Carnival Row Go-To Guide

Species

CENTAUR

Species: Kentaurus Saggitus. Formal: Centaur. Slang: Hoss, Nag.

Description: lower body resembles a horse. Face is partially covered by hair.

Native to: Mesogea continent.

A peaceful nomadic species.

FAERIE

Species: Fata Nimfidra. Formal: Fae, Faerishy, Fairishman, Faerie. Slang: Pix, Tink, Locust.

Description: winged, slight-bodied, hollow-boned.  They age slowly.

Native to: Tirnanoc continent.

They lived in advanced civilizations for eons before humans even discovered fire. Artistically-inclined.

FAUN

Species: Faunus Vulgar. Formal: Fauns. Puyocs. Slang: Puck, Trotter.

Description: legs similar to horses. Their horns come in different sizes and curl shapes depending on the native region.

Native to: Ignota continent.

Robust history, they held their own empires - some on Tirnanoc.

HUMAN

Species: Anthropus Superior.  Formal: Homo Sapien.  Slang: Groundling, Legger.

Native to: Mesogea continent.

A young species, inventive in their use of technology, territorial and violent.

KOBOLD

Description: Small being with an armor-like skin. They don't wear clothing.

Native to: Isles of Knock.

Don't speak English but understand it well. They can roll up into an armored ball.

TROW

Species: Jotunus Boreal. Formal: Jotun. Slang: Brute.

Description: Large and strong being.

Native to: far-north lands of the Ignota continent.

In the Burgue, they are often employed in heavy labor. It is believed that piss of a Trow female in heat is a pheromone that works on males of any species.

MARROC

Species: any. Formal: Marroc.

Individuals infected with the Wolf's Curse, a virus transmitted through a scratch, which has a different effect on different beings. They involuntarily transform on a full moon.

In humans, the virus causes a transformation to a form resembling a nearly-hairless ugly wolf. Humans have invented a serum which can trigger a transformation at any time of the month.