Races in the World of Amahara

Sengoku Amahara
Steampunk Amahara

Kemonomimi

Much like skin, hair and eye colour, various ethnicities in the world retain genetic traits in the form of animal ears and tails. They occur predominantly (but with various exceptions) in cultures that are not as civilised or advanced and are thus dismissed in derogatory fashion by westerners as "primitive traits". In fact, such traits tend instead to be associated with somewhat superior attributes in perceptual or physical fitness, though whether the relationship is statistically significant on its own (given such ethnicities tend to live active rather than urban lives) or even whether the relationship is causal is subject to fierce debate in modern scientific journals. One known fact is that these traits are recessive in heredity, leading to their gradual disappearance from the world.

Catgirls

Catgirls are thought to be the most common genotype and is associated with ethnic groups distributed throughout the old world. In many major cities, the communities of catgirls is of sufficient stability and size to maintain itself with no immediate danger of being phased out and there is even sufficient population that the notion of catgirl unity is of notable influence. Of most relevance to Amahara are the Miao people of Ryunan, who have been traditional enemies of Middle Kingdom and Amaharan colonists for centuries. Cat ears and tail are stereotypically associated with somewhat superior perception and agility respectively.

Doggirls and Wolfgirls

Wolfgirl ethnicities predominantly inhabit Sunflower Central Asia though the tribe's tendency to move distances has distributed them into neighbouring continental regions. These tribes are the traditional enemies of the Middle Kingdom before the Steam Revolution and are stereotyped as having tremendous martial skill, especially in the areas of archery and horseriding. The type transitions smoothly into Doggirls who are often viewed as the less martially oriented cousins.

Vespuccians

Vespuccians are a race of lizardmen native to the continents of Iris and Rafflesia America. Unlike the human ethnicities distinguished by animals ears and tails, lizardmen are completely incompatible with humans and resemble them only in body format. Their heads, for example, are unmistakeably reptilian and they are covered in scales. They believe in Quetzalcoatl, chief amongst gods and herald of the Skyborn.

Fabled Races

Amazons

The Amazons supposed live in Amazonia, the deepest and least explored part of Rafflesia America. Their exact nature is not understood.