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- Location
- Regalia.
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Disclaimer:
Before anyone reads further- YES I know Massive is not currently accepted Player-Written Lore for races. However, I had a conversation with several people in Syndiclique about how generic fantasy races have become post-Tolkien, with everyone copying him more or less. 3-10 Elf Races, a Human Race, Dwarves, Orcs, and (maybe) a short halfling-esk race. This spun off into a discussion about potential races to break this niche entirely, which spawned a few ideas- from Crystal beings, to golems. Eventually, I settled on the idea that became the Ezma.
The Ezma:
The Ezma are a race of mutants- whatever they were prior to this is unknown, as they are so far gone from the norm of even the widely varied races of Aloria's surface. This race came into being deep under the city of Regalia, in the vast tunnel networks riddles with ancient Seraph structures and devices. It is believed that these devices- be it from experimentation or exposure to some arcane radiation or sorts, coupled with the Ezma's complete isolation from the surface is what lead to their bizarre mutations.
No Ezma is born as what any surface race would classify as "Normal", and they all suffer from extreme birth defects ranging from withered limbs, missing bones, organ defects and the like- if they are lucky enough to survive birth, given that nearly half pregnancies end in a miscarriage. However, despite- or perhaps because of- these disabilities, the Ezma grasp onto life, and have adapted.
The Ezma use the old machinery and parts from the ruins, with a little of their own creativity, to create advanced, if crude, mechanical limbs and body parts, with articulated fingers, and even in the case of the more powerful , functioning artificial lungs.
Due to the scarcity of resources in the Corandius- the name the Ezma give their 'city'- an open disregard for the dead has come into being. The most ritual involved in a corpses' disposal is a simple farewell, followed by the body- stripped of all mechanical parts- being shoved into a big hole that thus far has yet to overflow. The parts are scrapped for use by the next generation of Ezma- with the exception of the rich, who often have their parts specifically claimed before death by another rich individual, possibly a relative.
The Ezma were only very recently discovered- or rather, they only very recently discovered the world above. After the Great Sewer Boom instigated by the Dark Queen Freya Lo, numerous passages deep within the sewers collapsed, becoming exposed to even deeper tunnels that lead to the Corandius. Sensing a change, the Ezma sent their own out into the dark. The first were met by the savage Vilitatei, who slaughtered them. However, the Ezma quickly learned their lesson, and went out en mass, cutting their way into the Sewer tunnels.
Initial contact went nearly as well as one might imagine, with Sewer Dwellers freaking out over how horrendous the Ezma appeared. Communication was nearly impossibly, given the Ezma's language had evolved separate from all others for hundreds of years, however eventually a few diligent individuals managed to work out that much of their language was a very bastardized version of Ancient Elven, and a very crude method was established. Many are still put off by their extremely alien appearance, though some take it in stride- the Sewers is the realm of bizarre after all.
Closing:
This is still a concept, and is subject to me randomly retconning pieces, but I would love to know what everyone thinks!
Before anyone reads further- YES I know Massive is not currently accepted Player-Written Lore for races. However, I had a conversation with several people in Syndiclique about how generic fantasy races have become post-Tolkien, with everyone copying him more or less. 3-10 Elf Races, a Human Race, Dwarves, Orcs, and (maybe) a short halfling-esk race. This spun off into a discussion about potential races to break this niche entirely, which spawned a few ideas- from Crystal beings, to golems. Eventually, I settled on the idea that became the Ezma.
The Ezma:
The Ezma are a race of mutants- whatever they were prior to this is unknown, as they are so far gone from the norm of even the widely varied races of Aloria's surface. This race came into being deep under the city of Regalia, in the vast tunnel networks riddles with ancient Seraph structures and devices. It is believed that these devices- be it from experimentation or exposure to some arcane radiation or sorts, coupled with the Ezma's complete isolation from the surface is what lead to their bizarre mutations.
No Ezma is born as what any surface race would classify as "Normal", and they all suffer from extreme birth defects ranging from withered limbs, missing bones, organ defects and the like- if they are lucky enough to survive birth, given that nearly half pregnancies end in a miscarriage. However, despite- or perhaps because of- these disabilities, the Ezma grasp onto life, and have adapted.
The Ezma use the old machinery and parts from the ruins, with a little of their own creativity, to create advanced, if crude, mechanical limbs and body parts, with articulated fingers, and even in the case of the more powerful , functioning artificial lungs.
Due to the scarcity of resources in the Corandius- the name the Ezma give their 'city'- an open disregard for the dead has come into being. The most ritual involved in a corpses' disposal is a simple farewell, followed by the body- stripped of all mechanical parts- being shoved into a big hole that thus far has yet to overflow. The parts are scrapped for use by the next generation of Ezma- with the exception of the rich, who often have their parts specifically claimed before death by another rich individual, possibly a relative.
The Ezma were only very recently discovered- or rather, they only very recently discovered the world above. After the Great Sewer Boom instigated by the Dark Queen Freya Lo, numerous passages deep within the sewers collapsed, becoming exposed to even deeper tunnels that lead to the Corandius. Sensing a change, the Ezma sent their own out into the dark. The first were met by the savage Vilitatei, who slaughtered them. However, the Ezma quickly learned their lesson, and went out en mass, cutting their way into the Sewer tunnels.
Initial contact went nearly as well as one might imagine, with Sewer Dwellers freaking out over how horrendous the Ezma appeared. Communication was nearly impossibly, given the Ezma's language had evolved separate from all others for hundreds of years, however eventually a few diligent individuals managed to work out that much of their language was a very bastardized version of Ancient Elven, and a very crude method was established. Many are still put off by their extremely alien appearance, though some take it in stride- the Sewers is the realm of bizarre after all.
Closing:
This is still a concept, and is subject to me randomly retconning pieces, but I would love to know what everyone thinks!
