What’s a jekit?
The Jekit (singular, Jekiti) are diminutive sapient creatures of a decidedly more avian persuasion, resembling nothing less than a compromise between the forms of feathered theropod dinosaurs and human beings. Native to Uginar.
Their hunched frames stand roughly five feet high. They have powerful legs with clawed feet and dexterous tails. While slightly more limited in power compared to humans, their arms are roughly as functional with three-fingered hands.
They are effectively the goblins of this world, as their society has only recently began to emerge in the last 150,000 years, when before they were thought of as mere animals.
As of 399, over half the Jekit population live in remote villages where human contact is limited; while the other half have, with mixed success, integrate themselves into human societies. Several nomad clans proudly welcome the bird-people into their communities, who appreciate their willingness to do neccessary tasks most humans find unpleasant (such as handling refuse and butchering animals, activities few Jekit don't actively enjoy) and their relatively minimal needs. They are also increasingly becoming present in the rural communities of Okuron.
The Cult of the Sapphire Eye deem Jekit to be blasphemous in appearance, repulsive in behavior, and insipid in nature; and thus slaughter them mercilessly in their crusade.