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The Kylss

The Kylss were once the slaves of Shalas-Ixxal, the Maw Who Feeds on Hope. Now, they are free, and they oppose their former masters with every thought and deed.

Kylss are beings from beyond time and space, carried into the universe by Shalas-Ixxal to serve and attend him. Mirrors of their master, the Kylss are treacherous, cruel, and backbiting, and they plotted and schemed against him in secret. Most notably, by encouraging him to begin feeding before the Appointed Hour had come. When Shalas-Ixxal was slain, he proved too vast for death to claim, and the Klyss whispered into the ears of mortals that a prison would suffice.

Thus freed, they fled into the universe, howling and dancing with joy.

Both liner time and conceptual space are toxic to the Kylss, and they hide their true forms beneath thin wrappings of skin to prevent being withered by them. What the Kylss actually look like is a matter of some debate. Or it would be, if the Kylss didn't go to great pains to hide their existence from mortals. Outside of the ravings of madmen, fragmented documents, and ancient songs, there is no real proof that the Kylss exist. No Kylss has ever been caught and dissected. No Kylss remains have ever been found. There is no cost to great to pay to keep their secret, and every Kylss knows this.

Most often, a Kylss pretends to be a human, one of the Illuminated, or an orog. Their disguises are never quite right, and perceptive or insightful characters will be able to sense that something is 'off' about them. Fingers that are too long, a mouth with far too many teeth, even a wicked gleam in the eyes that never goes away. In times of great need and dire circumstance, a Kylss can shed this veil of flesh and assume their true form, though afterwards they are severely weakened and vulnerable to their enemies.

The true forms of the Kylss vary greatly in appearance, though all are terrifying and the sight of them instantly drives non-heroic characters temporarily insane. How this madness manifests is up the GM, but it should be appropriate to the situation, and the most typical reaction is uncontrollable fear. Heroic characters should be allowed a roll to resist the effects, and those who pass feel a brief surge of intense fear but may otherwise act normally (though fleeing is still recommended).

As a race of individuals, Kylss pursue their own agendas. Some become embroiled in personal stories of love, loss, and revenge. Others attempt to live normally or use the excuse of their impending doom to indulge in every imaginable form of hedonism. A few take it upon themselves to hunt down cults to Shalas-Ixxal, or those among his former slaves who seek to resurrect their master. Most dislike politics, but they cannot ignore the current situation within the Reach, the enslavement of their old allies, the endless conflicts, the evolution of humanity into something greater, the awakening of the Grievers - their master cast into fragments and come again.

The Hour is drawing near, but this time, there is hope.

Kylss Names

All Kylss have titles as well as names. Examples include Herald of the World's End, the Fist of the Ghosts in the Wasteland, and the Physician in Manner Both Excellent and Profane. While disguised, Kylss invent new identities for themselves, usually based on the race they're imitating. Some of them are extremely skilled at blending in, while others seem like strange outsiders no matter what form they take.

Kylss Culture

Kylss have no culture of their own. They were created to worship and serve Shalas-Ixxal, though they chafed under his rule and in time, they engineered his demise. Now, they define themselves as his enemies and jailers, though they are more like their creator than they know. A Kylss often has difficulty rising above their nature, and some never accomplish this feat at all. As an example, it would be unlikely for a Kylss to become a physician, though they would take great joy in strangling the business owners who dumped the toxic chemicals that made people ill in the first place. To accomplish good deeds, they often need to approach laterally.

Most Kylss dislike religion, including their own. While they merely consider most mortal religions to be a waste of time, they actively hunt down and slay the worshipers of Shalas-Ixxal, even if those worshipers are themselves Kylss. All Kylss sense that the crimson gears that time the universe are winding down, and in their secret hearts, they know that they will suffer greatly when their master's siblings arrive. Some turn back to them out of fear, and the Kylss do not permit such lapses from their own. These internal assassinations and religious wars have culled the number of Kylss severely, and in the modern day, few remain.

Kylss tend to be lonely, solitary creatures. Groups of Kylss will quickly draw attention to themselves, and attention is another thing the Kylss dislike. Even the weakest of the Kylss are a match for squads of soldiers and smaller Warmechs, but if the humans or Illuminated learned of them, there would be no place to hide.

Notable Kylss

The Prophet Whose Eyes Regard the End - While the Kylss have no true leader, if in ignorance, you asked who it was, you would probably be directed to the Prophet. The Prophet wove the original prophecy that predicted the downfall of Shalas-Ixxal, and subtly, she ensnared him with it. It is a feat that no other Kylss has been able to match, their masters are far too large for Fate to catch, and yet the Prophet prevailed against impossibility. The Prophet takes the form of a shaman and walks in wild places, usually followed by a handful of Kylss who seek to learn from her. Others approach her for advice, direction, or bring criminals before her to be judged. To the Kylss, her wisdom is beyond reproach.

The King in Yellow/Aure Parnapey - Hastur has a day job as an assassin. Aure Parnapey (named after the Parnapey Scriptures) is well known in the Frontier and the Illuminated Empire as a gun for hire, one capable of dispatching any target. He's also an abolitionist, furious with the treatment of the orog, and the seeming indifference of the other Kylss. When the Kylss were slaves, the orog came to their rescue. When they called out for champions, the orog answered. When they were cast adrift in the wake of their master's destruction, the orog taught them to weave flesh to protect themselves. Now, Hastur is going to return those favors, even if it means personally murdering every slaver in the Reach.

The Dreamer in Darkness/Arin Parnapey - Hastur's half-brother. Where the King is bold and forward and ever-present in the world, the Dreamer is withdrawn and vanishing. Along with the Prophet, the Dreamer was one of the main conspirators against their former master. When the Hour comes at last, he knows judgement will fall heaviest on him and his brother and fear of it has quelled him into inaction.

Whispers Who Illuminate Darkness/Tasha Dohnanyi - An information dealer who lives and works in the Frontier. Istasha is a collector of things, though as time passes, she flits from one obsession to another. Once it was stamps, then comic books. Later, it was promises, and then gemstones. For a time, she found herself fixated on the brains of serial killers, trying to discover what made them tick. In the modern day, she collects information. Most know her as a strange old woman who likes cats a great deal, but in return for secrets she does not yet know, she will grant great boons.

Kylss Physiology

Kylss are, in a word, strange.

While disguised, they approximate the race they're pretending to be, enough that they can pass medical examinations. They even need to eat, drink, and sleep, though they can't die by failing to do so. A starving or dehydrated Kylss merely suffers increasing discomfort until they are able to ingest. A Kylss deprived of sleep cannot die from it, but their symptoms will eventually worsen until they laspe into a coma and are left helpless. In their mortal form, Kylss need to breathe, though all Kylss can breathe water as though it were air. Gas or lack of oxygen (in either air or water) will incapacitate them and deprivation can 'kill' their disguised form and draw out the monster below.

A Kylss' mortal form reacts normally to most circumstances and stimuli. It can gain or lose weight. It ages naturally (though a Kylss can inhabit it until it rots away completely, if it so desires). It bleeds. When it at last falls apart, or at a moment of the Kylss' choosing, they shed it and weave a new cocoon of flesh for themselves. One notable exception is that Kylss cannot sire or bear children, regardless of form.

Kylss are conditionally immortal. They cannot die from old age (though magical aging effects can 'kill' their mortal form), and they would be able to live forever, if the Hour were not upon them.

In its monstrous form, a Kylss is extremely powerful and dangerous, though some are stronger than others. Nonetheless, even the weakest among the Kylss are strong enough to take on groups of Heroic characters and emerge victroious, those who are mighty could shake the very foundations of the world. Each is unique. Some are skeletal, others are writhing masses of flesh or tentacles, or unfathomable darkness hidden behind tragedy masks. If slain in this form, a Kylss is dead forever, and as such, if truly threatened, many prefer flight to fight.

Monstrous forms are formidable, but they are vulnerable to the ravages of space and time, both of which are toxic to them. Depending on their level of power, a Kylss can remain in this form for perhaps a few days, and a week at most. After that, they will have withered away to nothingness unless they craft a new body for themselves. Once properly hidden within a veil of flesh, they can renew themselves, though this process can take weeks or months.

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01. KULT KYLSS- I AM ONE Is this duo from the future? Their sound is cutting edge. 

02. THE DRUMS- BLOOD BELOW THE BELT The king of heart-ache and heart-break. The sweetness of love and it’s fornlon nature too

03. E-XO- KO KO BOP I think I like..it.

04. CHARLI XCX- BOYS I can’t stop thinking.

05. YELLE-ROMEO No one can craft a tune like Yelle. When the chorus hits you cannot help but join the dance.

06. WOOZLES- CRUSHED OUT College rock --endearing and deeply personal. 

07. WESTERN JAGUAR-BANQUET HALL LOVE STORY Post-rock with great atmosphere. That heart that’s stitched up but it still feels and beats fine.

08. LIYV- HOT LIGHTS Cool synths and cooler vocals. Pastel pop balladry. 

09. BLESSED-PRIDE Potent pop from London. A sweet slow jam.

10. NOYUS- MUCHA As lush and mysterious as an Expressionist painting. 

11. WESTON SMITH-SURROUNDED The forest of the synth-wizard is full of sounds and spirits. Earnest and surreal.

12. SAROB- ALI WHITE MOON Epic and powerful lyrics over a transcendent beat tapestry.

13. JACOB DIAMOND- BLUE Wandering troubadour with lyrics straight from the heart.

14. CHERRYADE- GET BY Fizzy pop with teeth

15. AARON TAOS- BANGS Do you remember your first crush?

16. ALEX BENT + THE EMPTINESS- BLAME ME You only have yourself to blame if you still have not heard of this fantastic Canadian artist.

17. FALSE PRIEST- CHERRY BLOSSOMS Heart-ache with a lush rock accompaniment. Don’t try and change me!

18. LAKE JONS- EVEN IF Sweet psych as perfect as a blue sky reflected over a mirror still lake.

19. MIA- POWER She still has got the power.

20. PONI HOAX- EVERYTHING IS REAL Perfected emotion and sculpted sounds. A bright, beautiful composition.

21. SOUL LOW-AMPUTEE Milwaukee’s coolest and most sublime sound.All their videos are weird,surreal and unique.

22. RAINBOW SHARK-YOU Symphony of the heart-beat. 

23. MOODBLANC- CAN’T GET ENOUGH Their intent is to get you straight to the dance-floor and gosh do they succeed.

24. SEYMOUR-SEE THE SUN An sprawling summer kissed composition. 

25. AEGEAN SUN- FEEL REAL Psych disco that may very well give you a golden tan.

26. ELOISE- NOW HE WEARS WHITE Satirical pop with one of the most beautiful voices we have heard all year.

27. NAMES- LIMB BY LIMB Pianos, drums and vocals all smash together together to create an emotional juggernaut.

28. RYAL-RECORD ON Vocals will floor you.

29. ZIEMBA- EL PASO A history lesson on borders.

30.MOSES SUMNEY- QUARREL Cosmic Love.

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The Forged

The Forged are a synthetic race who are humanity's oldest friends, allies, and partners.

The 'true' form of a Forged is a sphere of woven light and glass called a Forge Core. Forge Cores vary is size, but most are small enough to fit comfortably in the palm of a human's hand, and it should be noted that the size of a Forge Core has no bearing on the power of the Forged mech it contains. All Forge Cores have words engraved on them - sometimes instructions or messages - and a Forged instinctively knows their own words. When a Forge Core is placed inside a machine or a fabricated body, it bonds with the frame and animates.

The first Forged were crude creatures made of mud, wood, and rock, and they served as humanity's teachers, protectors, and guides. In the intervening millennia Forged bodies have become continuously more specialized and complex, and the Watchers, Pattern Assistants, and starships of the modern era would be unrecognizable to their 'ancestors'.

Although no accurate records exist, scientific studies have shown that it's likely that the Forged predate humanity as the original 'inhabitants' of Earth. While the majority of Forged were excavated on Earth, Cores have been found on the Moon, as well as on Mars and its moons, within the asteroid belt, and in the accessible areas of the Sol system's gas giant moons.

Countless theories about where the Forged came from exist. Early human mythology posits that the Forges are servants of God, sent down to Earth to aid and protect humanity. The commonly accepted modern theory is that a starship carrying the Forged crashed in the Sol System millions of years in the past, scattering the Forged across two planets and dozens of moons and asteroids. Though whether the Forged were the crew or cargo, no one knows. The origin of the mechanical race is a mystery, even to the Forged themselves. It is notable that only the Forged are able to interact with all forms of FTL technology without going insane, and as such, Forged have accompanied humans on all of their expeditions beyond Earth.

When the body of a Forged is destroyed, the indestructible Core remains intact, and can be placed into a new body. Some Forged appear to have a 'cooling down' period between lives, and can take months or years to reform, while others seem content to reform instantly. Forged who lose their body and 'reincarnate' are not guaranteed to retain any memories or emotional connections, but this occasionally occurs. For the most part, a Forged placed in a new body is effectively a new person - though each Forged has a few basic personality traits that remain consistent throughout their multiple lives.

Like humans, the Forged were altered by the Nova, and they show the same rates of Delta and Alpha emergence.

Finally, there are many Forged who are native the Aradax reach, leading some historians to believe that they originated there.

Forged Names

All Forged are 'born' emotionally and mentally mature, and most Forged choose their own names. Some Forged choose human names appropriate to their country and culture of origin (Hiroto, Ahmed, Aditya, Li Jing, etc.), while others prefer more 'machine like' names (Gears, Progress, Victory, etc.). Forged with animal or animal-like bodies sometimes choose names based on their form (Pridelord, Webspinner, Bullroarer, etc.).

Forged Social Life and Culture

Forged have no genetic relatives or families, though they do form bonds with others easily. Not unlike humans, Forged are a social species, and they can become distressed and malcontented when isolated. If left alone or abandoned for long periods of time, Forged can develop a mental illness that they call Glass-Eye Syndrome. Simply put, Glass-Eye Syndrome is emotionless, robotic behavior. Personal connections fade and dull, and positive memories become difficult to access. While the personality and emotions of Forged mech no not disappear, they give way to ruthlessness and cold logic. Since the presence of other Forged does not stave off Glass-Eye Syndrome, most Forged actively seek out both platonic and romantic relationships with humans or other lifeforms. They often keep pets.

A Forged usually adopts the culture of the nation they were 'born' into, though previous to the Exodus from Earth, not all societies treated the Forged as full citizens. Nonetheless, the Forged have been participating in human culture since humans existed, and this has changed little in the modern day.

On the Frontier, the Forged who came across the Void with the Worldfleets are considered fully sentient beings and have the same rights as humans. Within the Illuminated Empire of the One-Thousand-And-One, the Forged are slaves, with even the great leader of the Second Worldfleet held captive. Most Forged who are native to the Reach live among the Maial and have massive bodies of living wood and flowing stone. Others have cast their lot in with the Orog, their bodies built from castoffs and scraps. Finally, the Goran have no use for the Forged, and the Kylss dislike them.

Notable Forged

Progress - Leader of the First Worldfleet, Progress was once a fighter pilot and his expertise was what allowed him to rescue his Fleet from the storm of the Nova and keep it mostly on course. Humanity owes its survival to him, and worse yet, he knows it. Progress still inhabits his original body, the Ark Primaris, but has several smaller avatars into which his can distill his mind for personal interactions. Which, regrettably, he often does.

Innovation - Leader of the Second Worldfleet, Innovation was once a scientist. When the Nova struck, her navigational council was destroyed in the blast and virtually her entire Fleet was lost. Through sheer ingenuity, she was able to preserve several ships, and these survivors went on to become the One-Thousand-And-One. Innovation still inhabits her original body, the Ark Secundus, though she is held captive by the humans she rescued.

Invention - Leader of the Third Worldfleet, Invention was once an engineer. When the Nova struck, their entire Fleet was lost in the Void, unrecoverable. They once inhabited the Ark Tertius.

Gears - An Watcher from one of the life-support ships of the First Worldfleet. When their ship separated from the Worldfleet and crashed, the Forged aboard sacrificed themselves to preserve the lives of the human passengers and crew. Though he was badly damaged in crash, Gear was retrieved by the human survivors and repaired. For the last four-hundred years he has served as the protector of the Ironbark colony, which was established near the crash site. Recently, he's been studying to become a nurse under the tutelage of the colony's only doctor.

The-White-Reaper - An assassin who was once Progress' student and friend, The-White-Reaper is now the leader of a rebellion against him. How long the Reaper had been in the thrall of Glass Eyes Syndrome would be difficult to say, but he preaches that it is an enlightened state, and that it is the true nature of the Forged. After they masterminded an anti-human terrorist attack in the Frontier capital of Watercastle, Reaper and the majority of his followers were driven into exile.

Forged Physiology

The Forged are a mechanical race, and as such, they do not function entirely like humans. They do not need to eat, sleep, drink, or breathe. Though, if they wish, they can enter a quiescent state in which they 'power down'. From the perspective of the Forged, during this dormancy, time passes very quickly. While in this state, the Forged have dreams.

The Forged do not age, and magical aging his no effect on them. They are immune to Poison, Disease, and Bleed-Keyword effects unless that effect specifically notes it can target the Forged.

A Forged is 'born' when its Core is placed within a specially prepared and pre-constructed body or vehicle. A surge of energy takes place, and the core bonds with the frame in a process that the Forged call 'Ignition'. Humanoid or animal frames develop eyes, even if the frame was not built to include them, and the Core forms vital metaphysical connections that allow it to move its limbs. Forged are fully mature at the moment of Ignition, though some may be confused or disoriented for a time.

Forged can be divided into roughly three 'types', based on which faction built their bodies.

Forged of the Frontier and Free States - These Forged are further divided into three groups. Watchers, who were the original crew of the First Worldfleet and who cared for the ships while the humans were in sleep-stasis. Watchers are usually selected from Forged with traits that humans see as trustworthy and desirable, and their forms approximate those of humans. Pattern Assistants, who interact with Victory Technology on behalf of humans. All Pattern Assistants have a spider or spider-like look to their form, often with multiple limbs. Finally, there are Warmechs, who are soldiers, assassins, and military vehicles. Warmechs vary greatly in appearance, though some have bodies crafted in assembly lines, so identical frames are not entirely uncommon.

Forged of the Maial Might - Sometimes called Colossi, even the smallest of the Maial Forged are typically giant warmachines and siege engines. Smaller Forged are called Weavers and approximate the forms of their Maial 'siblings', though these bodies are usually reserved for those Forged who have been altered into Deltas. Paradoxically, the Maial revere the Forged as nature spirits and agents of the Great Mother while expecting them to serve as warriors and obey without question.

Forged of the One-Thousand-And-One - In the Illuminated Empire of the One-Thousand-And-One, the wondrous transforming Forged are known as Titans. Like all Forged in the Empire, the Titans are slaves. Few can speak, and often, their pilots are not entirely aware that they're sentient. Typically, they suffer from Glass-Eye Syndrome so severe that human interaction has become pointless to them. A common sentiment among the Illuminated is that the Forged are soulless, rouge AIs that the other groups within the Reach are inexplicably indulging. Smaller Forged, called Valiants, also exist, though they rarely interact with humans and serve only as the Empire's intercessors to the Victory Technology.