Shazi

The Shazi (头脑迟钝) also called Slow-in-the-Minds are an ofshoot of the main Daxian people believed to have branched off and migrated away from the Daxian mainland approximately two million years ago and lived in total isolation. Their physical appearance is reminiscent of previous human variants, being shorter and stockier and having sloped foreheads. In general they tend to be considerably more stupid than the average person. A group of approximately four thousand individuals were rediscovered in the island of Saipung in 2001. The government killed five hundred and forcibly relocated the rest of them back to the mainland, creating a special settlement named Ulanhar to house them. A program to 'civilize' the Shazi was coordinated by the anthropology department of the University of Mirzak, with multiple instances of researchers being violently murdered and then eaten by their charges, and also sexual assault of female researchers. Shazi have been shipped to all of Daxia's overseas holdings and islands in the Polynesian Sea to serve as fruit pickers; there are Shazi communities in Zhijun, Truk, Cao and Xisheng.

Physical description
Shazi are robustly built and powerful and are on average about 155 to 165 cm tall. The body is generally heavy and solid, apparently with strong musculature. The forehead is straight, with markedly pronounced browridges that allow them to escape injury from strikes to the head, and the face short and wide. The brain capacity is about 1,300 cc, which is less than the average human, except in cases of severe mental retardation.

Culture
Shazi are too stupid to have any meaningful culture.

Role in modern Daxian society

 * As test subjects for genetic tampering. Ulanhar doubles as giant lab for genetic experimentation.
 * Conscripted for military service including as mine sweepers, cooks, latrine diggers and as improvised living bombs.
 * Human furniture for wealthy Daxians