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[Fury of Aerðs]

• Intent: To create a new creature that enhances the RP experience on Islimore
• Image Credit: AnnaShoemaker
• Canon: N/A
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• Links: Lupo, Islimore

• Name: Voromere
• Designation: Non-Sentient
• Origins: Islimore
• Average Lifespan: 20-50 Years
• Estimated Population: Rare, limited to select regions of Islimore.
• Description: Gaunt creatures with sharp teeth and elongated heads and limbs.

• Breathes: Type I
• Average Height of Adults: 2.1 meters
• Average Length of Adults: N/A
• Skin color: Pale, almost translucent, with a faint blue or grey tinge.
• Hair color: N/A
• Distinctions: The Voromere are gaunt, skeletal creatures with nearly translucent skin that clings tightly to their bones. Unlike base humans or humanoid creatures, the Voromere have elongated heads with large, hollow eyes that emit a ghostly white glow. Their mouths are exceptionally wide and filled with jagged teeth, with limbs that are disproportionately long and bony fingers that end in sharp claws. Despite their formidable height, they are perpetually hunched over, though this does not take away from their fearsome appearance.
• Races: N/A
• Force Sensitivity: All

• PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION:
  • Voromere are not born, but made, and undergo an excruciating transformation process by injecting their victims with the essence of Nightsorrow — a substance their bodies naturally make — from a retractable spike located in its wrists. Upon injection, the highly corrosive Nightsorrow Essence rapidly spreads through the victim's body, corrupting their cells and altering their DNA, immediately beginning a process that breaks down the victim's existing tissues and begins bone restructuring. Through hours of agonizing pain, the skeletal structure will begin to extend and warp, causing the limbs to stretch out unnaturally. As the bones elongate, the victim's flesh undergoes a process of what appears to be decay and regeneration. The corrupted cells die off rapidly, causing the flesh to appear rotted and withered. However, new tissues grow quickly to replace the old, giving the skin its translucent and weathered appearance.
• Mind-Wiping:
  • Due to the process of the Nightsorrow Essence, the victim's former personality and memories are completely erased, leaving them as mindless predators that operate purely on instinct, driven only by their need to feed and reproduce.
• Claws and Extremities:
  • During the process of their transformation, Voromere grow claws and elongated teeth, these adaptations are crucial for hunting and defending themselves, tearing apart their prey or those who intend to cause them harm.
• Survivalists:
  • Unlike typical predators, Voromere can derive their energy and sustenance directly from the Force. This allows them to survive in environments where physical food sources may be scarce or nonexistent, making them highly adaptable creatures.
• Accelerated Healing:
  • The Force energy that they consume accelerates their natural healing processes, allowing them to recover from injuries that would be fatal to most other creatures.
• Resilient:
  • Despite their frail appearances, their skeletal structure is actually quite hardy, making them difficult to kill.
• Enhanced Speed:
  • One of the species most formidable strengths is their enhanced speed, which is significantly boosted by their consumption of Force energy. In their base state, Voromere can move at speeds comparable to that of a sprinting human, but post feeding their speed enhances dramatically, reaching speeds of up to 60-70 kph (37-43 mph). The duration for which they can maintain this enhanced speed depends on several factors, including recent feeding, overall health, and environmental conditions. Typically, they can sustain this for up to an hour before needing to slow down and recover.

• Mindless:
  • Driven purely by instinct, this lack of intelligence makes them predictable and unable to strategize or adapt to changing situations, which can be exploited by more intelligent opponents.
• Lack of Social Structuring:
  • Voromere are solitary hunters and do not work together, preventing them from overwhelming opponents through coordinated attacks and making them easier to defeat individually.
• Slow Reproduction Rate:
  • The process of injecting their victims with Nightsorrow Essence to reproduce is slow and not always successful. This limits their population growth and ensures that their numbers remain relatively low.
• The Lightside of the Force:
  • Despite their fearsome reputation, they are vulnerable to the light side of the Force which can purify and destroy these abominations. However, this knowledge is not widely known, as very few have been able to get close enough to these creatures and go on to live and tell the tale.
• Painful Transformation:
  • The transformation process to create a new Voromere is excruciatingly painful and can take a significant amount of time, leaving them vulnerable during the change. If a potential Voromere victim can be killed before the transformation completes, the process can be interrupted and kept from adding to their population.

• Diet: Feeds on Force Energy
• Communication: Non-verbal, communicate through growls, hisses, and body language
• Technology level: N/A
• Religion/Beliefs: N/A
• General behavior: The species are nocturnal hunters, relying on their keen senses to track down Force-sensitive prey. They are solitary by nature.

The origins of the Voromere are shrouded in mystery, though it is certain they were the creation of a Sith Alchemist, whose identity and specific purpose behind the creatures creation has been lost to time. However, their terrifying appearance and predatory nature strongly suggests that they were intended as instruments of fear and control, designed to subjugate the weak and unwary.

What is known about these creatures, is that their existence on Islimore predates the arrival of the Lupo species. Unlike the Lupo, whose origins can be traced to the splicing of Loth Wolves and the Lupine species, the genetic origins of the Voromere remain unclear. Some scholars speculate that the Voromere may have been an early prototype or even a failed experiment in the creation of the Lupo. Though no definitive evidence supports this theory, their grotesque forms and mindless predation hints at a dark and twisted experiment gone awry.

Throughout the centuries, the Voromere have remained a rare but persistent threat on Islimore. Their ability to feed on Force energy makes them particularly dangerous to Force-sensitive beings, and draws them to areas with high concentrations of such individuals. Through the centuries there have been legends and myths that speak of entire villages being devastated by Voromere attacks, with supposed survivors recounting tales of ghostly predators emerging from the shadows to drain the life from their victims.

The passage of time has done little to diminish the horror associated with them, with their continued existence serving as a grim reminder of the dangers of tampering with the dark side of the Force, and the lasting consequences such actions can have.

 

[Fury of Aerðs]

• Intent: To formally codify the Yronwood trees found in the Northern hemisphere on Islimore.
• Image Credit: WildJaeger
• Canon: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Links: Lupo, Islimore

• Name: Yronwood
• Origins: Northern Islimore
• Other Locations: The Yronwood trees are primarily found within the northern tracts and valleys of Islimore, though given their hardy nature, there is a strong possibility that they could be successfully cultivated on other planets with a colder climate.
• Classification: Tree
• Average Growth Cycle: Yronwood trees have a slow growth cycle, taking several centuries to reach full maturity. Seedlings emerge after a decade, young trees can be identified after 50 years, and full maturity is achieved around 300 years.
• Viability: Yronwood trees require a cold, mountainous environment with rich, mineral-heavy soil. They thrive in areas with moderate to low sunlight, heavy rainfall, and harsh winters. Once harvested, the wood maintains its properties indefinitely, though the freshness of the sap for crafting purposes only lasts for a short six months.
• Description: Yronwood trees are tall and imposing, with thick black bark and dense dark-red foliage.

• Average Height: 91 meters high, 9 meters wide
• Average Length: N/A
• Color: Black bark with dark red leaves; veins within the wood contain a black metallic substance.
• Nutritional Value: When steeped in hot water or consumed, Yronwood leaves can produce a good amount of vitamin c. It is not uncommon for sailors or locals to have an abundance of the dried leaves on hand.
• Toxicity: The sap can cause mild irritation to those who may be allergic, but is otherwise non-toxic.
• Other Effects: The sap can be refined to create lightsaber-resistant jewelry and accessories.
• Distinctions: Yronwood trees are distinguished by their black bark and the unique veins within their wood that contain a substance comparable to cortosis, making items crafted from the wood exceptionally resistant to energy-based weapons. Many legends would claim that this sap has mercurial and magical power and when combined with Lunaris, the creations are worthy of The Gods. The wood they produce is also extremely hearty and on its own, rumored to be nearly as strong as metal. It takes the work of master craftsmen to turn the trees into items of use. Shields, ships, spears, swords, made from the Yronwood oft sell for nearly five times their more common counterparts.

• Exceptional Durability:
  • Yronwood trees produce wood that is nearly as strong as metal, making it highly resistant to damage and wear. This characteristic ensures that items made from this wood, such as shields and ships, are incredibly sturdy and can withstand significant force.
• Energy Weapon Resistance:
  • Thanks to the unique veins that contain a cortosis-like sap substance, wood and crafted items from Yronwood trees are naturally more resistant to energy-based weapons, including lightsabers, and nearly impervious when coated in its natural sap.
• Long-lasting Material:
  • Once harvested, the wood maintains its structural properties indefinitely, making it a good long-term investment for any craftsman or user.
• Versatile Crafting Uses:
  • Yronwood is not only used in crafting weapons and armor but also in high-end decorative arts. While the refined sap is mostly utilized in enhancing weapons and armors, it's also used in making jewelry and accessories that are both beautiful and functional.

• Slow Growth Cycle:
  • The extremely slow growth cycle of the trees makes them a rare and expensive resource, with each Yronwood harvest treated with great reverence by the Northern Lupo. This slow renewal rate means that it can be easily exploited by over-harvesting, leading to a critical depletion of this vital resource and threatening both its availability and the ecological balance of its native habitat.
• Specific Habitat Requirements:
  • Yronwood trees require a very specific set of environmental conditions to thrive—cold, mountainous regions with rich, mineral-heavy soil. Small disruptions to the environment can cause stress to the trees, causing them to produce with less vigor and resulting in smaller, less viable variations that cannot withstand the test of time. Many different life forms are also folded in and among these trees, below and within and about them. Without these trees, there would be a significant reduction in the wildlife of an already scarce, wintery landscape.
• Harvesting Difficulty:
  • The sheer size and density of the Yronwood makes it challenging to harvest and process due to the Northern Lupos use of more natural methods that preserve the integrity of their sacred forest, giving those with access to more advanced technological tools that can more efficiently cut and transport these massive trees, potential to monopolize the market and take control of the resource.

Over the northern tract into the mountains and down into the valley lies the ancient, black, Yronwood forest, a timeless sentinel of Islimore, its origins shrouded in the mists of antiquity. The Yronwood trees, with their obsidian bark and unparalleled resilience, are among the sturdiest found not only on Islimore but arguably in the entire galaxy. This exceptional wood is highly prized and revered, much like the Wolfswood in the south, and holds a significant place in the cultural and legendary heritage of the Northern Lupo clans, particularly Clan Kanaka.

Durin I and Legends of the North​

Durin I, the legendary founder of Clan Kanaka, is an iconic figure in Northern lore, revered as the greatest of Northern Alphas. Before earning his title as Durin Oath-taker, he was simply known as Durin, a sworn shield and champion to Thorir The Great, the first of Lupo Anasi of Islimore. Durin's legacy is heavily interwoven with the Yronwood trees, particularly through a famous legend involving his encounter with the great boar, Vidar.

Excerpt from Durin I and the Great Bore: ​

The hero Durin prayed to The Gods for help turning first to Rænör. Durin knew the tale of how Rænör had used his harp, in place of his steel to win the affection of his love Cérmæ and begged The Rikki Faðir use of his magic harp. As benevolent a god as there was Rænör agreed but the use of a God Tool was not freely given, Durin would have to prove his worth in the hunt.

His prey was Vidar the great boar. Six feet tall at the shoulder, weighing two tons, skin harder than steel, thick white fur covered in the marks of hundreds of blows that failed to kill the beast, and tusks the size of a man’s arm, Vidar was one of the great beasts from The GodTime, forebearer to all wild boar the packs feast on until this day. Over and over they clashed steel splintering and shattering on the strong skin of Vidar, his razor-sharp tusks biting deep into Durin’s own body drawing sleek slashes of blood in the snow.

Weaponless and bleeding, staring into the unfeeling eyes of his foe, and his back pressed against the thick trunk of a Yronwood tree, Durin snapped off a branch and pointed it at Vidar. It was long and thick and if he’d had the time would’ve fashioned a fine spear but one thing the hero Durin did not have was time. Vidar charged. Durin’s blood covered his hands and the shaft of his tree branch spear, he said a prayer to Rænör and thrust his spear forward to meet the charging God-Beast. To his amazement, the dark obsidian wood glowed with a brilliant golden light as it pierced Vidar’s flesh driving deep into the boar’s heart and turning it to stone. It is said in the north that the great stone beast can still be found in the deepest part of The Wilds, the golden spear stuck evermore in the stone until Durin returns to claim it.

And so it was that Durin claimed possession of Rænör’s harp.

Economic and Cultural Impact​

The Yronwood forest has been the lifeblood of Hardhaven for centuries, providing the timber for their halls and ships, the fuel for their forges, and the solace for their souls. Without the Yronwood and the mines, Hardhaven, like many Lupo Clans in the south, would at best be a shadow of its former self, at worst, a whispered memory of a time long past.

But the importance of the Yronwood goes beyond mere economics. It is a cultural touchstone, a symbol of the Northerner spirit and the unyielding resolve of the Lupo clans. It is a reminder of their history, a testament to their enduring bond with the land and the gods. For as long as the Yronwood stands, the heart of the North will endure.

 

[Fury of Aerðs]

• Intent: To codify Lupo Religious Lore and make the species more easily understandable/accessible.
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• Links: Lupo, Islimore

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