[b]Name of Race :[/b] Isáwa (pronounce Ee-[b]sa[/b]-wah)
[b]Pic/Description :[/b] [url]http://i.imgur.com/ysaXY0n.jpg[/url] The Isáwa are a humanoid species, measuring on average 1.2-1.8 meters high. They are omnivorous, eating mostly berries, insects, fish and other small animals. They have residual hair, usually white, and are generally colored beige to grey, with the occasional white or black individual. Their eyes can be colored black, red, lavender, orange, deep blue and seldom gold, with a white iris.

[b]Racial characteristics : [/b]Having evolved in wide open prairies carved up by deep canyons, the Isáwa have developed an extremely keen sense of vision ; they can see small objects fairly well at a distance of up to 100 meters. Furthermore, they have excellent stamina, and possess a retractable claw on their hand, as well as sharp claws on their feet, which aide them in climbing the steep cliffs of their homeland. What is most peculiar perhaps, with the Isáwa, is the way they reproduce. The two appendages falling from their cranium are in fact reproductive organs, which also double as a tool of sensory exchange between individuals, conveying moods and emotions. To reproduce, the Isáwa, which are hermaphroditic, must first connect their appendages, which results in the exchange of the gametes. One of the individuals must then proceed to fertilize a third indivual, which will incubate the resulting embryo for the next 6 months.

[b]Race bio :[/b] The existence of only one gender- every individual is potentially the mate of any other – and the necessity of having three Isáwa cooperate to breed, have fostered a generally peaceful culture founded upon the values of trust and solidarity. Isáwa society values above everything else honesty, sometimes to a fault, community, justice, and transparency. The Isáwa worldview is structured by the cult of Šewár (pronounce Shé-[b]wahr[/b] with a rolled r ), an all-encompassing deity which comprises all of nature, existence, time, concepts, and extends infinitely beyond. Šewár possesses three main aspects, Onúma (Oh-[b]noo[/b]-ma), who gives life, Kyewón (Kyeh-[b]won[/b]) who preserves and nurtures life, and Bahéra (Ba-[b]hey[/b]-ra), who takes life and lets the cycle begin anew. Under these are numerous other deities, each corresponding to a force or feature of nature, a moral concept, etc. 

[b]Location of map :[/b] To the south of the great mountain range, between the two rivers.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/yhuJlb8.png[/img]

[b]Techs[/b] (specifically those not already given) : canoe, colored pigments
[b]List of important characters :[/b]
Sôwán- current coordinator of the Eláda settlement
Muwáya- Shaman of sorts, artist.
Veláh- best hunter
Gyôgon- best berry gatherer
Dokûra- best crafter
[b]Places :[/b] Main settlement called Eláda (Home)
8 other settlements