Ironcrown:Schirae

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Born out of a desire and a dream to soar among the clouds like the Gryphons, the Arali known as the Shival wanted the Narsi to give them wings, to improve them like they had so many of the creatures that battled in the coliseum. At a crucial moment, however, the aspects of the ritual were altered through the intervention of others. This interruption changed the ritual, ultimately causing the Devastation. Those Shival that survived were scarred in both mind and body. They became twisted and deformed, robbed of much of their intellect and grace. In the language of the Arali, this accursed race became known as the Schirae.

Vicious, bloodthirsty and cannibalistic, the Schirae are savage beyond belief. They are no longer Elves at all, but are quite different and infinitely more dangerous. The Schirae have the pointed ears of their cousins, but that is where similarities end. They all possess vestigial wings upon their backs, and numerous ritual scars upon their stocky, muscular bodies. Their lives are much shorter than the Elves from which they came, their longevity burned away in the horrific aftermath of the Devastation that formed them.

The Schirae create totems to primal, elemental spirits, all of a violent nature. One of their favorite sports is hunting Gryphons as they believe that the skin and feathers of the Gryphons contain its spirit, and that should they collect enough of the spirits, they will be able to complete their transformations and remove their curse.

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