What would it be of a hybid between the magical immortals and the mortals? Well, Lead Game Designer for The Chronicle of Spellborns recently talks something about his new creation: Daevi, the offspring of the immortal Mumia and mortal humans.

Daevi Sneak-peek Q&A

Why and how are Daevi special?

Daevi are the racial offspring of the Mumia and humans: as a race, they stand on the dividing line between immortality and mortality – somewhere between the mythical and the mundane. Nevertheless, even though their appearance separates them from humans, there are more reasons that Daevi are different. The Daevi birthsign is one of the main reasons. All Daevi are born under a mythical sign that determines certain aspects of their lives, but mainly their physical appearance. This birthsign was how the Eight kept track of their half-human offspring and it allowed them to keep the Daevi enslaved.

In ancient times, Daevi could not harm the Mumia who had sired them because of this sorcerous birthmark. As the grasp of the Mumia over their empire weakened, so did this controlling enchantment, ultimately allowing the Daevi to choose the side of the rebellious houses of humanity. To this day all Daevi remain branded in this way, even though none of them have known the slavery of the Mumia.

Before the destruction of the Ancestor World there were eight signs under which Daevi were born. After the Sundering there were many more: with the shattering of Mummujoxuru, these markings were also fragmented. Upon waking into the new world there were more than a hundred mythical signs under which Daevi were born, yet as time went all but one of them disappeared, so at present there is only one Daevi birthsign. In ancient times, birthsigns were a symbol of the Daevi’s enslavement to the Mumia – now they are symbols of their freedom and defiance. It also determines the way they look. Since all Daevi are born under the same symbol now, the Tempest, most of them look more or less the same and bear much resemblance to their human relatives.

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