Xi

The Xi are a race of beast-men that before the sunder populated the whole world but after everything shattered they came to the island of Jiachong-Wu for a home, full of rolling plains and wild animals. The Xi have formed small tribes all over the Island based on which sub race they are (add subraces) having a chieftain that rules over them. Most times they also have a wise elder someone very wise to act as an advisor. This position his highly sought after and many Xi train life times to reach that status so many are quite philosophical. The chieftain is a position of honor and only tribe members can duel the current chieftain for the right to rule. The honorable chieftain is the only one to take a wife in the tribe. The chiefs wives are basically royal concubines hoping to make stronger cubs and pups with the strongest male being the only one to mate. Non tribe members and outcasts can mate with however they want but are far less honorable and can not be an elder or chief without reinitiations.

The Xi focus on buff magic making them selves stronger faster and more perspective and far deadlier hunters. Most to the time they fight with small daggers or throwing knives but if disarmed they easily switch to melee using sharp claws and teeth almost with quick reflexes to kill. They can jump higher and fall greater distances but not as smart either relying on instinct. They have no organized religion just a long list of superstition that they take very seriously, while having no official customs or confession or taboos they consider bad luck and negative things happening to be punishment enough for moral wrong doings. Illegal things however are more basic only a duel between the accused party and the victims are needed the victim of the crime fights until they feel justice has been served often leading to death. If the accused manages to kill the victim in a honor, fair and clean duel charges are dropped but its bad luck to this and you might be shunned by the tribe.