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The '''Shemèin''' are a fallen subspecies of the once-divine [[Valorèin]], born from the willful embrace of [[The Curse (Valorèin)|the Curse]] and severance from the light of [[It'slémwé]]. While the [[Valorèin]] are defined by their sacred Bonding and radiant connection to the the [[Meera Jenlek|Mother]] and [[Merrik Jenlek|Father]], the Shemèin exist as a tragic inversion—unbound, spiritually deaf, physically deteriorating, and devoted to the voice of the imprisoned god [[Malis]].

  | name=Shemèin

  | oed=sh e m ee e n

  | ipa=ʃɛˈmiːən

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  | caption1=Front View

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  | caption2=Side View

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  | caption3=Angled View

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  | caption7=Back View

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  | caption4=Average Male

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  | caption5=Average Female

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  | caption6=Notable Specimen

  | taxonomy=[[Fallen Valorèin]]

  | species_family=[[Valorèin]]

  | races=[[Zekarin]] (redeemed offshoot)

  | birth_type=Live-birth

  | reproduction_type=Divine-genetic (pre-fall), Rare Cloning (post-fall)

  | average_height=6 feet 7 inches

  | physiques=Lithe, Bony, Augmented

  | history=Fallen [[Valorèin]] who embraced [[The Curse (Valorèin)]]

  | homeworld=Various Ecumenopolis Worlds

  | universe=[[Lethurèa]]

  | spirit_tribe=[[Valorèin]] (before fall)

  | creator=[[Merrik Jenlek]] and [[Meera Jenlek]] (ancestral), now aligned with [[Malis]]

  | species_relatives=[[Valorèin]], [[Zekarin]]

  | ancestral_species=[[Valorèin]]

  | status=Fallen; Scattered; Some Redeemed

  | traits=Cannot be [[Bonded]], severed from [[The Call of It'slémwé]], black blood, cybernetic adaptation, extended immortality

  | eye_colors=[[Glowing Red (Eye Color)]]

  | hair_colors=None (or lost)

  | skin_colors=[[Coal Black (Skin Color)]]

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  | stance=Bipedal

  | diet=[[Diet|Sanguivore]]

The Shemèin were originally [[Valorèin]] who remained unbound—those who never completed the sacred [[The Bond (Valorèin)]] and resisted union through [[The Ûlèum]]. In moments of agony, despair, or exposure to [[Malisik]] corruption, these unbound chose to embrace the Curse rather than resist it.

This decision is utterly foreign to the Valorèin soul. It requires a fundamental spiritual collapse, a rejection of the [[Meera Jenlek|Mother]] and [[Merrik Jenlek|Father]], and the deliberate severing of one's path to [[It'slémwé]].

Thus, the Shemèin are not merely altered—they are self-forged apostates.

Shemèin possess a striking and terrifying appearance:

* Form [[The Bond (Valorèin)]]

* Perform the [[Ûlèum]]

* Hear the [[Call of It'slémwé]]

Shemèin live in massive Ecumenopolis—planet-spanning cities devoid of nature or light. These cold hives worship [[Malis]] and his prophet [[Malismorai]], their temples towering like cyclopean stadiums. They purge worlds of all life to make way for their mechanical dominions.

They are militaristic, hierarchical, and merciless. Every Shemèin is either a warrior, a cybernetic priest, or a tool.

They are known to wield Super Weapons and have obliterated planets like [[Ûblai]] in attempted purges. Only divine intervention, such as from the [[Valorèin Royal Navy]], has prevented total extinction events.

== Redemption and the Zekarin ==

Despite their fallen state, redemption is possible. A species known as the [[Zekarin]] were once Shemèin who rebelled against the [[Malisik]] during the [[Zekarin Rebellion]]. Their plea to the Divine Parents was answered, and the [[Naa'ôna]] rescued them, sheltering them within the [[Stars]] until their spirits could be cleansed.

Now, the Zekarin walk once more in the light of [[It'slémwé]], proving that even spiritual death is not final.

Shemèin are almost exclusively allied with the [[Malisik]] and the [[Malisik Inquisition]], where they serve as scientists, generals, and enforcers. They are revered by the Malisik, feared by the [[Free Species]], and pitied by the [[Valorèin]].

Many worlds have standing "kill on sight" laws for Shemèin.

== Notable Shemèin ==

* [[Zakar Golok]] – Grand Inquisitor who led the invasion of [[Ûblai]]

Though their ideologies vary, most Shemèin believe:

* Malismorai speaks truths denied by the Divine Family

Their faith is not always fanatical, but it is consuming. To be Shemèin is to exist in constant spiritual hunger—for justification, for validation, for the sense of belonging they once knew.