Post by Khallayne on Jun 16, 2010 19:51:20 GMT -4
Xir’la
Trainability: Untrainable, unless forced into servitude, or on the very rare occasion that they are caught as pups.
Gentled Rating: 1/5 (Rarely gentled)
Appearance: The Xir’la are fox-like creatures with 3-6 tails and large black eyes. When they’re pups, the Xir’la have long lush dark red fur with black legs and crimson paws. Their faces are pure white with black rims starting at the crest of their skull down to the back of their neck. They are born with unnaturally long legs, and boned paws. As the Xir’la grow older, the fur upon their legs and face recedes and their body beings to produce a type of silica which forms an exoskeleton over those areas. The flesh beneath the exoskeleton then decays and all that is left is the bone and the internal structure. The exoskeleton connects to the bones just below the thigh, and just before their ears, where the fur continues to grow. At full size, the Xir’la are the size of a 5-7 year old child.
Behavior: The Xir’la are one of the darker species of creatures that can be found on Inora. They are wicked and malicious towards anyone that is not their family, and happen to be very territorial. Amongst strangers, they will not hesitate to kill or attack anything that gets near. However, amongst their family and groups, they will do anything to keep a loved one safe. Highly intelligent, the Xir’la are always paying attention to their surroundings. If there is anything to remember about the Xir’la is that they do not like change and become aggressive when a permanent change is enforced.
Racial Capabilities: These fox-like creatures have the ability to be able to extend their knuckles so that they can gain the use of their paws much like a human would have the use of their hands. Aside from this minor ability, the Xir’la are capable of creating an illusion that is as strong as the witness wants to believe it is. If the witness wants to believe that the illusion that the creature is creating is real; it will be real to them to the point that the person could touch their fur and believe that it is skin.
One of the racial quirks of this species is that they create their own masks to cover the exoskeleton on their face. However, the mask that they most commonly create is from the face of another creature. In their community, the Xir’la have a ritual in which they must obtain a human mask before becoming an adult. The human mask is a passage of rites to them; however, that doesn’t always mean that they prefer to wear humanoid flesh, for some prefer to wear the furs of other animals.
The way that they choose the face that they wish to hone is very specific. First, the older pup must create a bone template and base. They will carve this base out of the skulls of other animals, and use sharp rocks, or sharper bone to carve designs and fix the shape of the skull to be able to settle nicely upon their face. Once the fit is perfect, and they know exactly how their face should sit upon their mask, it is time to hunt for the perfect face. The decision is made on the bone structure of each human that they look at, the appearance, and how they want to appear themselves. The Xir’la mainly look at the faces of children simply because they are about the same size as the child. Once the perfect child is found, it is their business to find out where that child lives, and to start the ritual.
The ritual begins by creating the perfect incense that will lure a human child to sleep, and creates the smell that they wish to ingrain into the flesh. From there, they lure the child to their clearing in the woods, and allow the child to fall into a light slumber. Once the child is asleep, they set their bone mask over the fire to stay warn as they melt herbs, honey, and tree sap on it to ensure that there is a sticky film that will hold the flesh to the mask. It is only after all this is done that they pull out their bone tool, and begin to skin the flesh off of the child’s face. The child must be alive to assure the skin’s freshness. Once the flesh is peeled away, they stretch the skin over the bone mask, and allow the slow heat of the fire to dry out the skin, and stick it to the bone. The skin has to be perfectly placed over the base, if not, they have to restart the whole process again.
Once the flesh is ready, and the child returned to its bed, the Xir’la may decorate the mask as they please, with colourful plants and flowers to decorate it. Once the face is decorated, they rub a waxy-salve into the skin to coat it and stop it from cracking, as well as to protect it from harm. Then, they may begin to wear the masks that they created.
Some Xir’la will go as far as to integrate themselves into the family of the parents who lost their child with the use of their illusions. Others simply return to their communities.
There are very few reasons why a Xir’la would wear someone’s face. The first is to become an adult. The second is to preserve the person by wearing their face. Often, parents have been found to kill their own children, and wear their faces because they never wanted them to leave their side. The third one is out of jealousy. They’ve lost their face due to age, and feel resentment towards those who still retain theirs. The last is for them to feel beautiful about themselves again.
Habitat: They live within the Dark Forest of Ebranor, usually in communities of 15-20.
Lore: TBA
Trainability: Untrainable, unless forced into servitude, or on the very rare occasion that they are caught as pups.
Gentled Rating: 1/5 (Rarely gentled)
Appearance: The Xir’la are fox-like creatures with 3-6 tails and large black eyes. When they’re pups, the Xir’la have long lush dark red fur with black legs and crimson paws. Their faces are pure white with black rims starting at the crest of their skull down to the back of their neck. They are born with unnaturally long legs, and boned paws. As the Xir’la grow older, the fur upon their legs and face recedes and their body beings to produce a type of silica which forms an exoskeleton over those areas. The flesh beneath the exoskeleton then decays and all that is left is the bone and the internal structure. The exoskeleton connects to the bones just below the thigh, and just before their ears, where the fur continues to grow. At full size, the Xir’la are the size of a 5-7 year old child.
Behavior: The Xir’la are one of the darker species of creatures that can be found on Inora. They are wicked and malicious towards anyone that is not their family, and happen to be very territorial. Amongst strangers, they will not hesitate to kill or attack anything that gets near. However, amongst their family and groups, they will do anything to keep a loved one safe. Highly intelligent, the Xir’la are always paying attention to their surroundings. If there is anything to remember about the Xir’la is that they do not like change and become aggressive when a permanent change is enforced.
Racial Capabilities: These fox-like creatures have the ability to be able to extend their knuckles so that they can gain the use of their paws much like a human would have the use of their hands. Aside from this minor ability, the Xir’la are capable of creating an illusion that is as strong as the witness wants to believe it is. If the witness wants to believe that the illusion that the creature is creating is real; it will be real to them to the point that the person could touch their fur and believe that it is skin.
One of the racial quirks of this species is that they create their own masks to cover the exoskeleton on their face. However, the mask that they most commonly create is from the face of another creature. In their community, the Xir’la have a ritual in which they must obtain a human mask before becoming an adult. The human mask is a passage of rites to them; however, that doesn’t always mean that they prefer to wear humanoid flesh, for some prefer to wear the furs of other animals.
The way that they choose the face that they wish to hone is very specific. First, the older pup must create a bone template and base. They will carve this base out of the skulls of other animals, and use sharp rocks, or sharper bone to carve designs and fix the shape of the skull to be able to settle nicely upon their face. Once the fit is perfect, and they know exactly how their face should sit upon their mask, it is time to hunt for the perfect face. The decision is made on the bone structure of each human that they look at, the appearance, and how they want to appear themselves. The Xir’la mainly look at the faces of children simply because they are about the same size as the child. Once the perfect child is found, it is their business to find out where that child lives, and to start the ritual.
The ritual begins by creating the perfect incense that will lure a human child to sleep, and creates the smell that they wish to ingrain into the flesh. From there, they lure the child to their clearing in the woods, and allow the child to fall into a light slumber. Once the child is asleep, they set their bone mask over the fire to stay warn as they melt herbs, honey, and tree sap on it to ensure that there is a sticky film that will hold the flesh to the mask. It is only after all this is done that they pull out their bone tool, and begin to skin the flesh off of the child’s face. The child must be alive to assure the skin’s freshness. Once the flesh is peeled away, they stretch the skin over the bone mask, and allow the slow heat of the fire to dry out the skin, and stick it to the bone. The skin has to be perfectly placed over the base, if not, they have to restart the whole process again.
Once the flesh is ready, and the child returned to its bed, the Xir’la may decorate the mask as they please, with colourful plants and flowers to decorate it. Once the face is decorated, they rub a waxy-salve into the skin to coat it and stop it from cracking, as well as to protect it from harm. Then, they may begin to wear the masks that they created.
Some Xir’la will go as far as to integrate themselves into the family of the parents who lost their child with the use of their illusions. Others simply return to their communities.
There are very few reasons why a Xir’la would wear someone’s face. The first is to become an adult. The second is to preserve the person by wearing their face. Often, parents have been found to kill their own children, and wear their faces because they never wanted them to leave their side. The third one is out of jealousy. They’ve lost their face due to age, and feel resentment towards those who still retain theirs. The last is for them to feel beautiful about themselves again.
Habitat: They live within the Dark Forest of Ebranor, usually in communities of 15-20.
Lore: TBA