Aurok

The Aurok are a productive and creative race of insectoids that reside underneath Eversorge. Whilst known for being akin to the Lavoudoli, their culture has spawned a complex art of spell-casting.

History
The Aurok emerged alongside the Lavoudoli in rainforests, in which they eventually migrated to flourishing grasslands and parted from their Lavoudoli kin. It did not take long for their developing clans to start digging through the surface and begin settling their colonies underground in order to alienate themselves from threats and severe weather so that their mass productivity could start flowing. After their clans were widely expanded, they merged into a monarchy and fully embraced the surface again to interact with other civilised foreigners and, especially, the Lavoudoli.

After hearing of the blessings of their kin, their spirituality began to develop as they began living on arcane spell-casting and energies inspired by the shamanic practices of the Lavoudoli. The arcane energy and their schools would be coined 'Qua', in which they first conjured hexes based upon the four elements, eventually expanding into different schools as they combined the hexes' effects. Guilds based upon the investigation of Qua and the hex mixtures began to rise, encouraging an increase in intellect and attuning.

When the Everscourge Cataclysm arrived and caused great mishap across the entirety of Eversorge, the Auroki societies devoted their territories to housing survivors, despite the damage done to their harvesting systems. They continue to co-operate with the societies of Eversorge until they pass.

Language
The Auroki language is similar braille, inspired by the Lavoudoli writing, though hierglyphs are also utilised in their language. Their speech can almost be compared to Arabic and ancient Egyptian.

Culture and Society
Aurok are very adventurous and humble in their pride and widely promote labour and foraging across their culture and hierarchies. As they mainly reside and work in underground systems, they are specialised in the construction of rich chambers and shrines with strong security. As a monarchy, leadership is usually under the rule of a wise and supreme sovereign, who live to bring stability to the control of colonies and lessening criminal practices at the risk of strict punishment.

Warfare
The armies of the Auroki Monarchy must always assure they are in large numbers and have acknowledged a range of tactics. Mages usually play an important role in both offence and defense, using destructive and healing hexes to maintain endurance in the army's power. Being able to detect vibrations from afar, Aurok use this ability to detect the movement of their enemies. Their militaristic willpower is also strong as they are humble, as many of the troops possess great valour and are willing to fight to the death.

Religion
Though Aurok are not as religious as their kin, some are followers of the seasonal deities, whilst others simply worship the presence of Qua energy, hence why they dedicate their shrines to arcane power and meditation.