Creature of the Week - Arunai

Artwork by: Loneanimator

Ecology

Introduction - Many who pass onto the next life leave the material plane behind never to

return again. The greatest heroes are rarely given a choice upon the time of their death to pass on to the next life or to act as guardians of the cosmos. Those who choose the path of the protector become the Arunai. Arunai often wander the world in forms common to the area fulfilling the desires of the forces of good. Arunai are very judgmental and irritated by evil beings and behavior such as greed, undead, etc.

Physical Observations - The Arunai have no defined appearance, although according to mythology, they are most likely to look like humans in their original forms, but in larger height. The Arunai are a shape-shifting race and can mold themselves into many shapes and sizes. It is commonly believed that their favored appearance is either a Tall Bipedal Eagle-like Avian, a bipedal Crocodile-looking Reptile or most commonly a Tall Humanoid.

Social Observations – It is believed that the first arunai, who were wholly celestial in nature, were sent to the earth to teach man and as such the oldest language in the world is derived from the arunai's own common tongue.

Behavioral Observations - Arunai are protectors and teachers who have watched man grow throughout all the ages of this world and continue to do so while they fend off extra dimensional evils.

Inter Species Observations -Arunai cannot be tamed, they serve their deities and work to protect the material realm from the unseen threats that hide on the outer reaches of the ethereal dimensions.