Introduction: Legend has it that the Butu arrived in Malatra as the pets of the Ancients, though in fact they came from an original kobold-like servant race of the Ancients. These kobolds mated with the resident bakemono to produce the modern Butu. Butu are well-suited to their homes in mountainous areas, able to run faster across the rocks then in the jungle or even the open plain. Butu are fiercely independent survivalists. Having long been isolated from the other peoples of Malatra, the Butu thought they were the only ‘people’ left in the jungle. Being smaller and weaker then most preda-tors, the Butu have learned to rely on their own brand of fierce cunning and rugged slyness. Butu enjoy meeting new people and seeing new lands but do not make friend-ships lightly.

Physical Description: Butu physically resemble a cross between the bakemono and the kobold. Their lower body is like that of a bakemono, with hairy legs with hoofed feet similar to that of mountain goats. Their upper body strongly resembles a kobold, though with two medium-sized goat-like horns atop their heads. Their unique ability to run along the face of rocky cliffs, almost like mountain sheep, most likely accounts for their ability to survive the many Malatran predators.

Lands: While Butu can now be found throughout the jungle, they primarily still live on the upper slopes of Fire Mountain.

Specialized Religion

• Fire Mountain Tradition? (fire, air, and earth)
• Ancestor Tradition?