Language Analog: Turkish
Inspiration: Rakasta of Mystara ("Isle of Dread," "Rage of the Rakasta"), Genghis Khan
NOTE: Rakasta refers to a very particular race in a very particular world (Mystara). While the race I am presenting here is similar to those of that world, I am not trying to explicitly emulate that race. I use the name here for nostalgic reasons.-----
Tainted Counterpart: Gnolls
Temperamental Association: Dynamist
Names: See Turkish Names; swap out sounds as detailed here.
Along with dwarves and satyrs (commonly called "elves"), rakasta are among the original natives of Prace. Rakasta territory is commonly called the Pridelands. It once extended through parts of the Honderreich and Galtain, and included all of Veldistan.