Ghalnian

Ghalnians (Pronounced GALL - ni - ans) are a warrior race that has a rudimentary form of chivalry. they come from the planet Ghalne and are considered one of the "Big Bads" in the Skaiason Lore System.

## Anatomy and Physiology

Ghalnians share many traits with Draco-Morphiads, however, the vast majority have no element and those that do are considered albino. They are born with a capacity for empathy but it usually forced out of them at a young age. Even Ghalnian Hybrids can't escape the deep genetic programming that comes from their Ghalnian Side. Some are stuck with a fierce sense of loyalty, Others have the honor. Grey Airian was hit particularly hard, having both Loyalty and Honor and a part-ghalnian visual cortex, Because of this, whenever Grey sees himself in a mirror, instead of an Elgavan like he sees his peers and himself through a photograph, he sees a Ghalnian.

most ghalnians are reptilian in nature, as well as unable to use any sort of magic, even with aids like wands or other magical items. these are reffered to as reps. those that are able to use magic are more catlike, covered in consistently white fur. these are referred to as whitetails.

## Society and Culture

There are three distinct time periods of Ghalnian History, and during those times, Society and Culture varied wildly.

### Pre-Radiant

Not much is known about this period of time, as this was before Ghalnians had truly taken to the stars, there is probably some library hidden on Ghalne with tons of information about this time period, however, it hasn't been uncovered yet. its not generally known, but ghalnians are the descendants of a Draco-morphiad colony that lost contact with the homeworld. ghalne was one of draconia's earliest extrastellar colonies.

### Under Radiant

Ghalnian society is based purely on rank. and if one has no element then the cannot move past a "Three" and those with elements start by default in the shape ranks as a Triangle. those with an element are generally allowed to think for themselves and are given a fast track to the top ranks.

### Under Counter

Ghalnian Society is comprised of a mix of various species, consisting primarily of True Ghalnians, Partial Conversions and Full Conversions, left over from the Radiant Era.

## History

Once Again, this is broken up into three main blocks.

### Pre-Radiant

Three Friends: Arcsyne, Lukas and Radian, go to college together. As the three applied for a master's degree, Radian lost himself and became Radiant.

### Under Radiant

Radiant used his "friends" to learn about Ghalne and then concocted a plan to "Save" the Ghalnian Race, while also training Arcsyne to become "Counter". This all came to a head once he received his diploma, Radiant activated his mask control virus and subsequently took control of Ghalne. What followed was a period of absolute terror for other races. Eventually, a small force consisting of the Skaiasons, White and Maria Airian, Counter, and The Serpent's Fang, went ahead and took Radiant down.

### Under Counter

Radian, being freed from "v0" left Ghalne in the hands of Counter. Counter made many reforms and worked alongside Syne to form the beginnings of the Intergalactic Confederation of Elgava.

## Naming Conventions

Having a last name is uncommon, the Airian family of Ghalnians got their last name from the Elgavan, Maria Airian.

Names are generally what their function in the military force was under Radiant. the Numerical Ghalnians went by Rank-ID, so the first soldier ever would've been 1-1.

## Notable Characters

This section will be divided into three subsections

### Full Ghalnians

* Counter (ʘ:01/2-GHAL) - Current and non-corrupt leader of Ghalne
* Arcsyne - Friend of Radian's and past self of Counter
* Radian - Innocent soul and former pawn of "v0"
* Lord Radiant (★:01/1-GHAL) - Corruption of Radian's body, ruled Ghalne for a time. Husband of Lady Igneous.
* Dark Airian (ʘ:02/038-GHAL) - The father of Lady Igneous' two children and also of White and Grey Airian.
* Lukas (ʘ:01/3-GHAL) - Second-in-command to both Radiant and Counter, Prefers Counter's rule.

### Hybrids

* Skate Skaiason - 1/2 Ghalnian
* Grey Airian - 1/2 Ghalnian
* White Airian (Π:18/237-GHAL) - 1/2 Ghalnian
* Aimale/Amile - 1/2 Ghalnian
* Pyrene/Pulsirnu/Blieauron - 1/2 Ghalnian
* Synelle Airian-Thlaat - 1/4 Ghalnian
* Zytkow Thorne Airian-Thlaat - 1/4 Ghalnian

### Conversions

* Skaiason Experiment 06 (≈:C01SKA/06-CONV\_038\_ELG) - Syne Wayve
* Skaiason Experiment 07 (≈:C01SKA/07-CONV\_038\_ELG) - Skate Skaiason
* Skaiason Experiment 08 (≈:C01SKA/08-CONV\_038\_ELG) - Skate Skaiason
* Speaker (≈:C01SKA/09-CONV\_038\_ELG) - Periodic Wayve-Skaiason
* ∆:C01-4663-CONV\_852\_TOX - a Tox named anne/anthrax. first succesful conversion of a magic based being
* Kat (ʘ:C01-0002-CONV\_001\_PEN) - a Penodir currently serving as one of the eight generals

## Etymology and Inspiration

Ghalnian is actually just the Neo-Serrissiwayvian word for them, Radiant liked this enough to officially name the species that.