Introducing the Richichi: A New Player Race
Best known for their beautiful gardens and abundant fruit and nut orchards, the Richichi have well earned the nickname “homebodies”. While other races,such as the satyrs and centaurs keep to themselves, the Richichi frequently build their towns near (or within!) human cities. Cheery and affable, Richichi make good neighbors.
Physical Description
Standing approximately 2-3 feet high, the Richichi resemble nothing more than giant bipedal ground squirrels with delicate and dexterous four-fingered hands (three digits, plus a thumb). Their fur ranges from dusty grey to nut brown in color with black stripes beginning behind their ears and running to the tip of their bushy tails. They wear few clothes, but love to adorn themselves with jewelry, hats, ribbons, belts and any number of other accessories.
Personality
Richichi are very organized and show meticulous attention to detail. They tend to be a very practical and “down to earth” people who care little for adventure or flights of fancy. While their legends and stories tend to be focused around clan histories, they are also very fond of jokes and displays of wit. They arealso very chatty and love to gossip.
Society
Though usually aloofly polite to outsiders, they are open and warm to members of their own clans. Even non-Richichi who have a close connection with one or more members of a clan will sometimes find themselves included as family. And once you’re family, you’re always family. If you find yourself in this situation, it’s best to remember that among clan members, the Richichi have very little concept of privacy.
Religion
Being home and family-focused, the Richichi care for all living things and have no patience for cruelty of any kind. While some city Richichi and those serving in the Great Houses do participate in the formal worship of Huang Ti, most tend more towards simple, home-based spiritual practices.
Adventurers
Very few Richichi take up the adventuring life, but some do have a restless wanderlust or are inspired by non-Richichi tales of daring-do. These are generally youths who eventually tire of the constant adversity and trials of the adventuring life and settle down in their middle age. The few Richichi adventurers tend towards professions or classes requiring wit and intelligence, such as bards.
Male Names: Rakki, Tikki, Shishi, Babaki, Kikio, Papillio, Mamano
Female Names: Babala, Tichia, Bebeta, Takia, Shakka, Pappaple, Bakka, Lakake, Papiya
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Other Richichi Articles
- Richichi Adventure Seeds
- Richichi Town Life
- Richichi as Adventurers
- Of Squirrels and Men: Richichi and Other Races
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