Nogs are a short, humanoid species common in towns and cities of the Minkush River Valley and in Heteri lands. Most have a tan or light brown complexion and four of limbs of varying length. Hair is rare and facial features tend be extreme - very bulbous or pointed and fine. Height ranges from 2 to 4 feet, and weight varies from rail-thin to barrel-gutted. The digits are long, thin, and are capable of great manual dexterity. They are said to be keen of smell, but poor of hearing. The latter observation may be more a question of poor attention span or focus than the quality of senses.
The nogs themselves function in a subordinate fashion to the human population in most areas. Many work as servants in the noble villas, while others man poor quality fields outside the city walls. Some stumble into a building and start taking up chores or work without any direction. Others will accompany merchants, pilgrims, or explorers (see nog, cartography and nog, shield) since they known to be oblivious stalwart in the face of danger. A few lucky nogs are “free” and work as labourers and petty assistants in urban areas.
In the southeast corner of Cuvauw, in the midst of smelters and slaughterhouses stands Nog Hill. A natural ridge, supplemented with mounds of trash, it has become a combination burrowing den and apartment-complex for the Nogs of Cuvauw. Similar structures exist in undesirable sections of other towns and cities. This community is loosely “ruled” by “King” Fround.
The free nogs, having the most money of the bunch, build ramshackle shacks on Nog Hill, only to be overtaken but the next lucky nog with an influx of coin or building material. This has lead construction on Nog Hill to tower higher and higher, with frequent accidents due to the complete lack of engineering skill.
While most male nogs are 30-36” in height, females tend to smaller size, closer to 24”. They typically possess softer features than males, with rounded noses, ears, and chins, as well as wider hips to aid in the sprouting of infant nogs. Hair, on the head or face, is exceedingly rare, even to a lesser extent than in males. It is thus easy for those not readily familiar with nogs to be unable to differentiate between the sexes. When unclothed, female nogs are seen to have pairs of teats for nursing, with some possessing two, four, or even six pairs. Both sexes gave a brown or tan skin in the regions of the Rhiat, but it is common for the skin of females to taken on a reddish glow when emotionally charged, an effect not unlike that of human blushing, but throughout the whole body.
Nogs will eat anything, but especially prefer scraps and leftovers from their boss’s plates, or items they aren’t supposed to have. Oddly enough, despite this lack of standards, they are excellent cooks and introduced the concept of “sandwiches” to the other cultures of the continent.
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