Enderborn

The **Enderborn** are the result of humans mating with Enders.

## Anatomy

Enderborn have a seemingly random assortment of traits from both their human and their Ender ancestry. The genetic lottery can result in everything from a person who is barely distinguishable from a normal human, to a person who appears to have a patchwork of Ender and human body parts. Generally, the Enderborn child will look more like the parent that carried and gave birth to them.
Studying the expression of genes in Enderborn has led to the following consistent observations:

* The body hair grows thick and dark, like Ender fur. Enderborn will have to shave more often than pureblood humans. Some Enderborn grow full patches of fur. To have the entire body covered by fur is rare.
* Mono-colored eyes with sclera tinted the same color. Purple is the dominant color among Enderborn with High Ender ancestry, green among Low Ender ancestry, and red among Middle Ender ancestry. However, the spread of color can encompass all those found in humans as well.
* Purple blood. An Enderborn will always have purple blood, no matter how humanoid they appear. This can result in human-passing Enderborn having a faint purple tinge.
* They are rather tall. Most Enderborn will grow to be at least 1.8 m tall.
* The arms and legs are slimmer. Having the slender frame, but lacking the bone density of a pureblood Ender, Enderborn are more liable to bone fractures.
* Shorter, thicker fingers and toes.
* The skin has a vitiligo-like pattern of Ender-black and human-brown patches. In some cases, the epidermis may be completely black or totally brown and not show signs of the other parents' skin tone.
* Sharp teeth and/or extra rows of teeth.
* A jaw that can open more widely than a normal human jaw.

## Abilities

As with physical characteristics, Enderborn inherit a mixture of their parents' abilities. The extra abilities and limitations of Enders are subdued by the presence of human genetics. In other words, Enderborn often can teleport, but not as well as pureblood Enders, and water only hurts them after prolonged exposure. In rare cases, the Enderborn may inherit all the benefits and none of the drawbacks of being half-Ender, or all of the drawbacks and none of the benefits.

## Culture

Enderborn culture is a mix of their parents' cultures

## History

It is not known when Enderborn first began to appear among humans and Enders. However, the case is most likely that it happened early on. The prevailing theory is that the Enderborn race began when populations of humans converged with their local Ender hauntings during the late Iron Age and early Gold Age.
Their ancestry and odd appearance has given Enderborn a complicated reputation. Among Enders, especially High Enders living in the End, they may be shunned as the products of an "unclean" union. Humans have a long and sordid history of casting out Enderborn as "mutts" and "freaks." This exclusionary behaviour prompted many Enderborn to leave the mainstream of society and form their own communities. The most notable of these is Rivermouth, where they along with Mixedagers established a safe zone for those with mixed ancestry.
Attitudes towards Enderborn began to change around the Netherite Age, because of a certain individual. Today, in major cities, Enderborn live alongside pureblood humans and Enders with little conflict.

## Noted Enderborn

* Peter Chase the Dragonhearted. Arguably the most well-known Enderborn, his fame and grandeur helped to reduce the stigma common to the race in the previous years.
* Anthony Wright, explorer.