Hassat

The Hassat, formerly known as Hassathineicus, are a feline race, uplifted from jungle cats by the Utraeans, who sought to use them as a slave race.

Hassat Variants

Biology

The Hassat are a race of feline-like humanoids that once inhabited the lightly forested and jungle of the island. The Hassat have a strong and well muscled body with a long tail. They have a long arms and muscled legs which helps them to sprint across the ground in high speed. Their fur colors ranges from pitch black to tan, from tan to grey with black stripes which helps them to camouflage in the jungle, staying hidden until the unlucky adventurers are walking by and ambush them. They seems to have a powerful sense of smell and eyesight as they can be seen sniffing in the air and scanning the area while idling without being disturbed. Hassat are considered to be carnivores since they taunts the adventurers that they feeds on humans, dwarves, and half-giants alike.

Hassat Runners have tan fur while Hassat Panthers have black fur. Their strong muscles helps them to beat down their foes into a bloody pulp with their fists.

Hassat Hunters, Archers and Rangers are usually have a lean and slender body and more smaller than their kinsmen. They have a beige fur with black spots, similar to a leopard which is useful for them to hide and shoot down their foes with bow and arrows.

Hassat Shamans, Casters and Mages have tan fur with dark mane with braids at the front.

The Hassat warriors are extremely adept at stealth and surprise, bursting out of the bushes and from behind trees with lightning speed and attacks. The magic wielding Hassat Priests have honed their ranged attacks to focus on those spells that produce bursts of harmful energy like lightning bolt or powerful defensive magic like Invincibility. The Hassat Commanders carries a doubled-bladed staff and able to swing them with inhuman precision and slice their unfortunate prey.

History

To replace the work force that was lost after the uprising of the Zaurask, the Utraean wizards needed to find another source of cheap labor. The Hassat are another indigenous life forms on the island whose evolution was accelerated by Utraean magic and machines, and then used to serve the Utraean wizards. These life forms were originally named as Hassathineicus. They weren't as adaptive as Zauralidellus, but display rapid growth in intelligence and physical growth, even learning how to mimic words. After many years of enslavement, the Hassat gained their independence during the Race Wars, and now trying to build a culture and society of their own.

ZauraskSkulls — Zaurask skulls marked with the Hassat glyph, a testament to the animosity present between the species.

The Hassat are a clan-based society that is not only wages war with the Utraeans and Zaurasks, but they are also at war with among themselves. The Black Fen Hassats are the enemies of the Great Tree Hassats and so forth. This is the main reason why they have not advanced culturally since they broke out from under Utraean rule.

The Hassat warriors are extremely adept at stealth and surprise, bursting out of the bushes and from behind trees with lightning speed and attacks. The magic wielding Hassat Priests have honed their ranged attacks to focus on those spells that produce bursts of harmful energy like lightning bolt or powerful defensive magic like Invincibility.

Geography

The Hassat live in a variety of environments, ranging from the Dark Jungle to more temperate zones like Demlock's Cut and arid regions like Xulphae's Cove.

Natural Resources

The Hassats relies on wood, bones, and leather to create their banners and totems. They also constantly hunt their prey for foods.

Society

War machine

Hassat found in the jungle wear virtually no armor, even their melee fighters. Those found in more temperate or harsh environments are better-armoured.