Blemmyes

Blemmyes, also simply called headless men, are strange beings thought to dwell in The Wastes, possibly created by the magic of the Mage Wars of Sinkarya. Very few who claim to see them live to tell the tale, leaving them shrouded in mystery.

Appearance

Blemmyes are said to have no heads at all: where a neck and head should be between their shoulders is only a flat plain. A blemmyes has his face on his chest, often said to have eyes set in their shoulders or on their pectorals. They are human otherwise, though they are said to be frighteningly tall and freakishly long-limbed. They are not known to wear an excess of clothing other than loincloths, though they are supposedly intelligent enough to use weapons.

Nature

No one knows what exactly the blemmyes are or how they came to be. They react with hostility to Men and other races, but thankfully they rarely venture far from their homeland in the Wastes. Any culture they might have remains unknown. It is also unknown whether female blemmyes exist or how they might breed, or if they even do; perhaps they are spawned only of a curse instead.