Ailluin

### Main Kingdom

Cleistollinium**(Note: Not all Ailluin are from/grow up in Cleistollinium! It’s just *the* Ailluin place.)**

## General

### Lifespan

★★★★☆ [~500 years]Ailluin age slower in appearance throughout the years, 1 human year to around 5 Ailluin years give or take. As for how fast their mental state develops and how the passage of time feels longer or shorter is up to the individual. In any case, the passage of time from childhood to adolescence may feel shorter; past in a blink of an eye, while adulthood and beyond feels much longer- especially once one is aware of the different life spans across Evacrest.

### Ultima Types

* Type O: 50%
* Type E-: 20%
* Type IN: 28%
* Type N: 2%

A banyan tree with white and golden leaves sprouted from the goddess' heart, growing over acres to provide shade for those who needed it. Beings of pure Ultima were sprouted from the earth under this tree, nurtured by the flowering greens. They took on the shape of their surroundings at first, but slowly grew to take on the goddess' image before the Evas came into creation, before Valthos walked on two feet. Blood flowed through their veins, their eyes made sense of both light and dark, their hearts beat in tandem with every breath and winds they were greeted with. The Ailluin were born.

Fast-forward a century or two, the Ailluin had grown into a respected race, known for their incredible tactical knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and unique magic usage. Their magic and spells are ascribed and written in race-specific Ailluin runes which has been kept consistent to the point where even the youth may even read scriptures from centuries ago. The race as a whole played a huge part in developing the lands of Evacrest while keeping their tradition and roots ever the same. The Ailluin believe that the white and gold banyan tree connects all as they are able to constantly feel a lingering connection to their origins and to the tree. Though many have since migrated and spread themselves around the world, they will always find a way back if they so wish.

## History & Evolution

Born a century or two before the Evas and Valthos, the Ailluin were a curious race capable of incredible magic. They had explored the lands and ventured out into the unknown before any other had, staking claim on land and migrating. They found kinship and likeness with the Flordoans, living alongside them and believing that all were equal. Both races believed that all life from the goddess would be returned to her when she wakes. It resulted in many of the Ailluin living prolonged lives and practicing a form of Resurrection magic, inevitably outliving their Flordoan companions.

The Ailluin were open and often sought other races for companionship. Eventually taking the Evas under their wing to teach and share with, to then nurture and introduce to nature’s kindness and gifts. To the naive nature-bound race, they were not so different. A pair of eyes, two arms and two feet. Yet at some point that dependency ended along with diplomacy. A severed tie with the Goddess lead to anarchy without order nor fate.

The Evas began taking their land, taking their people, and dividing families. It had seemed as though the Evas had forgotten just how much the Ailluin had given to them. That fleeting kindness was met with violence which came and went just as quickly. It was akin to watching a child or a sibling grow up and harm everything around them.

It was around the time of the great war that the very first Ailluin's soul shattered. Death. Permanent erasure. A devastating reminder of one’s mortality, and a reminder of how long the Ailluins have all been living without knowing the one thing other races had come to terms with. This was...a first for the race. Their first funeral, their first feelings of grief over the loss of another person, and the beginnings of a very real fear.

Blood spilled and many were long gone from Evacrest. The Ailluin were left to lick their wounds.

Some endured the war while others took up arms to fight alongside the Evas Princess, Uchechi, fighting for the peace they so desperately wanted back. But in the end, there were no winners in war. While peace had returned to them, the Ailluin could never forget. The companion kindness and the immeasurable cruelty the Evas were capable of still haunts the older generation. What haunted them more were the rapid changes of the world, of others who lived for only a small fragment of time.

The Ailluin sealed away their resurrection spells for eternal life within the Ailluin Capital, Cleistollinium. Knowing that if any other race had gotten hold of the spell, it would lead to nothing but chaos and disaster. They chose to live much shorter lives to remind themselves of what they lacked, to learn and better themselves, to change alongside the world and to be able to let go but still remember. Perhaps that in itself was a blessing.

## Race Exclusive Traits

While in the past it is true that all Ailluin life had sprouted from the same tree, it's much different now. Some or most may be tree-borne and the option to adopt is still considered traditional and sacred to a degree. Those who have two Ailluin parents of their own are seen as Ailluin all the same, but usually, born of love. This way of life became widespread from love between different types of races.

Ailluin culture is diverse within its own society. Different families, associations, and clans have different ways of life as Ailliuns have migrated all over Evacrest. This is merely here as a guideline. You may have freedom in coming up with your own unique lore and culture, all that is asked is for any real life inspirations and parallels to be kept respectful.

## Race Exclusive Culture

Ailluins are known for their plant-like features. Their vines, their leaves, their flowers, their roots, and branches. It is said that the early ancestors, the first to walk Evacrest, had adorned themselves with various concoctions imbued with dyes. These would allow Ailluins (and Flordoans) to tint their hair, flowers, or vines into another colour. Light purples, blues, pinks. Darker tones, greens, and bark, would be affected with different and deeper colours. (Ailluin greens, but with a colour Overlay. It’s merely a pigment tint!)

**These were never made to be permanent,** and would require constant consumption to maintain that unique colour: alike makeup and jewelry before the value in gemstones and rouge become any bit relevant. Back in the day, these were mainly used for quite a number of events. Wedding ceremonies, a complete change in flower hue for disguise, and parties. With magic growing to be more advanced and people growing to be comfortable with the use of makeup, these tint-potions have seen less and less use. ‘Archaic’ to some.

### Tint Potions

- If your Ailluin uses these, please make sure to state so in your App’s Trivia. You are allowed to have Ailluins with different coloured branches from their original colour scheme, vines, leaves, and so on. Sectional dyes are a thing too! These can be changed any time! But note that this would have to be maintained as a cosmetic choice IC!
- It does not tint one’s skin tone!

## Appearance

- Alike the people around you, except they tend to take on taller, stockier, or stouter builds. The tallest recorded Ailluin is around 7 feet tall.
- Their hair supposedly takes on plant-like qualities in some regard. Some of vines or petals while others change accordance to the weather/season.
- Long elf-like ears but rounded at its tips.
- Some may have flowers or vines growing from their bodies.
- Some may have different skin textures. Bark-like, plant-like, etc. Skin may come in many different colours. (Pales to greens to browns, etc)
- Colourful hair and eyes are allowed. Do the carpets match the drapes?
- Be reasonable if there's anything 'special' about your character! Do they have different eyes because they have heterochromia or is it from some magical means? Do they have a skill that relates to a magically modified part of their body? Going into detail about it would be lovely.

### Dos and Don’ts

- Ailluins must look humanoid, their appearance cannot resemble trent trees or actual flowers like Flordoans. Branches extending from or surrounding an Ailluin’s head cannot look like horns or antlers. They must heavily resemble the branches of a tree.
- Fruit-themed Ailluin do exist, but be mindful that the fruit they produce does not have any nutritional value for the person themselves.
- Ailluins may have hybrid plants, meaning different types of plants combined as one. For example, if you have a daisy and cross it with a lotus, you will get a combination of a daisy/lotus flower. Think of it as flower breeding. This is more noticeable in Ailluins with parents who have differing flower types.
- It is fairly uncommon for Ailluins to have more than one type of plant/fruit growing on their hair/body. Majority of the Ailluin population usually only has one plant species.
- The plant species on an Ailluin can be a plant that does not exist in the real world. The plant, however, must not be overpowered. For instance, we will most likely reject an Ailluin if their plant has revival potential, or if they have attributes that could reach into skill territory.

### Ailluin-leaning Hybrids

- For those with mixed blood leaning to a more ‘Ailluin’ appearance, they have more pronounced plant-like features (Ailluin: flowers and vines sprouting from their hair) as opposed to the lack thereof (Evas appearance) or animalistic features (animal ears or wings, markings and so on).
- **Ailluin leaning Ailluin/Evas mixed children,** for example, may have flowers and/or vines sprouting from their hair as opposed to an Evas-leaning mixed child. Plant traits will be more apparent but they might not have green or plant-like skin colors.
- **Ailluin leaning Ailluin/Valthos** mixed children may have minor traits from their Valthos parent like slit eyes or even scarce Valthos markings. Physical appearance-wise, people of mixed blood within Evacrest tend to lean towards one race or the other. If you have an Ailluin/Valthos mixed child, they will not have both flowering hair and antlers. It would be a lot more subtle like flowering hair and deer eyes (Ailluin leaning) or no flowering hair but antlers which look as if they were made of wood/vines (Valthos leaning). A total cross between the two doesn't technically 'exist' in Evacrest. Please do not make mixed characters with the locked races until they are unlocked or if it is not at all possible in the lore.
**(If you wish for it, they may only have scarce Valthos markings which could easily be overlooked/not noticed. Valthos markings are the colour of their Ultima/Magic. Read the Valthos Race Page for more information.)**
- **The Lifespan** of Ailluin-leaning Hybrids would have the same life expectancy as that of a regular Ailluin’s, however, there are Hybrids of the same kind with a shorter lifespan due to their mix-blood. This is entirely up to you.