Gryx

The Gryx are spread all across Anias, living among many different cultures and nations. They originally hail from the Great Steppes to the far east of Tarahir, but a couple hundred years ago something drove them from their homelands. They have since continued to migrate west, and even south into and beyond the Great Desert.

However, since the rise of the Asut Theocracy, the Gryx who settled in the Orsai lands have been slaughtered just for being different. Many were able to escape to the north, and they sent out a call to their brethren asking for aid.

Hundreds, if not thousands of Gryx men and women responded and traveled to Tarahir to battle the Theocracy and their hordes. A number of them were among the refugees who escaped to Cyradon.

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Though their fearsome appearance suggests a savage mind, the Gryx are a peaceful race, preferring to tend to their own affairs. It is rare to find a Gryx in a violent profession, although it does occasionally happen.

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Gryx stand about 6' in height, with females ranging only a few inches shorter. All Gryx are extremely muscular and are very large by racial standards, often weighing between 250 and 300 pounds.

Despite their best intentions, the Gryx are an unsightly race. Their skin is dark and blotchy, and their hair is coarse. A low, protruding brow, deep-set eyes, a flattened, upturned nose and tusk-like teeth often find them mistakenly labeled as monsters by other races at first sight.

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