Post by Bunhash on Nov 1, 2010 10:58:21 GMT -8
Race: Mornaquenta (Black Elves)
Lifespan: Immortal
Physical Descriptions: The Mornequenta are a tall race. Males are generally 6'0" to 7'5", females are 5'5" to 6'5". They are very physically strong and well muscled and mildly adept at magiks, though there may be those with much more, however uncommon. All Mornequenta have black hair, which is worn long and straight and have snow white skin. Each only ever has either yellow, orange, or red eyes and fashionably, all the black elves wear their fingernails long and pointed.
Mornaquenta love things with beauty. They all wear sparse clothes but what they do wear is elegant, dark and unique. They love to show off their skin so bare chests and legs and stomachs are common on both males and females. Jewelry is also common. However, Mornequenta do not wear jewelry or clothes made by any other race; they have high racial pride.
All Mornequenta children are born with curly hair. As a black elf matures, his/her curls straighten out. Once all the curls are gone, an elf in considered an adult, but never before and this usually takes nearly one hundred years. And also for this reason, cutting one's hair until adulthood is forbidden.
Social: Mornaquenta are terribly racist and cruel to other races. They believe themselves second to none and rarely allow visitors into their homeland. This racial dislike was not something they began with though. It is the hate of the world toward them that has led them to dislike everyone else in return. They are especially hateful toward the other elves and to the other gods that are not their own maker. The only exception to their hateful feelings are their counterparts and cousins, the Dur Hini, though there is a large rivalry between the two. Like their cousins, they are deeply religious and love Bjorn as their father.
Amongst each other, the Mornaquenta are passionate and sexual, displaying both openly without shame. They are very, very family oriented and will remain devoted to a single partner for the whole of their lifetimes and are not particular about gender, they love for the soul rather than by gender. They love their parents and siblings and children, also care for all others within their race like family.
The males are temperamental and violent and arrogant. They are prone to violence on a whim and are far more sexually open than females. It wouldn't be uncommon to find a male wearing nothing but jewelry in public, displaying his assets without a hint of embarrassment.
The females are more mild and soothing. They maintain the same arrogance and behavior as the race does on a whole, but they are far more patient and submissive and display their sexuality in far more modest and subtle ways. Perhaps it is a trait that they acquired over time while dealing with such violent males. It is common practice for the mothers of the black forest to mother all the children, not just their own.
The whole Mornaquenta race is closely knit and loyal to one another and their god. They have many gatherings and parties with wines, foods and dancing just to celebrate life.
Modesty for the Mornaquenta is lax. While children are nearly sacred in their race, they are not hidden from the natures of their people, the violence of their tempers or the openly sexual behaviors of most males. This is not to be confused with the idea that a Mornaquenta would ever touch a child inapproriately. An act such as that would earn the male or female in question thorough torturing. They would then be skinned alive then hung in the middle of the forest to die shamefully before the rest of his/her people.
Male children are taught from infancy to fight, be strong and embrace their tempers and natures while females are taught to learn the defend themselves, sew, sing and other such hobbies.
There is one main stipulation that dictates one's class or status in the Mornaquenta race; their eye color. All Mornaquenta have yellow, orange or red eyes. It is a trait that Bjorn designed about them and is a chemical reaction by the amount of hormones they're born with. Those born with yellow eyes are always the weakest, mildest and kindest of all Mornaquenta. Those born with orange eyes are in the middle ground; more violent, more temperamental, more prideful and are the most common of the Mornaquenta. Then there are the select few born with red eyes.
Those with red eyes are the fiercest, most vicious males in their race. They are at the top tier of importance, position or rank and are revered as the pride of their people. As a note, there has never been a female born with red eyes to date.
The ones with orange eyes are also warriors and craftsman but will never attain the rank of those with red eyes nor be able to best one in combat. Those with yellow eyes are the hardest workers, the legs of the society. They grow the food and nurture the land, rarely make a profession in fighting, but can be the best painters or weavers. This rule has never been broken, it is their genetics. Only 1 in every 40 Mornaquenta is born with red eyes.
Many of the Mornaquenta's ways are looked down upon by other races. The humans find the Mornaquenta to be savage and cruel, often lumping them in with demons or the likeness. Other races feel much the same way but it is the Eldar who hate them most. The Eldar, who believe themselves to be the only true elves in Terrastra, have spent many hundreds of years ruining the reputations of the Mornaquenta and bringing the other races to the same belief.
Another important aspect of the Mornaquenta race is the right of passage test all male youth must go through to be considered an adult. The test has been taken for years alongside their cousins, the Dur Hini. The test dictates that the male child must go into Luin, the demon nation, with nothing but a knife and his wits and return within three days with a dead demon.
The custom is that the male must do this alone and return without aid but the custom is almost always broken if the child does not return. The Dur Hini will leave their own children to death if their child does not return, marking them for forfeit, but the Mornaquenta will seek out their children, dead or alive and bring them back home.
The Mornaquenta do not believe in the same morals and laws that many of the other people do. They believe in eye for an eye and will take it to the extreme. Perhaps because of this open threat or because of their natures, the elves don't often cause strife between each other. Murder happens only when one truly deserves it and non-consensual sex (rape) is almost never heard of.
Estimated Population: 6,000 individuals.
Standing Army: Yes. The Mornaquenta military is made up of all males loyal to their king, which generally includes all males living in the Black Forest. As each male is raised to fight from infancy, every male is a deadly aspect on the field of battle. Tactical, smart and strong, its said one Mornaquenta is worth thirty humans in a battle. Due to their nature, there is little to no mercy shown against an opponent. Often, a warrior will use massive two-handed swords, axes or hammers as his choice weapon and fight even to the point of death. Even the magical races have a hard time with them as being masters of magikal augmenting, the Mornaquenta will imbue their weapons with magik resistances and wards making many spells and effects useless against them in a fight.
There are some standing ranks amongst their people. The title of general is given to those who have slain over one thousand people (any race will do). These generals command the others during battles under the king's direction. The only generals in history have been red-eyed warriors.
But the strength of their battle doesn't come from their physical prowess alone; the Mornaquenta use the gorilla warfare tactics of their surroundings when attacked at their homeland and use warhorse mounts during open battle or battle done away from their sanctuary of their home.
It's long been known of them to be ruthless and merciless on a battlefield. Many of the largest warriors amongst them are known to be able to cleave a horse in two with ease. It's expected that along with long weapons to fight against cavalry units, the Mornaquenta can stop a charging fleet of horses being unmounted themselves.
Size: Small. Estimated around 3,000.
Breeding/Relationships: Fidelity isn't imposed by law by their people. While marriage is a close bond between two Mornaquenta, not all partners remain faithful. Some even take other partners on the side. This is more true of the males than the females though. The females of the race are generally very faithful to their lovers or husbands as long as he gives her the love, protection and attention she craves. It's the males who often seek out other lovers to sate their intense sexualities.
While it may seem strange, the women do not often mind this. The issue is simply that if given the singular sexual focus of one faithful male, the sexual attention is too much for the female to take and sharing the load is much easier. The only stipulation to the rule is the wife or beloved of the male much remain his only true love. To put bluntly, sex is permitted, but the heart is hers. The king of the Mornaquenta alone is allowed to have multiple wives though the same heart-belongs-to-the-first rule still applies.
The males however, are far too possessive to share. Since murder isn't exactly against the rules for them, males will kill other males who try to or do bed their wife or lovers... or get killed trying.
Intercourse can be highly dangerous for those unprepared to bed a Mornaquenta male. It's common knowledge that the males of the race, especially those with red eyes, are prone to violence during sex. Scarring about the thighs and neck is common and a female will come away from the situation often badly bruised and in pain. Many of the other races believe the Mornaquenta simply rape their females, that they are demons in elf bodies and that the women of the race are no better than slaves.
How untrue this is. Being so different, its hard for the other races to understand this kind of love. It's as natural to both the males and females of the race as it is unnatural for all the others.
Physically, Mornaquenta can breed with the other elven races though the mixing is highly taboo and looked down upon. Females carry for 10 months before birth and the birthrate of black elves is very low. In fact, it is exceedingly difficult for the females to get pregnant and there is a high rate of miscarriages (nearly 50% of all pregnancies) after she does get pregnant. The difficulty of fertility comes from the females, not the males. The males are known to be very fertile (perhaps a natural evolution to the infertile nature of their females) while the females will take long years of effort to get pregnant. It's assumed the females either have many faulty eggs or their bodies just don't take in the male's seed well.
Emotionally, a Mornaquenta only picks a mate that suits him or her very well. The numerous lovers one may have is based on nothing more than desire but the mate is there for life. Sometimes this will even lead to same-sex relationships. This trait of picking a same-sex mate rarely if ever encompasses women with women, only males with males.
Families are extremely close. If a pair manages to have a child, the child is treated with the utmost possessiveness by the father. He will stay close to his child and the child's mother almost excessively until the child is close to halfway into his/her childhood.
Magic: Very Low to Very High
Speed: Moderate. approx. 3 MPH walk, 11 MPH run.
Strength: Highest
Skill: Very High
Special Abilities: Piercing eyes - eyes that can see in both light and pure darkness and at far distances with ease.
Export/Craft: Black Elves are the only race able to make weapon augments. These augments are made of magic and are the only kind black elves really excel in magikally and can have massive magikal effects.
The Mornaquenta are also masters of cloth, silks and designs. With their passion and dedication to their arts, they are able to weave the finest silks and clothes in all of Terrastra. One piece of clothing could take 5 years to make to be worn once.
Territory: Black Forest
Native Language: Theaendurial. The language of the Mornaquenta is a strange mixture of harsh and soothing sounds that often corrilate with the emotion behind the word. Words relating to darker things have a harsher, sinister sound to them and things relating to happiness or love are often fluid and ethereal, very akin to the Eldar's language.
Current Leader:Rydal "Tor" Borithitor, King of the Black Forest. (Playable character/taken)
Alignment: Evil
Creator: God of Pain, Bjorn.
Rp Notes: If you choose to be a Mornaquenta, you must stay very close within these boundaries written above. It's also important to mention the color of your character's eyes and they are only ever yellow, orange or red.
