Description:
Physical Appearance:
While Seikagi may look different depending on where they are from, all Seikagi have at least a few traits in common. For starters, all Seikagi age very slowly, reaching their teen years at the age of 250. Until that point, almost all Seikagi tend to be very young looking, appearing similar to a younger looking Halfling or Gnome, with feminine or masculine traits still prominent on their bodies. Despite their obvious adult traits, they are still oft mistaken as children, which they take as an insult to their maturity. Additionally, almost all Seikagi tend to be very slim and lean, despite some Seikagi eating well past their body weight in calories. While they may share similarities with Halflings or Gnomes, they do have some noticeable differences. For starters, all Seikagi have two bunny ears on top of their head in place of regular ears, and all Seikagi have a bushy bunny tail around the small of their back. These bunny ears can range form pointy to lopsided, floppy or half-lopped, and some may have small ears, and they are all usually colored white, though there are exceptions to this coloration. In addition, all Seikagi have slightly larger eye structures, and their thighs and calves possess immense strength so that they help with running and jumping great distances. Finally, it should be noted that all Seikagi have slightly larger front teeth than that of the average human, though they are still believed to be omnivores due to the existence of canine teeth.
History:
Like their Lunar counterparts, the Tsukagi, the Seikagi used to be apart of a bigger race known as the Mikoto; pacifistic humanoid being with bunny like features, and creations of the Lady of the Moon, Lady Kaguya. These people could be found all over the world, though a heavy concentration was found in the Eastern Isles. They generally lived peaceful lives, mingling with other races and serving as entertainers, teachers, workers, and traders, to name a few occupations. That all changed one day, however, when a civil war engulfed the Islands. The Mikoto, being pacifistic and refusing to fight, decided to sit out the war and enter hiding. However, while many Mikotos chose to leave to the Moon, many others decided to stay and wait out the war, knowing full well that the combat would soon subside. Eventually, the war did subside, and the pacifistic Mikotos who stayed could once again mingle with the other races. They would pray to the moon, hoping that their fellow Mikoto who fled their would stay safe and eventually return. However, after many eras, the Mikotos who stayed and the Mikotos who left became so different that even if the lunar Mikoto came back, they could never hope to fit in with their Earthen counterparts. Eventually, the Mikotos that stayed began to split up and spread across the world. Wherever they went, they began to adapt to their environment. Seikagi that went to the frozen north developed alabaster, snow like skin and white hair, while those that chose to live in more open plains and fields near human settlements developed similar traits to the humans they lived near. Eventually, these Seikagi became so different that they eventually split up into their own 4 distinct subraces: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Seikagi.
Society:
Seikagi society is hard to pin down due to the vast amount of differences each Seikagi subrace has in their cultures, but there are some universal themes that run within each. In all of them, the worship of the moon is relatively common; a result of the wishing of blessings to their Lunar counterparts. In addition to this, many Seikagi love festivities and parties, and are generally warm and friendly to others. Finally, the most common of the similarities is the appearance of the dessert Mochi. Mochi, for some reason, plays an integral part of Seikagi culture, and is considered a very sacred food. Even the act of making Mochi is considered sacred, and is only given to those who have been selected through a sacred ritual. Aside from the similarities listed above, though, almost all Seikagi cultures are vastly different from eachother.
Seikagi Names:
While many Seikagi communities still uphold their old Mikoto naming conventions of beginning their first names with the letter M, many more Seikagi have adapted to more modern naming conventions, adapting a wider variety of names and even adapting last names, unlike their lunar counterparts. Many Seikagi will take after Human names, and the names will almost always start with the letter M, though their last names do not seem to follow this convention. It should be noted that most Seikagi that work for a master will often times use their master's last name rather than their own.
Male: Masato, Mamoru, Masumi, Miiden, Miiriton, Miles, Matthew, Mikoto
Female: Mochi, Miu, Maki, Mary, Mami, Morgana, Mirai, Maria, Monica, Mikoto
Surname: Roll, Goodwill, Lightfoot, Brightwood, Halflight