Meezexx
The Meezexx are a fierce race of warrior people. They live violent lives and live for nothing more that to engage in combat. The Meezexx are fearless and only have respect for creatures that are stronger than they are. Meezexx travel in tribal bands seeking out individual and mass combat. Most Meezexx die young due to their violent inclinations. Meezexx are impressed by displays of power, many a Meezexx clan has been manipulated into a tool for a powerful being or group of beings. Both the males and the females fight with equal skill, even the children are fierce combatants. Meezexx will usually fight to the death to the last. Meezexx are tribal in their organization, they obey their leader or Orgtash meaning the "Strongest One" or "Mightiest One". The Orgtash is a massive brute at least three times the size of the other Meezexx. The Orgtash also has a temper and ferocity three times the normal Meezexx. The Orgtash once was a regular warrior that was selected by the tribe to be leader. The Meezexx that is chosen will transform into the Orgtash over a period of a couple of days. The Chosen leaves the tribe and goes into the woods where it will make it's transformation. The transformation is terrible and incredibly painful-the screams can be heard for at least a mile in all directions. Once the transformation is complete, the new Orgtash will emerge from the forest to lead it's tribe into their first battle with the new Orgtash at the head of the charge. After the first battle is successful, the Orgtash will lead the tribe in a more subdued fashion, allowing the other members of the tribe to gain personal glory. Personal glory is very important to the Meezexx, they will all race into a battle trying to be the first one to engage, the first to kill, etc. Meezexx bear their scars proudly as signs of their ferocity.
Battle Tactics:
Meezexx charge. They will charge any and all opponents, even attacking two opposing armies at the same time. If their is a battle line drawn and the combat has not yet started, a single Meezexx will challenge the most powerful looking opponent to a duel. Regardless of the outcome the rest of the Meezexx tribe will charge. Many a adventuring party has fallen thinking that winning the duel will buy them safe passage. The Meezexx will gladly let one of their number get butchered in the name of gaining personal glory-then they charge.
Meezexx attack with little regard for personal safety. The Meezexx will attack all-out, not being the slightest bit concerned for it's own life. Meezexx tribes have been known to punch through an enemy line and leave their rear unguarded, they are poor tacticians but excellent shock troops. Meezexx do have trouble discerning the difference between friend and foe, so they don't work well in mixed armies for they will often time attack the enemy and their own side!
Meezexx only employ melee weapons, they will use any that they can find, for Meezexx are not smiths and thus cannot forge their own weapons. They favor large swords and heavy hafted weapons such as battle axes or mauls. generally the Orgtash will have the best weapons and the rest will have weapons that befit their station in the tribe. Children will usually wield clubs or large rocks, everyone else will have regular weapons. Meezexx do have a keen eye for quality weapons and will usually have some amongst their ranks. They are also able to notice magical weapons of any kind and are familiar with their advantages, thus they will gather them as well. Meezexx have a very tough hide and don't use shields, Meezexx would never wear armor, they consider it a sign of cowardliness.
Habitat:
Meezexx are at home in temperate forests and low mountains. They are nomadic, wandering through the forest eating anything that they can get their hands on. The are not skilled hunters but make up for it in the ability to eat most anything. It is easy for one to notice the passage of a tribe of Meezexx, the land is stripped bare. Due to this, they are truly hated by any that live in forested areas. Luckily for most, Meezexx tribes are usually fairly small in number. Meezexx carry little but a weapon or two, they have no need for treasure. Meezexx are fairly resistant to extremes of heat and cold, so they have no need for shelter. Meezexx will simply camp where they stopped for the night, sleeping with their weapons.
Life Cycle:
Due to their violent lifestyle, few Meezexx make it to old age. If by some fluke of luck one does survive to die of "natural" causes they live for about 30-40 years. Females give birth all year round, taking three months to gestate 1-6 offspring. The children are raised by the tribe, they have no attachment to their maternal parents nor do the parents have any special attachment to their children, they are the tribes children. The children grow up fast, in three years they are full adults. Children usually will consist of 50-100% of the number of adults, they fight as 1/2 strength Meezexx. Many a camp has been overrun by a group of Meezexx children "playing".
Meezexx clans usually consist of 20-80 Adults, few clans number over 40.
Description:
Meezexx are large muscular humanoids ranging from 6 1/2 to 8 feet tall. Meezexx are many shades of blue in skin color. The children are a pale blue and the adults are darker as they get older. Male Meezexx have purple hues around their head and shoulders. The Orgtash are bright red from head to toe with a bright blue hue around their head and shoulders. Meezexx have very muscular builds, every inch of their bodies is covered with muscles. Their heads are bald and spherical in shape, they have smallish black on black eyes and a large mouth that spans half of the Meezexx's head. They are never clad in armor or clothing
Noteworthy:
All Meezexx have a name for their tribe, they are always having to do with their skill in battle; the head-bashers, death-bringers, grave-makers are a few noteworthy clans that have made a name for themselves outside their respective areas and cultures. One of the most notorious Meezexx tribes is known as the Reaper's Right Hand. This clan is rumored to be made of several tribes that have formed some sort of alliance, they are at least triple the size of a normal Meezexx tribe. It is also rumors that their are several Orgtash in the Reaper's Right Hand Tribe, no one had been able to verify if these rumors are true or not.