Coriniaid
The Coriniaid are a species evolved from a combination of oil, silica, and algae which washed up on the shores of the island and evolved alongside many of the Known Animals.
Who are they and what do they look like?
- Natural form is a shiny rock or dark oil, sometimes glittering/smoking
- When transforming they undergo sublimation/deposition
- Unless they change it, their exterior pigments are the same as their natural form
- Sometimes they can only half-transform due to the amount of details involved in changing their DNA
What are their senses or perceptions?
- No sense of smell or taste
- Naturally blind unless they grow eyes
- Communicate through vibrations, so they can process sound
- Do not seem to be able to feel pain unless they give themselves a nervous system
Where are they in your setting?
- Mostly in the South, in Sealtland, Ankou, and the former Heno Empire territories
- Those who are able to transform and live permanent lives as that form often forget about being Coriniaid, so it's unknown how much of them have integrated into society
- There is a sizeable amount in the West due to the amount of chemical pollution in the West, particularly Pestilentia and Rhudd
How do they survive in their environment?
- They can change their DNA and transform into a desired species
- They can survive extreme environments and change their forms at will
- They heal easily, are almost impossible to kill, and also are difficult to detect
- They can survive off of a lot of different energy sources
What is their general attitude?
- There is a sadness about them, being seen as "born from nothing" but seeking the ideals of animal life
- Rarely violent or malicious under a single identity, tend to be solitary or integrate into existing communities rather than have their own distinct culture/clan - the Henoset are a rare example of a distinct culture emerging
How do they feel about the other peoples?
- They don't really have a unified view of others, as they have never really been unified other than during the Heno Empire
- Those who organize themselves in cultures tend to work for Armael or other Heno outliers, and so they often find themselves as antagonists to Northern cultures such as the Cromlech, and the Ganwyll Gwydd of the North.
Basic Information
Biological Traits
They live about 250 years, slowly shedding parts of their cell lining over time, until they disintegrate or sublimate into nothing. There is a 1% chance they will stay in their last transformation when they die, otherwise they disappear as if they never existed.
Additional Information
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Coriniaid are used not just to create sentient beings, but all types of products. It was sometime seen as the "miracle" or life-giving material. They are often forcibly turned into animals/other beings and hunted, as at the moment of their death there is a 1% chance their dead body remains in its last form.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
When the Myacoris scientists were studying the Coriniaid, they named them as we often do stars or planets - a deity or mythic figure, combined with the coordinates to which they were discovered. Selectrons, which were made to help identify Coriniaid with evolved silica molecules, often spit out a randomly generated name.
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