Achigates
The different species and sub-species of sentient beings in Felarya. From giants to tinies, and preys to predators. From the ingenious Humans, to the reclusive Majuras, the noble Sphinxes, the mysterious Nemesises, the peaceful Gerridis or the fierce Crimson Maidens.
Achigates are a a rare giant species of half-human, half-snail beings. They can easily be recognized by their gargantuan spiraled shells, which house most of their vital organs and serves as an efficient shelter if they feel threatened. However this massive defense comes at the expense of speed, and Achigates are, for the most part, even slower than Slug girls. Peaceful giants, Achigates spend most of their time sleeping within their shell and staying in place, only really moving if the situation calls for it, or if they exhaust the food around them. Save for a couple exceptions, they are herbivorous and friendly towards smaller races. Achigates are pretty harmless, unless you somehow hide yourself a bit *too well* in the foliage of a tree they are munching on. They are very voracious though, and can engulf enormous quantities of vegetation, shrubs, flowers and small trees before being satiated. Their bodies tend to be more rounded as a result. They can be the absolute bane of fairy gardeners, and dryads are fairly suspicious toward them, not liking very much to wake up and suddenly realize their leafy hair is gone! Some dryads will sometimes ask them to prune their hair though, and the Achigate will be more than happy to oblige.