Brashur
Brashur are humanoid, sometimes golem-like creations that can either be created using an ancient spell or birthed/sired by another brashur. On Eon, they're scattered to a lot of countries and can have all sorts of different cultures depending on where they live. Brashurs are very well known for having a flanging voice - that is, their voices sound like they have a constant echo. They also are known for their piercing white pupils (which can be any shape), sometimes nicknamed Sun Windows.
Originally, brashurs were made by Opeitos to be protectors for Eon for all other species, made with the proper endurance to go head to head with a voidseed, especially during Ragnarok. Its speculated that ancient brashur were extremely resilient, to the point that only the Divines could actually kill them, but over time their breeding with other species "weakened" the resilience. Despite this, brashur are still nigh indestructible and are terrifying to fight. Because of Ope's hand in creating the brashur, a lot of them think of him as the Allfather, and many worship him by leaving offerings.
If a brashur is too impure of heart, they will drastically age. While this doesn't have an effect to their abilities and powers, the physical aging can be horrid to disfigurement.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Brashur will always take on a human-looking appearance, regardless of what species the other parent is. Historians speculate brashur look closer to humans to look less threatening and blending in with society better, as well as making people feel more comfortable being around them. This is in comparison to the ancient golems that were created. While they did their work and were very useful, their crude appearance and design was frightening to children and possibly disturbing to adults.
Brashurs do have complete systems like a human themselves; ancient brashur used to have no bones, no muscle, no organs whatsoever due to just being created. Modern brashur have organs and inner anatomy like humans, and this may be due to them breeding with so many other species that they ended up with full anatomy. Their blood is a red color as well, but has a shimmering effect to it. Some brashur call it star dust, and it takes a far deeper color of red compared to humans'.
Brashur commonly have white or blonde hair. Sometimes they may be brunettes as well. Other colors recognized are pink, blue, green, red, and green, ordered common to most rare after the aforementioned ones. All Brashur have shaped circular or slightly squared white pupils, with a multitude of eye colors and are not restricted to how their eyes could look.They also can have any body shape, however it's common for women to be muscular or curvy, and men to be pretty muscular. The closest analogy is brashurs look like greek statues, which is fitting since the sun god had molded them.
Though its not common due to their insanely strong properties, Brashurs can have scars that will not heal due to intense damage they sustained. Usually, this is from a powerful magic attack that was near fatal to them, or even just a physical attack that caused such overwhelming damage that it left the area deformed.
Biological Traits
Brashurs are not inherently immortal. While it's difficult to kill them, brashur are still subject to pass away with some of them living well into 300+years old in some cases. A brashur being 98 years old for example, is the equivalent of a 20-25 year old adult, but the age laws of where that Brashur is still applies to them (for example, adult age is 18 years old in Magnesia - Jackson was classified as an adult when he became 18.)
The average height of the species can very much be from 5'10 - 6'5.Anything shorter or taller is rare and makes more judgemental brashur raise their eyebrow. Even with a brashur having a non-brashur parent, they typically hit that height. Some have been documented to be even bigger, but they're freaks of natures.
Genetics and Reproduction
Brashurs are the one species that has two specific ways of being created, unlike other species on Eon that requires sexual reproduction. They also have titles to them from it as well - a female who gives birth to brashurs are called brashur mothers while males who make Brashur children with others are brashur sires.
The first way, which is very ancient and rarely is it used nowadays, is a specific ritual which calls for using
Cloudstone- this was a very common method of creation due to worship of divines influencing them. The person then has to have access to an extremely cold, body of water, which may be found in Helholtt, Skaalsborg or Ni'Avan. After painstakingly carving an appearance in mind, with an enchantment that may be placed somewhere in a book or some sort of reference with other details they may have, the sculpture of cloudstone is forced into the cold body of water and is to sink at the bottom with the creator in question chanting a special hymn while deriving from the ice magic around them. Nobody is sure on why ice magic is used to bring a brashur into existence.Signs of the spell working is usually strong snowfall occurring in the area, the body of water bubbling and glowing, to even a small earthquake in that specific area. Usually the Brashur will come crawling out of the lake, naked, and fully knowing the task its existence is needed for. The creator can then take them home and clothe them, where they're able to use the Brashur for whatever purpose.
The second way is the most common way of creating new life - sexual intercourse. Opeitos allowed it that Brashur can sire or mother children.
After a nrashur is successful in creating a child to enter the gestation period, the child only takes six months to fully form before being birthed. Interestingly enough, brashur born or sired children will always come out brashur - the child will always take on the high resistance, high regenerative properties and perhaps some of the physical appearance of the brashur parent.
For example, if a white haired, purple eyed brashur sire impregnated a human woman, the children will come out with his white hair, and purple eyes - though the skin tone and body build is depedent of the other parent. This can be varied enough, such as a taurvros being with a brashur and the child may take on properties of being taur like having horns or a tail. However, if two brashurs have children, it follows the basic Punnett square that a normal child would have.
This is well documented but brashur children go through a period between 2-5 years old where they begin to get very prideful about their abilities (this could be compared to the "terrible twos" for humans.) Parents are supposed to pull them away from having those thoughts and have them experience humility - but some Ni'Avan brashurs have their children embrace this ideology, which is why a lot of them ae very prideful, boastful and even arrogant over other species on Eon.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Brashur don't require food - they can go their entire life without needing to eat any nutrients or vitamins, sleep or anything else for sustenence for mortal species. This doesn't stop brashur from still enjoying food, however. Many of them still indulge in meals to feel normal - in fact, it's pretty common place for brashur to have feasts, especially the ones out of Ni'Avan.
Additional Information
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Though brashur are everywhere, it's very common to find them in the northenmost states of
Helholtt, Skaalsborg, and especially Ni'Avan.
Ni'Avan is recognized as being the main country that brashurs have established as their own. Most, if not all, inhabitants of Ni'Avan are pureblooded brashur and take pride in being directly descended from Ni'Avan. These Brashur are extremely infamous for being pretentious, haughty and judgemental to other species - sometimes in some cases, very racist as well. To the point where even other brashur are horrified by their behavior.
Brashur that do not come from Ni'Avan, or at least were raised somewhere else, are looked at as more positive and socially acceptable. They're used to other species and know not to be too rough with other children, or being able to have a proper conversation as an adult. Brashur can take on the culture of any environment that they're raised in, and even if they come from a humble home, it's common for the children to take in pride from their race or nation that they come from.
Brashur can live pretty much any where where humans can live, and can tolerate extreme temperatures.Perception and Sensory Capabilities
What famously makes a Brashur is their obscene amount of resistance and durability to damage, ontop of taking the damage in and their physiology making them even more resistant to the same damage done.
For example, a killing blow to the back of a head for a human would only leave a Brashur dazed. Not only that, but they would be able to recover from the hit pretty quickly, and that part of their head would become more resistant to hits there.This physiology alone makes Brashur useful in anything rated to combat, and for not having to worry about them healing. Their regenerative abilities are outstanding as well, with Brashur being able to heal back from a deep cut in mere seconds (the shortest being recorded at 10-15 seconds) epending on the amount of damage. This is normal brashurs; brashurs that may be Forged with voidseeds, lightwardens, or any kind of otherworldly being may have increased resistance and deal far more damage than a normal brashur.
This is also why brashur naturally have long hair. Their hair will continue to grow unless they cut it and run a special gel through it to preserve the short length. Cutting hair can even make brashur physiology "heal" it back because it's damage.
This is also how some have piercings and tatoos; specially made tools have to be used for them because of how durable they are and how well they heal. These tools are dangerous to use on other species that do not have brashur blood; they can even kill the person attempting to get work done on their body.
However, with enough force or power to overwhelm this trait, this can fully kill one. Most people don't know how to exactly do that, especially if whatever area is hit will end up gaining more resistance over time. If there is any documented evidence of this, it's probably buried somewhere deep where the government disallows anyone to get a hold of, let alone enter,
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
When brashur are pure of heart, and they go through a challenging time that makes them lose hope, a piece of their soul will come out and attempt to reignite that hope they want, that they need - these are called fragments. The fragments take on the color the brashur is identified having when the jub'jub bird had blessed them, and identified them, with its feather when they were infant.
The process of summoning them is extremely rare and tricky, but it has been documented that some royalty have been able to do if they're not corrupt, or valiant warriors who want to continue going on even when everything seems lost.
Attempting to force out a summon can have it end up going really bad; its best to let it naturally happen, and its okay if it never does.
Whatever form they take on when they first appear is the recognition of their childhood being physically manifested into a creature of their comfort. When they hit their stride as a pure hearted adult, they can then change the form of it.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Brashurs typically have Knossessan names, and more western names. For example, Jackson's last name is Demosthenes. His full, Knossessan name is Jackson Demosthenes the First. Jackson's father, Plato, is from Ni'Avan but did not keep the tradition as he wanted Jackson to be as comfortable in a western setting.
Brashur names are usually the equivalent to Greek or Roman names, depending on where the Brashur originated from in parts of Ni'Avan, or the territories that Ni'Avan has claimed as well. Some brashur who decide to rebel against the idea of a last name drop their last names in favor of having titles, which can be recognized legally. This comes from the common and popular choice of them wanting to have a more trendy name. It's so common to the point where its expect at least 1/5 of brashur in a setting will adopt this sort of name style (another example is Jackson going by Jackson the Slick.) This has been adopted from the older ways of soldiers being recognized for their valiant nature in war or battles, and given a title to go by.
Depending on which Brashur is being talked to, both naming conventions are fine and recognized by either one, or only the Knossessan name is recognized.
Major Organizations
The capital of Ni'Avan is Valgerður. Previously it was Wingaard, but after The Fall happened, the capital had changed. Currently, it's being ruled by Thoriin, a despicable king that's running the country into the ground.
Beauty Ideals
Brashurs as a whole believe beauty lies in the strength of the individual - not just through brute force, but strength in mental, physical and emotional fortitude. Many Knossessans or even other brashur from different places will refuse another if the brashur in question doesn't have that strength in either of the categories.
Brashurs as a whole believe strong musculature is a sign of immense beauty, in both female and males. Being courteous and knowing when to hold one's tongue is seen as very attractive, unless something or someone is being unfair or very quaint about a situation. Being able to call someone out on their bluff, or their weakness is something brashurs hold close to their own culture. and that could be wherever they live. While some other species view this as very rude, and impartial to other's, Brashurs find pride in being "honest" and never straying from their own path.
The species is also well known for eating a lot of food in a short amount of time, and it's seen as very attractive for being able to hold so much food down. In war time, it was common practice to consume so much energy to prepare for the long and ensuing fight. Ancient brashur did run off of an energy source. But this tradition has just extended to modern times of essentially "flexing".
Major Language Groups and Dialects
- Abilonian (From Helholtt)
- Knossesan (From Ni'Avan)
- Hiberish (From Hiberia
- Nimescian (From Nimescia )
Common Dress Code
Knossessan brashurs are always shown wearing some sort of armour on their body - this is to prove their own strength or resolution in simply existing, and being prepared to always fight for that existence as well. Men and women both look very noble, wearing frilled shirts, armoured boots or heels, long dresses with the most expensive and silkiest linens, or shiniest precious metals and snow diamonds. Their dressing is very extra and is based entirely on their wealth and the family that they come from. Some of them love the gaudy jewelry and the extravagant life, and it's a tad rare to see one prefering a more humble outfit.
However, brashurs born elsewhere or moving away from Ni'Avan usually dress to the culture that they are living amongst. This can be very casual, southwestern dressing in Sur'Dahl, to the jackets and shorts of Magnesia. They're known for being very flexible in their dress and the only reason one can tell them from a human is their flanging voice and white pupils.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
The jub'jub bird is super sacred to Ni'Avan and comes from a large creature called the bandersnatch, viewed as a powerful warrior beast that sends its children out for messages. The creature is elusive and nobody has been capable of seeing it in person. Jub'jub birds this pretty raven-like body but their wings have a rainbow fire to them. Whenever a brashur has a child, they take out the infant to one of the forests that have a lot of them, and leave an offering to a tree stump made for the purpose of the bird landing. Whatever feather it drops will be the color and message the child has. Each color has a meaning in Ni'Avan, and this is very important for the general population.
- Red is the color of protectors, selfless people who will go above and beyond to serve the Knossessan community and ensure the culture continues on. This is not to be confused with orange. Carodyne's big brother, Vincent, was born with a red feather and was knighted by his grandfather before he retired from Ni'Avan.
- Orange represents royalty and loyalty. Carodyne's family was essentially pushed up to directly inheriting the throne - her mother being related to the last king, Seraphim, already put them under candidacy before then.
- Yellow represents deceit or betrayal. It's the color of an individual who is only out for themselves and will actively stab their closest friends and family in the back for the sake of self-preservation or advancement.
- Green is a very smart individual who thinks. This is the type of person who would become an advisors of somekind. Whether they would be apart of royalty or not, they would be helpful in guiding others through both good and bad times. They're usually pushed closer to the throne as a result, and this can cause issues if they person isn't so favorable.
- Blue is a color thought up as medical practitioners. This is far different than the magical type of healing, rather scientific. These individuals are intelligent in the art of the body, coming up with cures to ailments. While brashur don't need this, they were thought of as offerings for good relations to other countries before Thoriin pidgeonholed the country from other ruling bodies. Nowadays, blue is taken in the same realm as being either red or black/white - losing its meaning is one of the many things Ni'Avan had taken away from it by Thoriin.
- Purple is the color of rebellion. it represents an individual who will not be confined to what is dictated for them. they will be more inclined to act out against that which they do not agree with.
- Pink represents change, and not gentle or pleasant change. It is a stark, sharp, heavy change, which often spells ruin and disaster for others. an individual given pink is often also more susceptible to Chaos Syndrome because of this, and Voidseeds tend to try to tempt them.
- Black and White represents spirituality and balance. Black isn't on the opposite end of white and neither goes for white with black. Rather they both represents equilirbium and balance. It's very common to see people with white/black feathers working within the clergy or magistrate. They're also sought after for comfort with their all knowing powers, and they can curse someone as much as heal them. Black is a more notorious color but it doesn't evoke as much of a visceral reaction like yellow or pink.
- Brown can represent being a hard worker. Someone born and given that would be very skilled at building or lifting or any other form of manual labor. however, it may also apply to something not as physical diligence and tenacity are front and center in an individual with this color
History
Brashurs derive directly from Opeitos. As stated before, he molded them to be guardians for Midgard and to protect it as much as they can. They were originally soldiers made in mass to fight for Ragnarok, but with the sheer amount of them, they decided to settle down; some of them with other brashur, and others more likely with other species that may have interest in. The history of the species is very muddy, frustrating to the historians and even to brashur themselves who may want to know more about their past family. Only historians from Ni'Avan having any extensive knowledge of the formation of them, and the country is heavily guarded on orders of the king being very paranoid. Other historians can only piece together the bits and pieces of what they know of Brashur based entirely on the surrounding countries, such as Hiberia in Helholtt. It also doesn't help that a lot of brashur over the years have fanned out to several places, and do not keep up with the bloodline they came down from. There are some who could have easily came from ancient brashurs, but have no clue about this due to one ancestor moving out of the area and settling somewhere else. Some brashurs aren't bothered by this but some of them are, and that may cause them to move to Ni'Avan to "reconnect with their heritage", even if their acenstor wasn't necessarily born there.
What they do know, however, is that they have a deep connection with Ope, and thus look at him as their Allfather, as mentioned previously. Many brashur have worship set up in their homes and love to participate in Noelle's Light - even Ni'Avan does. Many of the specifics with Brashurs and their origins come from being up north, with the oldest civilizations of pureblooded Brahsur dating back thousands and thousands of years, and starting from the very most center of Skaalsborg and small parts of Helholtt before spanning out across the entirety of the continent and even going into the other nations. A key note is that Brashurs that have spread themselves further south, going as far south to even Sur'Dahl. Some Ni'Avan brashurs find this to be insulting to the great Allfather and believe that all Brashurs should be worshipping him, as without Ope's guidance and creation, they wouldn't exist.
But nowadays, brashur can take up any job, without being forced into a guardian role or feeling like they owe themselves to the planet and the divines. This idea is comforting for some brashur, but other ones will continue to work out of temples as priests, or will devote themselves to praying frequently. It entirely depends on the brashur and their personality.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Depending on where the brashur comes from, the ideals that they hold between interspecies relation massively differs. Knossessans they will most likely look down onto interspecies relationships, and be utterly disgusted with the individuals involved. They take immense pride in being pureblooded, and seeing it be "diluted" with other blood fills them with distaste - sometimes maybe even rage. Though they are willing to hold their tongue, and limbs, back from doing harm to the individuals, they will not treat them with kindness, especially if they are in their home.
However, other Brashur that may be from Magnesia, Sur'Dahl, other countries... They are very kind and open minded. In fact, it's very common for other Brashur to end up with a species outside of their own due to their tendency to have very conflicting ideals with relationships, goals, children, marriage, etc. Half-Brashurs are common to come out of these type of relationships.
Scientific Name
Homo Basilicus
Lifespan
Many, can live for centuries.
Average Height
5'10ft - 6'5ft (1.778m - 1.95m)
Average Weight
158.76 - 204 kg (350 - 450 lbs)
Geographic Distribution
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