Karysh

The people of Milvak-Pah believe the Karysh to be a line of deities blessed by the Dragon of Summer. All in the direct line of descent bear dragonlike features, including fan-like spikes surrounding pointed ears, horns, long nails, slender draconic tails, and vestigal bat-like wings. Their magic powers are considered on the levels of gods, and they are worshipped as god-kings, god-queens, and god-rulers by their people. The Karysh have an eternal goal of uniting all of Envein under one banner, but have no desire to rule as a tyrant god. They seek conquest through more clever, and less brute-force means, having learned many lessons over the centuries, and seek for all of their people to live in eternal prosperity, growth, and ascension.

The Karysh are viewed as both cruel and nurturing. They are delighted by having their views challenged, and watching their people grow, change, and attempt to leave them behind. However, their strong need to conquer all of Envein means that as much as they embrace a rebellious spirit, they are equally inclined to devour it. Many view the Karysh as the epitome of hypocrisy because of this, and Pah-vak-Kar has a complicated political web due to the Karysh's careful balancing of their people.

Children of the Karysh are called Jhinkar, regardless of gender.

### The Secret of the Karysh

The Karysh ar-- and have always been--one entity, and that is Pah-ri. After The War of the Dragons, they slunk to Milvak-Pah to regroup, and adapted to the new state of the world. Unable to access the Vein, and therefore cut off from much of its power, Pah-ri needed to cultivate a new source of power to foment their dream. For multiple decades, they ruled as themself--Pah-ri--and encouraged their people to grow once more. But the people found Pah-ri's words hollow after the loss, and many lost faith in the Dragons as protectors and rulers. Their civilization fragmented, and Pah-ri knew they must adapt. And so, Pah-ri devoured their favorite and most trusted general, an elf named Nelen, and absorbed their appearance, bearing, memory, and personality into their own. They-Who-Was-Once-Nelen became the first Karysh, bearing all the physical characteristics of subsequent Karysh and claiming he was blessed by Pah-ri.

Karysh Nelen I re-energized the people, inspiring them to believe that those who exhibit great strength, wisdom, and achievement could also rise to such power and prominence. Together, Karysh Nelen I led his people all over Envein, conquering the shattered remains of the whole world. However, it soon became impossible to hold it. Civil war soon broke out as conflicts of resources, desire, and greed corrupted his people. They grew angry with Nelen I, who they thought had led them astray, and so Pah-ri used the same strategy they had used before. Nelen I had a family with another person of great ambition, a human named Issain. When the child, Pahven I, became of age, Nelen I devoured them, continuing the cycle.

Using their own children, Pah-ri continued to refresh their own life and lineage, growing and learning from their own mistakes, their childrens' mistakes, and their people's mistakes. Pah-ri believes that this method will ensure that one day, they will be the greatest existence--a mind hundreds strong, the perfect ruler with every experience known to Envein. With this power, they wish to reunite Envein, find and destroy Talkav, and create a perfect continuum of prosperity for all.

### The Karysh Dynasty

* Karysh Nelen I :crown: -- Karysh Issain :ring:
* Karysh Pahven I :crown:
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* Karysh Yvaine :crown: -- Karysh Nile :ring
* Jhinkar Pahven IX and Jhinkar Talfel