Danakov

The Corrupted

History

The Danakov were a proud race of Draconic beings at first. Their persons had been developed to the various Elder Dragons in order to further carry out their will upon the realms of Aversia. Originally though, the race was crafted as the second attempt for the dragons to make a race of mortalkind. The Elder Dragons as sentient and ancient creatures oversaw this creation and propagated their growth. Their first attempt had failed and the Elder Dragons had sought something better. And so, the race persisted on the outskirts of other societies, remaining relatively outcast by them for their oddities. The race remained mostly nomadic, acting as a more savage people usually, though some did seek the natural decadence of civilization as akin to their draconic blood.

It was overtime though that the Demons had found the dragonkin to be able to be molded to their whim. Many of the Danakov were known for their fiery passions and deep desires and the demons found this easy to exploit in their race. The Elder Dragons, not being of divine nature could easily befoul their creations and thus they had incidentally left them susceptible to manipulations by powerful beings and those who sought to profit. And so it was with this that the Greater Demon Elbrieta organized the other Greater Demons and in a rare act of co-operations each Greater Demon instilled into the Danakov all of their great sins and tainted their bloodlines with their powerful energies. Though the Danakov are not inherently profane, their race in its entirety had been corrupted by these powers. Each Greater Demon shaped the Danakov into their images and left the race in shambles, tearing them away from their draconic masters. The Elder Dragons grieved this loss greatly and sought to destroy demonkin for their transgressions against their once blood. Since this time, the Danakov's reproduction has furthered this demonic lineage. Though they are not themselves demonic in nature, they certainly possess features that would cause one hardly informed of this to be paranoid of their relation to a Greater Demon.

Physical Description

The Danakov are a proud race, one highly whom value material wealth. Depending on their area, they crown their decadence on their bodies, often wearing gemstones, and are also noted to be 'savage' due to many of them having dark tattoos as well as their piercings. Their clothing and coloration often befits that of their environment and adaptations due to their Greater Demons, whom they hold deepened ties to.

Sprouting from their head is their horns, which either come from the base of the temple, or near the top of their skull. These horns are reinforced at their base as well as are apart of a hardened front, made to be capable of bashing. Despite this, the faces of the Danakov are seen as elegant or regal, with sharp and pointed features. Their ears are also pointed, reminiscent of Elves. Behind them at the base of their vertebrae comes a long yet thin tail which extends outwards from their bodice, usually the length of half of their leg. Danakov are usually seen wearing clothes of a more practical make. These people being more tied to the land do wish to show the beauty of it, their clothes often no doubt being an adaptation of their conditions. Due to the large variance of climates between broods it is difficult to classify a standardized garb between all parties of the Danakov, this being one of their largest differences. Danakov lack eye whites unlike most other races, but retain shared colors between the two.

• Common Height:
  • Male: 5'5" - 6'0"
  • Female: 5'2"- 5'10"
• Common Build: Ectomorph, Mesomorph, Endomorph
• Common Eyes: Yellow, Gold, Red, Lilac, Brown, Black, Blue, White
• Common Hair: Black, Brown, White, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue
• Common Skin Tone:
  • Astaroth: Purple, Pink
  • Konius: Red, Black
  • Elbrieta: Silver, Icy Blue
  • Amona: Yellow, Green
  • Ukoru: Orange, Brown

Culture

The Danakov as a culture are a highly nomadic people which speak their main language, Kovish. This has been retained since their days of Draconic origins. Most the Danakov remain secluded from the rest of the world, refusing to interact with it for fear of the damages it might bring them. Many Danakov understand the relative fear that there are those that would wish to hunt them and mistake them for being actually profane. Because of this, many Danakov live humble lives and refuse to have much interaction with other races. Many Danakov also tend to be rather xenophobic in demeanor, leaving them much more akin to acting among their own people rather than others. Most Danakov by proxy of their newfound origins are not worshipers of the Gods, many Danakov believe that the Gods and their Elder Dragons have abandoned them thoroughly since they allowed this to happen to them. Little do many know that these beings were powerless to aid in their plight.

There is another smaller segment of Danakov. This smaller segment actually goes to travel amongst men and mortals. These Danakov are known to act just as men do. Many go to try and wear normal clothes and blend into the cultures they fit into. Some even go to adhere to the Divines themselves, feeling they could shoulder the weight of their race being shunned and try to bring them back into the Gods' favor. Though this does not behold to all Danakov. Some Danakov fall into the temptations and pleasures that were put into their hearts and under their skin by their demonic masters. Some believe that the demons have instilled them with great powers and that they are the champions of their demonic kin. Many of their kin however despise those who accept the demonic energies into their hearts and minds.

Mechanics

• Lifespan: 275-325 years old on average.
• Danakov are able to passively detect profane artifacts or profane magics while they are being cast. Danakov are not able to detect profane creatures though. This only works at a close range of around five meters around the Danakov. This cannot detect Demonbrands.
• The horns of the Danakov are rather tough and strong. Their bones are rather difficult to break, especially in comparison to human bone.
• Due to Danakov’s Infernal origins within the plane of Farcanith, each type of danakov has a different mechanic.
  • Astaroth: The danakov has a resistance to hellfire only. When burned with Hellfire, the Danakov will suffer a lesser degree of burns. For example, if they are exposed to an amount of Hellfire which is enough to cause second degree burns, they will suffer first-degree instead. If they are exposed to an amount that would give them first-degree burns, they suffer none instead. This does not affect any weaponry or items the Danakov is carrying on their person.
  • Konius: Once per stressful scenario, the Danakov can enter a berserker-like trance in which their pain tolerance is significantly increased, allowing them to treat the severity of wounds one degree lower than they actually are. For example, whilst under this state, a Danakov with a Severe wound would treat the wound as if it was Moderate and are able to upkeep Low concentration, but not Medium. This lasts for ten turns. This does not mean that the wound actually changes, a fatal wound is still fatal and a severe one is etc. etc. Should this ability be activated with a fatal wound, the duration is halved and they are able to survive for five turns before immediately dying afterwards.
  • Amona: The Danakov can choose an object to focus on in order to levitate it into the air, moving it at up to 2 meters per turn. This can only be applied to lift objects up to 14lbs (roughly 6.5kg). The Danakov can move this object in any way they want. This ability is considered to be Medium concentration, and can only be used once per stressful scenario for a maximum of five turns total. This cannot be used to harm anyone in any way shape or form with this ability.
  • Elbrieta: The Danakov can roll a 1d20 with a DC 12+(mana cost, including applicable stance modifiers) roll for Mana-based abilities, a DC 11+(doubled Shakti cost) for Shakti abilities, or a DC 10+(tripled Aura cost) for Aura abilities to see through illusions or resist mental manipulation of any kind. This can only be done once per ability usage, and if the DC is failed, they will suffer the effects and cannot roll again. This can be used once on a specific target per stressful scenario, meaning if the same person does the ability twice they will not be able to roll to resist, however they will be able to roll if a new target is casting.
  • Ukoru: The Danakov can take an extra turn with bows or crossbows in order to focus their aim further, gaining an additional +2 modifier to their roll. This stacks with other circumstantial modifiers according to Projectile Rules, and does not apply to spells or other ranged abilities beyond weaponry. The danakov can only focus like this once on any specific target per stressful scenario, however can use this on multiple targets as long as they haven’t focused them before.

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