Dec 10, 2018 20:33:02 GMT -6
Post by abayomi on Dec 10, 2018 20:33:02 GMT -6
AKH "GLORIOUS SPIRIT"
Name of Species: Akh, it is translated to "glorious spirit"
Baseline Dimension:
Please keep in mind to have realistic human heights and weights. They usually are not extremely short (unless a child) or tall(with a defect). Majority of akhs take on human heights and weights. They also usually have very fit bodies and appropriate body mass indexes.
Baseline Appearance: The baseline appearance for humans vary. Some are tall and some are short. All of them have different skin tones, eyes, and hair colors etc. They also can have what they are referred to as "god's aesthetic gifts". These could just be appearance traits gifted by the god to the person after death as a marking.
But at the end of the day, these traits usually non-human traits serve purely for aesthetic purposes as granted by the god who resurrected them. If they carry any unnatural traits such as animal ears or wings, it usually doesn't grant them an additional ability. Therefore, aesthetic features are not considered an ability.
Culture/Origin of Species:
****Please note that these are based on Egyptian lore in the real world. The translation for Eygpt in this universe is Nome of Khem. "Region of Black Arts". Note when roleplaying to use the term "Nome of Khem" if talking about the origin of Akh. If referring to religion you call it "Khemism" or if you are a partaker in the religion you are called "Khemist".
The Egyptians are an interesting group of people. They were conquerors and ahead of their time, they invented many things. however, they had very different views and thoughts on life. You and I may think that if there is an afterlife that you certainly may want to go and live with your family and friends happily for eternity. If you were to somehow stay on this planet as a ghost/spirit you clearly did something wrong. You were an evil and mean person. However, the Egyptians were very different in their way of religious thought processes. They believed that if you were to die and somehow stay as a ghost you did something right as a person. That you did something so, very heroic and spiritually correct; you get to stay living for the rest of eternity spreading good words unless fate or the god sees otherwise.
This is what an Akh is. Someone simply who has died and been resurrected by a god and sent to do good things.
Akhs are seen as very lucky and good people to most who understand their backstory. Don't worry, like you and I there are some, individuals who hate them. To them, they are demonic and strange in their ways and abilities.
However.
They all have one thing in common: charisma and pleasant personalities.
Akhs, although initially originating from Egyptian mythology, come in all skin colors and races and even worshiping other religions(before their death).
Traits:
•Empathetic Healing- An Akh, through touch, can make a person or themselves feel happy or ignore pain entirely for moments at a time. Although, the person feels happy and ignoring mental or physical pain they cannot change the thoughts or views of another person. Or if they are ignoring physical pain, if they are suffering from lethal injuries doesn't keep them from dying. There is no physical healing to this, only emotional.
•Invisibility- An Akh can go periods of time when they aren't seen. This does not make them intangible.
•Peak Human Condition- An Akh has endurance, speed, strength, and agility compared to highly trained human athletes. This is not a super ability. If a human is incapable of doing it-then they probably can't.
•Physical Immortality- An Akh lives in the same body they died in(minus god's aesthetics). This means they look the same forever. Most Akhs tend to die when they are in their teens or young adult ages, although, there are exceptions.
Flaws:
•Restrictions on Immortality- Akhs are bound to an object they found precious in their previous life. If the object is burned or destroyed they will pass on if a god does not intervene. Majority of the time, gods see this as fate and they will let them pass on into the heavenly part of the afterlife. Akhs can still die by normal means if the object to they are bound to is not destroyed,(ex. stab wounds or being burned) if this is the case then there bodies will be teleported to their birthplace where it takes hours for them to resurrect and live again. It is only if the object they are bound to is completely destroyed that they will surely die.
•Restrictions on Invisibility- If another living being touches an Akh they will be seen for at least a full minute before they are capable of go invisible again.
