Splinter men
*begin recording* Frank: "So there is an enclave here!" աɦǟȶ ɖօ ʏօʊ աǟռȶ ʍօʀȶǟʟ. Frank: "mind if I ask you a few questions?" աɛ ӄռօա ǟ ɢʀɛǟȶ ʍǟռʏ ȶɦɨռɢֆ. Frank: great now where did I put my notes..." Bones can be heard dislocating and shattering along with the ruffling of papers Frank: ah! here we are. first on the list. Where does your "future sense" so to speak, actually come from? ǟֆ ǟʍǟռֆ ֆɛɛs ɨռȶօ օʊʀ ֆօʊʟs, օʊʀ ɖʀɛǟʍֆ, օʊʀ ʍɛʍօʀɨɛֆ. աɛ ʄɛա ɦǟʋɛ ɮɛɛռ ƈʊʀֆɛɖ օʀ ɢɨʄȶɛɖ աɨȶɦ ǟռ ɨռֆɨɢɦȶ ɨռȶօ ɦɨֆ ֆօʊʟ, ɦɨֆ ɖʀɛǟʍֆ, ɦɨֆ ʍɛʍօʀɨɛֆ; ǟֆ ʄʀǟɢʍɛռȶɛɖ ǟֆ ȶɦɛʏ ʍǟʏ ɮɛ. ɦɛ ӄռօաֆ ǟ ɢʀɛǟȶ ʍǟռʏ ȶɦɨռɢֆ. ǟռɖ ɦɨֆ ʍɛʍօʀɨɛֆ ֆȶʀɛȶƈɦ ʄǟʀ ɮɛʄօʀɛ ȶɦɛ ɦɛʍօʀʀɦǟɢɛ. Frank: really? and why don't you tell me more about that? ʍʊƈɦ ƈǟռռօȶ ɮɛ ʊռɖɛʀֆȶօօɖ, ʄօʀ ɨȶ ɢօɛֆ ȶօ ǟ ȶɨʍɛ ɮɛʄօʀɛ ƈʀɛǟȶɨօռ. ɮʊȶ աɛ ʍǟʏ ȶɛʟʟ ʏօʊ աɦǟȶ աɛ ɦǟʋɛ ɖɛƈɨքɦɛʀɛɖ օʄ ȶɦɛ ʄʀǟɢʍɛռȶֆ. ǟռɖ օʄ ʊֆ. Frank: excellent.
Basic Information
Anatomy
While once human the intense energies of Amans have seeped into every fiber of their being. These energies twist and wrench at the splinter men shredding bones and pulling the body into unnatural shapes such as legs twisted around necks like scarves or necks broken and twisted so many times it has elongated to over a foot in length and resembles a knot more than anatomy. These shredded bones give the Splinter Men their namesake as they poke through skin all over their body. This twisting and wrenching does not stop and is constant. Their presence is accompanied by a cacophony of shattering bones and tearing skin.
Genetics and Reproduction
Given the Splintermen are in constant agony and burdened with the responsibility of Oracles no one volunteers. Not even the existing Splintermen wish to make more. Like many things on Yarth these beings are created by the flow of too much energy through a human. It is theorized that the creation of a Splinterman occurs when one would normally become a Whitik but is exposed to many times the usual amount of Corpus usually falling into vats of bluut or natural rivers of corpus.
Ecology and Habitats
To survive Splintermen must remain in high corpus environments.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Splintermen need no sustenance.
Biological Cycle
While usually preffering to stay dormant where they feel the least pain, whenever Amans shifts in the Yarth it makes the Splintermen restless as well.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Splintermen gather in small "conclaves" usually away from any mortals who may wake them. This could be a surface structure in the deadlands or a resting place deep below in the Tunnels and ruins beneath the surface.
Facial characteristics
Can range from a human skull that appears to have been crushed like a soda can, or crumpled like paper, to shattered and completely separate bone shards held together by thick and dripping Corpus.
Average Intelligence
Beyond human as they can perceive portions of Amans's mind and by extension the processing power of (whats left of) his brain.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
While their human sensory organs often still work they are usually "misplaced" such as when the skull is crushed and the eyes are forced into the skull cavity.
The Splintermen have many extrasensory capabilities. They are in tune with Amans like few other creatures on Yarth. Where there is Corpus the Splintermen know all, needless to say this gives them a degree of omniscience. Most notably however, are the Splintermen's ability to see the future and secrets kept from the world.
Civilization and Culture
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
Splintermen attempt to spend as much time as possible in a dormant deathlike state. To this end Splintermen who are awake can be observed performing burial rites for others as they go back to a dormant state.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
To Humanity and the Topsiders Splintermen are often seeked out as Oracles and Wiseman to dispense advice and prophecies.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Origin/Ancestry
Human
Lifespan
200 Years
Average Height
6-10 feet in height due to the stretching effects.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Where flesh may once have been it is replaced by concentrated Corpus and as such gazing into a Splintermen looks like gazing into infinity with faint memories playing in the dark. Splintermen also drip this substance as they are saturated in its liquid form.
Geographic Distribution
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