Sneak Peeks!

[iprince]

For some of the new, upcoming information, here's a few little "sneak peeks." =D Enjoy.

Abominations are individuals who were born as artifacts, but have been corrupted. Twice as rare as regular artifacts, these individuals are sickly, mutated caricatures of their originally selves. They are mutated beyond recognition, and have equally corruptible personalities. They emanate fear and unease, which trickles onto everyone that comes near them.

Abominations, like artifacts, are not affected by psionic abilities of other LC, but unlike them, murdon cannot penetrate their minds either. Magical abilities of any species (LC, familiars, murdon, etc.) do not affect them in the least. But abominations do not have abilities of their own, other than this innate immunity.

Abominations are often ostracized from society.

As Izarn has no humans (or shouldn't have any humans), the ability to shapeshift into these forms has become irrelevant. No longer does this ability, or lack there of, determine an individuals birth rank in LC society. Shapeshifting is also no longer common to one sex or another. it is controlled by the 'marionette' gene, so named because of the infamous shape-shifting euclides rank. The marionette gene is recessive, and therefore appears much less commonly than those without shape-shifting powers.

TRAVEL:

Airships: Similar to small blimps or hot air balloons in appearance, these airships are controlled by steam powered motors and filled with helium gases to make them float. The main balloon is attached to a large deck, where crew and visitors reside. Airships can travel at significant speeds, but require heat and water in order to do so. Direction is controlled by the motors. Airships are the main form of long-distance travel available to Izarn-residents.

Crawlers: Mechanical vehicles that are vaguely reminiscent of a big cat in appearance. These long, slinky vehicles are built in various sizes to accommodate from two people, to up to twenty. They run entirely on steam, which works a system of cogs and levers that pull its joints. Its four 'limbs' rotate 180%, moving in a fashion similar to swimming. Its 'legs' are short and triangular in build, with ridged sides that allow it to grip any terrain. Crawlers can travel across ice, sand, snow, and even scale extreme altitudes with no problem. To accommodate rides, its back is flat, and sports rails on either side of it to keep passengers in. The most expensive crawlers have an optional glass dome that rises up over the seating area to protect its riders from poor weather.

Translated very roughly to "blessed insects." These were earth animals, typically insects and arachnids, who were blessed by murdon. They are sentient, slightly larger than normal (about a handswidth in length, regardless of their natural size). Natokua are created on an individual basis, they do not breed with one another, and will very rarely breed with non-sentient animals of the same species. Regardless, natokua can on spawn more natokua.

Natokua are created as bonds for an individual LC. They cannot exist without their bonds, and become extremely attached to them - whether or not they actually like them is a different matter all together.

Natokua are capable of telepathic speech with everyone, and have no language limitations. They can sense their bond's emotions from any distance, and may also be gifted with additional powers on an individual basis.

Tagon
Size: 2-3 feet in length, 10-15 inches at the shoulder
Clutch Size: 2-5 eggs
Diet: Insects, small animals, eggs
Abilities: Venomous fangs, supernatural speed, invisibility
Taming Difficulty: Moderate
Rarity: Very common

Tagon are small, lizard-like creatures, with long bodies and four delicate limbs. Their sport a crest of brightly colored feathers on their heads, which they can use to indicate their emotions. Tagon release a high-pitched scream when in distress, and can scuttle away at supernatural speeds. Their venom is highly toxic, causing temporary paralysis and possibly blindness if no antidote is taken.

While very shy and reclusive, tagon are actually a social species who live in large groups in the wild. Taming takes time and patience (and thick gloves!) but once these little ones have bonded, you've made a friend for life. They respond very well to food, and can become aggressively protective of their keepers.

Coloration:
Various shades of green with brightly colored mottling. Their undersides are yellowish to white.

Humans? Here? In space? Near Zar? Yeah, we're surprised to...because the murdon didn't bring any with them when they returned. Even Amunuku, whose love for humans surpasses all things, thought it best to leave them in their own environment to flourish is peace and safety now that the euclide were gone. So why are they appearing on Izarn?

A select few murdon are working on the radar to create a 'human trade' for the euclide. Zooming back and forth from Zar to Earth to collect specimens and sell them a high black-market prices to the euclide - for them to use as food, puppets, or whatever else they might please. Who knows.

...enjoy! =D

[ferabird]

EEEeeeEEeeeeeEEeeeee!

I wondered what the hell euclid were gonna eat without people around! TIME TO MAKE A SLAVE TRADE YEEEEEY!

*bounces and frolics all over the forums*

[Kryss]

Vyn tipped me off...and HOMG...*dies of happy* I MISSED THIS SO MUCH!

Euclides Theatre was why I got myself a top hat >_>;

[iprince]

Because I'm a bad person, here are some more sneak peeks:

Life Shields

Life shields are entirely unique to the amuni. No other LC, including amuni hybrids, can utilize this ability. A life shield is an invisible aura that can encompass any individual the amuni chooses. The shield protects them from emotional, physcological, and physical harm, rendering humans useless to the euclide. Their soul strands cannot be extracted when a life shield surrounds them.

The life shield is visible to all LC and murdon, and appears as a pale colored glow, reflecting the current emotional state of the individual. Blues and green indicate a state of calmness or contentment, where-as red and black indicate emotional turmoil. Humans (who they are most often used on) can't see them, and won't notice that it's there. They will feel a slight tingling warmth come over them when the shield is first put in place, but it is otherwise unnoticeable.

The number of shields that can be produced, and the duration they can last for, depends on the amuni's rank. Higher ranking amuni can have several life shields that last for fairly long durations, where as lower ranks (such as followers) can only maintain one, for short periods of time.

Soul Strands and Death

Because of the intimate connection of soul strands, between the owner and the thief, a euclides who dies while holding one (or several) will not have the normal afterlife affects of their eye-type.

While the body of the euclides dies, the mind is still connected to another individual's soul, essentially saving the deceased's soul as well. These two souls are attached, and once the euclides dies, the soul strand will return to its original owner. This is unfortunate for both individuals involved. The euclides' soul is now trapped inside a human (or other) host!

Essentially, the human (or other) is now possessed! Fortunately, it is quite possible to fight the euclides, and keep them from taking over their body. A euclides who was of a lower rank in life will have a harder time fighting for control over the host body, where as a powerful puppet master is probably going to play it like a flute.

If the euclides was holding multiple soul strands at the time of death, its soul will be sliced apart, each piece dragged to a new host through the soul strand. This essentially kills the euclides soul, but will have very nasty effects on the new host body. If the human's mind isn't immediately destroyed, the individual will slowly succumb to insanity. These humans often revert to cannibalism and violence, taking on several euclides-like traits. They may even begin to develop some watered down type abilities of the soul they now host.

[iprince]

New world di no longer have naming requirements. They can be called anything their master desires. Because of their non-sentience, they don't really care what their names are either. A spiked up, aggressive, dragon-winged giant will just as happily answer to "Fluffums" as it will "Killer." They don't understand the meaning of words.

The only restrictions depend on what type of di you have. Feral and Pet-quality di can only have one word names, such as "Sally" or "Scout." Feral di may not even have names, as they certainly can't give themselves one. Names that describe their appearance or temperament are good choices for them.

Show-quality di have much fancier names. Normally, they have an official show name, or "collection name", which can consist of multiple words, and be quite long should their owner desire. This name will hold their titles should they earn any. Show di will also have a nickname or "call name," which is used in the day to day, outside of events.

Burardbi's Fever

Symptoms appear within a few days of contracting the disease. The senses weaken, so that sight, smell, and hearing are quite dull and poor. Eyesight will be blurry and dark, but not completely blind, and hearing will be at a below-human level. One with Burardbi's fever will be able to hear normal conversation, but are deaf to low tones and soft noises. The sense of smell is almost completely destroyed.

The effected LC will become feverish, sweating profusely and acquiring an abnormal body temperature. They will feel flashes of intense hot/cold, their muscles will ache, and their glands will swell - causing the inability to speak. Eye irritation normally sets in at the point, causing an intense, burning itch and severe dryness.

Burardbi's Fever will run its course and diminish within a week. It is best to stay warm, drink plenty of liquids, and keep all wounds cleaned and covered. It is an extremely unpleasant period, but has no lasting effects. Unfortunately, once it has been contracted, Burardbi's Fever can recur several times throughout the infected's life, and continues to be contagious even when dormant.

The best way to prevent Burardbi's Fever is to clean and bandage wounds as soon as possible, and always sanitize your hands and instruments used when doing so. Once you have Burardbi's Fever, it's for life.