Savage and vile, beastmen inhabited the darkness beneath Terrinoth even before the first hamlets of civilization sprouted across its plains. Base beyond the most feral of animals, they congregate only to hunt and feed. The larger the pack, the longer it has been since they last feasted on a fresh kill.
Beastmen are perhaps the most numerous of the many dangerous beings that can be found in the Broken Plains. While some Orcs may be unfriendly, they are intelligent beings who can be reasoned with. Beastmen, though, are always ready for combat—and even worse, are always hungry.
As the name suggests, beastmen are hybrids of human and animal. Most are carnivorous predators, with claws and fangs so powerful that they rarely need other weapons. Legends vary as to how they came to be, but most scholars agree they are not related to Catfolk, who are far more intelligent and sociable. One theory suggests that they are an earlier form of humanity, a halfway point in the Ynfernael mutation process that evolved the fauna of Mennara into the younger races in the early Mythic Ages.
References
- Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition): Oath of the Outcast
- Realms of Terrinoth