Haani

On Earth, in 1908, a laboratory in Siberia tested out a primitive prototype of an engine that could hypothetically confirm the existence of “other worlds”. Unfortunately for them, the engine did confirm their existence: By creating a rift that sucked the whole lab into “The Void”, the barrier dimension that separates Earth from Iuldar. The scientists spend an undeterminable amount of time there (time passes differently in The Void, and biological processes are frozen) and slowly metamorphosed into mindless, violent creatures with claws and fangs. Then, around 4530 DA in Iuldar, another rift spontaneously emptied them into the forests of northern Jutare. Finding themselves once again requiring sustenance, they began to eat creatures, including the struggling remnants of Hashbrin tribes left in that region, which they are believed to have eaten into local extinction. For a long time, their diet did not include sentients, but this changed when Hoshroic settlers moved into Jutare. Since then the Haani have been a threat to sentient beings in northern Jutare. They are, however, tameable if raised from infancy, though this is still a difficult task to accomplish. Haani have no civilization, and are not considered fully sentient. They are also not grouped with the humanoid races (since the qualification for “humanoid” is descent from the Jhiriska), but are capable of breeding with humanoids. In fact, it is believed that since the original Haani from The Void were largely male, they captured Hashbrinic females to perpetuate their kind. Then ate them when they became barren or died of other causes. Haani magic is completely unique in Iuldar, as the soul plays no part in the process. Not all Haani can use magic, but those that can do so through a direct connection to The Void inside them and are frequently leader figures among their kind. They can’t use Iuldarian magic forms at all, but rather cause specific, localized warping of space and perception. If you are travelling in Haani territory and you start to feel a nagging sense of unease, beware. Be very, very ware.