Rakshasa

When the Huyyati were driven from Kai-Hu, they wandered the seas until eventually one large group arrived on the then-uninhabited island of Tel-Riele. (The fate of the other groups is uncertain, but they probably died at sea). They settled there, with plans to build up and reclaim Kai-Hu when their power returned - but Tel-Riele is resource poor, and those plans eventually faded into oblivion. Instead, the Huyyati stagnated on Tel-Riele, their numbers dwindling - until around the turn of the 32nd century TS. A high priest of the Huyyati realized that they would eventually stagnate to death if nothing was done, so they came up with a plan to reinvigorate their blood through interbreeding with Telrosian Rakshi (Who were a humanoid race, descended from the Jhiriska through the Porrys). The result of this union was the Rakshasa race. Rakshasa are fearsome to behold. They have gaunt frames and thin, sallow skin, though their bodies are covered for the most part in a thick layer of fur (This developed later in Rakshasa history as an adaptation to Tel-Riele’s cold climate. The first several generations of Rakhasa only had normal humanoid body hair). This fur is typically black, dark brown, or dark grey, but a rarer dark gold color also appears. The skin of their face is stretched tightly over their skulls, and two horns emerge from their temples, pointing backward over the head. They have vicious pointed fangs, almost as sharp as their claws, and their nostrils flare up from their lipless mouths with no nose to speak of otherwise. Their eyes have a thin slitted pupil, but this isn’t easily visible at a distance, as their eyes glow red. They have short, thin tails. During the Era of Man, Tel-Riele underwent rapid climatic change, and became uninhabitable, forcing the Rakshasa to leave once again. They mostly sailed north, where they encountered Kelviah. One particular group was noted to have made it all the way to Yosnimiiri, but most Rakshasa settled in Jutare. The group who made it to Yosniimiri even ruled the Pyantha River Basin for a time, but were eventually defeated.