Voidlings

Voidlings are a race from the deepest, darkest, empty reaches of The Void.

Characteristics
Voidlings are an old race in Templehelm and a complex one. Voidlings are black, shapeless masses. Typically, they must inhabit some kind of body whether that be a living body, undead, golem, etc.

A voidlings nature is a truly violent one. Voidlings existed by the quadrillions once, forming what is a majority of the blackness in the void. Now, the void is formed by almost absolute nothingness. Their goal through their never-ending life was simple, to consume and evolve. The entirety of their time was spent in an eternal, animalistic form of combat, consuming each other like cannibals, draining each other of their life forces to increase their own power. In most cases, a voidling would remain in that state of combat until consumed. However, it is possible for a voidling to evolve beyond its brethren. Upon fusing with a body or soul of a human, or any other sentient species for that matter, they become their own person in a sense.

A voidlings eye color depends on the emotion they are feeling. The color code is as follows: -Fear  -Sadness  -Anger  -Lust  -Love  -Courage  -Total emotionlessness 

Abilities
Voidlings possess some extraordinary abilities surpassing many other races.

Ineradicability
Damaging a Voidling's physical form will not harm the Voidling itself; as such they cannot die from natural or unnatural cause like a normal living being of Ateon does. They are composed of pure, immaterial void, as such the only way to kill them is to destroy that void itself (somewhat paradoxical) or to simulate death by sealing it away. Hybrid Voidlings who are no longer "pure, immaterial void" can rapidly heal, even from an otherwise fatal injury, but they can still die if their core energy is still sealed or removed by any means.

Sight
Their field of vision is massive, capable of seeing across large bodies of water when needed. They cannot see /through/ objects or fog, et cetera but can see very, very far.

Void
They posses control (And in some cases, mastery) of the void, being able to summon its energy and use it in many different ways. Most cases being combat and healing. The use of void energy comes through emotion. There are 6 different states usable for void energy conjuration (From weakest, to strongest): -fear -sadness -anger -lust -love -courage -total emotionlessness. In this particular case, lust does not pertain exclusively to sexual desire, but to a desire of any kind.

Total emotionlessness is the most powerful, but perhaps also the most dangerous of all the states, as bringing yourself into such a state is draining both physically, and mentally. Prolonged use of this state can bring a voidling into a sort of cryostasis, where they shall become unresponsive until having fully restored their energy (Anywhere between a few hours and a few months). To a hybrid, prolonged use of this state could kill it, as they essentially drain that which makes it a hybrid from their body.

Weaknesses
As stated prior to this, voidlings have their own set of abilities, and like any other natural creature, they have weaknesses too:

1)Although they cant die, they still feel pain. Additionally, if exhausted enough, will collapse. Therefore, any who can outlast the assault of a voidling, can defeat one.

2)Voidlings and other void creatures have their own mechanisms against each other (i.e.Ways to kill each other). In the case of voidlings, they are capable of consuming one another, draining them of all life energy and essentially turning them into a true nothing.

Variations
Voidlings can be disinguished by their level of advancement: from the primordial Voidlings, to those which have taken a form, to the very top level of the Void Lord. Additionally, there are Hybrids that are no longer pure void but have been fused permanently with something material.

Hybrids
There are two types of hybrids, Pure Hybrids and Energy Hybrids. Pure Hybrids were created, their bodies being used merely as shells. No longer what they used to be, but rather a direct hybrid of Voidling and Voiden.

An Energy Hybrid is anyone who was brought back to life, or infused with void energy of any form to survive. Should an Energy Hybrid find a way to infuse their energy to another being, that being would be of a lesser "purity". Explanation: A "first generation" Energy Hybrid is a half hybrid of a person of Ateon and the Void energy that brought them to life. An Energy Hybrid who produces a subsequent Energy Hybrid infuses at a concentration of half their own Void Energy. This process kills the originator of the Void.

Void Lords
~WIP~

1st Era
The first era was a time where Voidlings shined quite brightly on the stage of Templehelm, accomplishing quite a bit. Notables of the era include D'Gerik Blackheart, Envy, and Revan. They factored heavily during the Dragon Wars, the defence against the Shades, et cetera.

3rd Era
Revan returned to Templehelm from The Void and founded the populous town of Garmrdis and other territories of the Blackfrost.

Notable Individuals
D'Gerik Blackheart

Revan Valemont

Envy Razorshawl