Alastrian Biology

The origins of the Alastrian race are shrouded in mystery and somewhat lost to time. Most scholars seem to believe that they evolved from reptiles, possibly dragons or chameleons. Although an unpopular theory, there is some support for the belief that the Alastrians might also be partly descended from Elves. All Elves are born with blue eyes. All Alastrians are born with gray. The theory also suggests that the magical properties of Alastrian hair might hint at some partly-Elvish ancestry. But any talk of a relationship between the Alastrians and Elves is whispered in dark corners.

What is known with some certainty is that the Alastrians were originally from and island called "Alastria" that sank into the sea, thousands of years ago, lending the Alastrian Sea its name. According to the oral history of the Alastrian people--passed from generation to generation--before the sinking of the island, they were a unified people. Once they lost their homeland and were scattered throughout the realm, they became nomadic packs, usually consisting of one or two mating pairs, and then somewhere between fifteen and twenty individual adults.

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