Kierva

"Kierva is a wonderful place, traveler-friend. I hope to return there one day myself. But beware its machinations, for one step in the city and you will become one with the machine. Probably best if you don't go in." -Priest Entity Nada to Matsuri

Kierva, a hyper-advanced City and home nation of the Korvax in the World of the Exceed.

## Overview

Kierva is the nation of the Korvax, and while the outskirts appear to be sparsely populated, the center capital (also called Kierva) is a massive futuristic city. Any organic beings who step foot into it become machines, the process irreversible. Therefore, only machine races are allowed. All plants and animals in Kierva are also machine, but it is unknown if they were built or converted from wildlife.

## Government

The Korvax are ruled by the Prime Collective, the most intelligent minds of Korvax society. Based on spy data gathered, it appears these Primes aren't actually beings, but rather, pre-programmed entities that surpass normal Korvax intellect. No new Primes are appointed, and they appear to be forever-existing. They create new laws and restrictions through unknown means, but so far their actions have not been destructive. Any Korvax that rebel or attempt to leave the Collective will be instantly destroyed, their consciousness hunted down by an advanced Technovirus.

## Religion

The Korvax believe in an entity the call the "Great Machine", depicted as an orb-like sphere with three lights like the Korvax. This mother-entity is the one they believe gave life to them and gave them the gift of intellect, to explore to their heart's content. Although all Korvax are required to abide by the religion, they naturally are curious about other religions and commonly research other Religions. Interestingly, due to some Fluegel influence, they believe Satanism as the worst religion, going against the Great Machine's values. Those who rebel against the religion of the Great Machine are disposed of by Technovirus.

## Race Policy

Kierva does not take kindly to organics, no matter what form they take. Inorganic lifeforms are welcome, although the undead are not to enter. Celestial beings are allowed as they are not affected by the Machinotardon's properties. All machine races are welcome to enter, as long as they are not enemies of the Korvax like the Vex. Other beings like the Sirens are also allowed, since they aren't true organics. Kierva is open to traders of all kinds, and the economy is mainly supported by metal trading and mercantile business.

## Trivia

Although Kierva is a nation, it is also a city much like Atlantis.

It is though that all wildlife in the area, both plants and animals, were infected with the Machinotardon, a strange bio-organic virus that transforms any living thing into a machine. Affected organisms still behave the same way, and even hunt, mate, sleep, and o other activities a machine would not normally do. Non-living organic materials, like cotton, fabrics, or food, is unaffected by the Machine virus.

Kierva seems to have existed for nearly a hundred thousand years, even though this is impossible. Scans show the city may have existed in other timelines and dimensions before the Korvax existed and founded it.