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The Daeva are a rare but not unknown species that inhabit Minevica. They mostly reside on a plane outside of the mortal world, and live among the primordial chaos of magic and darkness. Most often a Daeva represents both Darkness, and Light. This is because most other creatures view them as a type of demon, but much of their power has to do with fire. Many Daeva have been the cause of pain and suffering, but this is only because of a Daeva's host. Since they do not have a physical body they merge with a mortal to live amongst humanity until that host dies. They do not take control of the body; nor do they try to influence the users actions in any way, but they share their powers and past knowledge with the host and simply observe the actions of the creature.
Most Daeva's tend to live for extremely long periods of time, and are considered immortal by most scholars. They can indeed die though, and their deaths have dwindled their population over the centuries because they appear to be unable to reproduce.
Since a Daeva needs a host in the mortal plane there have been many different descriptions of how they look and what their attributes are. For the most part, a Daeva remains how it's host looked when they merge together, but a part of the daeva's true form is always added to their features. This can be claws, wing, spines, scales, or even tails.
When a mortal is merged with a Daeva they go through a "rebirth". This rebirth nearly completely remakes the host down to the anatomical level, and beyond that to their very soul. As they are remade their essence and that of the Daeva's are woven together till there is simply only one being present. The newly born Daeva in the mortal realm contains all the knowledge of previous hosts, albeit in broken and often incomprehensible gibberish. They retain most of their own memories, though there has been times of amnesia caused by the tremendous stress put on the host when undergoing this transformation. Most of the hosts previous abilities and powers are erased and replaced with the powers of a Daeva, but skills and abilities they were not born with but learned can often still be used after the rebirth.
Daeva most often are seen taking human's as hosts, because of their short lifespans when they transform and live much longer then their brethren the turmoil and experiences brought on by this longevity are incredibly interesting to the Daeva. There have been cases of other races becoming Daeva as well, but to a much lesser degree as the max age of the race increases.
When a Daeva dies the original Daeva's essence brings them back into the realm in which they reside, and then, for unknown reasons they repeat the process by taking a host themselves.
A Daeva usually can perform types of Blood Magic, and has a deep connection to the element of Fire, allowing them to generate and manipulate it to their will. Other powers are increased strength and speed, and even telekinesis to an extent. The longer a Daeva lives the more powerful it becomes with it's skills and abilities, making the elder ones dangerous opponents to face.



These creatures come from people who either have been freshly dead, or very close to dying. When a powerful demon or witch comes across a soul nearly dead, they breathe a sliver of their immortality into their victims. The newly made darkling is forced subservient by their maker. Only when their maker verbally releases them, are they free. Many makers teach their darklings basic black magic. The darkling does not appear to age after being made and may live up to one hundred years. The darkling is bent to their master’s will and will usually have the endurance of a human, but with experience comes more endurance.



Very tricky creatures. They love to torment others. Demons feed off of the fear and anguish they cause. Many are older than five hundred years. Since they live this long, their intelligence is very high. They use a wide variety of spells, old magic, and curses. Using magic can be taxing on the demon. The older the demon, the more endurance they possess.



The Draconian is one with dragon blood in them. They are not pure, but do retain some of the old dragon magic, most commonly element wielding in the form of fire, earth, water, wind, cosmic, or lightning. Draconians take much time to develop these skills. The higher the blood percentage, the easier these skills will come. A draconian cannot turn into a dragon. Dragons at this point in time are extinct. A draconian will have a dragon's mark on them. It's like a fingerprint, as each of them are unique. The mark looks like a tattoo and is always a part of them. A draconian's lifespan is the same as the average human's. Amethyst blocks most of their supernatural potential.



Drow is a sub-race of elves that turned to the dark arts ages ago. They have dark skin and live underground in matriarchal societies. Ruthless and fearsome, drow are known to murder their competition with both weapons and magic. Like elves, they considered highly intelligent and agile, and live very long lives.They are weakened by holy magic, and are blinded by bright sunlight. Some of their magic may disintegrate in sunlight.



Stubborn and proud, dwarfs are a subterranean race, whose civilizations are deep within mountains. Though not as long lived as elves or werecreatures, dwarfs are known to be hearty and tough. Miners, craftsmen and soldiers by and large, dwarfs are not often seen outside of their vast underground cities and mountain holds. Unlike many races of the world, dwarfs are not naturally magical and in fact are distrustful of witches and other such magical creatures, instead, a dwarf who is particularly adept at handling magic does so by crafting runes and then empowering weapons with those runes. Chances are good, if you hold a magical weapon, it was made by a dwarf. Because of the way it manifests, dwarfs are particularly vulnerable to casters of raw magic, like demons and witches. They also suffer from "gold fever", a mental affliction that effects dwarfs to varying degrees, causing them to lose concentration in the presence of vast amounts of wealth.

Fairies are normally small creatures that live in wooded areas, away from people. They are also called pixies and Fae. Fairies usually stand between five and eight inches tall. They have delicate wings and high pitched voices that normal people cannot understand. These fairies can turn into a larger human form if they desire. This form has no wings. Fairies have an ability that is unique to them or their family. This ability can be just about anything. Fae are allergic to iron. It will burn them if it touches their skin. Since their wings are so delicate, you can catch a fairy by its wings. When they are in their pixie form, they have to have the available space to turn into their human form. Otherwise, they are trapped as a pixie.

Humans are the most common race in this world. They are adaptive, intelligent, and a little underestimated. A human can learn many useful skills. These include many forms of combat and weapon use. A human's imagination is probably their best quality. Humans have always dreamed big. Their dreams sometimes lead them to great things. Most great art has been come from humans. Human blood is the most common food for vampires. Humans are great for making vampires, were-creatures, darklings, or just about anything. Their lack of magical abilities makes their transition to something more less troublesome than creatures that already have a magical predisposition. Humans are usually easy to kill. They are slow and this makes them a favored prey of races that need to feed on blood, energy, or make more of themselves by turning them.

From the wast-up, Naga appear somewhat human. But from the waist down they are a large snake. Their long tails are strong enough to constrict around an enemy, suffocating them. Their bite is venomous, usually containing a dendrotoxin that causes paralysis. Naga also have a more human form than their more natural reptilian appearance. Their tail can turn into a pair of legs. Their bite is still venomous in this form. As cold blooded creatures, if Naga get too cold, they will grow tired and may even enter a state of hibernation.



Norsii tower over their often suspected racial cousins of humanity. They are mostly known for their perpetual state of war against one another and thus there are few Norsii at any given time willing to leave their tribes. Incapable of using magic and refusing the use of ranged weaponry they are often masters of two handed or brutal shield and bladed weaponry. Compared to most other races, they are often short lived as older Norsii are usually killed by their own or in war. It is very uncommon to find a Norsii beyond the age of Forty. They are frighteningly strong in both physical power and resilience while they are susceptible to being worn down or taken down by magic. Norsii are fanatical worshipers of fell gods and through that, they are obscenely violent towards other Norsii as well as their own allies.