The Basharma (pronounced bah-SHAR-mah) are a group of magma giants who reside in the volcanic interiors of the islands of Phersu, especially on Lauchume, Teiraru, and to a lesser degree Ulpaia.
Location
Basharma giants almost entirely live on the larger islands of Phersu. Very few can be found elsewhere, either on the many smaller isles of the archipelago or elsewhere in the Wounds, but evidence of their megalithic shrines indicates that Basharma, or a related giant people, once resided on Harv Doruhl as well.
Physiology
Unusually, the Basharma giants appear to be able to draw energy directly from sources of heat, partially but not entirely removing their need to eat as long as they remain in places of high temperature.
Culture
Religion
Society
Architecture and urbanization
Food and cuisine
Burial practices
Deceased Basharma are returned to the volcanoes, where they are slowly consumed by lava, as even their natural resistance to high temperatures is not enough to protect them in cases of complete immersion. In doing so the Basharma believe the heat of the dead is released to nourish the living - their funerals are very communal affairs that everyone who knew the individual in question seeks to attend.