Jackals

The Jackal people can be generally compared to a blend of Numidian and Berber society and members of Lupulella biological genus.
Jackals are one of the fifty-five races of anthropomorphic mammals that populate Yanìs, and are grouped in the subgenus of Canids together with Foxes, Molossians, Wild dogs and Wolves.

Physically, they are of medium to short stature, with an average height of around 5 feet and a weight that rarely exceeds 60kg. They have relatively long snouts and ears, while the tail is proportionally short. The color of their fur varies individually, seasonally, and geographically, but the typical color is yellowish and silvery gray with reddish undertones on the limbs, and splashes of black on the tail and shoulders, while abdominal regions are normally white.

Since ancient times, the Jackal people have been divided into a number of tribes and factions, with particularistic tendencies that are often in conflict with each other. Unfortunately, the Jackals' society has always lacked one of the main elements for the formation of collective consciousness and the possibility of a vast and lasting political organization: geographical unity, due to a tendency among them towards particularism of groups, tribes, countries, and neighborhoods. This tendency hinders central organization or quickly corrodes it where it's already formed. In fact, rather than being the result of political cohesion in vast areas and among a large population, they appear as a momentary union of some valiant leader or as the domination of one tribe over others. Not surprisingly, during wars narrated in the Tale, packs of jackals of a certain size will form, with the obvious motivation to gather as much army as possible. But after wars, all these packs will return to keep their common distances.

The Jackal people are partly sedentary and farmers, legume and spice growers, especially on the coastal strip, and partly nomads and cattle breeders, and they are skilled traders, although not among the best. The Jackal people built an active trade with Antelope settlers who once established commercial ports in some coastal areas before the domination. The same is happened, and still be, with other trading peoples who peep out on their coasts, such as Eels, Otters, and Wolves.
The literature of the jackals is essentially oral and is made up of novels, but it also abounds in popular lyrics that sing about love, warlike enterprises, and the joys and sorrows of life. While sharing the aptitude for banditry with their neighbors and allies, the Jackal people are certainly the most poetic and loyal among Mehak peoples. It's no coincidence that, despite their frequent raids, they're the only ones actively fighting against slavery and the slave trade.