[center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1006946319472001246/1010593717465395271/Ashevelen_Token.png[/img][/center] [hr] [center][h2][b][color=gold]Avoiding the mistakes of the past[/color][/b][/h2][/center] [hr] Initial pleasantries accomplished, Ashevelen left Homura and looked at the planet with interest. Already other divine beings started to populate the place, mountains moved, a small city was built and mortals appeared. She nodded pleasantly as she saw the others either arrive from whatever part of the cosmos or wake up now and learn about this new world they now live in. The new creations of a different divine being already started to move around and while they looked cute, they weren’t enough. Carefully avoiding the other divines, as her next task needed solitude, Ashevelen circled the planet a few times to search for a place where her first mortals will be brought to life. Memories of past creations moved through her mind and after a few minutes which seemed like ages, she shook her head. This time they will be different. This time, she will start from scratch and differently from before, she will dictate what they have to do in order to gain her favour. She tried so many times to let them have free will and it ended the same, destruction, war, famine and worst of all, her teachings lost. “[color=gold][i]This time it will be different![/i][/color]” whispered Ashevelen to herself. A way to solidify her resolve or at least to alleviate her fears. Eventually Ashevelen settled on a place for her mortals to exist. A forest, deep and dark. She sat on the ground in full majestic form, contemplating different designs of mortals she could make. All the mortals she’s seen in her travels and all those she created before, they all seemed inadequate. She had to make something new. Something that she didn’t do before, nor has seen other divines do. In her deep contemplative state, she didn’t notice the passage of time and soon shadows started to form as the sun moved in orbit. Moving her hand through the minimal light, the shadows moved and swayed under her hand’s movement. “[color=gold] Aha! I know! [/color]” said Ashevelen loudly as she sat up, breaking the twigs of the tallest trees. Concentrating on the shadows, her hand became incorporeal and with a [i]whoosh[/i] she flung her hand inside one and pulled hard on it. Suddenly, hundreds if not more solid shadowy orbs were clinging to her hand and as she waved it around her, in a circle, they all fell on the ground. Growing faster and faster until eventually, they stopped. Forming creatures akin to shadows, incorporeal most of the time but with the ability to become solid. These creatures, alive but not yet fully aware of what was going around them, stared at Ashevelen. Their minds not yet understanding the divine being in front of them. Ashevelen shrunk to their size and grinned. “[color=gold] You may not understand much yet but you will in time. Know that I am your creator and know that it is due to my will that you exist. I have pulled you away from darkness but I will throw you back into it if you dare disobey my commands. I am Ashevelen and I am your god. I am Ashevelen and I have only [i] one [/i] command for you for now. [b] Evolve. [/b]. [/color]” her voice was similar to a thousand thunders. Her form radiating a divine aura strong enough that the shadow creatures put their hands to cover their two blank orbs which acted as their eyes. “[color=gold] Know that your race is now named [i] Umbra [/i] and that I shall visit you again soon. I shall always be watching over you and I shall always protect you from harm if you follow my commands. Now. GO![/color]” continued Ashevelen. Immediately the Umbra quickly started to spread out through the forest, following their most basic instincts but knowing full well that the [i] thing [/i] that gave them life, it will always watch them. [hider=Summary]Ashevelen scouts the planet for a good location to think about what she wants to create. She notices that the other divine beings have already started to work on the planet, eventually she finds a dark place in the middle of the forest where she contemplates her previous creations and how they died. Settling on an idea, she creates a race of living shadows which she calls Umbra and gives them one command that they have to follow otherwise she’ll return and destroy them all, evolve.[/hider] [hider=MP/AP expenses] -4MP to create a sapient race of mortals called Umbra. 0MP/5AP left [/hider] [hider=Basic notes about the Umbra] The Umbra are living shadows that have an average height of 1.7m and a slender build. They have two orbs that act as eyes with no eyelids, they have 2 arms, a very thin body and no legs. Umbra float above the ground up to 30 cm away from it and they do so slowly. There are no male/females in their race currently and they multiply by division. After a certain time and food consumed, one divides and becomes two. Each independent of the other. Their bodies are solid but can become incorporeal for up to 15 minutes. In strong light they fade away and die. The Umbra aren't very smart and while sentient, they mostly rely on basic instincts to survive. [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/25/65/a0/2565a0cd73497b116c2c438678416761.jpg[/img] [/hider]