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| Virals are only available in draws once a year. Virals are Natural Demons that are formless energies, and exist in all Dimensions. They are unseen watchers, able to see the world around them but not interact with it (or even fully understand it). There is one time every year, or two, that a Viral is able to tap into the magics of the world and take on a physical body. When this happens the Viral copies traits from two individuals of it's own gender, and takes on a mix of their traits in it's final form. Virals do not become genetically related to the individuals they copy traits from, nor do they share any connection to them beyond the copied traits. When a Viral takes on a physical body it becomes a pure creature of one of the ones it's taken traits from. So a Viral that takes a trait from a Raveen Kat and an Azama Spirit will end up either as a Raveen Kat or an Azama Spirit, and not both. It becomes that creature fully, and gains enough power that that creature normally has in order to pass as being that creature. (example: a Graeph Viral would take on enough Graeph abilities to pass as a "pure Graeph") Once they've taken on a physical form, the Viral will lose it's memories of it's Before. It will vaguely recall having existed before gaining a body, but not have a complete memory of it. Virals are always good-natured, as they were created to be formless protectors/observers, and that bleeds over into their physical form. They can move through forests/glades/meadows/any vegetation filled area without making any noise, or being detected by any means. They never lose their balance or footing. They can see Earthen Spirits, and sense the lifeforce of all living plants. A Viral would never reveal what it is to others that are not of it's kind. It was once a Viral, but once it takes a physical form it becomes the species it's taken the shape of. Others that are not Virals would not understand this distinction - they'd only see the individual as an imposter, a fake. Virals have eyes made of unblinking stone. It's the only trait that marks them visibly as being what they are. |