OJEDANS

Taken from the notes of Sage Octavius Savage, dicated to his assistant Emily:

"Ah, yes, Ojedans. There one of the mysteries of the Wild Lands, they are.

"Psychically, they are too tall to be Folke, and a little too short to be consider Elves. It is widely thought that they may have Elvish heritage, but then who would the other parent be? But I digress! Ojedans are yellow-skinned, have pointed ears much longer than the elves, and have a prehensile tail, capable of manipulating small objects up to a dagger. They are very agile, as their homes are in complex nests in the top of trees. Their eyes are gray, and before I forget! Their most distinguishing characteristic is that they are empathic.

"The only recorded habitat of Ojedans live in a protected grove in Centaur Territory, although odds would say they had to be more of them somewhere. I mean, you have to have a large enough pool to avoid them inbreeding, and all the defects associated with having a limited mating, um, selection. Strike that last part. I'll think of a better way to say it later.

"What are you giggling about? Never you mind, we need to wrap this up before my mid-afternoon lecture. As I was saying...what was I saying? Ah, yes, thank you, the Ojedans. Because of their ability to read others emotions, they would be highly prized for unethical negotiators. At least one attempt has been made to kidnap Ojedans, and that was foiled by the Praxis Regiment. One Ojedan elected to stay in Praxis, which is odd, because generally speaking, Ojedans are very xenophobic. Do you know how to spell that? No, I don't think you're stupid. It's just a big word.

"Any way, Skye - she's the Ojedan that stayed, her talents and she's waitressing at the Doom Lounge, of all places - Skye is our only specimen to study, and our only source of information on these elusive, rare people. I think they have fey blood. Did I mention that earlier?

"Skye mentioned that the other hostages would have their memories taken away, so that suggests that the Ojedan leadership may have more developed telepathic abilities. Sadly, we can only speculate on this subject at this time. Now let me take a look at what you've written.

"Good heavens! You are not supposed to write down every word I say! Just the important things. You're still doing it! If I had more time....good heavens, look at the time! I'm going to be late for my own lecture! We'll talk about this later, young lady! Now where did I put my hat? Have you seen my hat?"