Golthiar

Golthiars are an intelligent, humanoid race of creatures that reside upon the Ninth World's Earth.



Appearance and Traits
Slightly arboreal in form, golthiars stand on average at about 6 ft. and 6 in. tall, with an exterior that's composed of bark-like skin and wood-like muscle. They hold a single large eye, which rests in the center of a bulbous, petalled head at the end long, almost stalk-like neck. Golthiars are born from underground seed pods and only need to survive on sunlight and drit, though in order to gather all of their necessary nutrients, they must bury themselves within a soil patch for 1 hour in order to last them for at least a few days.

While they might otherwise be diverse in terms of appearance and personality, one thing that golthiars all seem to share is some kind of life purpose in life, no matter what it might be, the job that a golthiar is doing at hand. Any golthiar without some kind of purpose will begin to wither away and soon after die within a few months. Most golthiars are easily able to understand, learn, or even decode languages that aren't their own and, due to their plant-like nature, are well versed in the fields of biology and geology. Unfortunately, golthiars are also very susceptible to unexpected blasts of light.

Society and Culture
Many golthiars tend to reside in packs of 4 or more of their kind, allowing them to assist with any needed combat or defense. They can communicate commands among one another through the usage of a beamed color that most human's can't see. But in general, they communicate via pulsing light beams in a manner that's very hard to translate.

On Occasion, a golthiar will decide to go rogue and separate from its pack of origin, usually at an early age. Most will find this to be a difficult path, but those who are smart and able to adapt may find a place among human society by learning to communicate with others. They might also make themselves very useful as either guards, scouts, or even fighters on the battlefield.