Ashen

A race that formed following the Planar Clash. Humans who had made their homes in spots where the Elemental Plane of Fire teared into the Material Plane, transformed when later these tears were mended and the fire was pulled from them.

The Planar Clash
Ashen come from what used to be humans in Alandor that were affected by the Planar Clash. Where the Elemental Plane of Fire tore into the Material Plane, humans all across Alandor were affected by the heat. Most left it and moved, but some stayed near and drew power and energy from the fires.

But as the Material Plane got used to the holes from the Elemental Planes, the Veils started to mend. Where previously burning lands housed humans across Alandor, the fire pulled from them and left them cold. Burned out embers, the humans became hollow and Ashen.

Names
Ashen use the same names as humans and their ancestry.

The Ashen Kot
The loss of the Elemental Fire tore hard on the Ashen, including their vocal cords. With the straining on their voices, the Ashen developed a language called the Ashen Kot, a way of communicating with hand gestures and body language. They do not teach this language to any other race and use it only to communicate with each other.

Appearance
The Ashen form is much like the human form, but the Elemental Fire burned away the fullness of their previous form. Their skin is ashen, as the name indicates, and their hair is generally thin and colourless. They are thinner than humans, almost like elves in stature except for the fullness.

Age
Ashen still retain their humanoid ageing speed, but their frail bodies last only short of 100 years, slightly shorter than the average human life.

Personality
The Ashen have secluded themselves away from the rest of human kind, mostly because of the sceptic attitudes from their fellow humans, who look at them like they were fiendfolk. Instead they find their homes near tears where the Elemental Plane of Fire leaks into the Material Plane, or deserts and volcanoes where there is still heat.

Other than their appearance, they behave very much like humans. They are not unwelcoming towards any specific race or people, thought they generally approach humans with care.

Trivia

 * Though they look a lot like vampires, they do not have any relations
 * Ashen refers to the fact that leftovers of burning fire leaves embers which turns to ash when all heat is gone