The Takan of the Zaharets

Takan (l) ­­– Takan is the Luathi term for all of the degenerate beastmen which the Priest-Kings of Muadah bred during the darkness which came before the current age. Although the takan take many forms and shapes, the Luathi classify the most common of the beastmen based off the roles they observed during their enslavement by the Kingdom of Sin.

• Atakan – It is said that all takan possess a rapacious desire, but the atakan’s lust for flesh is legendary. The atakan stand nearly as tall as the giants, and they crave the flesh of men and hann alike. Strong enough to rip a horse apart, they are frequently found among the other takan, being used as enforcers.
• Gadakan – Muadah bred these beasts first, as creatures of burden and labor. Their dim minds were soon kindled with hate, and they were released into the wild. The gadakan possess strong regenerative properties, only able to be stopped by Alwain’s light, that of the sun or fire.
• Mavakan – These were the foot soldiers of the Barak Barad and therefore the most prevalent. Their simian-like forms provide them with greater strength than the average man, and their cunning is no less fierce.
• Norakan – These are the runts of the takan bloodline. Small and foul, they multiply even quicker than the rest of the takan. They live much of their lives underground, digging tunnels beneath the earth for the rest of the takan to use.
• Oritakan – These were the rulers of Barak Barad. Muadah filled the hearts of these takan with a dark and terrible will for domination, and they were the orchestrators of the Kingdom of Sin. All Luathi live in fear of the Oritakan, who brutally dominate the memory and history of the men of bronze.
• Retakan – Massive compared to the oritakan and the mavakan, the retakan are terrors in the dark. They are patient, stealthy, and sly moments before they burst forth into an explosion of carnage. Many a caravan has fallen to the predations of the retakan.
• Tsutakan – The Luathi refer to these beasts as hunters of men. For every ten men who escaped the lash of Barak Barad, the tsutakan returned with the bones of nine of them. Tsutakan still roam the plains around settlements of men, seeking small groups to carry off into the night.