Rokari

The Rokari are a race of sentient, intelligent canine creatures prevalent in the Visk and Tarhexian universes. The two major characters of this race are Ura and Ess.

Biology
Rokari are quadruped mammals, similar in appearance to a coyote or striped hyena. They are predominantly black-furred, with their secondary colors and patterns varying between each individual. Female Rokari are larger than that of their male counterparts, in both size and weight.

Physical stature is the weakest point of the Rokari, however. These creatures are naturally blessed with decent psionic wavelengths, though they usually are not taught how to utilize them for anything other than self-defense.

Highly intelligent, the Rokari are not only blessed with telepathy, but they are also capable of nearly unimpaired speech. Their society utilizes this verbal communication to its fullest extent, encouraging philosophical and sometimes even political debate within their system. In lieu of this, they are very open-minded and accepting, which in turn allowed Ura and Ess to leave their home world with little resistance.

Native Rokari have a long-standing history of territorial disputes with the Senvis. In spite of this, the Rokari have evolved a most unusual method. From birth, the Rokari are subject to intense, crushing pain that they are forced to adjust to. Gradually, as the Rokari age, the pain escalates in strength, alongside their ability to mentally suppress it. If the Senvis—or any race with such an ability—attempts to mind control one of the Rokari, the caster will be struck with the full bout of agony, rendering them incapacitated and the Rokari safe.

List of Notable Rokari
• Ura • Ess • Gar

Visk Context
Raised within native Rokari lands, (tbc)

Tarhexian Context
The Rokari appearance was created by Tarhex. Ura and Ess do not belong to any race because of their spontaneous creation, and as such meet the criteria for the Ensnared, although they are unaware of the faction's existence or their employment within it.

Beliefs about the duo's background and culture are entirely fictitious. As part of their total fabrication, the two were also given beliefs that they belonged to a very prestigious race that upheld strong societal values. What the Visk universe uses in reality is simply imaginary in Tarhexian context. In contrast to the Visk setting in which Ura and Ess leave their small community to see the world, the Tarhexian setting imposes nothing more than a convoluted lie which Ura and Ess believe to be the truth.

Trivia
• Ura and Ess are heavily based on the dungeon researchers Umbreon and Espeon from the game Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. • The Rokari method of teleportation bears heavy resemblance to the Magnagate in appearance and construction. • The Rokari adhere to a three-letter (or otherwise single-syllable) naming scheme.