Leshi

The Leshi are a sub-species of the Met Sakinsa — the Tree Folk — who evolved in Anghysbel, a region characterized by the absence or disruption of conventional magical flows. Where other Met Sakinsa rely on magic as part of their fundamental nature, the Leshi adapted over long ages to live without it.

This adaptation makes them unique among the tree peoples. Their survival in a magically deprived environment required fundamental changes to how they sustain themselves, communicate, and perceive the world. The details of exactly how their biology and consciousness differ from their Met Sakinsa cousins are not well understood by outside scholars.

The existence of the Leshi demonstrates the resilience of the Met Sakinsa line and raises interesting questions about the nature of magic itself — if beings who normally depend on it can evolve to exist without it, what does that suggest about the relationship between life and magic on Callidore?