The Chronicles of Spellborn
Last month we took a FIRST LOOK at the upcoming MMORPG, The Chronicles of Spellborn, currently in development for PC. The game will consist of a totally original storyline and universe, where players will be a hero in a dark civilisation and taking part in Ancestral quests across different realms will be just a part of the fantasy adventure.
Yesterday, Spellborn International, revealed details on the second playable race, The Daevi, and have today released some new screenshots.
The Chronicles of Spellborn second playable race revealed; The Daevi.
Click for larger imageWhy and how are Daevi special?
Daevi are the racial offspring of the Mumia and humans: as a race, they stand on the dividing line between immortality and mortality – somewhere between the mythical and the mundane. Nevertheless, even though their appearance separates them from humans, there are more reasons that Daevi are different. The Daevi birthsign is one of the main reasons. All Daevi are born under a mythical sign that determines certain aspects of their lives, but mainly their physical appearance. This birthsign was how the Eight kept track of their half-human offspring and it allowed them to keep the Daevi enslaved.
In ancient times, Daevi could not harm the Mumia who had sired them because of this sorcerous birthmark. As the grasp of the Mumia over their empire weakened, so did this controlling enchantment, ultimately allowing the Daevi to choose the side of the rebellious houses of humanity. To this day all Daevi remain branded in this way, even though none of them have known the slavery of the Mumia.
Click for larger imageBefore the destruction of the Ancestor World there were eight signs under which Daevi were born. After the Sundering there were many more: with the shattering of Mummujoxuru, these markings were also fragmented. Upon waking into the new world there were more than a hundred mythical signs under which Daevi were born, yet as time went all but one of them disappeared, so at present there is only one Daevi birthsign. In ancient times, birthsigns were a symbol of the Daevi’s enslavement to the Mumia – now they are symbols of their freedom and defiance. It also determines the way they look. Since all Daevi are born under the same symbol now, the Tempest, most of them look more or less the same and bear much resemblance to their human relatives.
Are these Daevi birthsigns constellations? What are they?
It is possible that the original Daevi birthsigns were constellations, but this is unknown. Today, however, they are not. Daevi scholars believe that with the disappearance of the Ancestor World, any constellations governing the distribution of the Daevi birthsigns would be rendered ineffective in the new reality of the universe. Evidence indicates that the Daevi birthsign is at least currently governed by cycles of events in the world. This might also be the reason why there is only one Daevi birthsign at present.
Click for larger imageWhat Daevi birthsigns were there?
At first there were eight birthsigns: each corresponding to one of the Mumia. Their exact nature or names are no longer known. They are not mentioned in any of the surviving accounts of the Ancestor World, and it is thought that unearthing them now and revealing these ancient symbols of enslavement could harm the Daevi more than help them. During the time leading up to the War of Shadows Hammer there were almost a hundred Daevi birthsigns. Most of these bestowed nearly indistinguishable differences in appearance but granted a wide range of inherent spell-like powers. These birthsigns were the first to disappear. Daevi birthsigns that caused unsual physical differences in appearance between the Daevi were the last to go: the Riddle, the Nebula and the Thorn. Daevi with the Riddle birthsign had patches of blazing runes and glyphs burning brightly on their bodies: sometimes on their left or right arm, sometimes on their faces or torsos. Nebula gave the hair of the Daevi the appearance of being made of elemental smoke and Thorn bestowed them with massive sets of horns and claws. None of these infamous traits remain - they were very rare leading up to the times of Tlykarxu’s Tyranny and have since disappeared.
