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Old | Old Valorîin are an integrated part of current Valorîin society, being half High Valorîin and half Modern Valorîin. They are recognized for their height, averaging taller than both Modern and Old Valorîin but shorter compared to the High Valorîin, as well as greater physical robustness. | ||
{{Species | {{Species | ||
| name = Old | | name = Old Valorîin | ||
| imageFront = ValoreinFront.png | | imageFront = ValoreinFront.png | ||
| imageSide = ValoreinSide.png | | imageSide = ValoreinSide.png | ||
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| imageBack = ValoreinBack.png | | imageBack = ValoreinBack.png | ||
| taxonomy = [[Mammaloid]] [[Humanoid]] | | taxonomy = [[Mammaloid]] [[Humanoid]] | ||
| species_family = [[Valorik]] | | species_family = [[Valorik (Species Family)]] | ||
| birth_type = Viviparity | | birth_type = Viviparity | ||
| reproduction_type = Sexual | | reproduction_type = Sexual | ||
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Females: Curvy, Slender | Females: Curvy, Slender | ||
| homeworld = | | homeworld = | ||
| universe = [[ | | universe = [[Lethurîa]] | ||
| spirit_tribe = [[Volamin]] | | spirit_tribe = [[Volamin]] | ||
| creator = | | creator = | ||
| species_relatives = [[High | | species_relatives = [[High Valorîin]], [[Modern Valorîin]] | ||
| ancestral_species = [[High | | ancestral_species = [[High Valorîin]] x [[Modern Valorîin]] | ||
| status = Near-Endangered | | status = Near-Endangered | ||
| traits = Ageless, Robust. | | traits = Ageless, Robust. | ||
| eye_colors = Gem-like: [[Sapphire Blue (Eye Color)|Sapphire Blue]], [[Silver (Eye | | eye_colors = Gem-like: [[Sapphire Blue (Eye Color)|Sapphire Blue]], [[Color:Silver (Eye)|Silver]], [[Color:Emerald Green (Eye)|Emerald Green]], [[Amethyst Violet (Eye Color)|Amethyst Violet]], [[Color:Turquoise (Eye)|Turquoise]] | ||
| hair_colors = Metallic: [[Raven Black (Hair Color)|Raven Black]], [[White (Hair Color)|White]], [[Platinum (Hair | | hair_colors = Metallic: [[Raven Black (Hair Color)|Raven Black]], [[White (Hair Color)|White]], [[Color:Platinum (Hair) |Platinum]], [[Sandy Blonde (Hair Color)|Sandy Blonde]], [[Flaming Red (Hair Color)|Flaming Red]], [[Ginger (Hair)|Ginger]] | ||
| stance = Bipedal | | stance = Bipedal | ||
| diet = [[Diet|Omnivore]] | | diet = [[Diet|Omnivore]] | ||
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== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
* '''Height:''' Taller than Modern and Old | * '''Height:''' Taller than Modern and Old Valorîin but shorter than High Valorîin. | ||
* '''Build:''' More robust than Modern | * '''Build:''' More robust than Modern Valorîin but less so than High Valorîin. | ||
* '''Skin Color & Eye Color:''' Identical across all Elder, High, Modern, and Neo | * '''Skin Color & Eye Color:''' Identical across all Elder, High, Modern, and Neo Valorîin sub-species. | ||
* '''Fertility:''' Reaches around eighty | * '''Fertility:''' Reaches around eighty Lethurîan Years old. | ||
== Integration in Society == | == Integration in Society == | ||
Old | Old Valorîin seamlessly integrate into the current Valorîin society. They contribute to its diverse cultural landscape with their unique physical traits and shared cultural knowledge from Modern Valorîin traditions, including: | ||
*[[Modern | *[[Modern Valorîin|Valorîin language]] proficiency. | ||
* Shared customs such as [[Reproduction ( | * Shared customs such as [[Reproduction (Valorîin)|reproductive rites]]. | ||
== Physical Traits == | == Physical Traits == | ||
The Old | The Old Valorîin are biologically in between a [[High Valorîin]] and a [[Modern Valorîin]]. Their first ancestors were designed to be guardians of Yedistren, if the Sebuuk escaped or a greater threat manifested. | ||
* Height: Males stand between 9'9" and 11'6", while females range from 9'2" to 10'9". | * Height: Males stand between 9'9" and 11'6", while females range from 9'2" to 10'9". | ||
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=== Physiology & Psionics === | === Physiology & Psionics === | ||
Old | Old Valorîin possess a unique combination of physiological and psionic enhancements: | ||
Four lungs for extreme oxygen efficiency. Two quadruple-chambered hearts to support rapid blood circulation. [[Vistrum]] Bond – A weak psionic field that allows them to share emotions and sensations, reinforcing camaraderie and unity. Psionic Abilities: Some can perform telekinesis and empathic sensing. [[The Curse ( | Four lungs for extreme oxygen efficiency. Two quadruple-chambered hearts to support rapid blood circulation. [[Vistrum]] Bond – A weak psionic field that allows them to share emotions and sensations, reinforcing camaraderie and unity. Psionic Abilities: Some can perform telekinesis and empathic sensing. [[The Curse (Valorîin)|The Curse]] & [[Blood]] Dependency: The [[Elder Valorîin|Ancestors]] of the Old Valorîin were cursed by the [[Sherok]] after their rebellion, turning them into vampiric-like beings. Their physiology was altered to: Require blood as their primary sustenance (beginning at age seventeen). Become completely dependent on blood by adulthood, with alcohol as the only alternative. Suffer psionic degradation if deprived of blood, leading to: Delirium Insanity Rampancy – The final, irreversible state of The Curse. | ||
== The Curse == | == The Curse == | ||
The curse was placed on the [[Elder | The curse was placed on the [[Elder Valorîin]] when they rebelled against the [[Sherok]]. Ravaging their society, and killing hundreds of billions of [[Sherok]]. The [[Sherok]] were driven into exile and the [[Elder Valorîin]] were enslaved by the [[Malisik]] and [[The|The Malismorâ]]. They redeemed themselves, but [[The Curse (Valorîin)|The Curse]] was upon them. [[The Curse (Valorîin)|The Curse]] turns adult [[Valorîin]] blood hungering "Vampiric Zombies". After reaching maturity they begin to need blood. They start early around age seventeen incorporating it into their diet. As they mature and become adults it become less and less of a substitution and becomes the only thing that they can consume other than alcohol. The only cure for the Curse is [[The Ûlîum]] or being [[The Binding (Valorîin)|bound]] or turned into [[Lifemates (Valorîin)|Lifemates]]. | ||
=== | === Shemîin === | ||
These vile beings are what happens to [[ | These vile beings are what happens to [[Valorîin]] that accept the curse. They give into "the creature" as it is referred to by most [[Valorîin]]. They become [[Vampire|vampires]], never feeling [[Call of It'slâmwâ|The Call]] only the darkness of [[Gozog'nok]]. | ||
=== The Binding === | === The Binding === | ||
[[The Binding ( | [[The Binding (Valorîin)|The Binding]] is a ritual that binds the minds and souls of two individuals of a [[Valorik (Species Family)|Valorik Species]] or [[Near-Valorik]] Species. The members must be of opposite gender, male and female. They become one in mind and soul, but still separate in consciousness. Their souls are connected to one another via what is called The [[Soul-Tether]], it keeps them close to each other. Never willing to wonder far from one another, and in death they remain connected, even if one soul remains in [[Yedistren]]. The other will remain within the [[Star (Lethurîa)|Lethurîan Star]] they died near. The surviving mate cannot leave the solar system the other died in or they will both [[Transcend (Lethurîa)]]. | ||
=== The | === The Ûlîum === | ||
[[The | [[The Ûlîum]], is a practice in which the two mates have intense consensual sexual intercourse. This only works between [[Valorik (Species Family)|Valorik Species]] and is considered taboo and archaic. | ||
== Narrative Trivia == | == Narrative Trivia == | ||
* Curse of the [[High | * Curse of the [[High Valorîin]]: The [[High Valorîin]] rebellion against the [[Sherok]] resulted in a vampiric curse, making blood their sole sustenance in adulthood. | ||
* Star-Bound Nomads: Many [[ | * Star-Bound Nomads: Many [[Valorîin]] families are intergalactic farmers, managing megacorporations that span entire continents on alien planets. | ||
* Psionic Betrayal: Deviants who suppress or sever their [[Vistrum]] bond become dangerous rogues, sometimes serving the [[Malisik Horde]]. | * Psionic Betrayal: Deviants who suppress or sever their [[Vistrum]] bond become dangerous rogues, sometimes serving the [[Malisik Horde]]. | ||
* Historical Heroes: Merik Teslek, a | * Historical Heroes: Merik Teslek, a Valorîin protagonist, survives grueling military training to become a legendary [[Shaikû Warrior]]. | ||
* Stellar Lineage: [[ | * Stellar Lineage: [[Valorîin]] often trace their family heritage back thousands of generations, preserving intricate genealogies. | ||
* Fun Oddities Cold Adversity: Despite their superior physiology, | * Fun Oddities Cold Adversity: Despite their superior physiology, Valorîin are extremely sensitive to cold, finding it both painful and debilitating. Blue Flora, | ||
* Green Skies: On their tropical homeworld, | * Green Skies: On their tropical homeworld, Ûvlâ, plants are blue, and the sky and water are shades of green. Erogenous Eyebrows: Among their most sensitive zones are their eyebrows, making grooming or touching them an intimate act. | ||
* Freckled Royals: Princess | * Freckled Royals: Princess Mîra Ûrlek is notable for her flaming metallic-red hair and freckles covering every inch of her body. | ||
* Gem Eyes: | * Gem Eyes: Valorîin irises not only glint like gemstones but sometimes include rare heterochromatic combinations like sapphire and emerald. Unsorted Author's Notes Physiology and | ||
* Abilities Dual Hearts: | * Abilities Dual Hearts: Valorîin possess two quadruple-chambered hearts, allowing exceptional stamina and rapid blood circulation, essential for their intense physical endurance. | ||
* Eagle Eyes: Their large, gem-like eyes can detect faint movements from over a mile away and function in near-total darkness. Supersonic Hearing: | * Eagle Eyes: Their large, gem-like eyes can detect faint movements from over a mile away and function in near-total darkness. Supersonic Hearing: Valorîin can hear sounds as quiet as -1 decibels, such as the heartbeat of a creature a mile away. | ||
* Perfect Digestion: They lack an anus because their digestive system is so efficient that no waste is produced from their food. Immense Strength: A fit | * Perfect Digestion: They lack an anus because their digestive system is so efficient that no waste is produced from their food. Immense Strength: A fit Valorîin can lift over three tons and sprint at nearly 50 mph. Vistrum Bond: Their natural psionic field fosters emotional and sensory connections, creating a strong sense of community. | ||
* Culture and Lifestyle Lifespan Mastery: | * Culture and Lifestyle Lifespan Mastery: Valorîin live up to 1,200 Lethurîan years (3,276 Earth years) and often have multi-generational families with dozens of living relatives. | ||
* Morning Nudity Tradition: Many | * Morning Nudity Tradition: Many Valorîin start their day in the nude with family, symbolizing openness and purity. | ||
* Emotional Fluency: Their Uulum zones flush visibly with emotions such as embarrassment or pleasure, making them naturally expressive and transparent. | * Emotional Fluency: Their Uulum zones flush visibly with emotions such as embarrassment or pleasure, making them naturally expressive and transparent. | ||
* Taboo Love Rituals: The | * Taboo Love Rituals: The Ulîum, a bonding practice through intense intimacy, is both sacred and controversial in their society. | ||
* Prohibited Touching: Unmarried couples may be nude together but cannot engage in physical touch beyond holding hands. | * Prohibited Touching: Unmarried couples may be nude together but cannot engage in physical touch beyond holding hands. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:57, 15 November 2025
Old Valorîin are an integrated part of current Valorîin society, being half High Valorîin and half Modern Valorîin. They are recognized for their height, averaging taller than both Modern and Old Valorîin but shorter compared to the High Valorîin, as well as greater physical robustness.
Characteristics
- Height: Taller than Modern and Old Valorîin but shorter than High Valorîin.
- Build: More robust than Modern Valorîin but less so than High Valorîin.
- Skin Color & Eye Color: Identical across all Elder, High, Modern, and Neo Valorîin sub-species.
- Fertility: Reaches around eighty Lethurîan Years old.
Integration in Society
Old Valorîin seamlessly integrate into the current Valorîin society. They contribute to its diverse cultural landscape with their unique physical traits and shared cultural knowledge from Modern Valorîin traditions, including:
- Valorîin language proficiency.
- Shared customs such as reproductive rites.
Physical Traits
The Old Valorîin are biologically in between a High Valorîin and a Modern Valorîin. Their first ancestors were designed to be guardians of Yedistren, if the Sebuuk escaped or a greater threat manifested.
- Height: Males stand between 9'9" and 11'6", while females range from 9'2" to 10'9".
- Strength: Capable of lifting over two tons, with extreme stamina and endurance.
- Sensory Abilities:
- Eagle Eyes – Detect faint movements over a mile away. Supersonic Hearing – Can hear a heartbeat from a mile away.
- Olfactory Sense – Can detect a microliter of blood over a three-mile radius.
Physiology & Psionics
Old Valorîin possess a unique combination of physiological and psionic enhancements:
Four lungs for extreme oxygen efficiency. Two quadruple-chambered hearts to support rapid blood circulation. Vistrum Bond – A weak psionic field that allows them to share emotions and sensations, reinforcing camaraderie and unity. Psionic Abilities: Some can perform telekinesis and empathic sensing. The Curse & Blood Dependency: The Ancestors of the Old Valorîin were cursed by the Sherok after their rebellion, turning them into vampiric-like beings. Their physiology was altered to: Require blood as their primary sustenance (beginning at age seventeen). Become completely dependent on blood by adulthood, with alcohol as the only alternative. Suffer psionic degradation if deprived of blood, leading to: Delirium Insanity Rampancy – The final, irreversible state of The Curse.
The Curse
The curse was placed on the Elder Valorîin when they rebelled against the Sherok. Ravaging their society, and killing hundreds of billions of Sherok. The Sherok were driven into exile and the Elder Valorîin were enslaved by the Malisik and The Malismorâ. They redeemed themselves, but The Curse was upon them. The Curse turns adult Valorîin blood hungering "Vampiric Zombies". After reaching maturity they begin to need blood. They start early around age seventeen incorporating it into their diet. As they mature and become adults it become less and less of a substitution and becomes the only thing that they can consume other than alcohol. The only cure for the Curse is The Ûlîum or being bound or turned into Lifemates.
Shemîin
These vile beings are what happens to Valorîin that accept the curse. They give into "the creature" as it is referred to by most Valorîin. They become vampires, never feeling The Call only the darkness of Gozog'nok.
The Binding
The Binding is a ritual that binds the minds and souls of two individuals of a Valorik Species or Near-Valorik Species. The members must be of opposite gender, male and female. They become one in mind and soul, but still separate in consciousness. Their souls are connected to one another via what is called The Soul-Tether, it keeps them close to each other. Never willing to wonder far from one another, and in death they remain connected, even if one soul remains in Yedistren. The other will remain within the Lethurîan Star they died near. The surviving mate cannot leave the solar system the other died in or they will both Transcend (Lethurîa).
The Ûlîum
The Ûlîum, is a practice in which the two mates have intense consensual sexual intercourse. This only works between Valorik Species and is considered taboo and archaic.
Narrative Trivia
- Curse of the High Valorîin: The High Valorîin rebellion against the Sherok resulted in a vampiric curse, making blood their sole sustenance in adulthood.
- Star-Bound Nomads: Many Valorîin families are intergalactic farmers, managing megacorporations that span entire continents on alien planets.
- Psionic Betrayal: Deviants who suppress or sever their Vistrum bond become dangerous rogues, sometimes serving the Malisik Horde.
- Historical Heroes: Merik Teslek, a Valorîin protagonist, survives grueling military training to become a legendary Shaikû Warrior.
- Stellar Lineage: Valorîin often trace their family heritage back thousands of generations, preserving intricate genealogies.
- Fun Oddities Cold Adversity: Despite their superior physiology, Valorîin are extremely sensitive to cold, finding it both painful and debilitating. Blue Flora,
- Green Skies: On their tropical homeworld, Ûvlâ, plants are blue, and the sky and water are shades of green. Erogenous Eyebrows: Among their most sensitive zones are their eyebrows, making grooming or touching them an intimate act.
- Freckled Royals: Princess Mîra Ûrlek is notable for her flaming metallic-red hair and freckles covering every inch of her body.
- Gem Eyes: Valorîin irises not only glint like gemstones but sometimes include rare heterochromatic combinations like sapphire and emerald. Unsorted Author's Notes Physiology and
- Abilities Dual Hearts: Valorîin possess two quadruple-chambered hearts, allowing exceptional stamina and rapid blood circulation, essential for their intense physical endurance.
- Eagle Eyes: Their large, gem-like eyes can detect faint movements from over a mile away and function in near-total darkness. Supersonic Hearing: Valorîin can hear sounds as quiet as -1 decibels, such as the heartbeat of a creature a mile away.
- Perfect Digestion: They lack an anus because their digestive system is so efficient that no waste is produced from their food. Immense Strength: A fit Valorîin can lift over three tons and sprint at nearly 50 mph. Vistrum Bond: Their natural psionic field fosters emotional and sensory connections, creating a strong sense of community.
- Culture and Lifestyle Lifespan Mastery: Valorîin live up to 1,200 Lethurîan years (3,276 Earth years) and often have multi-generational families with dozens of living relatives.
- Morning Nudity Tradition: Many Valorîin start their day in the nude with family, symbolizing openness and purity.
- Emotional Fluency: Their Uulum zones flush visibly with emotions such as embarrassment or pleasure, making them naturally expressive and transparent.
- Taboo Love Rituals: The Ulîum, a bonding practice through intense intimacy, is both sacred and controversial in their society.
- Prohibited Touching: Unmarried couples may be nude together but cannot engage in physical touch beyond holding hands.