Goatkin

(Verdant Dynasty)

The Goatkin is an engineering and scholarly society. Their belief is centered on the notion that people are made of tiny pebbles; they see the world as a giant round boulder with a magma turtle sleeping within the hollow center. These spherical earthy shells are floating in nothingness, and the sun is a burning slab their world orbits. 

The goats know of magnetism, deeming it rocks attracted to one another. And gravity is the weight and size of the boulder pushing down on an invisible sheet that's intangible. There is a potent force in which angry rocks ingest and radiate energy and heat while sorrowful rocks repel. On the other side, a brittle force. Where the mass and size of the slab determine its weight and, to an extent, density. The tribe sees magic as non-rock forces interacting with stones that allow the pebbles and boulders to be manipulated. 

Life's genesis is taught to come from a racing pebble that entered our world and crashed. From this collision, the origins of being started from a pure lesser state (cobble), ultimately becoming a more complex state (boulders). The Goatkin have a zest for astrology; they see stars as distant glistening crags and gems reflecting the light of their nearby burning boulders like a polished stone, tracking its journeys across the heavens, telling seasons, time, and direction. They believe the twinkling of stars to be the spinning or wobbling of these terrene masses.

They reside within cities carved into the mountain and belly of the earth; they fancy mining, studying the stones, and engineering. Mastering math to count and trade rocks, building a commerce system around bartering the priceless gems they uncover.

Additional Information.

Males- 5'3"-6'3"ft

Females- 4' 11"-5' 10"ft

Sexual Dimorphism favoring male.

Life expectancy- 150 yrs

Naming conventions- Mongolian

Skin tone- White-olive

Passives- 2x human strength.

2x hearing

Special restrictions- Can traverse up to 88 degree slopes due to hooves.