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The Lorperor are the tall and semi-quadrupedal relatives of the Manavan people, hailing originally from the warm plains of Deiroa. They are famed for their speed and elegance as well as their strange beauty. Their long necks support heads that often sport a pair of crest-horns which come in all shapes and sizes as they can be docked, bound, and re-grown to suit the aesthetics of each Pride's (family) culture.

Common Lorperor will paint their pale faces with various, generally near-red, markings to define their Pride of origin, role within a pride, or personal expression. Masters of a pride may have massive horn-crest which are intricately painted with markings that evoke a god or a primal force that they are supposed to embody.

The most well known Lorperian culture are those of the raiders from the Deiroan Empire who are of pure white skin and black hair, and bound their horn-crest into a single spade shaped crest. Instead of paint, they have their Pride symbols and lineage tattooed upon the crest, and over time add more symbols based on notable success.

Lorperor prides are generally large families ruled by a patriarch or matriarch known as a Pride Master who is meant to be the peak of the pride and deeply knowledgeable. Masters will have to often contest their place at the top against rivals and up-start relatives either with poetic duels or violent combat trial, with only the strongest or most clever ruling the pride.
If an old Master is usurped, the new one will cull young offspring of their predecessor to ensure their own lineage, which are commonly submitted to this fate by their mothers. In some cases, a mother will risk temporary leave of the pride until their child is old enough to be considered beyond the cull.
Prides will usually avoid other prides until seasonal festivals where youngsters can mingle in hopes of meeting a lover or Masters can boast and discuss issues with each other, trading secrets and knowledge.

The Lorperor are primarily carnivorous in their dietary choices, either snacking on smaller animals or hunting larger prey as a group. Hunters will wipe away their paint and replace it with camouflage with only a colourful dot or stripe to present hunting role. They are normally armed with spears and bows, while the strongest member will wield special hooks that they use to grapple and takedown weakened prey.
They will chew on specific roots and spices, but nearly all Lorperor will choose meat over vegetation.

The Lorperor have a complicated relationship with the other Speaking-Peoples. The common Lorperor groups will rarely interact with their smaller, more colourful bipedal Manavan cousins due to respecting bounds over generations. Some groups intermingle more readily, to the point of hybrid children existing named "Lormen", often either appearing like a colourful hornless Lorperor or a subtly horned and paler Manava.
Unfortunately the Lorperor of the Deiroan Empire paint a poor image of the species to most, with their raiders killing and stealing from many of the other peoples with great numbers and heinous ferocity.

In the times before the Deiomachy (the God-War) the Lorperor were occasionally picked by the gods to be their messengers due to their speed.

Description
The Lorperor are the tall and semi-quadrupedal relatives of the Manavan people, hailing originally from the warm plains of Deiroa. They are famed for their speed and elegance as well as their strange beauty. Their long necks support heads that often sport a pair of crest-horns which come in all shapes and sizes as they can be docked, bound, and re-grown to suit the aesthetics of each Pride's (family) culture.

Common Lorperor will paint their pale faces with various, generally near-red, markings to define their Pride of origin, role within a pride, or personal expression. Masters of a pride may have massive horn-crest which are intricately painted with markings that evoke a god or a primal force that they are supposed to embody.

The most well known Lorperian culture are those of the raiders from the Deiroan Empire who are of pure white skin and black hair, and bound their horn-crest into a single spade shaped crest. Instead of paint, they have their Pride symbols and lineage tattooed upon the crest, and over time add more symbols based on notable success.

Lorperor prides are generally large families ruled by a patriarch or matriarch known as a Pride Master who is meant to be the peak of the pride and deeply knowledgeable. Masters will have to often contest their place at the top against rivals and up-start relatives either with poetic duels or violent combat trial, with only the strongest or most clever ruling the pride.
If an old Master is usurped, the new one will cull young offspring of their predecessor to ensure their own lineage, which are commonly submitted to this fate by their mothers. In some cases, a mother will risk temporary leave of the pride until their child is old enough to be considered beyond the cull.
Prides will usually avoid other prides until seasonal festivals where youngsters can mingle in hopes of meeting a lover or Masters can boast and discuss issues with each other, trading secrets and knowledge.

The Lorperor are primarily carnivorous in their dietary choices, either snacking on smaller animals or hunting larger prey as a group. Hunters will wipe away their paint and replace it with camouflage with only a colourful dot or stripe to present hunting role. They are normally armed with spears and bows, while the strongest member will wield special hooks that they use to grapple and takedown weakened prey.
They will chew on specific roots and spices, but nearly all Lorperor will choose meat over vegetation.

The Lorperor have a complicated relationship with the other Speaking-Peoples. The common Lorperor groups will rarely interact with their smaller, more colourful bipedal Manavan cousins due to respecting bounds over generations. Some groups intermingle more readily, to the point of hybrid children existing named "Lormen", often either appearing like a colourful hornless Lorperor or a subtly horned and paler Manava.
Unfortunately the Lorperor of the Deiroan Empire paint a poor image of the species to most, with their raiders killing and stealing from many of the other peoples with great numbers and heinous ferocity.

In the times before the Deiomachy (the God-War) the Lorperor were occasionally picked by the gods to be their messengers due to their speed.