Originally a particular bred of demi-fae engineered for pleasure and subservience, viera are a predominately female race of lepimorphic humanoids with only one in ten born male. The males tend to be somewhat brawnier and more aggressive than the females, but both sexes have the slim, long-limbed elegance classical of elves and the fae from which they descended, and soft, leporine features. Although they rarely travel outside of their forests, some never leaving in their three hundred year or more lifespans, viera make excellent scouts and guides, forming temporary but fierce loyalties with the parties with whom they bond. 

 Engineered for Loveliness
Tall and graceful, viera have soft, furred ears that stand upright on their heads, and warm, angled features that belie the sharp claw-like nails on their hands. Their hind quarters from their waist to their feet are also covered in soft, fine fur that ranges in all shades of white, brown, and even red-tinted auburn. Like satyrs, viera are digitigrade and have relatively long carpals and tarsals, which place their "ankle" higher than a human and give them the appearance of consistently walking on their toes. Their feet are more animal than human, padded and suited for walking through difficult terrain. Because of the shape of their feet and the musculature of their legs, viera make excellent jumpers, and many walk barefoot or wear fine, stiletto heels to even their walking.

Most strikingly, whatever the color of their fur, all viera have pristine, pearlescent hair. Those that live among other races may dye their hair to match, but it is often seen as taboo and unclean to dye one's fur. Their eyes may be either brown, topaz, sky blue, or, rarely, a pale pink or rose red. A variant of viera known as Feol Viera, descended from a cross-breeding of viera and aasimar long ago, has bright blond hair, shorter ears, and pink eyes without exception. Save for the Feol variants, most pink-eyed viera have poorer eyesight, particularly in bright light, though this often just places them in the same respect as an average human.

Separate and Sanctified
Due to the abuse suffered in their past as slaves and servants, viera live separated from the world at large, preferring the company of elves or druids if they do travel and refusing to aid any who either directly or indirectly harms nature. Most viera live in forests which they hold sacred, and which they do not leave except by necessity. This is a law known as The Green Word, the breaking of which leads to excommunication from the rest of viera society. Adventuring viera may be such expatriates, or they may be refugees, pilgrims, or guides. Such viera must return to their forest and maintain no home outside of the Wood, lest their temporary separation become permanent. Feol Viera, by their nature, are exiles of viera society and are scorned by their forest-born brethren. Feol Viera do not abide by The Green Word but still prefer viera company to all others, though they tend to be more social urbanites. 

Male and female viera live separately even from each other due to their temperament, meeting only for necesary exchanges, reproduction, and times of crisis. Viera do not form romantic relationships often and have a loose view of physical intimacy as a biological itch and a necessity for species reproduction. From their past as pleasure slaves, viera are excellent lovers but are loathe to physical contact that they do not initiate.

All viera undergo self-defense and hunting training at a young age, and many make excellent hunters or rangers. Some go on to train with the druids, but fewer than one in a hundred will choose the path of magic, often as an oracle, cleric, or summoners, regarded simultaneously as holy and as a pariah within their societies. Viera are sensitive to magic and aether, and can enter a berserking rage strong enough to tear armored humans apart with their claws if they are overexposed, so few dare take the risk. Viera who expose themselves, moreover, tend to have drastically reduced lifespans and often only live to the age of an average human (70-80yrs) rather than their normal lifespan of nearly 250-300 years.

Viera Names
At birth, a Viera Soul-Seer will commune with the spirits of the child's ancestors and see into their future. Upon discovering what the child will become, the Soul-Seer grants her a name appropriate to the seen future. Such names may translate into Common as "Forest Protector," "Nature Speaker," "Love Binder," and "Bow Master," as examples. Like fae, viera guard their true names carefully and often give these names in Common or take a nature related pseudonym when traveling with non-viera. A viera that has been excommunicated or who has lost her place in vieran society is no longer considered a viera at all and is stripped of her proper name.

Male: Walu, Jorit, Noel
Female: Glinta, Ney, Koteni