Dakriel

The Dakriel(Pronounced Dack-re-ell) are a race of bipedal, cat-like beings who are widespread throughout the known worlds. Believed to have been created magically, they fought in the Mage Wars and have had a long and storied history since.

Description

Dakriel stand between four and six feet high. They are bipedal with oposable thumbs, and come in a very wide array of colors and paterns. Much like their feline descriptors, they are covered in fur, with different sub-races having different lengths. Most modern Dakriel are short haired, and some keep their fur trimmed. Roughly fourteen percent of modern Dakriel have tails. The percentage for ancient Dakriel is unknown.

Origins

The exact origin of the Dakriel is unknown, though there is a strong indication that they are magical, not natural, in nature. As with all such beings, the obvious answer is that they were created as warriors during the Mage Wars.

However, archaeological evidence shows they lived on the Agras Plain as far back as the Grey Period of the Age of Darkness. No known civilization possessed the ability to create such beings at that time. This has led to much scholarly debate as academics, historians, and mages alike argue their theories.

Three prominent origins have dominated the discussion: temporal displacement, the The Lost Era'lost era' principle, and early-date hypothesis.

Many traditions hold that Dakriel were created by the Marcon Alliance sometime during the dynastic period. Since many well-dated sites indicate Dakriel presence even before most proposed dates for High Tower, this theory requires that a population of Dakriel must have been sent back in time. This principle holds little traction with most impartial scholars, and his primarily held by academics with little understanding of magic.