Ekmuse

= Ekmuse = Ekmuse tend to either blend in with the more democratic nations of Osopelea, or they're found as slaves in the more fascist countries. They're one of the few races to not have an exclusive country to call their own.

Ekmuse are similar in many ways to ekrate with a few small differences. They're slightly smaller in stature (4 feet to 5 feet usually), their snouts are just a bit shorter, and most importantly, they're treated as inferiors by most ekrate (and this attitude has tainted other races at times as well). It's therefore no surprise that the taller ekmuse will sometimes try to pass for ekrate. Some have the natural height and look for it. Others will use magical artifacts to enhance features such as height and snout length to mask themselves.

STAT MODIFIERS

STR -2

DEX +1

CON -1

INT +2

WIS +1

KNOWLEDGE POINTS +1 EACH LEVEL

DISGUISE +1

Ekmuse more so than ekrate seem to have a problem with laspira, as laspira view ekmuse as beings that can be enslaved while ekrate are not. Ekmuse also don't tend to get on well with ferai, fetaig, krigar, varg, raposa, or vikayo who find it quite okay to bully ekmuse. It's thought that this attitude does not extend to ekrate because ekrate are more likely to possess magic spells, items, and artifacts that make it riskier to pick on them. Some spillover does occur as to some it may be difficult to fully discern which are ekmuse and which are ekrate... especially since the two can interbreed.

Should an ekmuse ever be found pretending to be an ekrate by an ekrate, they usually kill or enslave them. There are some more sympathetic ekrate who have been known to look the other way, however.