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✦ Humans

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A minority of the total population, including the still petrified humans that exist. They're very closely related to elves but are less close to the natural and spiritual world than their counterpart. Rumors in history state that they fell out of favor with their creator due to hubris and have had their affinities to nature, magic, and spirits diminished as a result. Supernatural beings weren't able to keep up with them due to being hidden away for centuries leading up to the mysterious petrification incident, which is why humans were allowed to rule the planet until now.

NOTE: If rping a pre-petrification human, see the petrification page. Also when naming your human muse, you can choose any given name for a mahuma human, but use a common name from today with a surname and last name if they're a pehuma human.

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: 50-80 years for post-petrification humans, technically 3000+ years for pre-petrification humans.
Where They Live: Primarily in the sola city Origo, but they have their own above-ground districts within the other species' regions. Humans who live outside of Origo are usually poor and do low-class jobs if they aren't servants. The only exception to this seems to be for humans who are adventurers and live in Thetyra, Lyren.
Magical Capacity: Currently only mahuma humans have the capacity for magic, and it is rare that mahumas carry the ability to wield magic. Pehuma humans do not qualify.
Language Ability: Humans speak "standard human speak" (basically English, for simplicity's sake). Currently, nothing stops a human from learning the languages of other species, but they are not able to speak/use "aura" to communicate as a whole. It is very rare for humans to be blessed with the ability to communicate via aura.

SUB-SPECIES

Humans are currently broken down into two categories:

Mahuma: Short for "magical human." Humans of this breed are said to be blessed with the ability to weild magical abilities. They are typically sturdier and were born in recent times. Their bones are also noticeably thicker and they require more sunlight than that of the Pehumas.
Pehuma: Short for "petrified human." Humans of this breed existed before the new era (were born anywhere from the late 1900s to the early 2000s) and were petrified for 3000 years. While they do not have the ability to weild magic, their scientific knowledge and know-how is outstanding. It has helped the other races in smaller ways, though, they aren't very liked by the other races as much. More on that in just a bit.

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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✦ Elves

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A common race that has dwindled down a bit due to war and breeding with humans in the past. They are closely related to humans but have been blessed with heightened senses and agility compared to their counterpart. They are very spiritual beings that value as well as appreciate nature/the natural world.

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: 200-300 years.
Where They Live: Primarily in Luschia.
Magical Capacity: Because of their high spirituality, they typically possess magical abilities and are able to use some form of magic. The more spiritual the elf, the more likely they are to be able to be granted a power, but that isn't the only determining factor and isn't a guarantee.
Language Ability: Elves have their own variation of the standard human speak that they've combined with primal tongue and sounds found in nature. Most will use standard human speak around any humans, and primal tongue around beastmen. It is rare for elves to be blessed with the ability to communicate via aura.

SUB-SPECIES

Elves are currently broken down into two categories:

Light Elves: Light elves are drawn to the day and all things revolving around the sun. They typically wield fire or light magic and their magic is strongest during the day. During full moons and lunar eclipses, their powers are halved. One would find their kind near hotter areas or tropical climates.
Night Elves: Night elves are drawn to the night and all things revolving around the moon. They typically wield water or gravity magic and their magic is strongest during the night. During fully sunny days and solar eclipses, their powers are halved. One would find their kind in caves and underground settlements more often than not.
Wood Elves: Wood elves are more drawn to nature and spiritualism. They typically wield earth or air magic and live in wooded areas or mountains.

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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✦ Beastmen

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Another common race about as common as elves. They are somewhat related to humans, but have been blessed with heightened senses, durability, and agility compared to them. The dragonier subspecies tends to be more spiritual than the others. They are very appreciative of the natural world and nature as a whole though.

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: 100-300 years, 200-500 if Dragonier or Seaborn.
Where They Live: Primarily in Luschia, The Sohm Sands, and Lyren. Sovengraad if a Dragonier. Lyren if a Seaborn.
Magical Capacity: Because of their high spirituality, they typically possess magical abilities and are able to use some form of magic. The more spiritual the beastmen, the more likely they are to be able to be granted a power, but that isn't the only determining factor and isn't a guarantee.
Language Ability: Beastmen use a language called "primal tongue" which varies from beast type to beast type, but general consists of grunts, cries, chitters, clicks, etc. Some can speak standard human speak, but not all. It is rare for beastmen to be blessed with the ability to communicate via aura.

SUB-SPECIES

Beastmen are currently broken down into the following categories:

Dragonier: have vertical slit pupils, horns (usually two, but can be more) and tails, but no wings.

NOTE: Dragonier Beastmen tend to name themselves/are named after adjectives because their dragon names give them power. To tell someone your dragon name as a Dragonier is like giving them power over you.
Avian: have avian pupils and wings, some may have talons or claws, some may have wings in place of human arms as well.
Feline: have vertical slit pupils, feline ears instead of human ones, have tails, and may also have patterned skin (which can be in patches) based on what kind of feline they are.
Canine: have canine ears instead of human ones, may have canine noses, and have tails.
Leporine: have leporine ears, and have tails.
Seaborn: have gills and an extra layer of skin that glitters in direct sunlight, have a subtle blueish tint to their skin; may have things like scales, mermaid tails instead of legs, and webbed hands and feet.

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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✦ Elementals

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A somewhat rare species. They are natural beings that are literally made up of their specific element or type of magic. They can take on a human form if needed, but it's usually hard to maintain without help. Because they are part of nature, they are very prone to acting on instinct and impulse, no matter who it affects and how. This is mostly why they're generally indifferent to every other species.

NOTE: Elementals only have one name (no last name).

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: without a human form, infinite; with a human form 50-80 years. All elementals in the RP will have human forms.
Where They Live: Wherever their natural element is most prevalent, though they can live almost anywhere. They will not live where their natural element is weakest.
Magical Capacity: They're made up of elements, so they all are a specific type of magic.
Language Ability: They are able to speak standard human speak, primal tongue, and aura if they have a human form. If they do not, then they only communicate via aura. "Aura" is essentially the only non vocal language known (outside of gesture languages) and is heavily reliant on things like telepathy, instinct, senses, auras, spirits, and pheromones. Basically any form of nonverbal communication.

SUB-SPECIES

Elementals are currently broken down into the following categories:

Aero: wind elementals
Ignis: fire elementals.
Aqua: water elementals.
Terra: earth elementals.

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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✦ Exalted

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A purchaseable and rare species. They are few in number as of now, and they are beings that come from a place called the "Upper Sanctum"—an off planet haven. When they come to the planet, they usually take on the form of the first being they see and sometimes assume their life. Most of them want to control the planet as they see fit when coming down to Earth, and they don't typically care what they have to do to ensure that happens. As such, they're also generally indifferent to every other species if they don't view themselves as superior.

NOTE: All of the exalted species are purchasable through the RP's market. Please see there for more details on how to claim.

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: without a human form, infinite; with a human form, they regenerate every hundred or so years. All exalted in the RP will have human, elf, fae, or beastmen forms.
Where They Live: They typically live off planet in a place called "The Upper Sanctum" but they come down to the planet and travel among beings here to conquer, explore, and whatever else they feel like doing.
Magical Capacity: They have their own set of powers that is dependent on their sub-species.
Language Ability: They are able to speak standard human speak, primal tongue, and aura if they have a human form. If they do not, then they only communicate via aura.

SUB-SPECIES

Exalted are currently broken down into the following categories:

Ambrose: The immortals born of the creator's blood. There are only nine in number at the moment and they are essentially demigods. They once ruled the planet and are the reason for the petrification, but they were long forgotten because of it and live in secret now. Sighting of these beings is frequent but recognition is rare. With the way their powers work as well, the more people they get to believe in them, the more powerful they are. They are typically royals in the Upper Sanctum, but can be royals on Earth too. They have been known to promote beings to serve under them as well, but it is rare. (Limited to 3 promotions for now.) They do not and cannot procreate with lesser species, though. They can only procreate among themselves or promote a lesser species to a higher status (like magus or primo) to reproduce with and breed more of their kind. Unfortunately, they also don't want more of their kind so they can stay in power.
Primos: Beings promoted from a lesser species by an ambrose. Reasons for that promotion vary from ambrose to ambrose, but they usually serve under the ambrose that promoted them in a sort of symbiotic relationship. Like the knight to a royal, the sword to a shield. They still retain their traits from their former species, but they are noticably physically enhanced and able to access a fraction of the powers they get from the ambrose that promoted them.
Magus: Beings born explicitly of magic and often kept hidden from everyone because of how powerful and potent their magic is. Their blood is said to heal wounds and enhance or amplify potions. As such, there are what are called "Magus farms" where people drain them of their blood for various reasons despite them being considered a higher species. Magus beings are also able to absorb another being's life force through touch as both a defense and offense mechanism, so other species are cautious not to be touched by them.

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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✦ Spirits

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A rare species. They are spiritual beings that have possessed something inanimate but takes the a similar form to a living being. They are beings that died with something still tying them to the natural world. What that is depends on the person, but it usually isn't anything good. In order to stay tethered to the human world, they usually have their souls tied to a still living being.

NOTE: All spirit types have white pupils and are generally amiable.

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: infinite as long as they have a body if possessing a humanoid form.
Where They Live: Wherever they want or are bound to.
Magical Capacity: They can use whatever kind of magic they want except for gravity magic, as they are weak to it.
Language Ability: Neosynths, golems, and flora can almost strictly communicate through aura (specifically telepathy), but can speak primal tongue if possessing something or someone that speaks it.

SUB-SPECIES

Spirits are currently broken down into the following categories:

Neosynths: Basically a possessed android that was previously capable of sentience. They are very hard to come by in society and are usually killed on sight because of how dangerous they once were.
Golems: These are possessed clay, stone, or earthen individuals who were either trapped or sealed in statues or died in petrification. All golems need masters or to be tied to someone's soul in order to (re)animate. They have their own language called the "knock of nature" which is akin to a morse code like language combined with senses they use to communicate.
Flora: Flora are spirit people who are either partly or wholy infused with various forms of flora like trees, vines, flowers, or even a mix. They rely heavily on aura though they can communicate in other ways. Most commonly, they use a language called "whispers of the wind" which is a mix of natural sounds and senses they use to understand the world and beings who inhabit it.

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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✦ Undead

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A rare species. They are spiritual beings that either have a revived human form (ghoul) or possessed something similar to one (skelekin, vampires, wraiths, dullahan). They are beings that died with something still tying them to the natural world. What that is depends on the person, but it usually isn't anything good. In order to stay tethered to the human world, they usually have to haunt (meaning cling to or actually haunt) a still living human. For ghouls, skelekin, and vampires specifically, they have to feed on humans and/or drink their blood to maintain both their appearance and livelihood.

NOTE: Ghouls generally have red irises, and all undead types have white pupils. When hunting and haunting, their sclera turn black.

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: infinite as long as they have a body if possessing a humanoid form (for wraiths); infinite as long as they can feed if ghoul, vampire, skelekin.
Where They Live: Wherever they want or are bound to.
Magical Capacity: They can only use gravity or space magic and are very, very weak against light magic.
Language Ability: All of the undead almost strictly communicate through aura (specifically telepathy), but can speak primal tongue if possessing something or someone that speaks it. Ghouls and Skelekins are able to speak standard human speak (though usually not all that well until they consume enough blood to repair their vocal cords) and communicate through aura.

SUB-SPECIES

Spirits are currently broken down into the following categories:

Wraiths: Basically a formless being that has to possess another still living being. They are the lowest on the undead totem pole, but their magic affinity is usually incredible.
Skelekins: The second lowest on the undead totem pole. They are similar to zombies in that they are missing patches of skin and generally rotting, but with blood they can prevent and sometimes even reverse the decay. With flesh, they can sew together new limbs and function as a kind of living creature.
Vampires: The second highest on the undead totem pole. They are nearly human looking, but have greyish skin and pointed ears. Their teeth, fingernails, and toenails are also very sharp. They rely strictly on blood to maintain their appearance and get some color to their skin, but they still don't really pass like a ghoul would.
Ghouls: Long story short, these are the highest ranking undead. They were either able to work their way up to that status, or they possess a fresh human (or elf/beastman/etc) corpse, but they weren't able to bring it back to life fully. Either way, they nearly pass for the species they're trying to assume, but they have noticeably sharp teeth and claws. They are flesh eating and blood drinking individuals, but for their own survival.
Dullahan: The only undead species to be unranked. The dullahan are headless beings drawn to the night and the dark. They feed off of negativity and cursed energy. They also happen to be 75% male, but there are female dullahans. Of all the undead races, this is the most rare as well.

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

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✦ Fae

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A common species. They are spiritual beings who are usually involved in or tied to nature in some way, shape, or form. They are also known to be highly seclusive and live in their own little areas and seldom venture from those.

NOTE: All Fae species (excluding dullahans) are half-human by default.

QUICK STATISTICS

Average Lifespan: 100-400 years for Faeries and Nymphs; immortal for shifters as long as they can keep absorbing things.
Where They Live: Primarily in Luschia and Lyren.
Magical Capacity: Because of their high spirituality, they typically possess magical abilities and are able to use some form of magic. The more spiritual the fae, the more likely they are to be able to be granted a power, but that isn't the only determining factor and isn't a guarantee.
Language Ability: The fae have their own variation of the standard human speak that they've combined with primal tongue and sounds found in nature. Most will use standard human speak around any humans, and primal tongue around beastmen. It is common for fae to be able to communicate via aura.

SUB-SPECIES

Fae are currently broken down into the following categories:

Faerie: Born from strong desires and emotions are faeries. They are a humanoid race with elven ears and beautiful, insect-like wings. While not always tiny in size (they can range from 1 foot to 4 feet in height, and rarely are the size of fully grown adults), they all are born with wings that are pearlescent and typically resemble constellations in the galaxy. These wings act as their heart or the core of their being, so they are very careful with how they treat them.
Nymph: Very much in tune with nature and their emotions (as well as the emotions of others) are nymphs. They are said to be incredibly beautiful if not the most beautiful species and also happen to be 65% female. There are still male nymphs found in nature though. And speaking of, each nymph is broken down into subgroups such as Nereides (seas), Naiades (rivers and streams), Oceanids (water), or Dryads (trees and forests), for example.
Shifter: Shifters are perhaps the most straightforward of the fae, but they can only shift into something they've personally absorbed or consumed at some point. This is the second most rare species of the fae.

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