Post by Sephyria Xionysis on Feb 11, 2007 14:34:15 GMT -6
Xukyn
Humanoid, and in that they are as fragile as the humans of Earth are. They can get sick, they can be killed, and they are not beyond falling to old age. Average heights of a fully grown Xukyn range from 5'9" to 6'7" for males and 5'2" to 6'0" for females.
Eye Colors are like ours, with some exceptions (( see the Deific Xukyns )). Some races have colors that are much more likely to come out than others. Saturnine are more likely to be seen with silver hair and maroon eyes, Deific with dark brown and are restricted to their racial eye color, Lapin more likely with light hair and have a mix of eyes and Anura tend to have red hair and blue or green eyes. Most races aren't restricted to these, but those are considered the social "norm".
The things that cause them to differ from humans are their magical affinities, the lack of difference in body composition (( they're all fairly skinny. muscle mass is the only thing that differs )), and their increased athletic abilities like speed and constitution. This is from their raising and diets, the meats and such available on their planet.
As for ages, men are expected to live for as long as 112 years to 136 while women tend to top the charts with 125 to 180. Also, those with the Princess gene seem to be impervious to dying of old age until their successor is ready to take the throne where they then take a pilgrimage from Qing Yuan to their final resting place in the Valley of the Fallen Ones.
Saturnine Xukyns
It was said that Saturnine Xukyns lost their connection with the elements during the Northern Heights Disaster that left the Northern Heights Mana Crater and Necropolis. Since then, they've been able to draw upon something darker, Necromancy.
Though for most, their powers don't go much farther than contacting the dearly "departed" and summoning phantoms that can only be corporeal for a short while before exploding, there are a select some who've been able to find some sort of improvising with their innate gifts.
Native to Northern Xukynsious, some of the few survivors found themselves unable to give up their high-tech lifestyle and relocated to Qing Yuan.
Defic Xukyn
Defic Xukyns believe themselves to be the closest to the Goddess outside of the Princess herself and for that, many of their kind have found their selves exiled to the Delilah Sands. Highly religious beings, they put their faith above all things, even their own personal safety and well-being.
Their kind have been caught in constant turmoil with the Saturnine who would rather believe themselves the makers of their own destinies. This tends to create a rift between the two and its rare, but not unheard of, for them to put their beliefs aside to be friends because of this centuries old rivalry.
However, their need to keep true to their faith has seemed to pay off and they've found themselves with such unique powers as healing and defensive magicks. A rumor says that their eyes are ocean-like as they reflect the sky and other things around them... like another's soul if they make eye contact with them.
A truth hard to prove as they're very rarely found without sunglasses or contacts on to hide their lineage if they've forsaken their bloodline to attend anything outside of Primary School.
Lapin Xukyn:
Lapin Xukyns are lovers of nature and everything in it. Unlike the other races who have wings or tails the can call on when in a pinch, these Xukyns have an ability to change their form into those of animals, each special to their bloodline and personality.
They're surprisingly nimble and agile, able to dodge attacks for long amounts of time without really tiring at all and having impeccable balance. They're often teased for their ability to leap long distances and heights, a feat earned from their modest surroundings growing up in the Southern Plains.
Away from technology and stores, they have been forced to become excellent hunters and trackers. When it comes to survival in the rough, these are the people to talk to.
Anura Xukyn:
One who lives in the cover of the Greenland Deadwastes, you would think them to be loners by nature, but that is all but true for the Anura who seem to be overly friendly to all. Characterized by their pale skin and gills that run along their jawline just beneath their ears, this amphibious race of Xukyns are easily able to be told apart from the others of their planet.
Anura have an ability to secrete a sticky, mucus like covering to their skin that makes them nearly impossible to keep a hold on and allows them to slide through narrow passages with relative ease.
Mechanomorphic Xukyns:
Mechanomorphic Xukyns are more of a following of cybernetic Xukyns who believe that technology far surpasses religion and that the Goddess wants us to advance mechanically and learn to stand on our own feet rather than rely on her to live our lives for us. In that, they take the belief that we were created in her image to mean that she meant for us all to develop and evolve into Gods ourselves and believe the one true way of obtaining this is through technology and science.
Though not restricted to any race, Mechanomorphic Xukyns are most commonly found in Qing Yuan as it is the most technologically advanced city on Xukynsious. The main thing that sets them out from the rest of the Xukyns is that their dedication to their cause has led them to having physically altering operations done to replace a part of their body with machinery.
Princess Xukyn:
Considered a race of its own for the fact that the Princess mutation causes a reduction in their racial's differing feats in exchange for golden eyes and pointed ears that develop through time, truth is, a "Princess" may come from any race. Born once every hundred years, their mutation doesn't become apparent until the time they begin Primary School where they seem to be developing physically slower than the rest of their peers who share their similar backgrounds. Accompanied with increased performance on exams in which they score a level or two higher than their current grade level, it becomes apparent and they are relocated to Qing Yuan immediately.
Though the physical traits of their races are diminished, their magical racial traits are amplified. In addition to this, they possess a mimicry trait that allows them the ability to temporarily borrow the racial abilities of another race so long as the power is used before (( or on )) them. This seemingly limitless list of abilities is what leads their followers to deem them "pure" and the closest to the Mother Divine.
~The race as a whole~
Humanoid, and in that they are as fragile as the humans of Earth are. They can get sick, they can be killed, and they are not beyond falling to old age. Average heights of a fully grown Xukyn range from 5'9" to 6'7" for males and 5'2" to 6'0" for females.
Eye Colors are like ours, with some exceptions (( see the Deific Xukyns )). Some races have colors that are much more likely to come out than others. Saturnine are more likely to be seen with silver hair and maroon eyes, Deific with dark brown and are restricted to their racial eye color, Lapin more likely with light hair and have a mix of eyes and Anura tend to have red hair and blue or green eyes. Most races aren't restricted to these, but those are considered the social "norm".
The things that cause them to differ from humans are their magical affinities, the lack of difference in body composition (( they're all fairly skinny. muscle mass is the only thing that differs )), and their increased athletic abilities like speed and constitution. This is from their raising and diets, the meats and such available on their planet.
As for ages, men are expected to live for as long as 112 years to 136 while women tend to top the charts with 125 to 180. Also, those with the Princess gene seem to be impervious to dying of old age until their successor is ready to take the throne where they then take a pilgrimage from Qing Yuan to their final resting place in the Valley of the Fallen Ones.
~Main Races~
Saturnine Xukyns
It was said that Saturnine Xukyns lost their connection with the elements during the Northern Heights Disaster that left the Northern Heights Mana Crater and Necropolis. Since then, they've been able to draw upon something darker, Necromancy.
Though for most, their powers don't go much farther than contacting the dearly "departed" and summoning phantoms that can only be corporeal for a short while before exploding, there are a select some who've been able to find some sort of improvising with their innate gifts.
Native to Northern Xukynsious, some of the few survivors found themselves unable to give up their high-tech lifestyle and relocated to Qing Yuan.
Defic Xukyn
Defic Xukyns believe themselves to be the closest to the Goddess outside of the Princess herself and for that, many of their kind have found their selves exiled to the Delilah Sands. Highly religious beings, they put their faith above all things, even their own personal safety and well-being.
Their kind have been caught in constant turmoil with the Saturnine who would rather believe themselves the makers of their own destinies. This tends to create a rift between the two and its rare, but not unheard of, for them to put their beliefs aside to be friends because of this centuries old rivalry.
However, their need to keep true to their faith has seemed to pay off and they've found themselves with such unique powers as healing and defensive magicks. A rumor says that their eyes are ocean-like as they reflect the sky and other things around them... like another's soul if they make eye contact with them.
A truth hard to prove as they're very rarely found without sunglasses or contacts on to hide their lineage if they've forsaken their bloodline to attend anything outside of Primary School.
Lapin Xukyn:
Lapin Xukyns are lovers of nature and everything in it. Unlike the other races who have wings or tails the can call on when in a pinch, these Xukyns have an ability to change their form into those of animals, each special to their bloodline and personality.
They're surprisingly nimble and agile, able to dodge attacks for long amounts of time without really tiring at all and having impeccable balance. They're often teased for their ability to leap long distances and heights, a feat earned from their modest surroundings growing up in the Southern Plains.
Away from technology and stores, they have been forced to become excellent hunters and trackers. When it comes to survival in the rough, these are the people to talk to.
Anura Xukyn:
One who lives in the cover of the Greenland Deadwastes, you would think them to be loners by nature, but that is all but true for the Anura who seem to be overly friendly to all. Characterized by their pale skin and gills that run along their jawline just beneath their ears, this amphibious race of Xukyns are easily able to be told apart from the others of their planet.
Anura have an ability to secrete a sticky, mucus like covering to their skin that makes them nearly impossible to keep a hold on and allows them to slide through narrow passages with relative ease.
~Sub-Races~
Mechanomorphic Xukyns:
Mechanomorphic Xukyns are more of a following of cybernetic Xukyns who believe that technology far surpasses religion and that the Goddess wants us to advance mechanically and learn to stand on our own feet rather than rely on her to live our lives for us. In that, they take the belief that we were created in her image to mean that she meant for us all to develop and evolve into Gods ourselves and believe the one true way of obtaining this is through technology and science.
Though not restricted to any race, Mechanomorphic Xukyns are most commonly found in Qing Yuan as it is the most technologically advanced city on Xukynsious. The main thing that sets them out from the rest of the Xukyns is that their dedication to their cause has led them to having physically altering operations done to replace a part of their body with machinery.
Princess Xukyn:
Considered a race of its own for the fact that the Princess mutation causes a reduction in their racial's differing feats in exchange for golden eyes and pointed ears that develop through time, truth is, a "Princess" may come from any race. Born once every hundred years, their mutation doesn't become apparent until the time they begin Primary School where they seem to be developing physically slower than the rest of their peers who share their similar backgrounds. Accompanied with increased performance on exams in which they score a level or two higher than their current grade level, it becomes apparent and they are relocated to Qing Yuan immediately.
Though the physical traits of their races are diminished, their magical racial traits are amplified. In addition to this, they possess a mimicry trait that allows them the ability to temporarily borrow the racial abilities of another race so long as the power is used before (( or on )) them. This seemingly limitless list of abilities is what leads their followers to deem them "pure" and the closest to the Mother Divine.