Gehm

Although technically beasts, gehm are unique in that, unlike other beasts, they are completely disconnected from era. Because of this, other beasts often consider gehm to be nothing more than slightly more intelligent animals. From a more technical standpoint, this means that they are also unable to manipulate the world, through manipulating era, the same way as other beasts. Because of this, gehm have never adopted a role the same way that most beasts have, and simply live life hiding from the more powerful beasts that rule their world. Gehm are humanlike in their appearance.
The are two main periods within the history of the gehm where their way of life differed significantly. These two periods were separated by an event known as the Ascension of the Gehm.

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Life and Habits

Before the Ascension

Gehm rely on their ability to stay hidden in order to survive in a world hostile to them. This means that, not only do they tend to avoid contact with other beasts as much as possible, but also cover themselves in plants and other natural materials in a form of camouflage-like clothing referred to as a shroud. Gehm live either alone, with a mate, or in small familial groups containing two generations (parents and children). When a gehm becomes old enough, or if they have otherwise become separated from their group, a gehm will wander alone in order to find a new mate to start a new family with. Because of this, it is rare for two groups of gehm to merge, with the most common scenario being two indepedent gehm, each searching for a mate, to join together to form a new group.

During the Ascension and Beyond

The life and habits of gehm changed during and after the ascension. While in the early days of ascension, there were still many who followed the way of life as before, those became known as "wild gehm". As for the others, due to the teachings of the apostle, which spread throughout Era from gehm to gehm, it became normal for gehm to live less nomadic than before; building shelters that, while still designed to remain hidden, where more permanent and "home-worthy". These homes formed small villages where gehm could live together in tribes, rather than small family groups.
Another change to gehm that came with the ascension was their ability to harness era is a way that was similar, though different, to other beasts. This change brought them the ire of the other beasts as well as some of the titans. For this, and other reasons, most gehm who learned this ability became wanderers, unable to settle in any specific place.

Notable Gehm:

• Gehma
• Fehn
• Sezio