Mu-Onna (Arthe)

Mu-Onna are a species of faceless demi-Humans. They have no eyes to see, no mouth to speak, no nose to smell yet are aware of all around them. Mu-Onna being speechless and expressionless rely on action over words making them seem highly vindictive or affectionate.
== History and Society ==
Mu-Onna where seen as highly unsettling and at times as ghosts by Humans. Mu-Onna lost much to Humans creating a deeply rooted fear of lose among them and an easily incited desire for revenge over lost. Among their own kind Mu-Onna form family groups of a wedded pair and their children. The homes are silent for the most part save music and the sounds of daily life.They can be observed with hands on each others cheeks staring into the blankness that on a Human would be a face. They sometimes hold their forehead against each other's as a sign of affection and hold hands. The current relationship between Humanity and the Mu-Onna only really began to take shape in the 1910s when a number of Mu-Onna joined the armed forces, and subsequently experienced lost while aiding the allies of that war. The sorrow expressed by them in poetry, music, and art so moved Humanity that the Mu-Onna where finally seen as 'Human'. Since that time the Mu-Onna have been gradually gaining acceptance though they have also been less willing to get involved in conflicts that do not directly involve them. Preferring instead a familial life of peace, but when moved by lose few things can hold them back. It's said a Mu-Onna's passion is as deep as an abyss and being so unable to express it in speech or expression have much internalized. Lose is not easy for them to deal with for they can not cry nor speak the praise of loved ones gone.
=== Communication ===
Mu-Onna can communicate with the other species through sign language.
== Biology ==
Mu-Onna are like Humans in reproductive norms except that the woman have a marsupial pouch that allows them to 'take in' their young for safety when needed. The males are known to have some kind of 'telekinetic arms' that allows them to quickly grab their young so as to pull them back from danger or carry them to safety. Humans for years misunderstood the purpose of either assuming Mu-onna ate children and that the males would go out to gather children astray in the woods or on the street after dark. Thus making the Mu-onna some kind of 'goblin' to them for years. It was only in the 20th century that the two species gained an understanding they did not have in the past.Category:Arthe