Khomen

The Khomen, sometimes Komen or Kho’men, are a very distinct and bizarre kind of creature. Their body consists of a large bamboo tree, about 20 cm in width and a metre and a half in length. Their arms and legs are made of iron thread. For armor they wear pieces of the nature. A chestnut’s shield, the jagged protective layer around the nut itself, is used as shoulderpads. Likewise, the shielding around hazelnuts or walnuts are used as helmets. This is because they’re a made up faction. Created by Brown and the Nose as small models, they have been brought to life and their size has been altered, so that they match other creatures. Before, they were around the size of a human hand.

Now, they exist in some places as creatures approximately the size of humans, and in other places still as living miniatures. In the miniature form, some inhabit chestnut trees, carving stairs in the trunk all the way to the top. This supplies them with fresh armor every year. This is their traditional way of life, but of course a great many have been integrated in other societies. Human-scale versions are likely to equip themselves with armor pieces like other races, such as metal shoulderpads and bracers.

They have been accused of disrupting the balance in the jungles of the Hestja, causing it to wither and die.