Sylphs

Basic Information

Anatomy

Shape changers. Some choose a human-like physical form, others choose animal, others still choose inanimate objects or landforms. When their physical form dies, the rest of their spiritual energy is recycled into the havidir.

Genetics and Reproduction

Are made, rather than born, and pop up as full grown, intelligent beings regardless of their physical form. Cannot reproduce with other sylphs, but can reproduce with humans by mimicking their reproductive system.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

Usually extremely beautiful, appear very human, and features vary by type. Generally have unusual eyes that reflect the color of their power source.

Average Intelligence

Highly intelligent

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Nature names related to their habitat

Beauty Ideals

Can choose physical form. When humanoid, often choose extremely beautiful, childlike, or extremely odd/ugly

Gender Ideals

Human and animal forms have a male or female gender, but Sylphs themselves are genderless. Female humanoid sylphs are sometimes known as nymphs, while male humanoid sylphs are referred to as elphs

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Can mate with humans, creating half-sylphs

Scientific Name

Nativus Magus Sylviens

Origin/Ancestry

Made of pure energy, born out of nature

Average Height

4'9-6'7

Average Weight

Weightless

Average Physique

Most choose to be very well built or athletic in order to appear attractive to humans. Some choose a childlike appearance, however, they are not children. Others still will choose an old or decrepit appearance meant to unnerve humans.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Markings on skin relating to their habitat

Related Ethnicities

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• Arboreads
• Asteriads
• Audiads
• Caelads
• Cendiads
• Cogniads
• Corysiads
• Domeads
• Dryad
• Erimaeds
• Etheriads
• Faunaeds
• Fulmeads
• Glaceads
• Heliads
• Kroneads
• Lumeads
• Luneads
• Maenads
• Mageads
• Minerids
• Museads
• Nagiads
• Naiads
• Napaead
• Nataeds
• Necreads
• Nephelids
• Nereids
• Noxiads
• Oreads
• Salmaeds
• Somniads
• Tempeseads
• Thoreads
• Vitaeads
• Zepheids