Laptev

The Laptev, sometimes referred to also as the Walrusmen, are a species of humanoid beings which reside in the southernmost parts of Y'isthy'lif.

They are known as very simplistic creatures, with only near-human intelligence and living normadic lifestyles. They are said to be closer in kin to the walruses and other sea-mammals that reside in the Southern Continent than the Daddoths and other beings of higher intelligence.

In the First Age, they may have been much more populous and spread out than they are today. However, it is known that the Daddoths tried 'enlightening' many speices, the Laptev included, and much of the species would come under the servitude of the Daddoths. After they could not reach the same level of intelligence as the Daddoths had been aiming for, they were turned into a slave race and bred in captivity. This offshoot race, the Rosmarus, were much smarter and more civilised than their Laptev cousins, however contact between the two has been minimal.

Due to the Laptevs existing only in the very south of the continent they reside in, they have very rarely come into contact with the humans that have come to inhabit the land. Much about their society and culture is therefore also unknown.