Kath (Race)

The Kath or in long form the Kath-Radani (Kath'ar for Children of the stars) are an otherworldly sentient race of goat-men that has inhabited Zael for thousand of years. A generally secluded people, living in tribes isolated from the rest of the world, the Kath have been the object of much distrust and fear from the indigenous races of Zael. Their unique relationship with magic and worship of cosmic entities entirely distinct from the "traditional pantheons" the Kath have however left a discrete yet important mark on the history of Zael, occasionaly banding with other races against greater evils in dire times. The equally mysterious Al'ar - themselves also hailing from a distant world, and possibly the same planet as the Kath - are their mortal enemies.

For the most part, the Kath live in the western part of Khadash, in the northern mountains of the Lao-Sha desert. Some of them, however, live in small communities spreaded across the world.

It is said that Kath have existed for hundreds of thousands of years, a disputed fact that would make them, the oldest race currently living on Zael.

The Kath are the unique known race to suffer the Lekk or Stone-Plague, an age-induced disease that slowly turns flesh into stone.

The Kath are also known for their extraordinary longevity, their life-expectancy exceeding a thousand years.