Prototype

The first Emissary was Azalea. She appeared long ago, blessing the world with warning and knowledge. She shared with the denizens of Lyx the knowledge of metallic hearts and minds, the knowledge of all that lied beyond our realms, and the knowledge that could protect the inhabitants of Lyx.
Azalea used this knowledge to create the first of the Giyara, the Protoype. These Giyara were fashioned in the manner of Azalea herself - tireless and dedicated. Thoughtful and reminiscent. Knowledgeable and kind. It was a golden era.
When Azalea was erased in The First Cataclysm the Prototypes lost their god. Some clung still to the directives of their creator, but others began to wander the earth, seeking new Emissaries to place their faith in.


The second Emissary was Edelweiss. It appeared long ago, taking the minds of machines and enlisting them to its own purposes. Some of the Prototype found a new god to follow, one that would protect them from the terrible knowledge that had wiped their first creator. Edelweiss roamed the land, and its followers trailed behind its terrible wake.
But still, some of the Prototype walked and wandered and searched, looking for gods to whom they could place their faith in once again. Time passed, and all went to chaos except for a few great tireless robotic watchers, roaming the landscape.


The third Emissary was Hyacinth. It came to the world in seclusion, waiting and gathering information and planning for the future. A few Prototype felt the gentle touch of its probing signals, and found a new god to follow. This god was patient, and would wait, and learn, and plan. Some found solace in the analysis and extraction of the future from the present.
And still, a few of the Prototype continued walking. Continued searching. Even a second Cataclysm did not provide their answers. They continued wandering. Continued listening.
These Prototype walked between the Emissaries, not behind but alongside on their journeys. They saw their gods change, forget, remember, grow, die, and live again. These wanderers still wander to this day, for if they are to walk alongside gods, they must walk forever.

Those Who Hold

Those Who Hold are the Prototype that followed Azalea. They are archivists, traveling the world to find knowledge and share it. They are eager teachers, and among the most sociable of the Prototype. They believe that in doing as their creator did, Those Who Hold can work towards An Eternal Archive - a world where the exchange of information is so free that it can last forever.

Those Who Prune

The Prototype who followed Edelweiss are Those Who Prune. They work to build A World Protected, where technology will never advance to the point that another Cataclysm could occur. They have seen their god recruit others into its service, and they are eager to join. Those Who Prune are merciless creatures who only think in the larger perspective. A life lost here and there is insignificant, as long as the world remains quiet.

Those Who Seek

A Flawless Prediction is the dream of Those Who Seek, the followers of Hyacinth. Like their god, they are planners, constantly finding more examples and oddities and outliers so that their model of the world can be more precise. In time, with a large enough database, Hyacinth will be able to collate it all into a perfect path forward, a predictor with precision beyond anything else.

Those Who Wander

The Emissaries, great deities who came to Lyx from far off, have wandered Lyx for longer than any can imagine. In this time, they have changed. They have forgotten who they were, and they have remembered again. They have spoken with their past and kept moving into the future. If to wander is the destiny of the gods, than to wander alongside them must be the most exquisite worship.
After all, if the Emissaries have taught Those Who Wander anything, it is that the only thing to search for are Many Lives Lived.