Corasetto

"The corasetto are perhaps the greatest example of how cruel society can be to that which it does not understand. Corasetto are called "antfolk" because of their similarity to insects, and said similarity has cause them to be shunned by most of society. While their plight is perhaps not as dire as that of the ogres (a corasetto won't find difficulty simply entering a cities walls- merely living within them) it is still tragic to know that an entire race of people can become so ostracized just because people find them somewhat strange. If you take any lesson from this book, dear reader, please, do not judge others before you even get to know them simply because they look a certain way.

-Patricia Morello, "On Ioglith and it's Many Facets of Civilization"

Physical Attributes
Corasetto tend to be fairly average in height- they range from 5'2 at their shortest, to around 6'2 at the tallest. Corasetto resemble large, bipedal (though the specific insect they tend to resemble is disputed). Like the insects they resemble, they have six limbs- four arms the extend from their torso, and a pair of legs that extend from their abdomen. Their faces are as insect-like as the rest of them, with large compound eyes, and large pincers that help with eating. Their "skin" is more like a carapace, and is typically either brown or red, though those that dwell within Kthonos are known to be jet-black or silver.

Corasetto sexual dimorphism is particularly strong in comparison to other races. "Female" corasetto have a thick, difficult to pierce carapace over most of their body, almost like natural armor. Whereas "male" corasetto have a much softer carapace, and instead have large, vibrant wings that fold into their back.

Corasetto are completely hairless.

Diet
Corasetto are typically omnivorous.

Lifespan
Corasetto tend to live around 50 years.

Reproduction
Corasetto are incapable of breeding with any other race, due to the vastly different nature of their biology.

Corasetto reproduction works through a transfer of eggs. A "male" corasetto will produce a clutch of around 4-6 eggs in their abdomen, then, during mating, transfer the eggs to their partner, thus fertilizing them. After that the eggs spend two months in their "mother's" abdomen before she lays them, leading to an additional 4 months of incubation before the infant corasetto hatch.

Population
Due to their appearance, many people in the more populated nations are somewhat put off by the corasetto, forcing them to live in smaller tribes outside of "civilization" if they wish to avoid discrimination. Even human groups tend to reject them. There are small populations of corasetto in the Kingdom of Anuket or the nation of Cannae, but they tend to be few and far between.