The Travesuran only emerged some hundred years ago in the swamps of central draxius, but their true origins are unknown. It is possible that they have connections in the great web wood, or perhaps the many cavernous tunnels of the underdark, but the Travesuran are reluctant to give up their secrets; atleast the "civilized ones" are. It's not at all helped that there were several other ancient folk-tales all over alkolon of rat-men in the tunnels, or rat-headed goblins in the deeper forests of Alkolon, however most searches ended in failure or dissapointment. Many have tried asking them, but the truth is that they can't remember often times.   The Travesuran are a most strange and peculiar species. Along with their unnerving appearance and skittish tendencies they appear to be natural empaths; able to feel emotions, sensations, and even diagnose poisons and dizeases through touch, but that is nowhere near the strangest feature they posess. It has been observed and proven that they grow more intelligent and aware the more of them there are in a localized area. The specific radius of this effect varies, but supposedly every travesuran member in a group over a hundred will start to display an accute pattern recognition and alertness after about two weeks together. Their main city Raketta with over fourty thousand of them does not have a jury process because each Travesuran is able to sense intent and lies with the ability to determine if they meant ill will by their actions or not. What's stranger still, is that Travesuran who leave this city for a period over a couple days will start to deteriorate mentally, loosing comprehension in their learned knowledge and gained senses. This seemingly psychic sense is known as "the Union"