. They are well-known for their sculptures.
	Hulemenn	A race of vole-people. They are famous for their seminaries. They practice ritual cannibalism of the deceased.
	Seksøyne	A graceful race with six eyes. They naturally hibernate. They are famous for their shrines. Rumored to be the descendants of a god.
	Skyggemenn (Shadowmen)	The monsters that parents tell their children resides in the darkest places to scare them into behaving. A delicate-looking race. They are black-skinned and have large mouths. When they die, they actually turn into another kind of creature that burrows into the ground. No one knows what they become. They have excellent hearing. In their culture, cryptography is a highly prized ability. It is rumored that Skyggemen are not born but are Mennesker transformed. When they die, a deep-violet creature bursts form their chest spewing acid outwards to give the creature time to burrow into the ground. The corpse is partially disintegrated, so identification is nearly impossible.
	Skapning	A tiny race that can fit in the palm of a Mennesker. They come in all varieties. Some helpful, some mischievous. They have bony plates instead of hair. Their sense of smell is incredibly powerful. They are exceptionally good at alchemy.
	Dvegr / Mandoler	Half-mennesker. They show little emotion and pride themselves in rational thought. They have no country of their own, but work for other races.