Krai

The Krai or Sea-Krals were a primitive people and culture of the Inner Seas.

The Krals in Rolemaster
In Rolemaster the Krals are described as ape–like creatures.They have darkgrey or blue skin and a pelt of thick, whitehair growing on the head, neck, and shoul-ders. Females possess an additional thicketthat grows down the bony spine of theirbacks. Both genders have long arms and anextra bone connecting the wrist to the hand.Long, dexterous fingers capped by a claw–likenail aid them in becoming accomplished craftsmen and bowman. They build longships in which to ply the seas, raiding andplundering other vessels as pirates. Leatherarmor and curved swords are their usualbattle garb. Their boats serve as their onlyhome in spite of the fact that most cannotswim. Sea–Krals fear the hungry waves, butderive too much pleasure from their violentway of life to abandon the ocean. Nocturnal,they sleep by day. Average lifespan is 55 years.

Suggestions
If a Gamemaster wants to adapt the Vog Mur Book of Loremaster to a Middle-Earth Setting, it would be appropiate to consider the Sea-Krals either a primitive human-Culture or Sea-Orcs, since a civilized Ape-culture is highly unlikely to fit into Middle-Earth.