Eclipsian

A freshie Eclipsian with a sword.

***“Blood of a deity,***
***Scions of lightning,***
***Artificers of blades,***
***Endowed with might.”***
***-Iona Chronica***

## Description

Eclipsians are a humanoid race widely known for their tenacity in survival.

Eclipsians typically have orange skin and dark, brown hair. Some may be seen with a prosthetic metal arm.

## Lore

Once upon a time, a great disaster befell the lands. Every living being was slaughtered, all except for a human and a lich. The lich was known as Sophos, while the human who survived is now known as Swift, also referred to as the god of time, and the last Solarian. After the purge of the lands and the fall of humanity, he worked hard on recreating the Solarian race and persevering, he at last succeeded in molding his descendants, the Eclipsians.

Seeing that his efforts had brought results, he utilized slime gel as well as his own lifeblood, a fragment of time, in order to reproduce them artificially, and ended up cloning thousands of them before releasing them into the world. He hoped to replace the humans of the olden world by infusing Eclipsians with a creative drive. This resulted in them seeking professions with an endless, insatiable hunger, and they came to be the finest, most peerless blacksmiths, builders, and mechanics. They excelled in all crafts they pursued, and they single-handedly led the new world into a civilized, modern economy.

Eclipsians primarily have a slightly tanned or brown-yellow skin color, with a variety of brown-toned hair colors. Their eyes are bright yellow, reflecting the sun’s luminescent hue. Rarer variants also have crimson-red eyes, as well as a darker skin tone. They inhabit the large desert towns that can be found in the deepest parts of the dunes, and they use the power of electricity to beat their enemies down. They are also known to craft metal arms, which grant them more power and a higher affinity with lightning.

-Iona Chronica

## Racial Abilities

### Innate

* **Endurance**- The player will receive less fatigue when blocking/jumping and gain less heat while in places like Mount Demise and Deep Desert.

### Leveling

* **Level 5 - Metal Arm**- A metal arm that can be obtained through the Eclipsian Mechanic for 1000 gold, **or 500 gold if learnt Charisma.**
	+ You no longer take chip damage from blocking with bare fists.
	+ Additional +10 HP.
	+ Extra +0.15 Damage on fist LMB.
* **Level 8 - Hyperconduct**- User's metal arm lights up with electricity, causing their next attack to inflict Shocking Effect upon hitting another entity.
	+ **MUST HAVE METAL ARM OR YOU'LL GET SHOCKED INSTEAD, DUMMY.**
	+ Can only shock **1** entity at a time.

## **Pros and Cons**

### Pros

* Very balanced race, no real downsides at all.
* Common and easy to obtain.
* The race (Due to Hyper Conduct being able to proc with any weapon besides spells) makes this race a good pair with any class.

### Cons

* Little to no progression (Only 3 abilities)
* Progression costs money (1000g), though this may not be a problem for some.
* Most of the buffs given to Eclipsians do not benefit mage classes.

## **Recommended Classes**

* Knight, as the increased amount of hp and metal-arm abilities allow for high-endurance in combat.
* Thief - Due to daggers range being easy to miss, using hyper conduct will allow you to get a full Thief combo on someone if you manage to hit them, this also, paired with Thief's Quickstep, makes you a monster at catching runners as the stun can give your friends enough time to catch up and do their combos.

## Notes

* Seen as a "peasant race" in lore.

A brown-haired eclipsian