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[h1]Witch Clans of Choyla[/h1][/center]

[h2]Type of Government[/h2]

[b]Demographics & Population: 600,000[/b]

There are an estimated 60,000 Witches within Choyla, supported roughly ten times that number of slaves and servants. The Witches themselves look human while their servant base is made of virtually all other races. 


[h2]Governance & Politics[/h2]

Choyla is loosely ruled the High Coven, three Witches who hail from each of the lands main three Clans; The Red Claws, Black Talons, and Silver Fangs. These Witches are the most cunning and strongest among all their kin; they are succeeded by a chosen heir who is rarely one of their own line. While the High Coven exists it is not unusual for the various Clans to engage in limited warfare, skirmishes, raid, slave snatchings, Witchling kidnappings, etc. So deep are their suspicions of each other, no one can remember a time when all three clans fought side by side. 


[h2]Culture & Society[/h2]

The Choyla are all exclusively female. They are unable to bear male offspring, though males are required for breeding purposes; only human mates are capable of impregnating a Witch. Other races, Elves, Orks, and even some other humanoid species are known to be used for pleasure purposes. Witchlings are rare and highly valued by all Choyla. A Witchlings father is killed instantly to prevent any foolish paternal urges or actions. 

The Clans occupy different portions of their Island home, a ragged yet beautiful land of towering spires and deep valleys that are ideally suited to their flying mounts. The Choyla ride Wyverns which are raised from a young age after being taken from nests found throughout the islands. These mounts are integral to a Choylas life and are bonded to their rider; if a Witch dies, so does her mount.

The Choyla keep significant numbers of "enthralled servants" who serve to keep the Witches fed, and harvest required resources for basic survival. This population serves to act as a food source if needed as the Choyla will consume the flesh of pretty much any other living creature when they're hungry enough using their retractable iron teeth and claws. 


[h2]Magic & Technology[/h2]

[b]Technology[/b]

The Choyla have zero modern technology.

[b]Magic[/b]

The Choyla are magically powerful, the only thing that has prevented them from being utterly overwhelmed by their enemies. Each Clan boast its own unique magical ability from being able to control the beasts of their home and the surrounding ocean, to shape shifting into various different animal forms, and even offense magics that serve to counter modern weapons. Each Witch has the single powerful ability to commit themselves to a "warding", an act that kills the Witch outright but creates a tremendous magical surge capable of killing almost anything within a radius of the warding. 


[h2]Military Overview[/h2] 

The Choyla are a highly militant species that have preyed on their neighbor for centuries. Their ability to move quickly and larger undetected has made them a terrifying force to be reckoned with. The arrival of modern armies, however, and much of the resulting technology has levelled the playing field, if not tilted it the other way. Once powerful "Wings" of Choyla flyers have been burned from the sky by gunpowder weapons and recent loses in the last decade have halved the population leaving the survivors much more cautious.[/hider]