Pooka

The Pookas

Pookas were originally the Valentinian citizens of the southern kingdom of Valentine before having been cursed by the Crystallization Cauldron.

History

Many ages ago the founder of Valentine came to Erion from another world on a flying ship and used his incredible magics and technological skills to create the Kingdom of Valentine and the kingdom quickly grew into a mighty nation greater than any other in Erion and the Valentinians lived in happiness and prosperity for many years, until the day Valentine's current ruler King Valentine had gone insane after his daughter revealed that she had bared the children of Demon Lord Odin, with his mind and morality broken King Valentine went on to kill his daughter and enslave his grandchildren and he threw his kingdom into chaos as he became a tyrannical ruler.

With no one to stop him it seemed that the people of Valentine and Erion would suffer for the rest of their days, until King Valentine had attempted to take over the world using Valentine's most powerful weapon the Crystallization Cauldron, this act backfired on him and killed him instantly thus ending his evil rule, but sadly the Kingdom had also been destroyed by the Cauldron and for reasons not fully understood the Valentinians were given the Pooka curse, a curse that turns anyone into an anthropomorphic rabbit-like creature, with this terrible tragedy set upon them the Valentinians had no choice but to hide underground beneath their destroyed kingdom away from all the other races of Erion and from that day forth they were known as Pookas.

Luckily for them they had discovered that their king had placed a spell on all Valentinian currency before his madness that would allow one wish to be granted to anyone who could collect all the coins, and so the Pookas swore to find all the coins no matter what and restore themselves back to their true form.

Society

Before the curse had occured, the Valentinians were an advanced and peaceful civilization and were considered the greatest race in Erion. Their magical abilities were unmatched by any other nation and their technology was beyond any other races understanding, their greatness eventually made their kingdom rule over two-thirds of Erion, and one of their well most recognized magics was their ability to make magic stones. But despite their power the Valentinians showed no sign of hostility towards the other nations and lived very peacefully for many centuries, until King Valentine's madness caused the destruction of their precious kingdom and cursed its people, with their kingdom gone and the pooka curse placed upon them they had no choice but to search for the magic coins that would restore their true form.

The Pookas now reside underground in a small village beneath the wasteland of Valentine with the only way in or out being magic portals they have set up all over Erion. Since their only concern is to collect their coins they are no longer interested in restoring their technology and magic instead they have become vendors and cooks accepting only valentinian currency in order to help them collect their coins, some even take odd jobs in exchange for valentinian coins, but they still hope to one day restore their kingdom and reclaim their former glory.

Do to the slight similarity of the Pooka Village to the Saint-Benoît-du-Sault village in France and the fact that all ingredients at the Pooka Kitchen and the Pooka Cafe are written in french it can be assumed that the Valentinians culture was very similar to the French.

Appearance

A male Pooka (right) and a female Pooka (left)

Pookas resemble anthropomorphic rabbits with all the features of said creature. Males and females are very similar in appearance with only a few minor differences, such as that females have high voices and seem to wear aprons that cover both their chest and torso, while males just wear jackets and have regular voices. Pookas also have excellent jumping skills. Also of note is that Pookas whose hearts are filled with anger or malice will become Goblins.