Well…. I haven’t touched on these characters save for a few brief references since at least 2011 when I rebooted this site into WordPress. By a random whim to update an old picture, I thought “how about a reintroduction?”

The Prerarts that live in the same region as the Agwilicans and Akelikans have a number of legendary people they tell stories of. Being legends, some may be complete myths and those that were actual historical figures likely had their stories embellished. Their tales have been passed down through oral tradition, and only with the introduction of their humanoid cousins did these stories get written down. Each has a signature talent or feature, and a story of a famous feat showcasing that trait.

Pamar was an especially intelligent Prerart, particularly being interested in mathematics, something most Prerarts don’t get involved with much. In her time, Agwils generally considered Prerarts dumb animals. That changed when one met Pamar, learned to communicate with her, and became quite impressed by her mental acuity as they engaged in academic challenges. Her famous feat was creating a written number system that she used to show off her smarts to the Agwil. The numerals she came up with (shown in the bottom of the picture) were eventually adopted by the Agwilikans and Akelikans.

At the opening of Agwilika Rhe, there are ten Legendary Prerarts:
Salmandano the Firedancer
Tama-Tameree the Flier
Pabam the Listener
Miridyr the Swimmer
Tatur the Eater
Bisuwiki the Runner
Raralara the Sleeper
Pamar the Thinker
Buridamer the Songmaker
Kemidamer the Singer

Crinos Kylal is the daughter of the current leader of the Seven-Star Nation, Tessalus. Though she spent most of her young life hidden from public view (often stuck in a book in the library), she has recently become engaged in public affairs, and has shown great potential for leadership during stressful political events that were beginning to overwhelm her mother. Being a Kylal, she is quite tall (over two meters if you include her upward facing horns) and has fire-like stripes, where most Agwilkans have spots.

The Kylal family are essentially the royalty of the Agwilikans. The name comes from Ky, the leader of the Naryyd, who produced the first Agwilikan and Akelikan (Dominesa and Palades). Ky did not produce any more children, while the other six Naryyd went on to create enough descendants to get the new races to viable numbers to form a civilization. Ky’s descendants have some unique genetic traits: each of the Kylal are only able to have one child, but no matter who the other parent is, that child will be a Kylal. This has resulted in a simple direct lineage throughout time, avoiding possible disputes over who will preside over the nation. There is a widely accepted belief that the family is protected by Ky’s power to ensure their survival. However, this faith was shaken when the entire line of the Akelikan Kylals were assassinated at the outbreak of the First War.

Side note: I am looking at giving the Agwilikans, Agwils, and Prerarts (plus similar races in other storylines) dark sclera (outer area of the eye) instead of human-like white, as you can see in this picture of Crinos. The Akelikans will continue to have white sclera, as their eyes resemble the Naryyd’s.

Actually got back around to 3d modeling, and updated Raeja’s look a bit. Made the front of her face a little broader, changed her spots up a bit, tweaked the model’s materials, and added a more intricate design to her breastplate. The previous version is below:

Ky is the leader of the seven beings known as the Naryyd. The Naryyd possessed incredible magical and spiritual power, and lived for centuries without any signs of growing old. They befriended the Agwils and Prerarts, and ushered in a revival of culture for these races.

Through dream visions, Ky realized that the Naryyd were not immortal and would eventually die. The Naryyd did not have the capability to produce direct offspring, but Ky formulated a way to extend their legacy. Enlisting an Agwil as a surrogate parent, Ky created two children named Dominesa (the green-skinned baby Agwilikan in the picture) and Palades (the gray-skinned Akelikan). They had the body structure of the Naryyd, but many features resembling the Agwil.

Eventually, the other Naryyd created their own half-children, and the Agwilikan and Akelikan races were established. Ky only had the two children, and they were designated as the leaders of the new races. Until their passing, the Naryyd served as the spiritual, inspirational, and civic leaders of all four of the other races.