• Human Women: Fundamentally, they are human women who have been drastically changed by the Wormwood Star, a celestial object that fell to Thornwild thousands of years ago.


  
• Magical Transformation: The Wormwood Star's influence drastically altered their biology, granting them powerful magical abilities and causing a significant physical transformation.


  
• Increased Lifespan: They live for centuries, their longevity linked to how much Wormwood Star-Shards they and their Champions wield.


  
• Aura Manipulation: They possess a unique aura that can influence and manipulate men, making them subservient to their will. This power is amplified by Star-Shards.


  
• A matriarchal society with a rigid caste system, shaped by the influence of the Wormwood Star and their Divine Beasts.


  
• Men in their society are largely subservient, acting as Champions and servants to the Arcanicx.


  
• Men preform physical labor while Arcanicx preform mental duties


  
• Men fight in Coliseums for entertainment, spilled blood empowers city wards.


  
• Interact with Cantigeist [Divine Beasts], the Songs of Wormwood suspended in Star-Shards, magical inert wave-forms that can be activated by the Auric threads of an Arcanicx.


  
• See everyone outside of the Ring of Castia as ignorant barbarians.


  
• Steal ideas from all other civilization using Felix Arcanicx.


  
• Amplify their allure - more Arcanicx in one place = greater mental control over men.


  
• Cannot sense other magic types.


  
• Don't believe in Nordstaii Nature spirits.


  
• Think that Yaga, Gygr, and Hunter Goddess are likewise Star-Shards users.


  
• Use magical birth control to produce only females heirs, leaving the production and education of males to the Drallus class


  
• Amplify their magic with: stardust tattoos, star-shard piercings and star-shard jewelry.


  

  The Ring of Castia:

  

  
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    Location: Surrounds the Castian Sea, a large sea in the Tropical region of Thornwild, connected to the Azure Ocean.
  
    


  
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    Organization: Composed of multiple City-States.
  
    


  

  Iridium:

  

  
• Cali's home.


  
• Ruled by Grand Arch-Sorceress, Selestine the Radiant


  

  Aquanox:

  

  
• Home to the Aquariux Arcanicx, water manipulators.


  

  Types of Arcanicx:

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  Each type is further defined by their Divine Beast, a spiritual entity they worship that acts as a genetic anchor, shaping their physical and mental traits over generations.

  

  
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    Felix Arcanicx:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Role: Hunters and deal-makers, specializing in action outside of Iridium.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Divine Beast: Goldara, the White Lynx.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Focus: Capturing unique and powerful men (Champions) to bring back to Iridium and acquiring new tools and artefacts for the Corvix Arcanicx.
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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    Strix Arcanicx:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Role: Wise librarians and scholars, managing knowledge within the Librariums.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Divine Beast: Buboro the Wise, a six-winged, three-eyed horned owl.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Focus: Preserving and organizing knowledge, providing summaries and information to other Arcanicx.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Abilities: Possess perfect recall.
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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    Corvix Arcanicx:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Role: Clever artificers, artisans, and architects.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Divine Beast: Mundus the Raven.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Focus: Innovation, art, combining existing ideas and technology into new forms.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Abilities: Can disassemble and reassemble anything, even living beings.
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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    Aquariux Arcanicx:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Role: Water manipulators.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Divine Beast: ___
    
      
  
  
    
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      Focus: Controlling and manipulating water, specializing in defensive magic.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Abilities: Can create flying water spheres and defensive walls of water, but cannot permanently manipulate flowing water like rivers.
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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    Drallus Arcanicx:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Former Role: Seers, Weavers of Fate, sought to reshape society through their visions.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Former Divine Beast: Weaver Spider Matriarch Hexaduss
    
      
  
  
    
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      Current Role: Lowly breeders, deprived of Star-Shards and forced to only bear male children.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Reason for Downfall: Attempted to usurp power by creating Jotuns, leading to their downfall and restructuring by other Arcanicx classes.
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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    Selachix Arcanicx:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Role: Bankers, tax collectors, financial system enforcers
    
      
  
  
    
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      Divine Beast: Galith the Shark
    
      
  
  
    
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      Focus: Producing currency
    
      
  
  
    
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      Abilities: Good at calculating amounts of something
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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    Vulfix Arcanicx:
  
    
  
  
    
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      Role: Invasion planners, land and strength assessors.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Divine Beast: Veles the Fox
    
      
  
  
    
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      Focus: Intelligence, spying.
    
      
  
  
    
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      Abilities: Can asses the value of anything
    
      
  
  
    
  
  
    


  
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