The Unspoken

The Unspoken are a humanoid race of the Light Dimension with dull grey skin of varying shades. They are completely mute, because they have no mouth. They only eat fluids, which they absorb through their spongy, porous skin (which is also used for respiration and elimination); they are also capable of external digestion via enzymatic secretions. The Unspoken communicate with a very expressive sign language, one which has yet to be translated by humans; communication with humans is accomplished by writing notes. They are not deaf, and can learn to understand verbal human language, but they are far more adept with written communications. They tend to have difficulty grasping the meaning of a tone of voice, relying instead on examining facial expressions to convey emotion. The Unspoken are believed to be distantly related to Banelings, and for centuries were servants to the black-robed priests of Tauroch (or “Torak”, a corruption of the Uld Tichondtha name). The priesthood referred to them as Evosraykn, from the Uld Tichondtha for “unworthy of speech”; they were treated with contempt by the priests. Nowadays, the Unspoken generally work in factories as cheap labor. They are known for being endlessly patient, able to sustain mundane, trivial, boring tasks for days at a time. They require far less sleep than most sentients, sleeping an average of once every four and a half days for five hours at irregular times. The Unspoken display no emotional reaction to the difference between day and night or between sunny skies and cloudy ones, although they detest snow, claiming it is “unclean”. Generally speaking, they do not complain, and obediently follow human orders, sometimes too literally.