Harpies

[Janus]

Harpies

HISTORY:
Harpies were created at the time the Jinn were, and are one of the First Race (the other being the Jinn). Basically the 'day' to the Jinn's 'night' the harpies are just as beautiful as the dark skinned immortals.

The Harpies have existed on Illiria for as long as time itself, and have seen the passings of all the years and seasons, and know what has happened to the lands, and assuming history repeats itself, will know what is to come. Their race has always remained few, since reproduction within their kind is rare and hard to accomplish, as well as only two Harpies can mate successfully, there nary have been a half-bred Harpy before. It was as if their creators willed it this way, to make sure that the knowledge their clan possessed remained within their people. This isn't to say that a Harpy hasn't fallen in love with one outside of their race; but because of their tendency to distance themselves from the public, this doesn't happen much either.

The Harpies resided in the north, on the tip of a broken piece of the continent within extremely tall and unscalable mountains, that people only know as The Frozen Spine (the name they are actually given by the harpies seems to be for some reason, a secret among the clan). Their home is never visited by outsiders unless it is welcomed and rarely is it ever so.

Near a thousand years ago, due to a great dispute, the harpies descended upon the Jinn and eradicated their people from the lands, chasing them into the Umbra. What it was that provoked such an action no one is quite certain, but over the years, the people have been convinced it was for the greater good, for they feared the Jinn's power of seduction and persuasion, and what hold it could have if they ever decided to be hostile with their natural gifts.

Now, though you may see a harpy now and then, they tend to keep to themselves up in their mountains, looking down upon the world with a watchful eye.

APPEARANCE:
Tall, graceful, elegant, beautiful.. all these describe a Harpy. They're fair skinned folk, with golden pools of eyes, their hair colored like honey. Unlike their Jinn counterpart, they aren't so much 'seductive' as just... simply gorgeous. You want to kiss and snuggle a Jinn whereas with a harpy you would just stare... and stare... they have large expansive beautiful white wings on their backs, that they seem to be able to hide when they please. Most are without any form of tattoo's or piercings, and leave their bodies as unmarked as possible.

INNATE SKILLS/ABILITIES:

NOTE: Every Harpy has the wings ability. The other's though depend on the experience of the individual.


Wings: Wings that magically appear upon will, and vanish on the same power.

Spirit Silk: A string that is not seen on the material plane but rather the spiritual plane, that helps them keep track of where they have gone.

Healing Kiss: Harpies have the ability to heal wounds with a simple kiss, though their personal level of skill and concentration of course affects how MUCH they can heal.

SPECIAL TRAITS

When making a harpy, remember their eyes are always golden and their hair is always blond. There are no Harpy half-breeds as it's impossible for them to breed with someone outside of their species. (they can bed an elf, per-say, but cannot impregnate one or become pregnant from one). Harpies are naturally gifted in battle and combat, their element is 'light'.