Ephemerium

The Races of Asla'nir

The Ephemerium is an immense book detailing every race found within Asla'nir— there are a wide variety of races within Asla'nir that total to roughly forty. Although the information on races is always being added on and expanded, with more obscure races being studied and explored every day, the Ephermerium is semi-comprehensive and holds the bulk of all information on races to date. 'Ephermium' by definition, refers to the Ephemerum, that which is mortal, be they incapable of dying of old age in the standard manner or not. Although there are studies upon races that are attributed to the Divine, no reference or note of these species shall be discussed within the Ephemerium— discussion of such can be found within Religious Scripture. Races are generally defined by the primary Core Race that each race originates from, with some races being defined by multiple. To simplify this, the Ephemerium will be further divided into subcategories that signify the origins of each race. Each race features a multitude of subvariants, which shall be contained within their pages. To additionally subcategorize races, there are four main categories that any race can fall into:

Core Race

A Core Race is capable of producing a Bloodline that lasts for several dozen generations onward— so long as a Core Race persists within the past twenty-five generations, that person is said to possess an ancestry tying to that race. Core Races define their category almost completely with few exceptions— all other races within said category are generally related to the Core Race with the notable exception of the Exmortuus Races, as Daiesthai possess no descendant races; the Outlier Races, as there is no Core Race present; and the Dar'nikian Races, as no Core Race can be determined easily by Asla'nirian researchers and whatever Core Race there may have been might be lost due to the destruction of their homeworld.

Derived Races

All members of this race are guaranteed to absolutely possess this innate ancestry despite any further breeding down— simply put, there is too much blood from the Core Race of this category to not be classified as innately related. It should be noted that whilst the classifications for a race, both taxonomical and otherwise, may suggest a closer relation to another Core Race (e.g. Naga), the taxonomical classification of a race generally is in reference to the earliest ancestors of that particular race and not the most prevalent bloodline within the modern population. This is especially true in certain scenarios as a race that is derived from a specific Core Race tends to share more attributes with that Core Race despite holding original ancestry with another. Their culture and capabilities are generally more reminiscent of the race that they are subsequently categorised within this page for the sake of simplicity.

Mixed Races

At least a notable portion of the members of this race possess a tie to this specific ancestry— this may suggest that most variations possess a relation to the Core Race of this category or it may suggest that they once were descended from this Core Race but have changed in such a dramatic manner that they are barely related to them at this current point beyond taxonomic classification. Having a singular racial variant that possesses a relation to this specific Bloodline does not qualify for this category, either, in most scenarios— the only notable exception to this rule is the mention of various races that possess a major Jotunkin tie, as these races, within the lands of Aloernarch, are the entirety of the population for those races, and similar scenarios that ensue.

Add-on Races

These 'races' are not a race in and of themselves truly— instead, they are a broad classification for individuals who fall underneath a state of living— although Daiesthai could be classified as an add-on race, their ability to reproduce and create more of their species, as well as their ability to persist through Bloodlines does not denote them as one. Instead, there are only two notable categories which are referred to as races, both of which can be found in the worlds of Dar'nik and Asla'nir alike— Artificians, that which has been artificially created or modified, and Forlorn, that which has been revived into Undeath, excluding those underneath the effect of Ourobur.

Draconic Races

Core Races

Draconian

Derived Races

Naga

Eldritch Races

Defined as originating from Eldritch Abominations, Eldritch races' ancestors are said to be the descendants of Abrorik or potentially even young Nephi who crossed the Goddess Ekid'rak by encroaching on her territories close to the Maw of the Void. Although the Eldritch are a mere shred of the original power of the Abrorik who once roamed the lands of Udoxa, they are a bizarre group of races that are 'preternatural' and take a wide variety of appearances— some appear like great beasts, others take the form of the most beautiful individual