Kasil

*This article is about the ancestral Kasil race.* *For the collection of non-shapeshifting humanoid races that exist in modern times, see Kasil Races.*

The Kasil were one of the four original races of Serenza alongside the Arakos, the Vartiz, and the Serenghe. Designed by the 9 Keepers, they were a diverse race that lacked the shapeshifting prowess of their Vartiz brethren, but compensated for powerful magical abilities that often far outstripped them. They are the ancestors of the Renkida, Dorenzu, and Zukuren.

## History

### Origins

After the destruction of a Facsimile brought about the beginning of the Ages of Aetheric Dissipation, the gods and goddesses that would later become known as the Kasil Pantheon decided to form a race with affinities for magic as well as nature and time: the four seasons as well as night and day, which incidentally aligned with the six Mencuan Elements albeit in a different way. Thus, the Kasil were born. Other deities and supernatural entities formed aa race with affinities towards fire, water, air, earth, light, and darkness in their more primal forms, known as the Vartiz. Despite the differences between the Kasil and their Vartiz brethren, there was minimal to no enmity between the two races, and they intermingled freely.

Over time, the Kasil began to specialize more in specific types of forms based on the regions they lived in. The Kasil that lived on plains and lowlands would later become the Renkida, while Kasil that lived in mountains or highlands would later become Dorenzu. Kasil that dwelt in forests and coasts would later become the Zukuren, which would also become the most common subspecies of Kasil even into the 196th and 197th Ages. The Renkida earned the nickname "human" due to their robust and diverse builds and complexions, while the Dorenzu earned the nickname "dwarf" due to their shorter and stouter statures and hardy resilience. The Zukuren developed

### Development and Division

The division among the Kasil did not stop at highlands, plains, and forests. Among the Renkida sprung the

### The End of the Kasil

The three races that sprung up from the Kasil all still exist to this day, and each one has a varied and colorful history that differs greatly enough between races that they all have their own stories to tell.

## Biology

Despite their differing natures, Kasil were humanoid creatures similar to the Vartiz, and were even biologically compatible with them as a result. Unions between Kasil and Vartiz, and even with Serenghe on occasion, were all normally fruitful. Like most others, unions between them and the Talaki, Arakos and Wakuda were never attempted.

### Physical Appearance

Also like all humanoid creatures on Mencu, the Kasil all sported pointed ears.

### Lifespan, Age, and Population

Kasil reproduced faster than their Vartiz brethren, although lived to be about the same ages as them, being between 200 and 300 years of age. As with all races, females lived slightly longer than males.

Like Kasil races today, the ancestral Kasil tended to hit puberty between 12-14 years of age, and finished "maturing" around 20-25. However, they were not considered full-fledged adults until around 30-35 years of age due to mental and emotional developments that developed a bit slower, much like with most other Mencuan races.

## Role in the Series

Because the Kasil have been gone since the 83rd Age while the entirety of the The Crest of Zabutur series takes place in the 197th Age, no living Kasil are seen on Mencu during the course of any of the novels. However, a vast number of their descendants in the form of Renkida, Dorenzu, and Zukuren, all of which play major roles in the series.

While her people coexisted with the Vartiz for centuries, not even Zivia knows much about them save for what she was told by her parents and ancestors, considering that Zivia was born in the 170th Age, nearly 87 ages after the last Vartiz had gone the way of the world. However, there are detailed records of them in some of the depths of the Jalengan archives, waiting for someone bold and cunning enough to retrieve them...

## See Also

* Kasil Races
* Kasil Pantheon
* Vartiz
* Serenza