Canidaurs: A New People

Having appeared no more than a century ago (three generation all told), these intelligent chimera have little in the way of original culture. They trade much with the free city of Kurzmarch Ford. A fledgling culture with little sophistication, they can seem ill-mannered and unrefined despite often being well educated. To them, culture is a plaything that, should it fail to offer delight by its own merit, ought to be ignored or abused for mischief. They were created by Serzy Montaigne to be her vassals. How she did this is a matter of great speculation, but the particulars are not known. The creation by a single individual of an entire kingdom of monsters has greatly alarmed rulers across The Land of Six Kingdoms. For decades a war to exterminate the threat has been speculated upon.

A canid can take the form of nearly any Dog breed. A relatively large large proportion are military purebreds (the "dobermen"). There are fewer ruling, religious, and bureaucratic classes modeled after calmer breeds, but they can all be quite as intelligent as any Human. The largest of them weigh thrice as much as a man, and stand head and shoulders above any human. They are physically imposing, fast, loyal to a fault, and quite careless of any danger.

While class divisions hew closely along breeding lines, the sensibility within canid culture is to largely overlook differences in breeding unless they pose an insurmountable practical difficulty. Laborers can be conscripted for military service at need, usually for archery or as engineers. 

Scarcity... For Now

"Forty years of life is an incredible gift, and we are forever indebted to Her Majesty for it."  In RP 268, the total population of Canidaurs is measured in thousands, and their lifespans are often no more than two-score of years. The oldest lived to 45 years of age. Whether owing to their natural relation to Dogs or to the instability of the magics by which they were made, their bodies cannot support life for much more than that. Happily, adolescence is quite short and they seem preternaturally inclined to live life to its fullest. Initially only dobermen existed, but others have since emerged. However, they are not merely created - they are reportedly able to breed independently. Other magicians have created chimerae, but only their queen has created a viable species.

Common Names

Feminine: Maelia, Catula, Vorenia, Cantaber, Cluilia, Triaria, Nasennia, Globula, Horatia, Tertulliana, Caeparia, Irenaea, Publicia, Maritialis, Licinia, Genesia, Bantia, Ignatia, Tanicia, Chlora

Masculine: Primus, Agrippa, Appius, Sextus, Quintus, Drusus, Kaeso, Marcus, Titus, Valerius, Manius, Vibius, Lucius, Tiberius, Servius, Marcellus, Opiter, Publius, Hostus, Julianus, Galerius

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