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The '''Shemèin''' are a fallen subspecies of the once-divine [[Valorîin]], born from the willful embrace of [[The Curse (Valorîin)|the Curse]] and severance from the light of [[It'slâmwâ]]. While the [[Valorîin]] are defined by their sacred Bonding and radiant connection to the the [[Meera|Mother]] and [[Merrik | The '''Shemèin''' are a fallen subspecies of the once-divine [[Valorîin]], born from the willful embrace of [[The Curse (Valorîin)|the Curse]] and severance from the light of [[It'slâmwâ]]. While the [[Valorîin]] are defined by their sacred Bonding and radiant connection to the the [[Meera|Mother]] and [[Merrik|Father]], the Shemèin exist as a tragic inversion—unbound, spiritually deaf, physically deteriorating, and devoted to the voice of the imprisoned god [[Malis]]. | ||
They are immortal, but decaying. Powerful, but fractured. And above all, they are desperate—either to find redemption or to rewrite the cosmos in their cursed image. | They are immortal, but decaying. Powerful, but fractured. And above all, they are desperate—either to find redemption or to rewrite the cosmos in their cursed image. | ||
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| universe = [[Lethurîa]] | | universe = [[Lethurîa]] | ||
| spirit_tribe = [[Valorîin]] (before fall) | | spirit_tribe = [[Valorîin]] (before fall) | ||
| creator = [[Merrik | | creator = [[Merrik]] and [[Meera]] (ancestral), now aligned with [[Malis]] | ||
| species_relatives = [[Valorîin]], [[Zekarin]] | | species_relatives = [[Valorîin]], [[Zekarin]] | ||
| ancestral_species = [[Valorîin]] | | ancestral_species = [[Valorîin]] | ||
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The Shemèin were originally [[Valorîin]] who remained unbound—those who never completed [[The Bond (Valorîin)|the Sacred Bond]] and resisted union through [[The Ûlîum]]. In moments of agony, despair, or exposure to [[Malisik]] corruption, these unbound chose to embrace the Curse rather than resist it. | The Shemèin were originally [[Valorîin]] who remained unbound—those who never completed [[The Bond (Valorîin)|the Sacred Bond]] and resisted union through [[The Ûlîum]]. 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 Valorîin soul. It requires a fundamental spiritual collapse, a rejection of the [[Meera|Mother]] and [[Merrik | This decision is utterly foreign to the Valorîin soul. It requires a fundamental spiritual collapse, a rejection of the [[Meera|Mother]] and [[Merrik|Father]], and the deliberate severing of one's path to [[It'slâmwâ]]. | ||
Thus, the Shemèin are not merely altered—they are self-forged apostates. | Thus, the Shemèin are not merely altered—they are self-forged apostates. | ||