VASSEL (OSR RACE-AS-CLASS)

Vassels are a race of demi-humans known best for their

rather unique cultural practices; including wearing

earthenware as their only form of garb. Vassels live their

entire lives within terracotta shells, each displaying the

sculpted face of a respected elder or figure in their

community prominently. These vases vary in shape, color, and

form, each denoting the individual’s role in society, social

standing, sexual organs, and life goals. For example, the sex

of a vassel can be determined by the presence of handles on

the birth-pot, as this detail is absent from male vassels.

These people cannot leave their pot, nor do they wish to!

In truth, the idea of presenting one’s body to the world,

to a Vassel, is unspeakable taboo. For this reason, Vassels

find it incredibly difficult to interact with other races

which normalize “showing skin“, particularly faces. As one

could imagine, Vassels communicate nonverbally through body

language and gestures, facial expressions are a foreign

concept to those who always hide their expressions.

Vassels speak their own language eloquently, as well as broken

undercommon. Vassels prefer to keep their own company, as

their distinct practices and culture alienate them from

others.