Ziungyu

"'I'm honestly surprised I got along with those ugly little shits for so long. What? This is an interview that's going to be broadcasted to Ziung Kina? Shit. I love Ziungyu. Great guys, really mellow and easy-going'""-Yibmar Terrio, translator for the Fete Neldëan Expedition"Ziungyu are a species which evolved much differently than humans, though they bear a semi-humanoid form. They are always found in Ziung Kina. In total, only 11 Ziungyu have ever left their brith province or Ragu Ziun.

Ziungyu are the only recorded intelligent humanoid species besides those born from Ê.

Physical Description
While during exercise, hunting, and recreation they are typically on all fours, it is customary for Ziungyu to stand on their hind legs for intimidation, camouflage, diplomacy, or attacking. They stand at around 6.5 to 8 feet tall. Their towering appearance tends to create fear in their enemies, however the vanta-black of their skin often hides them from hostiles in general.

Across their body are "olfactory patches" which pick up senses of smell more accurately than any other species on Tol.

Variations
Dwarf Ziungyu are a slight genetic variation that are the same proportional size of Ziungyu however they stand at around 4 to 5 feet in height.

Albino Ziungyu are another variation which have a completely white color rather than black.

Tancas Ten
The Tancas Ten (of which there were actually eleven) were an activist group of Ziungyu who defected themselves to Tancas in order to protest the new immigration laws. They left through the Tancas Wasteland Passage, and ten of them died. The eleventh - Gazog - was the only to survive. His survival is based on accounts from the people of Tancas Major, however he soon disappeared weeks after the protest. Gazog is also notable for being a dwarf Ziungyu.

Kozojago
Kozojago is the sole dictator of Ziung Kina. He has ruled for fifty years and for the past five has been ruling from a hospital bed. He is dying of an unknown disease yet he continues to protect the borders with an iron fist.

Jozko
Often not considered a Ziungyu because of her acts of treason against Ziung Kina, Jozko is the leader of Ragu Ziun. Ragu Ziun is a nation independent from Ziung Kina which Jozko established after the Ragu Rebellion of 1593. Jozko has ruled since its establishment and is fighting for the freedom of her people - ostricized Ziungyu and other previous members of Ziung Kina who were deported after the Eruption of Harmen. She is an albino Ziungyu, which is her sole reasoning for being a shining light of opportunity for other ostracized groups.