Kalín

''“Despite a small insurrection among some ungrateful farm workers, our productions are continuing apace. The Kalín herbs make a lucrative profit on the world markets, as the Astrans, Capassi, the New Cambrian colonies, and even the Pischan are willing to pay for access to these supplies. And while not as important as the New Cambrian crystals, the extraction of emeralds and rubies make handsome additions to the Crowns' coffers.”       ''

A report on behalf of Her Majesty Isabella Carassi to the other benevolent members of the Septugen, may The Holy smile on their reign.

Appearance
The Kalín are a highly varied people with snake-like lower bodies, and skin that ranges from blue to red to green to gold all in rich jewel tones, sometimes covered in fine, dry scales. Their hair is usually dark. Four arms sprout from lithe shoulders, tipped in hands with long, multi-jointed fingers. Males can sprout a variety of horns from their otherwise humanoid head; ram, goat, ibex and the like being most common. Their reptilian appearance and the male horns often lead to comparison with demons. Despite their fearsome appearance, the stereotype of a Kalín is timid, and numbers obsessed.

Culture and religion
While ostensibly a part of the Cambrian Empire, the Kalín survived and thrived as an empire in their own right long before any Utlandi boat made their shores. They are a deeply spiritual people, and many of their more showy religious beliefs (communication with the dead, communication via ley lines over distance, and scrying) made their way to the Cambrian Empire to form the basis of the Occultic movement. Kalin are highly organized and thoughtfull people, to the point of seeming petty or bureaucratic.

International Relations
There are rumors of a Kalín rebellion fomenting, Kalín bookkeepers and dockworkers and farmers looking to re-establish themselves on the world stage, out from under the yoke of the Septugen.

Making a Kalín Character
Kalín names are eastern sounding, a mixture of Long E sounds, soft A sounds, and sibilant S sounds.

Male: Kanaya, Usu, Sakaram, Rama, Ashoka, Yama

Female: Síma, Saynama, Rana, Síta, Sakaya