The Lantook are a small, nomadic people who live in the Alterra forests bordering Kahal. They have chicken-like feet and long tongues. When in the forest, keep an eye out for the impressions of chicken feet in the dirt

They maintain different villages for each season. There are the spring foraging grounds, summer farmlands, fall fishing grounds on the riverbank, and winter hunting grounds. They travel to their various villages in walking houses, much like the Lumdai’s walking carts. They keep fire salamanders as pets and steeds.

 If you do enter their land, they may demand a payment of food or coin for such a trespass. If you refuse, they will flick you with their long tongues and make your travels difficult. Like many spirits they can shift between corporeal and pure spirit form.

When the Avodai first founded Kahal and started building homes on the land promised by Governor Romano, everything went wrong. Hammers and nails constantly went missing. Work that was started was in shambles in the morning. One night Farmers Avi and Illa stayed up all night guarding the frame of their home. That is when they saw little people, some with chicken feet and some with tiny boots, pulling nails out of the wood! It was then we learned that the land we were promised was actually owned by Lantook and Gnomes.

In annual tribute, we pay both communities of spirits during the Spirit Festival. And that’s how the people of Kahal began to pay taxes to both The Governor of Terida and the local spirits.

Commentary #

Rafa Yoni once started a business selling tiny hand pies to the Lantook with Chef Galit. They are quite fond of them. I cannot blame them. 

–Rafa Shai