| Category | Races |
| Type | Centaur sub-race |
| Creation | 13 Saunas 43 |
| Language | Langurâpha |
| Native | Bal-Kriav |
The lore suggests that the Tribe Steppes were subdued by a human civilization that venerated horses above even the divine beings. Rumor holds that this blasphemous reverence incurred a potent supernatural curse, transforming the populace into malevolent, bestial centaurs. If such is the case, the Jara people appear to have no recollection or concern, for they are anarchists, malicious, and ravenous carnivores.
The Jara originated from a god's jealousy. Having forsaken him for the equine, the people of Arirmarg were to be punished. On 13 Saunas 43, Krak-Oth made an example of the cultists who had abandoned him for zoolatry. In violation of the Mandate of the Heavens, thousands of Theegan cultists were cursed, becoming bestial centaurs. After devastating Ak'mrîtun's frontier, they ventured eastward to the plains of the Tribe Steppes, ultimately bringing about the downfall of the Ak'mrîtun Empire six years later.
Jaras possess unkempt manes, elongated equine limbs, and robustly constructed humanoid torsos. The equine portion of their physique varies in hue, with ebony, russet, and charcoal tones being most prevalent. The creatures' jaws resemble those of a hyena. They are savage, bloodthirsty, cunning, merciless, and exhibit little to no emotion. Additionally, they are invariably chaotic evil. The jara is one of the more perilous races to confront, with a single individual posing a challenge equivalent to 2-3 warriors of most other races.
A cloud of dust rose over the horizon, growing darker with each passing hour, and then thunder rolled from the plains, ten thousand sets of hooves galloping. The horde of jara swept through the frontier outposts, trampling livestock, women, children, and the aged as if they were nothing more than grass. The elves blanketed the skies with arrows, their song in flight like a swarm of bees. Hundreds of the marauders fell under the missiles. The massive half-horse and half-humanoid creatures were an ugly, bestial race. Their hairy and heavily muscled legs were scarred from riding through briars, thickets, and wounds from many battles. The jara's breasts, arms, and faces were tattooed with spiders, hawks, dragons, snakes, and other predatory beasts. The thick and misshapen heads were set with piercing black eyes and bushy eyebrows. Some had their scraggy hair in topknots or in braids, while the chiefs were bald with a tattoo of a web and spiders. The horde wielded the cruelest of weapons, serrated and saw-tooth swords, spiked bucklers, chains, Jara Bows, and lances with pennons representing their tribe, Blood Bringer, Hawk Screech, Vulture Marrow, Bone Grinder, Entrail Eaters, and an untold number of other evil tribal names. The slaughter they brought spared no living creature in their path. A few of us, lucky to hide in the reeds of a river, were spared the grisly fate of the fallen.
Leekal the Bowyer, of Amanwen - "Final Day in Amanwen "
The Jara possess a term for all non-Jara, "kamatar," which merely denotes sustenance. The preferred beverage of the Jara is a mead known as Englas. The Jara do not ascribe to any religion and offer reverence to no entity. The Jara are at their most formidable when amassed under the leadership of a Jara Khan, transforming into a Jara Horde.
The ancient ruins of Binê Sadôr serve as a hallowed site of reverence for the jara people.
Jara are approximately 15% to 20% greater in size than a heavy warhorse. These formidable creatures stand around 9 feet tall and boast a substantial weight of roughly 2,400 pounds.
| Trait | Description |
|---|---|
| Might of Krak-Oth | |
| Long Lasting | |
| De-Evolved | |
| Gallop | |
| Murderous Intent | always evil aligned |
| Racial | as centaur |