Umbra

> *"They were once the apex of the Void. Their power was absolute, there was not a race in the Cosmos who hadn't heard their name. However, one day, they mysteriously vanished. 2 million souls had disappeared off the face of the Universe. And to this very day, no one understands why." ~ Paragraph extract from Cosmos Creaturae Dei, author unkown, c. 2045.*
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**The Umbra** were once a race of extremely intelligent and powerful Demons who inhabited the Void. They once stood atop of the food chain of the Void, using their sheer intellect to win wars against the Grimm and Vasto Lordes. In terms of both military power and strategizing, the Umbra were near unrivaled.

## Biology

According to theories based around artwork and sculptures found in the ruins of Umbra cities, an Umbra was a humanoid life-form who constantly had shadowy wisps emanating from their bodies, giving them an ethereal appearance. Their eyes were blood-red and luminescent, and they appeared to be far taller than an average human, with average females standing at around 6 feet and 2 inches and average males standing at around 7 feet tall.

## General Info

### Power(s)

PossessionSoul Manipulation

Enhanced Physical and Mental Attributes

## Society

The Umbra, despite the conniving, brutal tactics they used to win their wars, had a very human-like society, and were master architects. It was mainly composed of a working class and soldiers of the Umbra military forces. Using their innovative minds, the Umbra had managed to build cities out of floating masses of rock within the Void.

Eventually, their minds evolved, and they went on to create complex technology, such as gravity generators that pulled cities together, creating "super cities", which they would make a largescale version of to use in combat with their opposing forces (Humanity would later base gravity-well creating technology off of ancient gravity generators that had fallen through Void rifts), weaponry that could harness Void energy, essentially giving them infinite energy so long as the weapon remained intact, war machines similar to human tanks, killing agents, and even a machine that could harden Void energy and turn it into a material known as "Void-Plate", giving the Umbra nigh-indestructible armor, as well as enhancing their physical and mental capabilities.

Umbras were immensely intelligent, possibly the single most intelligent race to ever exist. It is said that an Umbra child at the age of 8 had an average IQ of 205, placing them above even the most elite of human minds.

Much like the Darkbane, the Umbra had a hierarchy in system, and it went as such:

* **Outcast:** An Outcast was the lowest title one could have in Umbra society. They are those who had been cast out by society; shunned, whether it was because of their origins, or commiting something that was considered taboo by the Umbra. If an Outcast was seen within a Umbrarian city, they were stoned, often times to death.
* **Citizen/Working Class:** Citizen life within the Umbrarian society was much the same as it was within Human society, alebit slightly more militaristic in comparison. Almost every citizen within the Umbra society was part of the working class, unless they were too young or considered an Outcast. Citizens made up the majority of the Umbra race.
* **Solider:** Soldiers made up the vast majority of the Umbrarian military forces. Umbrarian soldiers were trained to have the utmost elite of strategic and tactical minds and weapon training. A Soldier within the Umbra society had an average IQ of 350.
* **The Baphomet:** The Baphomet was the commander of the Umbra military, and the Umbra counterpart to the Darkbane's The One. The Baphomet controlled the military, and could do whatever he pleased with it, so long as it didn't go against *The Empyrian's* word.
* **The Empyrean:** The Empyrean was the ruler of Umbra society. It was the highest title any Umbra could be given. The Umbra, unlike the Darkbane, did not hail their leader as a God or messiah. Rather, they treated him with a great amount of respect for his power, though they never worshiped him religiously, and were prepared to overthrow him if he ever started breaking his own laws.

## Military

Umbrarian military was extremely strict, only accepting the most elite minds. Because of this, their military, despite being smaller than their Darkbane and Grimm opponents, was one of the most feared forces in the Universe. Every step the Umbra took in battle was planned preemptively, and their tactics were brutal and fear-inducing to races that had the capabilities to feel fear.

The highest ranking member of the Umbrarian military was The Baphomet. He controlled all of the military, thus basically giving him enough power to overthrow The Emperyean, if it wasn't for his close friendship with him, and fear that the Emperyean himself would kill him if he ever attempted to take over.

## Fall of the Umbra

Eventually, the Umbra branched out and began experimenting on their own kind, performing numerous, torturous experiments on Outcasts to see if they could make "Perfect Umbra". A super-weapon that would assure them victory of their foes, and the conquering of the Void. It is around this time the Umbra disappeared without a trace, perhaps destroyed by a rogue experiment. No one knows what happened, and even the God of Knowledge Frausk can only theorize as to what sort of fate the Umbra met.

## Powers and Abilities

**Enhanced Mental Capacity:** Being one of the smartest and most innovative races to ever exist, the Umbra achieved what can only be described as a futuristic level of technology in under a decade. Their living spaces, weaponry and war machines were far superior to any other technology in the Void at the time, and to this day still rival human technology.

**Enhanced Physiology:** Although they do not possess a particularly great amount of physical prowess, their strength, speed and endurance were noted to be considerably higher than that of a regular human's due to the unfathomably harsh conditions of the Void. It is speculated that a female Umbra could quite easily overpower a male human.

## Trivia

* The Umbra were the only known race in the Void to actively wage wars against other Voidkin, much to the Void's disliking.
* Strange, ancient structures buried deep under Umbra cities have been documented by Frausk. He suspects these structures to be some sort of experimental gateway to other dimensions.
* It is theorized by Frausk that the Void may have influenced the fall of the Umbra, as he believes it is the only thing with enough power to make such a prominent race disappear with little to no traces of existing. He believes that the Void's reasoning for this was because the Umbra were constantly waging wars against the Grimm, the Void's main forces, so it decided to influence their end in order to preserve its own kin.