Helleborus

Opposite the Asphodel in Amkha society are the Helleborus: warrior-monks that live in the highest peaks of the Merdevines, thriving in the frost-bitten peaks and training in ancient fighting styles that they've updated with cybernetics. They are renowned for their seemingly superhuman ability to keep fighting well beyond their bodies limit, despite sustaining massive bodily damage with grievous wounds. They are also known for their good nature and friendliness, as well as their riotous religious ceremonies that can sometimes last for days, complete with singing, dancing, mock fighting and plenty of libations. The Helleborus have a notoriously short temper, but are quick to forgive and move on- often starting fights over trivialities and then drinking with their opponent immediately after.   Most Helleborus are garrulous, lively sorts with very little reservations, and are happy to make their presence known wherever they go; as well as generally being the tallest and brawniest of the Amkha, they are also considered to be the loudest, for better or worse. They are known to be proud, boastful, joyful, lovers of jokes, grand stories, fighting and drinking. Their taverns are well loved among travelers to be places of liveliness and indulgence, and generally a place where everyone is your friend when you walk through the door. They love their brethren and friends dearly, and will defend them with reckless abandon.   Most Conveyances passed through the Helleborus ancestry are weapons of massive size and destructive power, or augmentations that help the host lift such a weapon. A Helleborus berserker is a fearsome opponent, swinging hunks of sharpened metal with incredible force; more than one of their traveling companions has claimed to have seen the wolves cleave through vehicles with their massive blades. As rowdy as they are, they share the solemn reverence the other Amkha have for their ancestry, and many of them on their pilgrimage see the task as a way to bring honor to their clan- along with more stories to tell in the tavern.