Nialli

''“The mornings were a time of intense work and argument, each looking in the dark for a hunting grounds to call their own. Arguments would break out over rights to that place's prey, for often one could be allowed deer in one territory, but not the next, or fish, or birds, or medicines. Dark would fall again before we saw another in the town, bringing to our home our spoils. The nights were joyous usually, raucous discussions of the hunt, the cubs playing games, food cooking when it was needed. Fires and cooking were nighttime activities, so I knew when I saw the smoke in my hunt, coming from the village, that something was wrong.”    ''

Tales of Savage Lands 

Appearance
Nialli are the people of the New Cambrian forests, tan skinned and athletic, with catlike faces: broad flat noses with flat tips and lips that split in the middle. Their hands and feet are also catlike, shorter than Utlandi hands by a digit, and tipped in sharp, flexible claws. Hair is usually long, for males and females alike, and ranges from silver to black. The Nialli are natural tree climbers, and are usually encountered in trees hunting, commonly using short spears.

Culture
Nialli tribal villages are large, able to house as many as a thousand people, but are almost always found empty, each Nialli living alone during the day, and with their tribe at night. Children (almost always twins) stay with their mother during the day gathering herbs while she hunts. Nighttime tribal activities include communal cooking, storytelling, making of ornate baskets and pottery and elaborate cremation funerals, the only time you can find more than one tribe together. What magic the Nialli people have, such spells are worked in camp, usually asking nature spirits to bless or forgive their hunts.

Intercultural Relations
Among other races, the Nialli are known for their flexibility and climbing skills, and their quick temper. They make excellent scouts and trackers. They are often found outside of their native lands as a form of exotic servant among Utlandi or Zhan He.

Making a Nialli Character
Names: Nialli do not distinguish between male and female during naming. Names are generaly descriptive, and change as the Nialli ages. Parents give a simple Noun name based on what they hope for the child. Nahwe (deer), Tama (Bear), Saena(lion or hunter), Natu (wind), Taela (sun), and Taema (moon), are common Noun names. At coming of age, the Tribe also assigns an adjective honorific. Ah (small, gentle, or childish), Te (motherly), and Sha (fierce) are examples of common honorifics. Names are spoken as Honorific Noun: Ah Nahwe, Te Tama, Sha Saena.