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Sovereign: /* Fast Facts */

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Fast Facts

Sovereign: /* Stage Two: Lineage */

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Stage Two: Lineage

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Stage One: Kindred

Sovereign: /* Psychology */

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Psychology

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Religion & Worship

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History

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Biology/Physiology

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	(Optional) Kindred Corruption: See Physiology/Biology		(Optional) Kindred Corruption: See Physiology/Biology
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		+	''Distribution:'' Daravin, Lorien

	=History=		=History=

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 ===Stage Two: Lineage===
-The Lineage Bond, which comes after Kindred, was named for its frequent association between parents and their children. Many Velsign forge this bond with their younglings, though so too do many form it with outsiders. Many Velsign do not travel with their families for long, and so for many the Lineage Bond carries a deeply important role to them: choosing their new one. Those connected by Lineage Bond are often considered brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, children, even those not related together by blood. It forms a tether of deeper empathy between the two Bonded, allowing them to connect on a much more significant level than before. They can understand what is essentially the full depth of the others' emotions, sensing fluctuating changes and even directly influencing them with their own feelings and impressions. The Lineage Bond also provides the two with a sense of protectiveness over one another, and they can sense through the tether whether one is in danger. Often, this results in a rush of adrenaline for the protecting party, causing them to enter a protective state of valor likened to fight-or-flight.
+The Lineage Bond, which comes after Kindred, was named for its frequent association between parents and their children. Many Velsign forge this bond with their younglings, though so too do many form it with outsiders. Most Velsign do not travel with their families for long, and so for many the Lineage Bond carries a deeply important role to them: choosing their new one. Those connected by Lineage Bond are often considered brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, children, even those not related together by blood. It forms a tether of deeper empathy between the two Bonded, allowing them to connect on a much more significant level than before. They can understand what is essentially the full depth of the others' emotions, sensing fluctuating changes and even directly influencing them with their own feelings and impressions. The Lineage Bond also provides the two with a sense of protectiveness over one another, and they can sense through the tether whether one is in danger. Often, this results in a rush of adrenaline for the protecting party, causing them to enter a protective state of valor likened to fight-or-flight.
 ===Stage Three: Convergent===

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 The first stage of the Ravenbond, Kindred, is formed by a Velsign while touching the center of the intended's chest. The recipient will at first feel deeply cold, though the remedy exists right before them. They will find immediate warmth and comfort in the one who gave them the Bond, finding it difficult to break away from their embrace for hours until the cool feeling subsides. This initial moment alone is said to fundamentally change relationships between the Kindred individuals, and afterwards the connection they feel becomes quite metaphysical.
-The Kindred Bond allows both parties to know the location of the other; directional at first, though as they grow physically closer they become capable of determining their exact location, even through latitude and longitude. They also begin to gain a very crude grasp of the emotional state of others, though in reality they can only really perceptualize very dramatic, volatile shifts in the others' mental state.
+The Kindred Bond allows both parties to know the location of the other; directional at first, though as they grow physically closer they become capable of determining their exact location, even through latitude and longitude. They also begin to gain a very crude grasp of the emotional state of their Bonded, though in reality they can only really perceptualize very dramatic, volatile shifts in the others' mental state.
 ===Stage Two: Lineage===

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	This independence is often taken as a sense of self-importance and an inflated ego. Though a Velsign is likely to laugh at such suggestions, they’re very much true. Cold and aloof, Velsign often look down on others both literally and mentally.		This independence is often taken as a sense of self-importance and an inflated ego. Though a Velsign is likely to laugh at such suggestions, they’re very much true. Cold and aloof, Velsign often look down on others both literally and mentally.
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		+	==The Ravenbond==
		+	The Ravenbond is a power innate to Velsign, one with a long, unique history. It is something that affects the soul of both the person who initiates the bond, and the one who receives it, before spreading through their body and affecting other organs, deepening their connection as their forms almost become one organism, their heart beating in synchrony whenever the other is close. Originally, the Bond as it is most often called was created by the Kindred to watch over the Velsign, ensuring they did not insubordinate. Those bonded together could sense the location of the other, and often they could even instinctively interpret one another's emotional landscape. The Bond was thusly wielded as a tool of supervision, tracking rogue Velsign down and ensuring that those who revealed the danger signs of treason were dealt with swiftly.
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		+	But the Velsign also learned to be able to perform this Bond themselves, and long after they left the grasp of the Kindred, they began to utilize it for the purpose of harmony and affection. Mothers and fathers would Bond with their children to become closer to them, lovers would wield it to intensify their passions and connection. Over time, the Ravenbond became something different, reshaped by the Velsign who had once longed for connection.
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		+	===Stage One: Kindred===
		+	The name ''Kindred'' is not arbitrary. It exists from the ability of the birds given that name to harmonize, to exist in a state of mutuality and unity. This Bond is innate to their species, and like many things they passed it down to the Velsign. For this reason, the Velsign have not abandoned the name of the Bond's first stage, and many consider it a sort of reclamation of the dark period of their history.
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		+	The first stage of the Ravenbond, Kindred, is formed by a Velsign while touching the center of the intended's chest. The recipient will at first feel deeply cold, though the remedy exists right before them. They will find immediate warmth and comfort in the one who gave them the Bond, finding it difficult to break away from their embrace for hours until the cool feeling subsides. This initial moment alone is said to fundamentally change relationships between the Kindred individuals, and afterwards the connection they feel becomes quite metaphysical.
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		+	The Kindred Bond allows both parties to know the location of the other; directional at first, though as they grow physically closer they become capable of determining their exact location, even through latitude and longitude. They also begin to gain a very crude grasp of the emotional state of others, though in reality they can only really perceptualize very dramatic, volatile shifts in the others' mental state.
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		+	===Stage Two: Lineage===
		+	The Lineage Bond, which comes after Kindred, was named for its frequent association between parents and their children. Many Velsign forge this bond with their younglings, though so too do many form it with outsiders. Many Velsign do not travel with their families for long, and so for many the Lineage Bond carries a deeply important role to them: choosing their new one. Those connected by Lineage Bond are often considered brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, children, even those not related together by blood. It forms a tether of deeper empathy between the two Bonded, allowing them to connect on a much more significant level than before. They can understand what is essentially the full depth of the others' emotions, sensing fluctuating changes and even directly influencing them with their own feelings and impressions. The Lineage Bond also provides the two with a sense of protectiveness over one another, and they can sense through the tether whether one is in danger. Often, this results in a rush of adrenaline for the protecting party, causing them to enter a protective state of valor likened to fight-or-flight.
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		+	===Stage Three: Convergent===
		+	The Convergent Bond is the final stage of the Ravenbond, saved generally only for the Velsign and their spouse. The Convergent Bond cannot even be formed at will, appearing spontaneously between two deeply connected lovers in a state of passion or care. Some lovers never form the Convergent Bond, while those who do typically marry almost immediately after its conception, as if given a sign from above that they are meant to be. The Convergent Bond greatly deepens the connection between two people. So long as it exists, they will always feel deep, unconditional love for the other, regardless of their personalities or how they or the circumstances might change. The Bond allows them to communicate telepathically or through vision-like impressions, and to experience physical or emotional stimuli from the other at-will. It is also truly crushing to lose, and those who experience the death of a Bonded of this magnitude will often be lost to suicide, or will vanish from society altogether, losing their sense of passion and purpose. For this reason, many Velsign caution against ever forming this bond, or becoming too close to another for the risk that might bring.

	=Culture=		=Culture=

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 =Religion & Worship=
-Born into a Godless world, the Velsign, at large, disregard the Living Gods. Even though the Bleeding of The Planes was the event that granted a lot of them their freedom, they speak very little of the Gods, choosing instead not to believe in them for their lack of presence in the world. Part of this is in scorn for the fact that they were left to the clutches of Tundraec for the majority of their history. If there were Gods, why didn’t they free them sooner? The majority of Velsign feel abandoned whenever they review the stories of their origin and come to learn of their past as puppets for the Elemental Lord.
+Born into a Godless world, the Velsign, at large, disregard the Living Gods. Even though the Bleeding of The Planes was the event that granted a lot of them their freedom, they speak very little of the Gods, choosing instead not to believe in them for their lack of presence in the world. Part of this is in scorn for the fact that they were left to the clutches of Tundraec for the majority of their history. If there were Gods, why didn’t they free them sooner? The majority of Velsign feel abandoned whenever they review the stories of their origin and come to learn of their past as puppets for Tundraec.
 Velsign situated in neither Lorien nor Daravin typically treat The Omen with suspicion, as one would expect, due to the centuries of subjugation practiced upon their kind by both the Kindred, and the Ulendreaist sect.

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 With the remnants of their essences, Tundraec took the bodies of live humans and began to experiment. He infused the corpses with the essence of the fallen Kindred and produced numerous miserable failures in which the mortal flesh was corroded and destroyed beyond salvage. Over time, the volatile ether that made up the Kindred became watered down with the blood of mortals and finally became stable enough for a successful splice.
-The very first Velsign were looked upon with horror. They were giant, inhuman abominations of unnatural black pus and rancid dripping mucus that trailed mange-ridden feathers in their wake. They were the unsightly soldiers of the Elemental Lord and carried with them immortal strength, speed, and durability with the power to fly and cross vast distances with much the same speed as their progenitors, the Kindred. For that reason, they were swiftly placed in the ranks of the Argent Knighthood as the bulwark of their military.
+The very first Velsign were looked upon with horror. They were giant, inhuman abominations of unnatural black pus and rancid dripping mucus that trailed mange-ridden feathers in their wake. They were the unsightly soldiers of the Frigid Lord and carried with them immortal strength, speed, and durability with the power to fly and cross vast distances with much the same speed as their progenitors, the Kindred. For that reason, they were swiftly placed in the ranks of the Argent Knighthood as the bulwark of their military.
 This in turn allowed the white vulture to sink his claws into the second strongest force in the nation, and hold sway over the decisions made there. But the humans were not trusting of the abominations that sat at the tables of their war rooms. In addition, the Velsign weren’t made long for Atharen, as they quickly deteriorated and perished to the volatile energies of their Kindred make-up. Unfortunately, Von Rabe had a solution. Though the early Velsign were entirely female and could not reproduce with one another, the humanity in the foundation of their beings was still compatible with humans.
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 Hundreds of nameless were taken as cattle and were forced into fatherhood of the next generation of his vile monstrosities. Their incubation was quick, and the result was unlike what the white vulture had expected. The offspring appeared more human-like, and the corrosive damage of their Kindred make-up was less extensive. They still lacked the ability to reproduce with one another, but more generations of Velsign followed and with every cycle, their Kindred roots were watered down. Von Rabe’s control over them waned, and before long, the first male Velsign was born. The male Velsign was a mistake born from the growing diversity of the Velsign gene pool. It was not according to Von Rabe’s design; he'd meant to hold control over the Velsign's reproduction and could more-closely monitor the proceeding generations with the child-bearers under his control, but it wasn’t a detriment to the Velsign, and Tundraec permitted its continued existence as well as the continued population of more males, which sprouted up as time went on.
-At the apex of the Third Age, just moments after the Bleeding of the Planes, the Velsign awoke. As the unbridled corruption of the cosmos erupted in the Elemental Plane of Frost, Tundraecs attention was stolen just long enough to allow the Velsign to break free of his hold. Many of them woke in the ranks of the knighthood, confused, without memory or direction, and broke out into panic. Many were captured and detained, but just as many took to the skies and fled the frozen north to the temperate south. When Tundraec returned days later, he re-assumed his hold on the Velsign in range, which were largely held captive in the Knighthood. Such an escape has not happened since, but Velsign occasionally slip away from the white vulture’s hold.
+At the apex of the Third Age, just moments after the Bleeding of the Planes, the Velsign awoke. As the unbridled corruption of the cosmos erupted in the Plane of Frost, Tundraecs attention was stolen just long enough to allow the Velsign to break free of his hold. Many of them woke in the ranks of the knighthood, confused, without memory or direction, and broke out into panic. Many were captured and detained, but just as many took to the skies and fled the frozen north to the temperate south. When Tundraec returned days later, he re-assumed his hold on the Velsign in range, which were largely held captive in the Knighthood. Such an escape has not happened since, but Velsign occasionally slip away from the white vulture’s hold.
 Those that escaped the talons of Von Rabe were free, but they were not united. They were scattered all about Atharen for some time. Individuals eventually came together to form micro-communities in whatever cities they took residence in. At large, they were treated with suspicion. The governing bodies of the regions they fled to, more often than not, watched the new race with caution. Some buckled to fear and saw to it that many of the early surviving Velsign were culled. Up until then, the Velsign were known exclusively as Lorien’s most elite soldiers, and the purpose of their presence in neighboring regions was largely perceived to be for subterfuge and spycraft. A lot of them were captured and treated poorly through interrogations and the like, though a lot were released back into the wild after their stories were delivered.
-In Daravin, however, the Velsign were met with extreme suspicion, as the Daravinic people were sworn enemies of Lorien. For that, the scattered Velsign were hunted down and captured. Though they pleaded innocence, and that they were free of the Elemental Lord’s influence, The Omen paid little heed. The Velsign were tested in a trial by fire, in which they were bestowed [[Magic|Marks of Control]]. The meaning of this trial was to separate those that could be used by Ulen from those that were too weak. Those that survived were later enslaved, and their offspring were raised as devout followers of The Omen. Every generation since has served the faith with nigh unbreakable loyalty.
+In Daravin, however, the Velsign were met with extreme suspicion, as the Daravinic people were sworn enemies of Lorien. For that, the scattered Velsign were hunted down and captured. Though they pleaded innocence, and that they were free of the Frigid Lord’s influence, The Omen paid little heed. The Velsign were tested in a trial by fire, in which they were bestowed [[Magic|Marks of Control]]. The meaning of this trial was to separate those that could be used by Ulen from those that were too weak. Those that survived were later enslaved, and their offspring were raised as devout followers of The Omen. Every generation since has served the faith with nigh unbreakable loyalty.
 Those that survived the purging and the enslavement of their kind fled to the west, where they converged and formed a small, primitive society for the preservation of their species. Many others were left scattered across Mornoth and even as far as Tyrclaid, but to no major impact. Those that integrated well in their regions became minorities over time, barely even worthy of recognizing as a percentage of the demographics of the native population. Since then, the Velsign have converged in greater groups in the wilderness of Northwestern Atharen, living high in the mountains where mortal races struggle to reach/survive due to the low oxygen and freezing atmosphere. They remain largely isolated from the world, but with more than half of their population captive and enslaved in Lorien and Daravin both, this is speculated to change.

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 =History=
-The Velsign came long after humanity, not by the hands of [[Gods]], but instead by the Elemental Lord of Frost, Tundraec. In the beginning, they were grotesque monsters, mixtures between spirit and man that took unsettling, broken visages much like the Kindred of today, but have long since lost their ghastly looks and their overlord in tandem.
+The Velsign came long after humanity, not by the hands of [[Gods]], but instead by the Lord of Frost, Tundraec. In the beginning, they were grotesque monsters, mixtures between spirit and man that took unsettling, broken visages much like the Kindred of today, but have long since lost their ghastly looks and their overlord in tandem.
 In the beginning, Duke Fredrick Ravenlow bound the Kindred to his bloodline in the process of freeing them from their eternal prison. All of them had suffered greatly in their miserable wallowing and numerous attempted suicides, but the far majority of them could still serve a purpose in Von Rabe’s schemes. Those that were too broken were culled and recycled.

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 ''Skin:'' Velsign with corrupted skin are generally tougher and more resistant to cutting, scrapes, and burns than their normal Velsign brethren, with the addition of a slightly improved healing factor for tears and blemishes. However, because of their increased toughness, they also suffer a chronic insensitivity to pain, which can leave them unaware of otherwise fatal wounds or the prick of a poison-coated needle. Velsign with this corruption typically show an ashen-grey complexion.
-''Ether:'' Because the Velsign’s ether is already corrupted, they can stave off the effects of threshold sickness for longer. Instead of inducing immediately, the strain and sickness sets in hours after the fact. While this helps the Velsign stay composed in battle of magic where their enemies falter to strain, it can also serve as a weakness. The Velsign will not know they’re approaching overstepping, and when they do overstep, they suffer its effects for longer. This corruption manifests in the form of a subtle violet glow to the Velsign’s veins.
+''Ether:'' Because the Velsign’s ether is already corrupted, they can stave off the effects of Magithermal Entropy for longer. Instead of inducing immediately, the strain and sickness sets in hours after the fact. While this helps the Velsign stay composed in battle of magic where their enemies falter to strain, it can also serve as a weakness. The Velsign will not know they’re approaching overstepping, and when they do overstep, they suffer its effects for longer. This corruption manifests in the form of a subtle violet glow to the Velsign’s veins.
 =Age and Reproduction=