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Calemerian societies are not only human, even if they're by far the largest and most advanced civilization: there are some other sentient species that live in certain areas of the planet and often do not really like contact with humans. These include: | Calemerian societies are not only human, even if they're by far the largest and most advanced civilization: there are some other sentient species that live in certain areas of the planet and often do not really like contact with humans. These include: | ||
* Orcs (Cer.: ''oróvio''; Chl.: ''eteklen''), living mostly in subpolar areas - all of Gurdugal and northern Púríton in the northern hemisphere, and a good part of central-southern Fárásen and the southern reaches of Ovítioná in the southern; orcs of the two hemispheres are still of a single species, but there are three radically different races. They're the largest non-human civilization. | * Orcs (Cer.: ''oróvio''; Chl.: ''eteklen''), living mostly in subpolar areas - all of Gurdugal and northern Púríton in the northern hemisphere, and a good part of central-southern Fárásen and the southern reaches of Ovítioná in the southern; orcs of the two hemispheres are still of a single species, but there are three radically different races. They're the largest non-human civilization. | ||
* Lizardmen (Cer.: ''féronébosa''; Chl.: '' | * Lizardmen (Cer.: ''féronébosa''; Chl.: ''ṣaivāras''), living in wetlands and swamps by some coastlines; like orcs, there is a southern hemisphere race, living mostly in eastern Ovítioná, and a northern hemisphere one on the islands between Márusúturon and Quéaten (even if, geographically, some of these are actually south of the Equator). | ||
* Harpies (Cer.: ''čúero''; Chl.: ''šortas''), dwelling on the semiarid islands off the southwestern coast of Védren and on those in the ocean between Védren, Ceránento, and Fárásen. They are the most hostile to humans. | * Harpies (Cer.: ''čúero''; Chl.: ''šortas''), dwelling on the semiarid islands off the southwestern coast of Védren and on those in the ocean between Védren, Ceránento, and Fárásen. They are the most hostile to humans. | ||
* Dragons (Cer.: ''cépota''; Chl.: ''kaṃšūs'') — there are actually three species of dragons (belonging to two different genera), none of which exactly similar to our prototypical dragons. All of them are sentient, but to different extents. | * Dragons (Cer.: ''cépota''; Chl.: ''kaṃšūs'') — there are actually three species of dragons (belonging to two different genera), none of which exactly similar to our prototypical dragons. All of them are sentient, but to different extents. | ||