Leshy

Leshy are a race of mythical creatures which live in the fantasy world Terran.

History
The Leshy were one of the five races created by the goddess Balance after the war between the gods Order and Chaos. The first Leshy ever created ran into the woods and began turning it into their home over the course of generations. The Leshy are the most common race on Terran and have a generally very good reputation with the other races of Terran, though they have a slightly strained reputation with the Lizardfolk.

Appearance
Leshy are the most human-like of the intelligent races, though there are obvious differences between them. The biggest of which is that Leshy's hair resembles leaves and acts like leaves as well, changing colors in the fall (though it doesn't fall out in the winter). Their appearance greatly resembles a human up until they become elderly, growing wooden horns that spread across their body the older they get. When a Leshy dies, the wood overtakes them and they become "one with the forest", transforming into a tree, shrub, bush, etc.

Culture
Leshy are forest dwellers that love nature and everything related to it. Due to this, they do everything to protect it and do their best to build their homes in ways that won't disturb nature, building tree houses and sometimes literally turning trees into homes. The leaders of the Leshy are the five oldest living members of their race, referred to as simply "The Elders." The leader of The Elders is the oldest living Leshy and, if they die, they are replaced with the new oldest living Leshy. Most Leshy worship the creation god Horizon, though an even greater amount worships the titan of the forest Copsera.

Known Leshy

 * Albert - the current oldest living Leshy.
 * Arkady - the second oldest living Leshy.
 * Fedot - the third oldest living Leshy.
 * Yakov - the fourth oldest living Leshy.
 * Zoran - the fifth oldest living Leshy.
 * Dmitry - the head of the Leshy army.
 * Pyotr - an assistant of the Elders.
 * Galina - an assistant of the Elders.

Notes & Trivia

 * Leshy clothing is made out of sticks, leaves, grass, etc.
 * Most Leshy live in the forest but there is a small off-shoot of them that live in the planes.
 * A racist insult towards Leshy is just the word "mud", which mocks them for the fact they are usually rather dirty and also insults their worship of Copsera.