Yaqoen

The ocean, to many races on Lyrine, is a complete mystery. However, beneath the crystal blue rolling waves, there is a race of aquatic humanoids called the Yaqoen who live and thrive in a tightly woven society. They live in all parts of the ocean on Lyrine and their forms and colors are as vastly varied as as the fish in the sea. In fact, they closely resemble said fish. In contrast to their Underland counterparts, the Yaqoen have very limited psionic abilities. The gifted ones are far and few enough between that many of the talented ones become rulers and achieve almost godlike status among their peers. Many Yaqoen live to serve their Queen and would happily throw their life at her feet should she ask it. It is truly the highest honor to be asked to give your life in service of the Queen and the conquest for power.

In truth, most Yaqoen are driven by the lust for power. That lust drives their society and their one-ness as a race and even their religion.

Physical Description: Yaqoen vary as much as their surroundings. They display an amazing array of fins and colors and shapes and there are more subspecies than the traditional sharklike Yaqoen than can be counted. Those further out from the mainland have lost the extra breathing apparatus,but would gladly still go on land and suffocate for their Queen.

Society: The Queen is everything. She is the head of the government, but she is also in command of the religious following, the army, and many aspects of Yaqoen life. She is revered like a god and given the highest possible respect at all times. Her guard protects her with their lives and she holds their absolute loyalty. She, in turn, protects her subjects.

Relations: The Yaqoen are dangerous and lust for power,but they are also skilled mercenaries and honest and truthful as much as they possibly can be. They are greeted with open if wary arms wherever they go and they are welcome in most cities. They have particularly good relations with their Underland counterparts, the Fvelt. They are respected, as their talent is equal to or surpassing that of the Yaqoen Queen.

Alignment and Religion: Yaqoen are, as a whole, chaotic neutral. They are rarely good or evil and stick to the neutral spectrum. Their god, Vurthel, is also chaotic neutral. The Yaqoen only have one god, who is omniscient and omnipotent and extremely dangerous. Usually taking the form of a Yaqoen male with the long, barbed, poisonous spines of a lionfish, Vurthel is the god of absolute power and dominion. He is to be feared above all else.

Female Names: Na'Braeth, Anbargiit, Ansannaei, Indarra, Arudhat, Ma'Classir, Na'Ruith, Imbryt

Male Names: Ad'Drokir, An'Kruik, Khadumet, Anruver, Evolir, Arulek, Enselk, Ad'Urlen, Haelodur