Baifa Monü Zhuan
"Why do you fear the sunless lands? It is as natural to die as it is to be born. But you fear it. Dread it. Feebly you attempt to stop it."
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To expand on the people in an area of Atrisia
- Image Credit: Interview with Carly Sheen
- Canon: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Shadow Towers of Kyushu
- Name: Kyushi
- Designation: Sentient
- Origins: Atrisia codex Atrisia wookiee
- Average Lifespan: 150 without feeding, with feedings they can live for thousands of years
- Estimated Population: Planetary
- Description: Physically near perfect with dark hair and skin the shade of dark honey. The Kyushi of Atrisia are from the southern lands where the mysterious shadow towers were constructed. They reside within them and live in close knit family clans often considered coteries. Trade in exotic oils, spices, silks and poisons. Their eyes are more accustomed to dark places and better for seeing in the towers, their pulse rate and breathing is often considered to not exist but that is not tue they breathe much more slowly. Their lung capacity far greater then most on the world.
- Breathes: Type I
- Average Height of Adults: 2m
- Average Length of Adults: N/A
- Skin color: Skin like dark honey with a golden sheen. In the light they look like they are covered in oils.
- Hair color: Dark colors usually mid length to ankle length with ornamentation strewn throughout denoting clans.
- Distinctions: Dark skin and long hair, low pulse rate, cold skin
- Races: N/A
- Force Sensitivity: Standard
Strengths:
- Lifespan: Unique among them is the ability to steal the lives of others... they are not like traditional vampires out in the galaxy... They do not feed from them they take the inner essence (force energy) and are able to sustain their lives.
- Physically Fit: They are not supernaturally strong but simply at the peak of their own physical capabilities.
- Degradation: Their bodies and lifespans are measured much longer then other regions on Atrisia but that feeding comes at a heavy price. The older they are the more they need to feed and if they go to long without it their flesh and body will begin to rot from the bones.
- Not supernatural: While they are prenatural and more on the human side.... they are not like other vamperic species in the galaxy. They don't quickly regenerate, can't create thrall like beings and enslave with a bite. They are physically peaked and long lived as long as they consume force energy but lack most of the benefits from anzati, energy vampires, garhoon in the galaxy.
- Hated: If their true nature is discovered they are almost universally regarded as murderers or cannibals and dealt with as such.
- Diet: Omnivore: THey can eat just about anything which is both good and bad as they can get poisoned with most basic poisons. Their primary food source though is force energy from victims who come into their towers.
- Communication: Verbal
- Technology level: Galactic Standard but appears below
- Religion/Beliefs: Their rituals are steeped in mysteries as the shadow towers house the different clans and each have their secrets. A common trait among them is talk of the sunless lands... where the dead go. They feed upon others to send them there and worship the pale child of the old gods... a being who existed when the first things breathed and will linger until the universe ends. They stay deep within their towers and are highly regarded as secretive as visitors, explorers and other who come to their home find their gods honored.
- General behavior: Secretive and open... a contradiction in some ways but it is what is on the surface. The Kyushi present themselves as a very simple region.. often appearing almost stuck in ancient times. They shun on the surface advanced technology working in the fields... producing what they need and sometimes for their neighbors. The shadow towers each being used to house a family in their own small communities. They are reclusive, not generally leaving their continent except on rare occasions. They on the surface shun more advanced technologies in favor of working the fields and being farmers rather then living in massive cities. In secret though they worship the old god, the pale child and feed upon those who come to observe or try and investigate the towers origins. They rely on the tourism and investigations to feed themselves on the few who have force potential but there are strict rules about feeding. They do not kill or befoul their homes
Largely reclusive on Atrisia, the Kyushi are the residents of the shadow towers.. regaled across the world for their dark hair, striking beauty and physical prowess compared to many. It has rarely been if ever seen that one is overweight... see one who is off world or off of their own communities. They are ancient though who came first the towers that dot their homeland or the people it is unsure. The Ancient Atrisians avoided the lands of the raven haired Atrisians. Their prowess in fighting superseded and their ability with bows to defend themselves in an attack was dangerous as the bows could reach further then most. What they lacked in martial skills on the field of battle they made up for with physical prowess and ability to take on several at a time seemingly far more imposing then others.
The times changed though when the unity of the planet came, the Jade empress worked much to ensure their loyalty allowing them to have a sort of autonomy and freedom as long as they stayed on their continent. A few children of the high valued clans were brought to the capital city and viewed as "guests" of her. They stayed there for years and eventually were allowed to return home to help build their capital city. It would serve as the primary meeting ground should the Kitel Phard empire need to talk with the people of Kyushi or if there were problems that arose. Over the centuries the city was largely seen as a hub for explorers and those drawn to the possible adventure or mystery of what could be within the mysterious towers. Rumors of the men and women of Kyushu that lived far longer and farmed exotic spices.
On top of spices... silks, poisons, scented oils and their bows. Some of the finest craftsmanship from them. With a heavy draw strength required but they seemed to be able to easily handle it and the distance the bows managed to get was superior to many of the others. Their poisons could be crafted to make numbing medicines that would help out others and allow them to dull the pain of grievous wounds. What few became traders with the other cities did so in earnest as they exchanged silks and spices for gemstones and treasures that could be found. The musics and the temples they built into the shadow towers, the stories about dark gods and that there were undead within the towers... mysteries that were sang about in songs and stories across Atrisia.
They brought their religion to the pantheon of the old gods, the pale child to in some tales guides, in others steals and in some very old ones grants vengeance to the living. Taking them into the underworld and the sunless lands. These tales found their way to the older priests and temples giving a name to several of their death gods and evolved. Their towers eventually attracted the attention of Akio's inquisition and the danger that they would be housing force sensitives was seen as a risk. Their devastation in times of the great plagu had been kept largely secret from Atrisia at large but lke the rest of the galaxy they were believed to have been hit hard by the sickness. The battles with the Inquisition saw several of the towers burned and heavy restrictions on trade.
The passing of Akio and his dynasty, occupation by the one sith and to her powers saw the people of Kyushu largely remaining in their towers and coming off as backwards as they shunned the more highly advanced technology in favor of simple farming and trade with their neighbors. If they wanted to interact with the outsiders then that was for them. The Jishi era saw connects brought back as Junko and the Emperor traveled around the galaxy to visit the places and try to quell fears after the number of attacks on the planet. They reassured and calmed, brought food and relief grown on the anshin station which would be able to get from the moons that were being constructed upon tens of millions of people and resources to aid them.
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