Senkh

Far in the Savage Wastelands, the Senkh thrive as a race of humanoid snake people, their way of life and culture revolving around the worship of their one true god, the God of Life Simasis. They have built mighty temples in their oasis city of Shassusin wishing to appease the god that gave them life, rarely wandering far from the desert in which they make their home.

Ages ago, the Savage Wastelands were split between three forces - The Senkh, the Humans and the Saurk, each trying to seize control over the desert's bountiful resources. This conflict accumulated in a large-scale war between the three races that resulted with the Humans being driven out of the desert by the Saurk and then the Senkh forcing the Saurk away by casting them off the eastern cliffs, the survivors of this push swimming eastward to Grukoor and making a new home in the swamps there. Though the war was costly, the Senkh were able to claim the desert as their own, forming a golden empire in the heart of it and expanding throughout the entirely of the southern Highlands.

When the war of the Great Fall begun, the Humans attempted to reconquer the Savage Wastelands and enslave the Senkh, resulting in many of their smaller settlements to be destroyed and their people captured. This led the Senkh leaders to call for an evacuating into their capital, their high priests calling for the god to protect them and so he did, shielding the city from the Humans and forcing them to retreat, continuing their onslaught east into Grokuur and leaving the Senkh alone.

A few centuries would go by before the barrier protecting the Senkh begun to wane, opening up a changed world to the tall bipedal snake people. Soon, their kingdom begun to regrow once more, claiming control over the desert just like it did many hundreds of years ago, but it proved difficult as new outside forces continued to threaten them, mainly the Sandwalkers, a massive tribe of Human warriors seeking to take full control of the Desert.

In modern days, the Senkh are known for their excellent tailors and devotion to their faith. They continue to be a rare sight outside of the desert though some Senkh have opened up to the idea of broadening their horizons.