Marn

A marn was any of the numerous different types of beings which were created and controlled through the power of those Greater Planes of existence which were separate from Manuven's, called Istha. The power maintaining these beings was called Eronnic power, because it originated from the Eronnic planes. There also existed a closely related type of being, known as a marnic, which was a being which had been corrupted by or which utilised the power of Eronnic planes, but which was otherwise an independent being.

### Types

#### Darkbreeds

Darkbreeds were a number of different marns which were bred by Eronnic mages using a combination of various alchemical ingredients as well as the use of Eronnic marforce to bring the abomination to life. Darkbreeds were typically akin to living beings in that they had the same basic components; organs like a heart and a brain. However, darkbreeds did not have souls or real spirits, and were simply kept alive through the marforce they were created with.

There were various different types of darkbreed. Some were insectoid, some humanoid, some reptilian and some unlike any living being. The unifying characteristic was that they were all created exclusively through alchemy and the use of dark magic. The most common type of darkbreed was the croncle; a grayish humanoid creature often used as grunts and guardians of Aoreic Dens.

#### Eronnomaricticons

Eronnomaricticons were, as the name suggests, marns which consisted of, or otherwise had a prominent relationship with pure marican energy, similarly to normal maricticons (similar beings created using non-Eronnic marforce). There existed many forms of eronnomaricticons, some which had a relationship with a specific element, like fire, and some which were more advanced. If the first was the case, the element in question ranged from a basic element like water, air, fire or earth, to a more advanced element or a combination of elements, like a given gas, substance or combination of substances.

Eronnomaricticons typically had a natural lifespan of a few hours to a few months unless they remained close to a Rift to the realm which was the source of their power, or were otherwise kept in existence through the efforts of a mage. The lifespan depended greatly on the power and effort of the creator, and on the nature of the eronnomaricticon itself. For these reasons, eronnomaricticons were often used for short-term guarding purposes or a purpose for which their specific element(s) were required. To create an eronnomaricticon, a mage typically required whatever element the eronnomaricticon consisted of or may not have required any ingredient whatsoever other than pure magical force (marforce).

#### Revenants

Revenants were marns created through the art of necromancy from the corpses of living beings. They were reanimated servants imbued with dark magic. Although necromancy may have been conducted without the use of Eronnic marforce, the resulting revenants had very limited lifespan and intelligence, and the curse expired if the necromancer left the vicinity of his creation. Marnic revenants however, could exist for years independently as long as they remained near a Rift, as their undeath was not maintained through a mage’s own power, but rather Eronnic power. Some revenants could even be created to be completely independent of Rifts through a demanding ritual.

Revenants were typically used by Eronnic organizations similarly to croncles.