Covani

Once perfectly identical beings who bridged the gap between Covenant's perfect order and mortals' unrestricted existence, aphorites are now lit more by the spark of free will than the beacon of cosmic law.

Aphorites were first forged by axiomites at the behest of Terminus, the primary inhabitants of the Timeless City of Covenant, the plane of pure law. The original aphorites served as liaisons between their lawful progenitors and the deities of law, to the frustratingly unpredictable mortals that were their allies. Marrying the logical thought processes of conformity to law and the gift of self-determination, early aphorites spread across the Material Plane to serve as Covenant's proxies and enact its will. Over time, their appearances and personalities grew to resemble their mortal comrades as they were increasingly born among mortals. Aphorites, now commonly referred to as Covani, still exhibit Covenant's touch in their metallic skin coated in crystalline dust, aptitude for logic, strength in artisanship, and propensity for order and cooperation. But despite these links to their purpose-built origins, contemporary Covani are undoubtedly their own masters.

Physical Description

The first Covani appeared as perfectly identical humanoids with metallic complexions; modern Covani are far removed from such rigid biological structures. Their size, shape, and features now vary, but they still visibly bear the influence of Covenant. Eyes, hair, and complexions with a metallic sheen are almost universal. These tones usually vary between copper, gold, and silver, though cobalt, viridian, and carmine aren't unheard of. Other manifestations include skin infused with shimmering crystalline motes or glowing symbols appearing across the body in a consistent rhythm.

Versatile Heritage

Covani

Uncommon, Covani
You were born with a connection to Covenant, the Plane of Law. You gain the Covani trait, in addition to the traits from your ancestry. You also gain low-light vision, or you gain darkvision if your ancestry already has low-light vision. You can choose from aphorite feats and feats from your ancestry whenever you gain an ancestry feat.

Aphorite Feats

Other Information

Covani on Mythgrios

A few sites around the continent of Nethran host covani in greater-than-average concentrations.

Drethranor: The Ishlen'Isila of Zendrylae speak of a city hidden by magic in the southern forests of the region. A city of elven covani who practice infernal magic by making fiendish contracts with devils. It is rumored that these elves have formed a society where they and the devils live in unison with each other.

Order of the Measured Hand: In the militaristic nation of Achalon, the Order of the Measured Hand is a knightly order—comprised entirely of Covani, that functions within the Steel Griffin's and who practices Archon military tactics and doctrine.

Shedtoral: A city of dwarven covani who have been serving as a bulwark against the aberrant hordes of the Underlands for centuries. The covani of Shedtoral have a strong tradition of exotic metalworking and skilled blacksmithing, and it is said that there are no greater smiths in all of Mythgios.

Relations with Covenant

The ancient bonds between covani and axiomite are still encoded within the minds of the covanis' creators. Few of Covenant's hybrid children are called to fulfill these contracts' terms, but the High Axis, the collective consciousness that rules Covenant, can still reach between worlds to draw covani to the Timeless City. Some individuals serve as interpreters for the rigid axiomites and their more chaotic allies. Others have their mental faculties tapped, providing mortal imagination for the High Axis' calculations.