Every Sunday I run a Special relating to my writing endeavours and the world of Aeyuu, which is the stage for many stories developed further through the Tales from Aeyuu Patreon. These Blogs are closely tied with my novel-to-be, The Age of Silence, which is basically a story about Love, Sacrifice, and Death.
Previous Special Arcs:
0. TAoS Themes (3 journals)
1. The Syrilae (7 journals)
2. The Necrolore (6 journals)
3. The Denumbra (2 journals)
4. Vampires (5 journals)
Today, we'll discover more about a race as ancient as it is ill-known: the Wyr.
In general, a Wyr in either Human or animal form cannot be distinguished from its natural counterparts. Humanoid Wyr resemble Humans in all ways, and if one asked a Wyr, they'd say that it isn't quite a matter of being Human or beast, but rather that they are both at once.
It is in mentality that Wyr greatly diverge from Humans. As beasts they will obey primordial needs, such as companionship and nourishment - needs that remain intact, though weaker, when they stand as Humans. As such a humanoid Wyr might be easily spotted in the way they hold themselves - tall, proud, speaking simple words as though divulging wisdom. Only since the War of Fangs do knowledgeable Humans know what signs to look for in Human and beast alike when seeking out the Wyr.
And they have found that the most failproof manner to detect a Wyr is to contemplate the eyes of beasts. From a distance it will be impossible to tell whether a beast is natural or Wyr, but from up close eyes will not lie: for all Wyr in animal form have in common vivid yellow eyes without pupils. This phenomenon is exclusive to their bestial forms, as humanoid Wyr will sport eye colours of natural Human colours, such as blue or green. Sometimes, a humanoid Wyr will show yellow eyes - just as Humans born of Elven descent might. But animal eyes, to the wary, will never lie.
And they know which animals to look for.
The Wairs are predominantly found in the Empire, and thus named for the race of massive felines that have roamed Human forests for ages. Wair Wyr have a strong sense of family, and may even care about other individuals such as Humans or Elves, indiscriminately. The Wairs also care greatly about their young, and will teach them independence as soon as they are able.
They are the empaths of the Wyr race, caregivers, kind souls who only seek to live in peace, as do the true Wairs.
Wolves are the second most predominant Wyr race in the Human Empire, and have also settled down in the Western, Elf-regulated Malmermian Dominion. The Wolves are far more reclusive and individualistic than Wairs; they are the thinkers, the logical minds - those who would condemn one life if it benefit a thousand more. Their care lies in preserving their kind, sometimes specific individuals as well.
They are also most plagued by inherited diseases, with symptoms ranging from uncontrollable tremors to fits of rage quite similar to a Vampire's Hunger. To this day, science has yet to reveal a cure.
Bears are far and few between, almost unknown even to the Wyr themselves. With good reason: the Bears are to the Wyr what Kings are to Human society. The Bears are rumoured to be the strongest among Wyr, and also the most ruthless. Where a Wolf would kill one man for the sake of many, a Bear will kill one man even to preserve just one. As rumours go, it is believed the Bears led assaults upon Vampires during the War of Fangs, in order to preserve the Wyr race. No clans or packs of Bears exist as far as the Imperial Wyr know.
With so little known about them, and Bears greatly apt to hide their true nature beneath Human guise, they remain a mystery no Wyr is willing to find the truth of.
Centuries upon centuries of interracial breeding has, at times, led to what history remembers as 'rumoured anomalies' that may simply be unknown types of Wyr. Wolves and wairs dominate the Human lands, and little is known of the animals that roam foreign territories. History recorded ferocious horses and flying wairs among the Elven Elshir, giant snakes deep in the Arborian woods, not to mention rumours of Dragons living atop the mountains of the Malmernian Dominion.
Truth will perhaps never be known, but it will certainly keep scholars guessing and alchemists craving for as long as Humanity lives.
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next Sunday Special, same Blogger channel :D
Previous Special Arcs:
0. TAoS Themes (3 journals)
1. The Syrilae (7 journals)
2. The Necrolore (6 journals)
3. The Denumbra (2 journals)
4. Vampires (5 journals)
Today, we'll discover more about a race as ancient as it is ill-known: the Wyr.
Wyr physiology: generalities
In general, a Wyr in either Human or animal form cannot be distinguished from its natural counterparts. Humanoid Wyr resemble Humans in all ways, and if one asked a Wyr, they'd say that it isn't quite a matter of being Human or beast, but rather that they are both at once.
It is in mentality that Wyr greatly diverge from Humans. As beasts they will obey primordial needs, such as companionship and nourishment - needs that remain intact, though weaker, when they stand as Humans. As such a humanoid Wyr might be easily spotted in the way they hold themselves - tall, proud, speaking simple words as though divulging wisdom. Only since the War of Fangs do knowledgeable Humans know what signs to look for in Human and beast alike when seeking out the Wyr.
And they have found that the most failproof manner to detect a Wyr is to contemplate the eyes of beasts. From a distance it will be impossible to tell whether a beast is natural or Wyr, but from up close eyes will not lie: for all Wyr in animal form have in common vivid yellow eyes without pupils. This phenomenon is exclusive to their bestial forms, as humanoid Wyr will sport eye colours of natural Human colours, such as blue or green. Sometimes, a humanoid Wyr will show yellow eyes - just as Humans born of Elven descent might. But animal eyes, to the wary, will never lie.
And they know which animals to look for.
Wairs
The Wairs are predominantly found in the Empire, and thus named for the race of massive felines that have roamed Human forests for ages. Wair Wyr have a strong sense of family, and may even care about other individuals such as Humans or Elves, indiscriminately. The Wairs also care greatly about their young, and will teach them independence as soon as they are able.
They are the empaths of the Wyr race, caregivers, kind souls who only seek to live in peace, as do the true Wairs.
Wolves
Wolves are the second most predominant Wyr race in the Human Empire, and have also settled down in the Western, Elf-regulated Malmermian Dominion. The Wolves are far more reclusive and individualistic than Wairs; they are the thinkers, the logical minds - those who would condemn one life if it benefit a thousand more. Their care lies in preserving their kind, sometimes specific individuals as well.
They are also most plagued by inherited diseases, with symptoms ranging from uncontrollable tremors to fits of rage quite similar to a Vampire's Hunger. To this day, science has yet to reveal a cure.
Bears
Bears are far and few between, almost unknown even to the Wyr themselves. With good reason: the Bears are to the Wyr what Kings are to Human society. The Bears are rumoured to be the strongest among Wyr, and also the most ruthless. Where a Wolf would kill one man for the sake of many, a Bear will kill one man even to preserve just one. As rumours go, it is believed the Bears led assaults upon Vampires during the War of Fangs, in order to preserve the Wyr race. No clans or packs of Bears exist as far as the Imperial Wyr know.
With so little known about them, and Bears greatly apt to hide their true nature beneath Human guise, they remain a mystery no Wyr is willing to find the truth of.
Rumours
Centuries upon centuries of interracial breeding has, at times, led to what history remembers as 'rumoured anomalies' that may simply be unknown types of Wyr. Wolves and wairs dominate the Human lands, and little is known of the animals that roam foreign territories. History recorded ferocious horses and flying wairs among the Elven Elshir, giant snakes deep in the Arborian woods, not to mention rumours of Dragons living atop the mountains of the Malmernian Dominion.
Truth will perhaps never be known, but it will certainly keep scholars guessing and alchemists craving for as long as Humanity lives.
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And that is all for this week. It was fun to give the Wyr some photographic refs, especially for the Wairs :D not sure yet what I'll talk about next week, so if anyone wants to know something about the Wyr, now's the time to let me know ;)
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next Sunday Special, same Blogger channel :D
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