Halron

Overview
I have found a very curious race of Northerners that closely resemble the Hinterland's "walrus" which is rarely seen on the coast. I have decided to name them the "Halron", after my grandfather.

Anatomy
The Halron are a very curious race. They tower of the average human at a whopping 2.5 meters (Or 8 feet). They seem to undergo two stages of anatomy. The first stage has them in a lean fit, and arguably fierce body shape, while it seems later on in their life they gain immense blubber storage and their whiskers practically quadrouple in size. From what I have seen, despite the elders' physical shortcomings, the younger ones often follow them for guidance.

Females seem to look identical to males, and, despite being mammals, do not have the trait of feeding their young via nipples. One of the oddest things I have seen in any creature is that the females will regurgitate their food to their young, much in the way a bird does to its babies.

Their diet consists of fish primarily, of any size. The one thing I have noticed is that they are adapt at hunting any fish, even ones that only lurk in the deep below. They also seem to eat seaweed, which would contribute to their longer-than-usual lifespan. This leads me to believe that they are omnivorous, which is strange because their bodies hold very carnivorous traits.

The Halron have webbed feet not unlike their beastial cousins. However they are suited for walking, almost as well as any human or elf. Their hands are very human-like, however have visible traces of webbing at the very ends.

Tusks are still visible on the Halron, however are not nearly as long. Youth tusks are often the shortest of all of them, barely reaching the length of their entire face. Elder Halron tusks are much more walrus-like, being thicker and larger as a whole.

While they share whisker-like facial hair with the Walrus, the youths seem to have very little hair on their face. In their time of "puberty" where they get mass amounts of blubber, they also seem to rapidly grow hair on their face.

While I cannot actually cut one up to the inside of a Halron yet (I do not want to risk breaking the already shaky trust I have developed with them,) I assume for their organs are packed together in order to store heat while in the cold arctic waters and in the North in general. I have noticed for the most part they rely on their own streamlined body for water-travel, however for long voyages, they are willing to use boats.

Culture
The Halron culture is a very strange one. Despite their hulking size, their culture seems to be surrounding

fleeing... something. While I cannot truely figure out what it is their culture is fleeing, they take it as a very serious threat. I have ruled out the fact that they are raiders, as I have decided that being a water-based race, they would constantly contest with Raiders, and thus would no longer fear them.

Aside from fleeing from this enemy, They are very defensive of their elders. After speaking with several of the younger ones, they revealed the would die if it meant defending the elders of their tribe.

They seem to be a nomadic people, however I use this term loosely. The Halron follow their beastial cousins while the beasts migrate, however only live in the same region as the Walruses. They find living with such beasts disdainful, yet following them seems to be a necessity in their culture.

Halron seem to be divided into clans, which each follow the different immense walrus packs that surround the northern world. These clans seem to all live in relative harmony, from what I hae seen.

While I have managed to "befriend" these Halron, I have been warned that farther north they are much more hostile. A few clans seem to be attacking on sight, however I have been told as long as I have some indication I am a friend of at least one other clan, they would be reluctant to do so.

The Aarkspears
The Halron seem to be proficient in Harpoons and other spear-like weapons. However, one thing that truely puzzles me is their brutal variant of the Harpoon; The Aarkspear. I have asked the Elders about these 'weapons', as they look nothing like the average weapons the Halron would equip. They simply say they are sacred spears, used only by the most heroic of the Halron in their tribe. They are used in times of great need, or during special ceremonious activities.

-Written by Scribe Ropellius, of the Imperial University