“ | We are the Children of Gaia. We came here long before you ever set foot on this planet and we will be here afterwards when you return to the skies from whence you came. To rightfully inherit it, as it is our birthright. But you need not worry. We are willing to forgive...but never forget. | „ |
~ A sasquatch |
Sasquatch, also commonly known as Bigfoot, is a large hominid from North American folklore and among the earliest ancestors of the evolutionary branch of humanity.
Overview[]
Stories of an ape like creature roaming the forests of North America have been around as long as some of the Native Americans tribes can remember, and ancient cave painting of Sasquatches are still found in long forgotten areas. However, the earliest written account was made in 1811 by David Thompson, who was mapping regions of Canada and the United States of America at the time and documenting the various Sasquatch he encountered along the way.
Many among the Sasquatch blame their ape brothers among the other tribes, mainly the numerous Yeti for abandoning them and not participating in their war against the human race. When members of the two tribes encounter each other they will generally display a mutual animosity for each other that often leads to conflict. Sasquatch and Yeti's have come to be fairly evenly matched, with the victory of a fight between them usually coming down to the environment and the combat experience of the individuals.
Description[]
The Sasquatch is a nocturnal, omnivorous ape, classified in the Hominini branch along with genera Pan and Homo. Adults range in size from 1.5 to 3 m (5 to 10 ft) in height, and weigh between 90 and 270 kg (200 - 600 lbs). They have grey, brown, black, red, and occasionally white fur. They possess large eyes with good vision, a pronounced brow ridge, and a sagittal crest on the forehead similar to that of the gorilla, but present in both sexes.
History[]
Origins[]
Much like their relatives, the Sasquatch were once a primitive race of hominids that were experiment on by the Elder Things in order to sate their curiosity by exploring the genomes and biology of these primates. However, whereas most of the hominids were corrupted by the Ogdru Hem, the Sasquatch was the one that escaped from their black touch. Overtime, the Sasquatch began to develop into an intelligent and resourceful species, with said development even outpacing the likes of other hominid species taken by the Elder Things. It is said that from the Sasquatch, other hominid species would follow their example and way of living (in this case surviving) through the harsh primeval environment of the Earth. The Sasquatch stood among the other hominid tribes, even to where something akin to a hierarchy was established where the Sasquatch dominated and other tribes were below them.
However, the Sasquatch were too proud, and would no longer be the workforce for the Elder Things, especially since they realized that the previous creatures which were bred for the sole purpose of enslavement and labor, the Shoggoth, rebelled against their masters when the Shoggoth themselves could be something more despite their malevolent nature. As such, the Sasquatch defected from the commands of the Elder Things and would use the knowledge they attained to build great and wondrous settlements. They also aided in destroying the invading enemy tribes that pledged their allegiance to the Ogdru Hem due to being corrupted by the Old Ones. They also aided the Yeti in combating the Tcho-Tcho, driving them out of what would be known as the Himalayan mountains. One strange quality the Sasquatch possess is that they seem to be most active during the night cycle. Some scientist theorize that they were likely experimented on during the nighttime cycle and their bodily functions became exposed to the lunesti radiation. This is opposite to modern day humans who became active during the day and sleep during the night.
Arrival of Man[]
It was not until humans actually descended to the Earth that the Sasquatch were truly challenged. According to them, at least the way they describe the origins of humans in their own fairytales, they "came from the sky" and had the scent of "discarded divinity" from which they were cursed by a "trickster forest god" (which was Satan in the guise of a Serpent). The Sasquatch discovered that these humans intended to inherit the Earth which enraged them as the Sasquatch declared that they were instead the rightful rulers of the planet for despite their background they fought, bled, and died to achieve what they have now while the humans attained it through the spoiling nature of uncaring gods. For a while, the Sasquatch carefully observed these humans and their livelihoods, recording and studying what they can about them in order to properly confront them prepared.
Their rage against the humans only grew in regards to the unfairness of the shortcuts they took to achieving their utopia which in this case was them being given a portion of information from Raziel and having an entire continent rise from the ocean depths by Rahab for them to rule as a kingdom in the centuries to come. As a result, the Sasquatch opted to fight back using stealth and darkness in order to ambush the humans and retaliate against them for the right to rule over the Earth. For several decades the Sasquatch held the advantage, dominating the wild forests of the earth, preventing humans from expanding out of fear of what lurked hidden within the trees. Humans were rare, like gorillas are now, only a few hundred thousand at best. They would avoid Sasquatch settlements just like wild animals today avoid theirs, and sometimes even be hunted as prey.
Fall of the Sasquatch[]
Over time, however, humans proved themselves to be a crafty species, each time learning new tricks to fight back against the darkness while the Sasquatch persisted in clinging to the shadows. Humans would only see the Sasquatch with revile, as they were created under the working unspeakable hands of horror (that being the Old Ones) while they were created by divine hands through primordial mold and fire. As such the humans exerted their superiority due to their origins while the Sasquatch rebuked with how they advanced naturally and survived without divine or alien intervention.
Using the knowledge they obtained from the angels who pitied them, humans developed weapons to fight with and torches to light the dark, and in time developed tools to chop down the trees which provided cover for the Sasquatch tribes. Moreover, the humans also learned of the Sasquatch's activities during the night and hibernative periods during the day and used the day to their advantage to further their growing economy and civilization and all the while they would even begin to build defensive forts that would keep the Sasquatch at bay during their nightly raids though these defenses would also be taken down by the Sasquatch and for the longest time it was a stalemate between two of the dominant species of Earth.
After the rise of the great kingdom of Hyperborea, nearly 70% of the Sasquatch race was eliminated, relegated to living only the most remote forests beyond the reach of mankind, slowly declining in numbers but still seeking for a way to avenge their people and restore their civilizations former glory. A large margin of the Sasquatch surrendered to the Hyperboreans who in an act of mercy allowed them to become part of their culture and civilization. Almost no traces survive of this great massacre within the anthropological record, the evidence wiped clean by humans burdened with the knowledge of this great genocide. The Sasquatch war against the humans has all but slowed to a halt while the race of forest apes recovers and replenishes their numbers.
Modern Ages[]
Some believe the Sasquatch are lurking in wait and preparing for a mass assault on the human race once the time is right, while others believe that the Sasquatch have been decimated to a point of near extinction and are unable to enact such an assault. Determining which is true is difficult due to the reclusive elusiveness of the Sasquatch people. Some even believe that the Sasquatch will rightfully inherit the Earth after the extinction of humanity in the climax of the Anung Un Rama, Urush Un Rama prophecy, becoming the new dominant race.
Nonetheless, precautions were taken by clandestine organizations aware of their existence and origins. The FBC in particular would create an operation by the name of Project Big Boots in response to the slow resurgence of the Sasquatch race. Project Big Boots is a covert operation undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Control that seeks to conceal the existence of Sasquatch and other descendent races of Primal Hominid from the public, instead fabricating a false theory of evolution which has been adopted by the major scientific institutions of the world and attributing the Primal Hominid evolutionary tree to be that of humans. The Bureau has been on the front lines in the War with the Sasquatch, but now seeks to de-escalate tensions between the species and possibly broker a peace deal between the two civilizations.