Canth

The canth is a tall and lean humanoid. Like xan, they have an inky black blood, which gives them a grey, decoloured appearance. Their skin and eyes run from alabaster white to a deep black. Their hair is similarly white or black. Unlike the xan, they are stooped and have digitigrade leg (meaning that they walk on their toes, the same way dogs do). Their faces tend to be longer with the bottom area around the jaw protruding forward.

Canths are a semi animal manifestation of the xanji. As xanji are lycanthropes, they can, from time-to-time, transform into canths. Many are born as canths, and can transform into other xanji as well.

While canths are somewhat animalistic they are very cunning, and are capable of great ingenuity.

Canths are taller than humans (up to 2.3 metres) and are stooped, very wiry and a bit rat like. They have a short, rat-like tail, which is heavy enough to balance them in that stooped stance. Their hands have sharp claws, but this doesn't stop them from fine tool-making. A canth could paint a miniature, so don't make their hands too rat-like.