Onagee

And when their labours were complete, and when the temples and monuments were constructed, the Onagee left the lands of Tarakhan in a great exodus, to find a home where they were their own master

-High Deacon Irenee,The Book of the Onagee

Soft spoken and slow to anger, the Onagee are a gentle race of donkey people trying to make their way in the world after breaking a long period of enslavement. They value independence, peace and charity above all things, but will fiercly defend the people and places they have come to love. Credit: Taran Fiddler

Freed Slaves

The Onagee spent many years as slaves under the Empire of Tarakhan, due to their long life and sturdy frame they made ideal labourers, and most of the great constructions across Tarakhan were paid for by Onagee sweat and blood. As a reward for building his grand temple, Emperor Yashan the Devout freed the Onagee of their servitude, ending a millenia old blood curse on their race. With their newly earned freedom the Onagee have spread across the world far and wide, in search of purpose, and a new home. They have vowed as a species to never again serve a master unwillingly, but to find a home that deserves their devotion.

Sturdy and Stubborn

The Onagee resemble donkeys in more than just appearance, they are incredibly strong despite their small stature, capable of lifting and dragging great weights with little effort or complaint. Likewise they are implacable and stubborn in their ways of thinking, once an idea or cause sticks with them it is almost impossible to shift, while this makes Onagee slow to friendship it also means that they will protect and help the few that they consider friends with all their strength.

Builders and Craftsmen

Long years serving as slaves in construction has left a mark on the Onagee, they are the finest construction workers in the world, one Onagee architect can do the work of five humans. As such many Onagee have found themselves doing similar work in freedom as they did during slavery, although now they find themselves being paid for the work, often quite well. Some Onagee see this line of work as a betrayal of the freedom they were given, and seek to find a calling elsewhere, so you can find Onagee apprentices and students in most any fields, with varying degrees of success, their stubborn diligence to a task making up for any lack of instrinsic talent.

Onagee Names

Older Onagee still bear the names given to them by their old slaveowners, names that typically follow simple bodily descriptors and make no distinction between genders. Younger generation of Onagee often choose their own names, either from the culture they grow up in or making up something new entirely. It is not uncommon for a child to be named after the Emperor Yashan, as many Onagee still pay respect to him for freeing their race.

Older Names:Longears, Greytail, Snout, Backscar, Greeneyes, Fourtooth, Stronglegs

Newer Names:Yashan, Yashanee, Yasha, Ayash, Anayash, Shandar

Onagee Traits