Monster Girl War

	Throughout recorded history humanity has been terrorized by the scourge of monster girl hordes who have constantly raided villages to steal men to keep as mates and to plunder whatever appealing trinkets they could find. Their numbers seemed uncountable and there were as many different species of them as there were people in this world.

	Some men succumbed to the temptations of pleasure and carnal desires promised by the monster girls, leaving their families and communities behind them to enter the degenerate monster girl clans. However, it was not long before humanity learned a sinister fact about these creatures.

	Monster girls may only breed with human men, however, their progeny will never be human but instead another monster girl. Couple this with that fact that monster girl species have much higher fertility rates than human women, and it was then that humanity realized that they would face extinction from being outbred.

	To resist this grim future, the divided factions of humanity all united under a single banner and forgone all of their former allegiances to form the Stronghold of Halafranx. At first, a marginal population of humanity was incorporated into the Stronghold, however, through the centuries it swelled in numbers and gained new lands and peoples, all committed to the common defense of humanity.

	With the pooled resources of humanity available, the armies of Halafranx were able to purge all enclaves of monster girl populations within their borders and finally secure the borders from the degenerate hordes. With that completed, the people of Halafranx elected a leader who would serve for life to guard their lands and bring forth mutual prosperity.

	At the same time their first leader had been chosen, a new faith was promoted throughout the lands. One that espoused love and devotion to only humanity while directing disgust and hatred towards the Monster Girl hordes, waiting right outside their walls.

	As the men were now protected from breeding with Monster Girls and there were fewer villages available to raid for food, the Monster Girl populations began to dwindle and ancient species began to die off. Only the hardiest and wiliest of their numbers were able to find mates and continue existing in this more difficult time.

	Humanity was finally safe. For now.



                                                              <<<800 Years Later>>>



	Humanity had reached the industrial age. All throughout the Stronghold of Halafranx, factories were sprouting up offering high-quality products for absurdly low prices. At the same time the factories were appearing, advanced weapons began to appear as well such as firearms and aerial war machines. Some were for the much smaller nations jealous of their wealth, most were for the monster girls waiting just outside.

	A major new threat to humanity was now monster girls who have become "civilized" and have organized themselves in such a way as to give them a much higher chance of conquering human-controlled lands. These races appropriated human technology and advancements for themselves, allowing them to achieve modernity and the ability to carve out their own territories by using their advanced weaponry against the more primitive monster girl races.

However, the people of Halafranx were protected for now as the races were too preoccupied with fighting each other than conducting a full assault on the nation. There were only 3 major ones worth considering:


                                                              Lygras:

	A monster girl race with cat-like characteristics such as their fangs, furred tail, uniquely colored eyes and hair, and extended furred ears. Other than those characteristics, they look practically identical to human women. They are a very stealthy and cunning race, able to infiltrate into human settlements and entice men with their seductive charms.

	Lygras have enhanced hearing and can pick up on noises too distant or soft for humans to hear, as well as having excellent night vision capabilities. Using these two senses in tandem along with their highly developed sense of smell, they are able to stealthily track down prey, enemies, and possible mates.

	Their supply of breeding stock comes from the conquered nations and city-states to the south of Halafranx as well as the rural fringes of Halafranx where the border guards are too spread out to take notice.

	Their bodies are very lean and flexible allowing them to be fastest and most nimble of the 3 races with their unsurpassed agility. However, their advantages end because they lack the brute strength of the other races and are only capable of lightning-fast bursts of speed for a short time. Because of this, their fighting style relies on speed and surprise and they try to avoid protracted fights.

	They are a very hedonistic race, preferring to spend their time experiencing carnal pleasures rather than working for the benefit of their kind. However, in matters of war, they are master at guerilla warfare and work best when operating in small teams and ambushing enemies at night.

	Lygras conduct warfare in a very dynamic and adaptable manner, with soldiers almost always straying from a grand plan to achieve victory in a way they find faster and more convenient. Because of their naturally well-developed intuition and instincts, most of the time they are right.

	The lands they have annexed are usually warm and moderately tropical, giving them a large supply of food to sustain themselves on. This also makes their lands prime targets for an invasion from the other races who require more food for the war effort.

	The lands they control are lacking in natural resources, however, inhibiting the growth of their industrial economy and forcing them to expand westward into the volcanic regions.


                                                              Lupins:

	Another monster girl race, this time with wolf-like characteristics with the similar sharper teeth of Lygras, elongated ears, and tail. The coloration of their hair and eyes, however, seems to be much less diverse than that of Lygras, with practically all of them having the same mottled hair color of white and brown with gray eyes.

	Their senses of hearing and smell are similar to the Lygras in that they much better than humans, however, they are still inferior to the hearing and smell that the Lygras possess. What the Lupins do hold an advantage over is their extremely sensitive sense of smell which surpasses even that of many other races, allowing them to track and hunt just by scent alone.

	They are an extremely obedient race and will constantly follow orders from their leaders while disregarding their own desires. Out of all of the 3 races, they are the most formally organized with strict divisions of roles for each member of the race to fulfill.

	They have an extremely high fertility rate meaning that even with few men available they will still be capable of adding vast swathes of new additions into their society. This has given them one of the highest populations out of all the known races, but their natural obedience makes it possible for all of them to fall in line by direction of a higher authority.

	They lack the cunning, charm, and agility of Lygras but they make up for it with their greater strength and amazing endurance in the face of physical effort. This makes them excellent workers who may labor for long hours and not lose their strength, as well as loyal soldiers who endure the hardships of war.

	Their territory is a vast tundra far to the north of Halafranx where the climate is freezing practically all of the year, which the Lupins can tolerate with their especially high body temperature. What it lacks in food, it makes up for in industrial resources, which the Lupins have definitely taken advantage of. Through sheer force of will and with the aide of their industry, they have developed parts of their land and made it possible for them to produce agriculture to feed their burgeoning population. However, this is not nearly enough.

	The highly active lifestyle of Lupins and their high body temperature has given them a huge metabolism, making food a matter of vital interest to their race. To find more fertile lands, they have expanded southward and have fought against the Lygras to annex parts of their agriculturally productive lands as well as to take their men as mates.

	Even with their immensely high-calorie diet, Lupins remain lean with hints of developed muscles throughout their body granting them their much-needed strength and endurance. They also have a slight height and weight advantage over Lygras so in close-quarters melee combat the Lupin will probably be victorious.

	Lupins are notoriously socially inept with humans and stand no chance of enticing a man to willingly mate with them. Because of this, when Lupins conquer a new land and incorporate the humans in them, some force is required for mating to happen.

	The Lupin army is very powerful when it is attacking at full force, however, it is crippled by its inability to adapt to new and unexpected situations. The structure of its military is so large and centralized that it may take an inordinate amount of time to come up with a new plan of action. Because of this, Lupin military operations usually take a long time to fully plan and are always conducted in a slow, systematic, and detailed manner ensuring that all objectives are met.


                                                              Draconymphs:

	The last of the 3 civilized races, they are a monster girl race with dragon-like characteristics. Their teeth are razor sharp and they have extended scaled ears as well as patches of scales running down the sides of their necks, forearms, and other areas covering vital arteries. They have large wings allowing them to fly and long tails which can act as a rudder and aid them in flight.

	The sense of hearing and smell the Draconymphs possess remain slightly more powerful than that of humans, but inferior to both Lygras and Lupins. What advantage the Draconymph has is their unchallenged sense of sight, allowing them to look down high from the air and see every single movement on the ground in pristine quality.

	Out of the 3 races, they have the most varied ranges of colors for their hair, eyes, and scales which can look very iridescent and exotic to observers. Because of this, it is difficult for them to infiltrate human settlements without being immediately spotted as non-human.

	They are a very individualistic race who prefer to keep to themselves and live private lives with the mates they've captured. This can be a problem when members of their race must work together to fight against the encroaching Lygras from the east.

	Despite their reservations with cooperation, Draconymphs are the most superb race of fighters known. Capable of immense feats of strength and speed, they are able to singlehandedly fight off teams of Lycans and Lygras in melee combat.

	Their territory is in the volcanic regions to the southwest of Harafranx where the skies are constantly clouded over from ash and the air is extremely hot. This harsh climate doesn't promote normal agriculture, however, the land is full of precious metals and natural resources used for industry.

	Many Draconymphs prefer to live off the land and hunt the large carnivores adapted for this environment, however, the ones who have chosen to live in the mining communities have allowed the Draconymph race to control an industrial powerhouse. Their developed industrial economy becomes very useful when weapons of war must be produced, but the natural resources within the area make their land attractive for annexation.

	They are the tallest of the 3 races and have well-developed muscles throughout their bodies allowing them to perform great feats of strength and to carry their weight into the air. Also, the patches of scales scattered throughout their body are much tougher than their normal skin and can protect their vital areas from damage.

	Draconymphs usually prefer to fight alone and act as a sniper, using their capability of flight to add another dimension to the battlefield and fly to high positions that are undetectable by Lygras. There, with their powerful sense of vision, they watch over large portions of their territory and guard it from intruders.