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Colothi The coloth are generally welcoming and open to other folk, only tending to be openly aggressive when hunting. However, coloth rely on body language as a key component of their communication and as such, find dealing with other races frustrating and difficult. Coloth emotions differ greatly from that of other races as well as their bodily signs, tending to make them appear socially dense and awkward when around non-colothicoloth.

Unremarkably, with these social impediments, coloth have weak familial bonds and rarely form close relationships with others. Trusting is a rare quality in a colothicoloth, treating family members and allies as mere acquaintances. This does lead to self-reliance and a perceptive outlook, occasionally using the measure of others as a measure for their actions, being less trust and more predictability on the part of their companions.

This perception on the actions of others comes into play most often during hunting, an activity most all colothi savor, perhaps due to deep rooted instinctual nature. Though, when in areas where hunting for food isn't required to get by, "the hunt" turns into a challenge for any activity, and a colothi coloth will pursue that end whole-heartedly.

Colothi heads greatly resemble squids, more so than even mindflayers. Their head is dominated by two, great, bulbous eyes on each side. These eyes are typically brightly colored, ranging from luminous green hues, to sunburst yellows, sky blue and bright orchid. Colothi The coloth lack teeth, but not a bite, as they sport a rather powerful, dark beak, occasionally used in combat. Draping down their forehead, extruding from underneath the collar of their mantle, is a jet-like funnel used to syphon water and breathe. Two smaller funnels sit hidden behind each eye, often obscured by the wing-like flats flaps spreading across their mantle. The mantle itself extends to a point, and is supported by the only "bone" in their body, a calcium rich shell that encases their brain. From their head, dangling down around their beak, are an array of smaller tentacles, typically only used to aid swimming and communication as well as to hold food while eating.

Most colothi coloth simply walk about naked, having no external genitalia, even humanoid folk find it hard to place prudish ideals of decency upon them. Those colothi coloth that wear clothing, often do so to carry gear or protect themselves, rather than a need to stay warm, enjoy fashion or not be naked in a public place. They can be seen carrying spears and throwing darts (javelins).

When on land, colothi coloth often don clothing that helps to retain moisture and protect their skin from the sun. Typically cloaks and robes with hoods. Due to the struggle of having to support their body on land, they appear to slump and sag as they walk, giving them a sickly appearance and compressing their height.

Most land-bound races are simply unaware of the existence of the colothicoloth, as they rarely visit the surface, or even shallow waters. For those races that share their watery environment, such as [[SRD:Sahuagin|sahuagin]], kuo-toa and [[SRD:Locathah|locathah]], they have no longstanding grudge or alliance with. ColothiThe coloth, being mostly unsocial, give other races their room so long as they are granted their own. However, there have been numerous instances where hunting parties from either coloth or neighboring races have gone outside their own territory and provoked disputes and savage combat.

Living free-form, self reliant lives, the coloth tend toward chaotic alignments, as they have a difficult time conforming themselves to rules and restrictions of law. Lawful colothi coloth are not unheard of, but certainly not the norm of the race. In addition, as wise creatures, some colothi coloth reflect upon this as a means to become more independent, to the point of selfishness and putting others at risk for their own whims, turning to evil alignments. Those that use their wisdom to benefit others, which in turn, benefit themselves, lean towards good. Colothi Coloth are a varied bunch, and as such, may be of any alignment.

Rather than lands, it is waters that colothi the coloth call home, taking readily to deep-sea and clear water ocean bottom. They build fortified cities of stone, often in defensible valleys and stoney outcroppings. Terrain advantage is important in settlement location, as they rarely employ an active guard force, and have little in the form of governmental structure. Colothi The coloth use cities as a means of enabling themselves to rest easy at night with safety in numbers.

Colothi cities are spread far and wide throughout the oceans, and culture ranges greatly between them. Some groups of colothi coloth worship deities, while others may not. Though, when colothi coloth do praise deities, it is typically those that hold value to the ocean, hunting or wisdom. Practices of religion may be merely more than saying a few words before a hunt or before rest at night. Other instances may result in an entire city being built around a deity's temple.

Colothi Coloth are named for the first sound they make, a tradition attributed to the myth of the naming of the first Coloth, Figth. Unfortunately, this makes pronouncing colothi names a near impossibility for other races. Thankfully, it has become common for a great number of colothi coloth to simply adopt a common name used for dealing with other races. These names are typically combinations of translatable nouns, typically body parts or actions paired with weapons, deeds or notable traits.

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