#my favoritest little loser is a whisp

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Whisps

Whisps are vessels. they are pretty similar to humans but with a few key differences. Generally on the surface theyve got greyer, thinner skin, more sunken features, and totally white eyes. when the moonlight hits their skin (werewolf style), a reaction occurs where the layers open up  into visibly pocked and porous skin. Well, Revekhi clings to porous materials like I explained, so while it tries and fails to penetrate other organisms' skin, it can get through a Whisps at night. 

The Revekhi 'possesses' the Whisp and transforms their personality responding to whatever the organism’s Rev was.

by the morning, their skin closes up. normally by then a Whisp has exhaled all the Revekhi, if they havent then their personality changes to a degree depending on how much Revekhi was left.

E.X. a guy called Steve is a Whisp. Nightime comes and Steve's skin turns porous. hes near the place a sunflower recently died; its Revekhi cloud is still lingering. The cloud absorbs into his skin. His personality is now a caricature of pure, euphoric joy. as he breathes through the night, he breathes out Revekhi. By the time the sun is coming up, he's exhaled most of the Revekhi into his aura (Aura = NS). but, theres still a little left in his system, and his skin closes up. now hes a bit happier forever. 

Back n the day, Whisps developed in caves like Orykto (rock people).  Except unlike Orykto, they had caves closer to the surface. while Orykto developed specifically for cave dwelling, Whisps only got the 'there are less strings underground' part of caves. they didnt have krasvu for awhile due to not being affected by aether strings for awhile (note relating to last q: different races have different concentrations of krasvu, those exposed the most to strings have the most, those exposed the least have the least as a very general rule of thumb)

so when Whisps started to breach the surface and die immediately, their bodies evolved pores to take in whatever it could; which used to be aether strings, but the more natural krasvu they'd develop, the less strings from the atmosphere they'd need, so this ended up being Revekhi. its basically a leftover evolutionary adaption, except since it keeps functioning in some way, it isnt going away.

why only at night? Whisps originate from the furthest west reach of Skira called Karcedon, where big Whisp-Killing Rhin’kis also originate, and Rhin’kis only come out during the day, so the pores open at night, the moonlight thing is a superstition, but also very accurate so its near impossible to completely discount (yeah he was inside away from the moon, he didnt absorb any Revekhi > he wasnt near anything that died recently) 

When someone wakes up as a different person, they get a funeral (sometimes they retain memories, sometimes they dont (the funeral is very confusing to the new person)) followed by a party sort of like a baby show if it was for adults after being born. closest relative or friend/partner explains what happened if its a woman, or just explains how life works if its a man. 

there are shops the equivalent of Costcos for Whisps; buy in bulk all in one place, medieval supermarkets. There's an occupation called 'Runners' where all they do is get things for rich Whisps, like a personal servant but a bit cheaper. those who cant afford Runners/are in an area without any for hire/need something a Runner cant get, go out in one big shopping run during the day. most never go out at any point after 4pm just in case

its a sort of stereotype; the pale sunken Whisp. not just because of their genetics, but because of their lifestyles. Also there are Whisp taverns, which allow people to stay more nights than normal taverns 

a good majority of Whisps, especially down south closer to Zentoth, worship Heaven's Light (like Sasha) goddess of purity and punishment. even though its not her domain, most Whisps believe her also to be the goddess of the moon. it goes like this: Whisps did something horribly and irrevocably bad (varies from place to place what they believe it was) and their porous skin is a punishment for it, a generational curse. 

some Whisps think if they're subservient and religious enough they'll be forgiven, others think its kindness that's the key since she's also very close to the god of honor, others still think thats all wrong and you should actually be railing against her for doing such a thing; the sins of the past are not ours to bare etc…

those who embrace their porus skin are viewed as a sort of radical minority, a subculture almost

so, some races are predisposed to different aether types based on where they stem from, The greatest part of being a Whisp is the ability to wield Nebulous Strings! (well, NS in the form of the Revekhi possesses them but they have a similar effect)

While with other races, using magic is like flexing a muscle and learning a skill, for Whisps its all about will power and the ability to maintain autonomy (lots of meditation involved) through the process of being possessed Very Slowly over time. because its so slow, almost all Whisps discount it as not useful entirely. i would too tbh, i could never have that sort of self discipline.

Also, sometimes Whisps can actually reach a level where they can manipulate NS beyond whatever Revekhi is possessing them.