Enderians

Enderians are tall, slender creatures with very, *very* deep purple carapace that are native to the End. Their culture is highly focused around knowledge, books, and time.

## Enderian NPCs

* Franziska K. Sinclair
* Elrhian X. Pop
* "R.L."
* Krak L. Pop (ALT.5)

## Enderian Anatomy

### Physical Appearance:

Enderians are tall, slender, bug-like creatures with glowing purple eyes and a *very* dark purple carapace native to the End. The pureblooded (Sometimes called Endermen to differentiate them) stand at an average 9'6, and the Halfblooded (which come from either the End Plague or an Enderman mating with another species) stand at an average 7'9. Their bodies often look thin and lanky, sometimes thought to be malnourished (Enderians often wear clothing which covers their entire body to hide this fact). Near their joints, their carapace gives way to softer membrane, similar to the chainmail at the joints of armor. Their carapace has barbs at these joints, and on their back are two defunct wing flaps, both remnants of evolution and some of the best evidence for End races evolving from insect-like organisms. While pureblooded Endermen have no hair, Enderians do, either keeping the trait from before they were afflicted with End Plague, or gaining it from one of their parents. Natural Enderian hair (a natural Enderian being one born from an Enderman and another race,) is often Black or Red (*actual* red, not ginger), though it is possible for it to be any color, albeit rarer.

### Anatomy

An Enderian's carapace is made primarily of calcium, it being one of the only common resources in the End, and they need to ingest a fair amount of it regularly to survive. When a buildup of either calcium or XP occurs, their body will solidify it into an Ender Pearl, and release it from the mouth, similar to a clam. In order to release an object this large from their mouths, they are able to unhinge their jaws, which has also proven to be an effective intimidation tactic.

A carapace made of calcium is luckily not an issue in the End, considering the lack of water, but in the overworld, water is plentiful, and acts like acid to Enderians, as their calcium carapaces will instantly start to dissolve on contact. Special enchantments and potions exist to protect against this chemical reaction, but they are short lived, and Enderians will oft avoid water at all costs either way. Enderians still need water to survive, however, and they've evolved a special way to get it in the dry landscape of the End. The soft membrane at their joints is very absorptive, soaking in moisture from the air and providing the Enderian with water without their carapace dissolving.

### Reproduction

Enderians typically have no parents, being born from seemingly nothing. The early stages of the Enderian lifecycle are a complete mystery to outsiders. Despite this, Enderians ARE capable of mating, however the only recorded cases of this involve an Enderian and another species, not two Enderians.

### Teleportation

Enderians' method of teleportation uses XP, focusing it out from their body and towards a general space within a certain radius, working similarly to the Waystones from I5, but biologically and thus less efficiently, messier, and not nearly as long range as a Waystone. Enderians also have very strong instincts to tell them when they are critically low on XP, and thus an Enderian dying from teleportation is rare.

Enderians' thin, lanky figures are the result of this method, as using their own life force takes a toll on their bodies. They have however evolved to do so more efficiently, and this thin body shape often does not greatly affect their physical capabilities. This method is also the cause of their pearls containing XP as well as calcium. Their bodies grow used to the lower levels of XP within them, and when it begins to return to normal levels, the body assumes it has too much, and condenses it into a pearl. This reaction is similar to how when someone doesn't eat much for a long time, if they were to suddenly eat a large meal again, their body would reject it due to it being used to the small meals the person has been eating.

Additionally, due to their abilities coming from their life force, strong emotions can impact their teleportation in small ways. For example, when angry, an Enderian's body may start jittering around, subconsciously trying to teleport to several places at once but not having the concentration for any of them to go through, causing their physical form to be tugged lightly towards the direction of each subconscious teleport. Or, when an Enderian is stressed, objects around them may begin to teleport randomly, often not more than ~10 meters, though this depends on the actual teleportation power of the Enderian in question, as their abilities can become more potent with practice or excessive XP within them.

Lastly, In order to sustain their teleportation abilities, Enderians absorb more XP from their environments than most races do. In addition to all of the normal ways to gain XP, Enderians are able to gain it through knowledge, absorbing life force through the very act of learning or recording information. This is also why the preservation of information is a large part of Enderian culture, and the destruction of knowledge is considered a crime of a very high degree (referred to as "Informacide").

## Enderian Culture

### General Culture

Enderian culture is based mainly around Information and Identity. Due to their reliance on information in order to sustain their teleportation abilities, much of their culture is based around it, with knowledge often being revered as a divine source of power. In most of Enderian society, the destruction of information is considered a high crime similar to murder, known as Informacide. Enderians also hold their identities in an almost sacred light, believing eyes are a window through which one can peer into another's very soul. Because of this, it is considered *extremely* rude to look into the eyes of one who has not given you express permission, and they often grow highly agitated when this happens. [Add more here later :0]

### Beliefs

[Will be added after Season 6. Talk to an Enderian if you want to know now, ;) ]

### Music

Enderian music is very odd compared to that which overworld races and even nether races are often used to. Enderian music makes heavy use of odd samples like springs and gurgles, unintelligible vocals, and patchwork of several genres in a single song, [ill do the res tof this page later blerg]