Ophedians

The Ophedians are a race primarily hailing from Barabia. They have lived quite peacefully alongside the Humans of Barabia, aside from a few prejudiced groups.

Ophedians are a slender race and generally slightly taller than humans. They have stunty arms and no legs - their body turns into a tail, on which they slither along. Their tail is incredibly strong. The average lifespan is 60 years.

Ophedians tend to have very little head hair and no facial hair; though some families stand out such as the Siks. Their skin ranges from desert yellows to emerald greens. Females are generally slimmer with longer arms than males.

Ophedians are able to survive very long on desert vegetation, though other foods do not have the same effect.

The Ophedians were placed into being on the Island of Nite, now commonly referred to as the Barabian Island. Whichever God created them did so well, the Ophedians could recieve incredible nourishment from the desert vegetation. This adaption allowed them to survive easily in the desert without shelter. In the night they could burrow into the sand.

However, Ophedians were still a very intelligent race. They managed to map the entire island before the Barabians arrived. After doing so, they very rarely left what is now known as Agraturah, the desert being a dangerous place. What the Ophedians had in intelligence, they completely lacked in ambition.

A few generations after the mapping, the Ophedians come across the newly settled Humans in Ala-Thune. The Ophedians, not meeting any other creatures like themselves, invited the Humans to the Fertile Land. The Humans agreed to join the Ophedians, and the city of Agraturah was quickly settled.

The Ophedians didn't directly join the Humans straight away. However, the seemingly amazing shelters didn't keep them out for long. After generations with the Humans, the Ophedians became much more ambitious and skilled. So much so that they pushed for their own ruling family at the formation of Barabia.

Since then the Ophedians have established themselves as the intellectuals of the Barabian Sultanate, and craftsmen of fine arts.

Much of Ophedian society and culture is integrated with Barabian culture, apart from a couple of differences.

Unlike the Humans of Barabia, Ophedians live under constant threat of the AOL. This group of people disagree with the Humans living alongside Ophedians as equals. Most of the AOL operates in the in-land towns, and tend to kidnap Ophedians and torture them.

Ophedians dress much more simpler than the Barabian humans, and lack the lower half of pants and shoes.