Murgur

Murgur are curious blue-skinned humanoids with an elephantine trunk on their face. Their skin is hairless, much like that of a human, and they have a similar body build to them as well. Their eyes are pitch black, covered in some kind of protective film that shields them from bright light and dust, and they have a long, thin tail that ends in a tuft of hair. The tail is usually very active and expressive.

They speak in a deep, vibrating mumble that most humans find hard to understand. The name ‘Murgur’ is reportedly an onomatopoeia for the sound they use to refer to themselves, and translates to ‘Splendid Ones’. Murgur do not have any innate magical ability.

Culture and Society

Murgur live exclusively in the mountains of Blantyrre, where they build sprawling, elaborate mountain strongholds. These are partially carved straight into cliffs and mountain faces, and partially made by very precise stonework that borders on supernatural, but is apparently done with little to no magic involved. They are masters of sculpting and stoneworking and consider their mountain homes sacred.

They are highly isolationist and conceited, considering most outsiders to be uncivilized savages. They have a complicated set of rules revolving around politeness and proper manners. They rarely explain these to outsiders, but often get upset when these are broken anyway.

Murgur do not eat meat and find offers of animal flesh to be very insulting, though they do eat eggs, milk, and certain insect larvae. They engage in extensive farming and foraging.

Technology and Standing

Despite their impressive architecture, they are a rather primitive people, with no knowledge of metalworking, relying entirely on stone and wooden tools. Due to their isolationism and lack of accessible ports, they have fallen significantly behind the Lizardmen in terms of magic and technology. Their strongholds are increasingly getting the short end of the stick in their dealings with lizardmen, leading to large societal upheaval.