Malakon

Malakiz do not go through any external changes as a result of adolescence, leaving them extremely similar in appearance to Wila children, but for the more reddish skin tones and signs of aging. As a result, their dimorphism is almost nonexistent. The clothing custom shown here is not gendered.

Malakiz (singular: Malakon) are a human subrace who live across Iltezon as a diaspora, in various small settlements within other cities, in traveling bands, etc. Physically, they resemble wila children (in fact, puberty/adolescence doesn't affect their external appearance at all), with reddish skin tones.

Development

"Malakon" is taken from the term Malacon from TheKaiwolf's "The Kheil" worldbuild. Due to Kai's unusual stances regarding derivatives, Vector has come up with a list of possible alternative names for the race in case Kai demands the name be replaced:

• Falikon
• Emikon
• Tobakon

There were some other considered names that also ended in -kon and served as a dark joke about the race's appearance, but these were scrapped due to being too edgy for comfort.