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Orchid Creek Orchid Creek is a small fortress-town in the former nation of Thuvia, a desert nation to the north of the continent of Garund. The surrounding deserts have become overrun by Daemons—cruel and nihilistic Outsiders in the service of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who seek only to bring about the end times.

Lore

Tengu: Tengus are gregarious and resourceful avian humanoids who collect knowledge and treasures alike. Tengu have many avian characteristics. Their faces are tipped with sharp beaks, and their scaled forearms and lower legs end in talons. As closed footwear tends to fit poorly unless custom-made, many tengu wear open sandals or simply go barefoot. Tengu are rarely more than 5 feet tall, and they are even lighter than their smaller frames would suggest, as they have hollow bones. A small number of tengu have vestigial wings. Tengus live in tight-knit family units.

Hag: Hags are malevolent predators who use magic and manipulation to lure children and young adults into their clutches. Though their proper forms are eldritch and horrifying, hags spend much of their lives disguised as ordinary women. They seek out targets who are unhappy, innocent, or otherwise vulnerable, preying on their weaknesses before snatching them up. The typical hag is abusive, controlling, and narcissistic. Though less malicious hags possibly exist, they rarely reveal their proper forms, making them nearly impossible to find. Moon hags are powerful soothsayers who use their foresight to sow chaos and misery. Unlike most hags, moon hags typically target the fearful and ambitious, but this is mainly due to such people being easier to manipulate—the fallout from a moon hag's manipulations can destroy families, trigger wars, and ruin nations. A moon hag's proper form is chalk-white skin, blackened lips, and glowing eyes.

Changelings: Changelings are the children of malevolent hags, born with occult magic and the potential to hear a psychic Call. Though a changeling generally resembles an ordinary member of their ancestry, their distinctive eyes—each a different color—set them apart. One of their eyes matches that of their father's lineage, while the other matches the color of their hag mother's, often in an unnatural shade such as violet or vivid green. Not everyone with differently colored eyes is a changeling, but this manifestation of changeling heritage makes it difficult for them to hide their nature and can lead to banishment. As they come of age, they manifest other characteristics from their mother, including supernatural abilities. Darkvision, clawlike fingernails, and innate magic are the most common. Changelings can be any gender, but women in particular are vulnerable to the Call, a psychic influence that urges them to abandon their mortal life, join the hag's coven, and eventually become a hag themselves. Changelings who understand their heritage often fear the Call and work to resist its pull. Those who remain ignorant of their origin may find themselves subject to a terrible compulsion without knowing why.

Dromaar: They have a green tinge to their skin. Many of these “half-orcs” refer to themselves as “dromaars,” an orcish word referring to those drummers whose music sends the hordes marching to war, seeing themselves as heralds of a new age for orcs in the Inner Sea region. Some intolerant humanoids see orcs as more akin to monsters than people, hating and fearing them simply due to their lineage. This can push dromaars to the margins of society, where some find work in manual labor, as mercenaries, or in crime. Many who can't stand the indignities heaped on them in human society find a home among their orc kin or trek into the wilderness. Some humans assume dromaars are less intelligent or uncivilized, and dromaars rarely find acceptance among societies with many such folk. To an orc hold, a dromaar is often considered a valuable addition, making up for anything they might lack in physical strength with gifts inherited from their other ancestral line. While some dromaars struggle to claim a name for themselves in the unforgiving hierarchies of orc holds, others may find that orcish society is far more tolerant and can create opportunities to rise high.

Catfolk: Catfolk are highly social, feline humanoids prone to curiosity and wandering. Curious and gregarious wanderers, catfolk combine the features of felines and humanoids in both appearance and temperament. They enjoy learning new things, collecting new tales and trinkets, and ensuring their loved ones are safe and happy. Catfolk view themselves as the chosen guardians of natural places in the world and are often recklessly brave, even in the face of overwhelming opposition. They believe that strong communities, breadth of experience, and continual self-improvement aid them in this fight. As quick as their reflexes are, catfolk have quicker tempers, shifting from effusive glee to aggrieved fury in an instant. Like mundane felines, catfolk involuntarily purr when pleased and growl when surprised or angry. Although all catfolk walk upright and have soft fur, a tail, large ears, and vertical pupils, they show at least as much variety as ordinary felines. Catfolk have nimble fingers with short claws that are usually retractable.

Dragonblood: Dragonbloods are the children of dragons. A dragonblood may be born from any ancestry and found in just about any region of Golarion, as dragons tend to go where they please. Some dragonbloods possess obvious draconic traits, from clawed hands to leathery wings to a mighty reptilian tail; these features always resemble similar aspects of the dragonblood's draconic forebear. For instance, the scion of an adamantine dragon might have thick, plate-like scales on their chest. Other dragonbloods more closely resemble dragons than the other half of their heritage, leading many to mistake them for kobolds, iruxis, or other reptilian ancestries; such dragonbloods who are proud of their draconic lineage are quick to point out this mistake. There are also those dragonbloods whose outward appearances suggest only a hint of dragon blood. They might have a barely noticeable sheen to their skin or the small nubs of horns, but they often have an outsized force of personality or innate magical abilities.

Kitsune: Kitsune are a charismatic and witty people with a connection to the spiritual that grants them many magical abilities, chiefly the power to shapechange into other forms. Whether they pass unseen among different people or hold their tails high, kitsune are clever observers of the societies around them. Kitsune are shapechangers with two forms: one a fox-headed humanoid and the other largely dependent on where they were raised. Those raised in populated areas typically have what's called a tailless form—a humanoid body without any fox features that resembles a more common ancestry, such as an elf or a human. In wooded or rural areas, their second form is more likely to be that of a fox.