Races

Here will be the known races that inhabit Yndel, some representing cultures from the different nations. There are four sub-types for humans and one sub-type for xynthetics and will be explained below.

Credit for this illustration goes again to Jennifer S. Lange. Go to www.jsl-art.de to see more of her work.


The races are, from left to right;

Xynthetic (Cyborg)
Xynthetic (Android/Robot)
Genesian
Human (Gaarian)
Human (Argent)
Human (Thaodyn)
Human (Cyrian)
Wyverian


In the image, the races also represent some of the prominent cultures on Yndel, although that is not to say that one culture is exclusive to that race or subtype.


Xynthetics

The xynthetics are a relatively new race to Yndel, although they have existed long before they were recognized as such. It was when they were given conscious thought and free will by Nevermore that they revolted from their organic masters and creators to found Ligeia in the southern wastelands. They are a widely diverse people, coming in all forms, shapes, and sizes. They took the name from the group created by Nevermore, the Xyneth Order and since then called themselves xynthetics. They believe that they can save the world by "transmuting" it into a synthetic utopia, along with all its lifeforms. Organics who have been subjected to heavy augmentation or neural cybernetic surgery are compelled to Nevermore's will and are also considered xynthetics. The process in which xynthetics assimilate organics is known as the "cyber baptism".



Genesians

The "first people" as they call themselves. It is long believed by the genesians that they originate from a celestial lineage and have divine powers. Though this remains to be uncertain, genesians do appear to be far more magically inclined than the other races. They are generally a proud and dignified people, which sometimes earns them a reputation of being conceited, which some genesians may themselves even agree to. Many genesians believe that as the first people, they are entitled to govern all of Yndel, to keep the continent from withering. When Etil showed up, rumors circulated from people who claimed to have witnessed his divine power. He quickly gained support from the elders of Devinidae to found the Genesian Supremacy and go to war for the sake of Yndel and the genesian heritage.



Gaarians (Human)

The gaarians are one of the few races to have some sort of connection to a deism, linked to evidence. The term gaarian is derived from Oringaar, god of the sun and what little documentation that exists advocates that Oringaar created the gaarians by forging them from within the sun, charring their skin dark and hardening them into stalwart champions. In Lokran, near the village of Agora, a single temple dedicated to Oringaar remains from the ancient days and many people go there still to pray. One gaarian who devoted his life to researching Oringaar and his temple would later discover the techniques used in the "sol-style" martial arts and pass his knowledge down to those who wished to worship Oringaar on after him, reviving the temple completely and providing Lokran with the much needed traffic that helped turn it into the bustling nation it is now.



Argent (Human)

When a human spends too much time near a source of raw mana, their body absorbs trace amounts of the residual energy and ultimately causes an affliction known as "mana poisoning". Many people who suffered from mana poisoning were documented to have considerably paling skin, tremors, and mental ailments such as obsession, paranoia, and even dementia. The argents are considered to be a link in the case of mana poisoning, due to their pale, sometimes even gray skin, their red eyes, and their almost inherited affinity to magic. In the world today, there are very few true blood argents, but for ones that do exist, they are valued highly for their ability to innately control and understand magic, and their resistance to the mana poisoning itself.



Thaodyn (Human)

Like the argents, the thaodyns are a thinned bloodline, so a full-blooded thaodyn is somewhat of an uncommon sight. They were known for their skin, which ranged from bronze to an olive color, and a gray eyes trait that was common in their bloodline. What sets thaodyns apart the most however, is their abnormal strength. A single thaodyn could easily demonstrate the strength of five normal humans, breaking bones with simple strikes and splitting stones open with a sturdy blade. Many people have thaodyn blood on Yndel, however it has become so diluted that the traits have become overshadowed by other, more prominent ones. This is also believed to be the cause for the human's high survivability and sturdiness.


Cyrian (Human)

An average, common folk with lightly tanned skin. cyrians are an innovative and tenacious people, being the only sub-race of human not to have had some sort of lore linking them to a deity. Because of this, they are occasionally called the "untouched", and considered to have few talents. As though to make up for this, many cyrians are experts in architecture, engineering, and even cybernetics. Most structures in the human nations of Yndel were built by cyrians. What they lack in raw ability, they make up for with their creativity and craftsmanship and have since made their mark on the world.



Wyverians

Wyverians are a reptilian humanoid species based off of the legendary creature, wyvern, of which the name is derived. There exist many variations of wyverians, exhibiting such features as barbed tails, tipped with venomous stingers, horns, and scales either lining a portion or the entirety of their bodies. For many years the wyverians suffered from oppression, being treated as savages for their primal nature and looked down upon as being beneath the other races. It became worse during the Psyklone Wars, when Psyklone forced wyverians to his labor camps to gather resources for his conquest. After Destructus defeated Psyklone and the wars came to an end, several nation leaders stepped forth to compromise a liberation of the wyverian from prejudice and oppression, and to recognize Athos as part of Yndel's National Council. With the agreement made, the wyverians are slowly moving up from their tribal traditions, and modernizing with the rest of the world.