Ravagers

CLOSED SPECIES

^{A murderous race of humanoids with a parasite called the Gate that grants them longevity.}

^{ARE YOU READY FOR A TEXT WALL.}

an example of the Gate on Averno

HISTORY

Ravagers emerged during a time when fighting for land and survival was commonplace. They took this one step further by often warring for sport. They were bonded clans of people lead by Holuth, a man praised for his ferocity and said to have been possessed with the spirit of a bear. As a people, they revered strength above all else, whether it be of the mind or body. To be better than all others in a skill was the mark of a great Ravager. They spent their time with battle and strategy, gaining land, wealth and power for their people though sometimes with sacrifice. As their numbers dwindled through war and confrontation, they grew desperate for an advantage not gained through sheer force of will. Holuth prayed for a way for his people to gain strength in battle and was visited by a mysterious entity who offered tremendous strength for seemingly no price. This was the birth of the Gate.

• The Gate appeared on all mature Ravagers soon after. It was a painful experience that Holuth had to convince his people was for the best.
• Some of his people were against this "gift" and happened to be the first to fall to the new strength. 
• .....
• Please feel free to put your Ravager in any time period or setting, as they could have lived long enough or descended from long lived Ravagers.
• Originally they spoke common, but their written language is different. They changed this up for secrecy purposes. The runes they write have long forgotten sounds, no one can speak them anymore.

THE GATE

The Gate is the name for the parasite that Ravagers carry inside them and refers to the open wound that appears on their body when it becomes active. The parasite grants near immortality and immunity to human disease in exchange for the life force of other beings. If it is not fed by others, it will start to drain the Ravager instead. The longer a Ravager has been feeding its Gate, the stronger their regeneration will be. It appears on the body as a stretch of flesh (can be the size of a playing card or as long as their leg) anywhere on their body where the skin has been stripped away and only smooth sinew remains. It is an obvious weak spot and a source of pride that Ravagers decorate to both protect and draw attention to. 

• The amount of time added to the Ravager's life is proportional to how long the victim had already lived. It adds up. This is a reason not to kill children, as it adds very little. 
• It is frowned upon to kill before you have reached maturity, as the Gate will freeze your appearance at the time of the kill. They will retain your prime physical appearance as long as the Gate is kept fed, and will start to age or decay if they wait too long. 
• DECORATIONS- These are chosen for personal preference or based on lineage specifics. They can be bone, gems, wire, metals, cloth, just about anything. (Averno simply has bone in his to honor his line from Holuth, who decorated his Gate with a wolf's jaw). Please be really creative with these!
• The Gate is passed down from Ravager parent to child, so the other parent does not need to also be a Ravager. This depletes the parents parasite greatly and most Ravagers only have one child because of it.
• There has to be some magic that could have removed the parasite, or some ritual. But it grants some immunity to most ailments. There are sicknesses they can still get. AND anything the ravager had before they received the parasite (original ravagers) they still have. Such as diseases/missing limbs.

PHYSIOLOGY

Ravagers are humanoid in appearance and can have traits of just about any species, depending on what races they have introduced into their bloodline. While they started out as humans, because of their long lifespans and possible timelines they may have bred with many races. They can be any gender or body type and do not adhere to strict gender roles. Strength comes in all forms. A curvy seductress can be just as deadly as a bulky warrior or a scrawny psychopath. They revere cunning as equally as strength and either can apply to both genders. There are strategists, assassins, con artists as well as just up and front brawlers.  Some have no physical strength or talent for killing but are sharp of wit and can be useful to the clan/family as a whole.

• They wear scars with pride, some going so far as to decorate theirs as they do their Gate. Most of the older Ravagers can no longer gain scars in a normal way and may mutilate the wounds to keep their parasite from healing them. 
• Any humanoid race/species. (Not for MYO atm)
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RARITIES

None. I want to keep them as open-ended as possible. At the moment there will be no cross-species or hybrids offered for MYO, aside from if you wanna give them pointy ears? This may change in the future.

• thats it
• jk there is loads more its just so wordy already.

tl;dr -- any race, any time period, any decoration, any placement.

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^{MYO are not currently open and will be offered either as a free raffle or in trade later on depending on interest. I currently don't feel comfortable charging for something I can't reproduce myself.}

• Current MYO holders are Bara, Que, Hiyame, Ayaben, Spoder, Maltlicorice

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_{Ravagers © Vin} 

_{bless bara for helping me with formatting.}