K'i'ik'el
"Whenever I think of vampire nobility, I imagine a statuesque man in a black cloak and rich clothing with hair slicked back, red eyes, fangs peering from beneath their upper lip... What do you imagine?"
"They are people like us... only faster, stronger, and hauntingly beautiful..."
- Overheard Conversations
Overview
Language
The K'i'ik'el have their own complex language of their own syllables and sentence structure.
It's a secret language only used by other K'i'ik'el that is not taught to outsiders.
It was created to give the K'i'ik'el some privacy while in normal society to speak of problems exclusive to their race without fear of compromising themselves.
It's a secret language only used by other K'i'ik'el that is not taught to outsiders.
It was created to give the K'i'ik'el some privacy while in normal society to speak of problems exclusive to their race without fear of compromising themselves.
Appearance
The K'i'ik'el appear to be average humans, if not more pale than usual and leaner with more tone or muscle, their faces tend to be narrow or elf like with a fair yet feral appearance.
Sometimes the K'i'ik'el have eyes of an unnatural color which could draw suspicion.
Those turned into K'i'ik'el appear how they would if they were untouched by age, injury, disease, conditions, or hardships with some of the minor alterations of paler skin and leaner build added.
Sometimes the K'i'ik'el have eyes of an unnatural color which could draw suspicion.
Those turned into K'i'ik'el appear how they would if they were untouched by age, injury, disease, conditions, or hardships with some of the minor alterations of paler skin and leaner build added.
Habitat
K'i'ik'el are a race and widely diverse with only a few social generalities, they are meant to be watchers, observers of the world that keep the memories of time immemorable for the future to learn from past mistakes.
A majority of the K'i'ik'el associate with a noble house, or bond very closely with family or the one who turned them, this is done mostly for social reasons, but again as a diverse species they are just as likely to be found alone as they are in a community.
A majority of the K'i'ik'el associate with a noble house, or bond very closely with family or the one who turned them, this is done mostly for social reasons, but again as a diverse species they are just as likely to be found alone as they are in a community.
Traits
Immunization: All K'i'ik'el are resistant if not immune to the effects of poison or disease.
*Gift of P'isib: As a K'i'ik'el they are cursed to watch times change, but to never change with time. In effect they are doomed immortals unable to die unless killed.
Spatial Walk: Physical boundaries are nothing to them. At will they can casually climb, walk, or run up or along any surface.
**Black Ritual: The undead body of a K'i'ik'el is trapped in a time where they are free from age, illness, or disease. Any injury is quickly healed as if it never occurred so long as they are full of blood to mend their broken bodies.
Savage Gift: All K'i'ik'el possess retractable claws and fangs that are as strong as steel. The fangs are designed to slide into flesh and aid in draining blood from the host, or tearing flesh from bone. The claws were designed for climbing and gutting their prey, but were mostly meant to have effect on other K'i'ik'el and is the traditional weapon of choice whenever a K'i'ik'el is called to duel. It is another one of the only weapons that can bypass their regenerating ability.
*Gift of P'isib: As a K'i'ik'el they are cursed to watch times change, but to never change with time. In effect they are doomed immortals unable to die unless killed.
Spatial Walk: Physical boundaries are nothing to them. At will they can casually climb, walk, or run up or along any surface.
****To Kill a Monster: K'i'ik'el are able to regenerate most wounds, but silver, fire, radiant and magical damage can cancel out this ability.
Blood Reliance: Blood is their only source of neutrience and is the fuel for their undead bodies and their regeneration ability. If they were to become bloodless they would be weakened and like a normal human, without any supernatural abilities. An extended period of starvation will drive them mad, eventually they will fall into a deep slumber, a state of aestivation where their bodies become more corpse like until they touch blood once more.
K'i'ik'el are required to drink blood, but more specifically a solution of Iron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen. So any creature who's blood contains these chemicals to a greater or lesser degree is safe for a k'i'ik'el to drink, provided nothing dangerous is added to the solution.
Blood in arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. Blood in veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart. Most prefer blood from arteries, not veins.
*****The World Is Bland: Food has no flavor, nothing stays down, no neutrience is gained from eating regular food. A K'i'ik'el cannot help but vomit up anything but blood.
Blood Reliance: Blood is their only source of neutrience and is the fuel for their undead bodies and their regeneration ability. If they were to become bloodless they would be weakened and like a normal human, without any supernatural abilities. An extended period of starvation will drive them mad, eventually they will fall into a deep slumber, a state of aestivation where their bodies become more corpse like until they touch blood once more.
K'i'ik'el are required to drink blood, but more specifically a solution of Iron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen. So any creature who's blood contains these chemicals to a greater or lesser degree is safe for a k'i'ik'el to drink, provided nothing dangerous is added to the solution.
Blood in arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. Blood in veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart. Most prefer blood from arteries, not veins.
*****The World Is Bland: Food has no flavor, nothing stays down, no neutrience is gained from eating regular food. A K'i'ik'el cannot help but vomit up anything but blood.
