Fellow Griffin,
Quote: Good job describing a horrifying creature. How big are they and what is there skin like? Could a normal human ever overpower them? And do they use weapons?
As far as size goes, an average Vulgrak will be a head taller than an average man. Their skin is like a humans', though rougher and leathery, and can be either black, gray, or brown (or red, though this is rare). A normal human being stands little chance overpowering a Vulgrak, and even trained warriors have a difficult time with them. The Vulgrak are Beings in my world, which means they can teach themselves, and think, reason, and perform better than Beasts. This means a Vulgrak can also learn to fight. However, they aren't very good at it. That leads to some history:
In the days before the Wars of Braygon (a series of battles between only Beings and Beasts), the Vulgrak were a civilized society. They had their own art-forms, forged their own weaponry, wrote in their own language, and so on. Their culture was defined and sustained. Their city was called Shamadume of the Green Eyes, for its ruler, a red-skinned, green-eyed Vulgrak by the name of Shama, ruled it well. The other nations were wary of the Vulgrak, for they were a somewhat savage and hostile race. As The Wars of Braygon drew to a close, it was suddenly revitalized when the Vulgrak, by the command of their king (called a High Savage) Shama, made war with the Beings and defended the Beasts (which at this point were predominantly Dragons - a nasty, evil race). At the Battle of Braygon'wull, a the Vulgrak were defeated and their city, Shamadume, burned by a General named Alibur. However, the Vulgrak king, Shama, did something no Vulgrak was known or allowed to do - he lost, not because he was killed, but because he surrendered. In the savage culture of the Vulgrak, every warrior was expected to fight until death. Shama's actions in surrendering his High Savage Totem (an elegant, Vulgrak-crafted knife called Dalamvi, which he was forced to bestow on Alibur) was like breaking the land-law. The Vulgrak, in seeing their leader so shamed, were shamed likewise and grew wild. Their civilization was never rebuilt. Their culture vanished. The Vulgrak were now divided and scattered across the lands, many turning rogue and hunting down human quarry. Nothing remains of the once powerful Shamadume. Their weapons were now unkept and rusted away. What weapons they now used, along with their clothing and other needed items, were stolen. Their burnt cities crumbled to dust. The Vulgrak are now more like Beasts than Beings.
However, only one item remains of that lost civilization: the knife, Dalamvi, now in the possession of Alibur. By the time my series begins, the General is on a hunt trying to find a red-skinned, green-eyed Vulgrak to return the Totem to him and restore the Vulgrak cities. Shama is last hope for peace from the Wars of Braygon, which in a way, never ended.
Desiderio Domini,
Pavalini
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