The Gruiag

Deep in the Heart of the Forest of Unthor live the incredulous Gruiag or Beastmen. Baying in the morning light with serrated teeth showing and hot, rancid breath visible. The Gruiag are a horrific sight. Crude, primitive throwing spears and knives are the weapons of choice, fashioned from the wood and stone that surrounds them. Beastmen culture is bathed in tradition and superstition. They feel they have a strong bond with nature and the Earth thus their God rules over all land and, in their beliefs, will banish all air and sea dwelling races to the ‘Great Dredge.’ The Gruiag, as a race, are a bitter and resentful community of ruthless and carnivorous killers who have not succumbed to the whim of King Heronius' vanity who believes that they are ugliness and hideousness made flesh. Bent on the destruction of all things of beauty, the Beastmen thrive on bloodlust and chaos. Choosing the path of darkness came easy to this most misunderstood of sentient beings and it is only a matter of time before the 'Black Lord' himself seeks out the assistance of these huge, deadly monsters.

Physiology/Appearance
The Gruiag resemble the amalgamation of the common beasts of the forest and plains with the two-legged, muscular form of Gapraxians or Xianites. The Gruiag Beastmen display the large, horned heads of ungulates and other wild beasts. Commonly the Gruiag are stocky, muscular and very strong. They stand on average 8 to 9 feet tall and come in a variety of sizes, shapes, colours and different intensities of mixing of Man and Beast. Some have long tails. some have hooved hands and feet that give them the ability to run at high speeds, some have sharp horns that protrude from the sides of the head or the nose, some have hair all over their bodies while other only sport small patches of fur.

Notable Characters
Morag (God) - 'The Grand Solemn Beast', Morag resembles a titanic four legged ungulate with single hairs that are the size of tree trunks. She was said to be much smaller in size during the Godly Epoch (half the size of Mt Angusti) and only grew to that size in her 'room'. She was protector of the Gruiag until her disappearance into the Myriad.

Brukk Blackmane (now deceased) - Alpha at the time of the 3rd Darkstorm. Brukk led the Gruiag forces with Warlord Terror to the very gates of Gapraxia before being defeated and retreating to the safety of Unthor. He reigned as Alpha until his slaughter at the hands of his successor, Morag (Alpha)

Banthor - Current Alpha of the Gruiag. Rhou of the Bloody Handed﻿.

Teebor - Champion of the Gruiag. The Bray Prince. Loyal and steadfast second in command to Banthor.