Hedgehogs and Porcupines

The hedgehogs and porcupines tends to be merchants and craftsmen. They spend most of their time improving their business or amassing more wealth. They are as widespread as mice but not as plentiful. They can be found in almost every region and settlement where the common races are welcome. Sometimes even where the common races are not welcome due to their expertise in practical crafts.

Blood Thicker Than Water
One of the main differences between hedgehogs and porcupines are their relations to the other races.

Hedgehogs
Because hedgehogs are usually the minorities wherever they live, they have learned to tolerate the antics of the other races. They do get by with the other races but tend to be more reserved. Family is important, more important than their business.

Porcupines
The porcupines usually live isolated lives. They prefer to live with their own race in forts and keeps acting as massive cities. Whenever strangers come by, they are treated with mistrust for the most part. Even amongst themselves, the porcupine squabble for power. The porcupines are divided into houses. Usually there will be a couple of big houses in a city, with even more smaller houses under them. It is not strange to have open family feuds, even violent ones.

Traditionalists at Their Core
Stay your station. Take on your parents' mantle. These are words both hedgehog and porcupine live by. It is great honour to continue whatever craft your parents practised. Marriage also usually happen within the borders of station. Crafters marry crafters, chefs marry innkeepers, and nobles marry nobles. For Porcupines, these marriages are sometimes spawned from aspirations of joining two houses. For hedgehogs, it can be to expand both parts business.

The Divine Mountain of Thunder
While they generally follow the Five, both hedgehog and porcupine pay special homage to Selak. For them, Selak represents a promise. One day Selak will lead them to the promised holy mountain. Here, thunderbolts strike down any invaders, the finest metals and precious stones can be found, and the natural springs run thick with honey. But in religion comes another great divide between hedgehogs and porcupines. Hedgehogs believe that hard work and discipline will get them passage to the holy mountain. Porcupines believes that only those of considerable wealth and status will be allowed into the mountain.