Lineages

In the universe of Medaevum, all living things share a common ancestor: people. Everything alive in the world is in some way related to one another, and were at some point created by the same hand. That hand, or more accurately hands, no doubt molded them with different intentions. Valleymen were not made for the same tasks as Elves, for example. However, whatever their differences they were both made using the same shared stock.

Even the animals that roam the worlds on Medaevum, the shylings that stalk through the night, even seemingly inhuman monsters are all interrelated. Thsi isn't a page broadly about every single lineage of man however, just the ones that can be played or chosen at character creation.

Elves

[picture of elf, linking to the elf page]

In poetic convention, they are also sometimes called Those Who Lie in the Shadow of the Tower. Elves were one of the last races made in the Forge of the Hours, making them technically younger than all but Valleymen. It is commonly known that elves were made for sheer aesthetics, to be physically appealing to the Hours in service to them. And such service included roles like honor guards, household servants, and concubines.

All elves posess these traits:

- Near Divine. Elves have +1 Willpower. When their true name is invoked against them, their effective Willpower is halved.

- Nonsenescent. Elves do not age.

- Infertile. Elves can only reproduce by magical means.

Valleymen

[picture of balthazar, linking to the valleyman page]

To outsiders, they are Valleymen from the Kingdom of Two Valleys. Among themselves, they are Cthonians from Cthonia. While they have a rich and storied history of their struggles and triumphs, they are remembered outside of their own cultural sphere for only one thing: The Red Years. A period of time spanning centuries where they used their advanced technology and magic to invade, extort, and barter for slaves on an incomprehensibly large scale.

All Valleymen posess these traits:

- Strong. This character is stronger than most, and in matters of raw strength will triumph over anyone without this trait. (This is functionally identical to the general trait, but for Valleymen it counts as a trait from their lineage.)

- Enduring Might. Their muscles never atrophy, only enlarging with age. This requires that as Valleymen grow older, they eat more and more food to sustain their bodies from not wasting away.

- Nonsenescent. Valleymen do not age.

- Infertile. Valleymen can only reproduce by magical means.

- Servile. For the purposes of resisting the invocation of their true name, Valleymen have a Willpower of zero.

Beastmen

[i'm sure elz has a picture of a cat person]

Verumii

[and a drow]