Major Races of Eosia and Tamul

There are multiple races of humans described in David and Leigh Eddings' polular series The Elenium and The Tamuli. Some of the most important are detailed below.

Styric: The Styrics are a race of humans which once populated much of the Tamul continent and most of the Elene continent. They have, however, greatly reduced in number following the invasion of other races, principally the Elene race. The Styrics are, on the whole, learned and cultured people, who live in close communion with their multiple gods, known as the '1000 younger gods of Styricum'. The younger gods of Styricum are accustomed to answering and granting supernatural abilities to their worshippers in the forms of prayers which are answered. These spells are known as the secrets of styricum. The Styrics number several million undoubltably, however they are largely dispersed in small villages everywhere except in the city of ..........., the only styric city, where the 1000 high priests of the younger gods congregate in a form of parliament and decide on laws and edicts which largely govern the life of the styrics everywhere. The Styrics are a much maligned race by other races and the Styrics possess a national sense of persecution, modeled it would appear on post second world war jewish diaspora. Their are other traits they would appear to share. As described in the novels they are on the whole people of fair complexion with dark features, hair and eyes, and quite slight of build.

Elene: The elene's are the most populous race. They are roughly based on the people's of europe. They are fair skinned of varied hair and eye colour. Their are multiple nationaltiies each with their own prepnderance of different phycial and mental and cultural charactersitics but are largely a homogenous racial group.

Zemoch: The Zemochs are a blend of Styrics and Elene's. In the story they worship and are enslaved by the Elder God of Styricum Azash.

Tamul: The Tamul's inhabit the far eastern lands of the Tamul Continent. They are the founding people of the Tamul Empire, a multicultural empire spanning almost the entire continent. They appear to be similar to Asians physically.

Atan The Atan are a race of warriors who tower above others in physcial stature and military prowess deu to a dedicated bredding program they have used for centuries. Unfortunately they are to much of a danger to themselves for self rule nd have entered into a voluntary agreeement of servitude to the Tamul Empire, to which they provide a most formidable standing army.