Horned Ortor

A subrace common of Tassèrus which is closely related to the Bludzrū and Murdrū.

Sharkū looked up from his cups. His eyes were heavy and his head hurt worse than he could remember. He could not see much beyond the lazy smoke at the table’s edge, but it was enough to know that no-one stirred in that direction. Then he heard a footfall behind him and the table and chairs scattered noisily across the wood floor. With a growl, he was on his feet with his fist closed found the neck of an Yrūni woman. The barmaid gasped, croaking the words “You…you’re alive?” Sharkū thought on this for a moment, curious why she should be so surprised.

Physiology

The Agârū appear similar to the Bludzrū and Murdrū with the exception of their skin’s greenish cast and their improved posture. Agârū hair is coarse and invariably black (or gray with age) and worn in long beaded ponytails or dreads. Like their Bludzrū cousins, alpha adult Agâru have been known to grow two rows of teeth. Despite their name, the Agâru are not horned, but named for their tendency to wear horned helmets and armor (rf. Agârkrauk). Although they are not as massive as their Murdrū cousins, Agârū are the quickest among the Ortor subraces.

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Although large populations of Agârū are found in jungle Orts throughout the Dreamlands, Vast Untamed, and Wicked Coast, some numbers of this subrace may be found alongside civilized folk in most teeming cities of southern Tassèrus. The largest and most notorious concentration of Agârū are in the kingdom of Aghkgzar, on the eastern war-torn border of Sha’ala. Of all the races of Tassèrus, only the Sha’al do not allow the Agârū within their borders. The animosity between these two races is ancient.

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Nomenclature: Agaaru Dekàlic: Agârū (race), Agâri (pertaining to)