Holnareem

"''From a furrowed brow, Roxxarum’s eyes gazed through the mist surrounding Ja'Mekan deep in thought. Although he was pleased with the constant and difficult work of creating and arming the guardians and golems, he felt a mote of sadness in him. The terrors being created by his fellow gods flickered in his mind; their absurd viciousness and mindless evil that they brought would tear apart the creatures of this realm. None had the strength to endure these horrid creatures. It was up to him to bring mortal strength into the world. Roxxarum reached down into the burning heart of the forge and withdrew a chunk of glowing plasma slag and breathed in the super-heated metal gas. He then exhaled the liquid metal flame on to 275 of his Donds, filling them with a malleable metallic flesh. Roxxarum reached to his hammer, Holnrar, for the final step. With it’s the sharp pommel he cut into his hand, infusing his own blood with his creation to replace the spark of the eternal flame. His work was done''." Holnareem are a race of metallic based humanoids created from Slag of the Eternal Flame and Roxxarum’s blood with the help of Yuna and other gods. They are a form a living metal in a humanoid form and act much like a traditional organic creatures, eating, sleeping, dying, reproducing, etc. But because of their nature they reproduce and grow very slowly and live long lives; conception lasting about 5 years and living for about 200 years. Their main diet is stone and ore which sustains their metallic cells but need some organic material. (Think like switching the macro nutrients and the micro nutrients of a human diet) Extremely heavy, strong and durable the Holnareem can take on tasks and survive things that more fragile beings cannot but are disadvantaged at graceful maneuvers, flexibility, speed, and swimming. They highly favor all artisan professions but many are drawn to metal and stone work imparted by Roxxarum’s blood. Their society leans toward organized and efficient structure focused around peaceful trade, mastery of craft, and the pursuit of self-improvement.

Roxxarum allowed the intervention of Umbralocht to grant the Holnareem the ability to painfully forge their own bodies as a gateway to magic and a means of self improvement. And when their bodies brake (often due to bodily forging) their soul can be forged along with the metal of their bodies into powerful objects. Because the soul rightfully belongs to Dreka after the body has been destroyed, the soul will slowly siphon off for 400 years into Dreka's realm of death, draining any special properties a Holnarenian forged object has. But as per the Accord between Dreka and Umbernocht, so long as they devour another Holnareem before they pass, they instead grow stronger, and may live another 400 years, as the new soul of the sacrifice replaces the old and dying soul.

The Accord of the Holnareem