The Auðrians, the Spawn of Auðumbla

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Auðrians exhibit a unique blend of bovine and humanoid features, standing upright on two legs with hooves and possessing a bovine head. Their bodies are covered in fine fur, which can vary in color and pattern among individuals. The facial structure combines bovine muzzle elements with expressive humanoid eyes and ears. Auðrians have two arms and two legs. Their upper limbs are human-like, with hands possessing opposable thumbs and fingers capable of intricate tasks. Lower limbs are bovine, ending in cloven hooves that provide stability and support for their upright stance.
The skeletal structure of Auðrians is a unique adaptation to their bipedal stance. The spine is designed to support an upright posture, and the limbs combine bovine and humanoid bones to facilitate agility and strength. Muscles in Auðrians are well-developed to support their active lifestyle. Strong leg muscles aid in maintaining balance and swift movements, while the arms are muscular for various tasks and tool manipulation. Auðrians have a long, slender tail extending from the base of their spine. The tail assists in maintaining balance and can exhibit expressive movements to convey emotions or intentions.

Genetics and Reproduction

Auðrians reproduce sexually through the union of one male and one female. The reproductive process involves the exchange of genetic material during copulation, leading to the fertilization of the female's egg by the male's sperm. Auðrians possess dominant divine genes, which play a pivotal role in determining the traits and characteristics of their offspring. These divine genes, inherited from their sacred divine creature, Audhumla, carry the essence of their unique species. The divine genes are highly dominant, ensuring that any offspring of an Auðrian will be an Auðrian.
The dominance of divine genes means that any mating pair of Auðrian and another Alien, regardless of individual genetic variations, will produce offspring with the distinctive characteristics of the Auðrian species. The compatibility and strength of these divine genes ensure a high degree of uniformity within the species. In the rare occurrence where Auðrians with different divine gene strengths mate, the resulting offspring will inherit genes that reflect the cumulative divine power of both parents. In such cases, the divine genes of the parents may interact, potentially producing unique variations or enhancements in the offspring.
The gestation period of Auðrians is similar to that of bovines, 9 months, reflecting their bovine ancestry. The female carries the developing embryo in her womb during this period, providing the necessary environment for the growth and maturation of the offspring. Auðrians give birth to live young, and the offspring are cared for by both parents.

Dietary Needs and Habits

The dietary needs and habits of the Auðrians are intricately tied to their bovine heritage, showcasing a specialized digestive system that maximizes nutrient extraction from plant-based sources. Auðrians are exclusively herbivores, relying on a diet composed of various plant-based materials. Their digestive system is finely tuned to extract energy and nutrients efficiently from vegetation.
The Auðrians possess more than one stomach, this multi-compartmentalized digestive system facilitates the breakdown of fibrous plant materials and enhances the absorption of nutrients. A distinctive feature of Auðrian dietary habits is the utilization of rumination. This process involves the cyclical activity of swallowing, "un-swallowing," re-chewing, and re-swallowing their food. This meticulous process is commonly referred to as "chewing the cud." Rumination allows Auðrians to thoroughly break down plant fibers, aiding in the extraction of all possible energy and nutrients from the ingested vegetation. This efficient digestion process contributes to their overall health and well-being.
Auðrians adhere to a specific eating schedule, consuming only two meals a day. This deliberate eating pattern aligns with their digestive physiology, allowing for ample time for rumination and optimal nutrient absorption. Despite having only two meals daily, the actual process of eating for Auðrians is an extended activity. Via rumination, they spend anywhere from 6 to 8 hours consuming their meals. This prolonged duration ensures thorough digestion and nutrient extraction from the plant materials.
The Auðrian diet encompasses a diverse range of vegetation, including grasses, leaves, fruits, and other plant-based sources. Their sophisticated digestive system accommodates various types of plant materials, enabling them to extract a broad spectrum of nutrients. Auðrians have evolved to maintain a delicate nutritional balance through their herbivorous diet. Their digestive system allows for the extraction of essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids from plant-based sources, supporting their long and healthy lifespans. Consuming meat poses a significant health risk for Auðrians, leading to potential sickness and digestive issues. Their physiology lacks the enzymatic and digestive adaptations required for the efficient processing of animal proteins.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

  • Supernatural Senses: The power to possess transcendent senses. Users's sense of sight, taste, hearing, touch, and smell are super-unnaturally more acute than other beings in their universe. They can see thousands of miles away with immense resolution and see/track things too fast for the natural eye, hear through dense walls perfectly and listen to the smallest vibrations/noises from extremely far away places, smell anything over vast distances up to and including individual molecules/atoms, taste the smallest details to the extent of distinguishing at a molecular level, and feel the slightest vibration in the air, ground, and water. In some cases, the user can develop a sixth sense and various ESP abilities, allowing them to perceive/sense things no ordinary senses can detect.
  • Magic Resistance: The power to be highly resistant to Magic. The user is highly resistant to most, if not all, forms of magic and magical power, possibly with the ability to select which types of magics they are resistant to while others may be restricted to a specific one.
  • Supernatural Intelligence: The power to possess transcendent levels of intelligence. These users can process and integrate new information at an incredible speed, effortlessly simplifying complex concepts and systems. They can reimagine past knowledge in their minds, coming up with fresh and innovative ideas and groundbreaking solutions. They can devise intricate plans and create groundbreaking technologies with ease. They can tackle problems with multiple dimensions that would leave ordinary folks scratching their heads. While most people see chaos and confusion, they see structure and potential. Their ability to predict and plan strategically is almost like having a sixth sense. They effortlessly navigate through the most complex topics, becoming experts with minimal effort. Their cognitive abilities go beyond what we think of as standard human intelligence. They can achieve mental feats and gain insights that challenge and expand our current understanding across various fields, from science to the arts.

Civilization and Culture

Major Organizations

  • The House of the Minotaur: Asterius the Minotaur, son of Renbur the White, would establish the House of the Minotaur and come to rule a portion of the Emerald Maze under the Emerald King. The House of the Minotaur are protectors of the Habitable Cities within the Emerald Maze and Masters of the Emerald City Guard, answering directly to the King. Asterius journeyed to the Maze many ages ago after escaping Crete and won the favor and attention of the Maze's King.
  • The Renburian Lineage: A lineage of Auðrians who trace bloodlines back to one figure, Sir Renbur the White, Demigod son of Lord Poseidon, God of the Seas and Earthquakes. Renbur's mother was an avatar of Auðumbla, making him closer to Godhood than most demigods. Renbur was large, larger than most Auðrians, he was a bull as white as marble with sleek and clean ebony horns and piercing yellow eyes. His golden mane puffed out from his neck and gave him a distinguished appearance. Renbur is among the most powerful Auðrians ever recorded and one who ascended to Buddhahood. To be of the Renburian Lineage is to have greatness in your veins.

Gender Ideals

  • Similar to certain bovine species, Auðrian society leans towards a matriarchal structure. Females, known as Matronae, often hold central roles in decision-making, resource allocation, and community organization. Matronae are highly respected for their wisdom and nurturing qualities. Matronae serve as leaders and advisors, guiding their communities with a blend of maternal wisdom and strategic acumen. Their influence is not only familial but extends to broader societal matters, fostering unity and cooperation among the Auðrians.
  • Males, known as Patriarchs, assume the role of protectors and providers within Auðrian society. While they may not hold formal leadership positions, Patriarchs play a crucial role in safeguarding the community and ensuring the well-being of its members.

History

In the beginning, there was only The Source and the Crucible. The Crucible was chaos, a well of boundless potential, raw and untamed, like paint without a form. The Source was stability, a vast and empty canvas, waiting for shape and purpose. When the Crucible was cast upon the Source, the two merged, filling the void with infinite possibility—the fabric of existence began.   But chaos alone could not sustain creation. To bring order, the Seven Sacred Seals emerged, ancient runes that imposed law upon the wild essence of the Crucible. These Seals shaped the raw energy into realms and worlds, establishing the first threads of reality.   From this primordial union rose Ymir, the 1st Born of the Yawning Void, the mightiest of beings. Ymir was both chaos and order, wielding the power to shape existence itself. With the Seven Seals, Ymir tamed the Untamed, becoming supreme and creating the race of Jötunnar—ancient giants who spread across the early cosmos. Through them, Ymir birthed a legacy of powerful beings: giants, ogres, and trolls.   In time, Ymir used the Seals to shape Auðumbla, a cosmic being of life. From her came Búri, the ancestor of gods. Búri’s son Bör, through union with the giantess Bestla, bore three sons: Odin, Vili, and Vé. But the old blood of Ymir grew restless in them, stirring a desire to claim the Seals and reshape the cosmos. And so, the First War began.
Auðumbla was the first of her kind to have ever been created and from her came Búri, Father of the Æsir, but also came the Auðrians, the race of Bovine men. The Auðrians would make a home for themselves within the Kingdom of Babel, the very heart of Yggdrasil, and worship the Immortal & Ever-Lasting Auðumbla as their patron deity.  
The Crown of the Highlands
Høystein (Highrock or Highstone) was a Realm in the Mortal Multiverse, home of the Hálfur (High Elf). An Auðrian named Rozan Rhegdon, a demigod son of Thor would lay siege to the realm in the aftermath of The Fall of the 1st Álfuríki Empire circa 2230 FGA when the Hálfur were at their weakest. The Highlands War was largely successful and saw the Hálfur fall under the authority of the House of Høystein. The HoH was a newly founded noble house formed from the marriage of Princess Wysvash Rhegdon III (the Rhegdon Clan) and Prince Hagluin Inacan XII (the Inacan Clan). The House of Høystein would rule Høystein and its various subservient Realms, dubbed the Highlands Kingdom, and was supported by The Knights of the Round Table as it effectively prevented the risk of a second Álfuríki Empire.

Historical Figures

Asterius the Legendary Minotaur
There once was a kingdom, Crete, ruled by a lord, King Minos, who had used dark science and forbidden magic to cut a slice out of the infinite Emerald Maze and make it a centerpiece in his Imperial Garden where he and other nobility would watch people try to escape for entertainment. Lord Minos was once visited by Sir Renbur the White, Demigod son of Lord Poseidon, God of the Seas and Earthquakes, a renowned Auðrian who stayed with the good King for some time. Renbur was a great bull as white as marble with ebony horns and a golden mane, said to be the most beautiful Auðrian to have ever lived. After Renbur departed, several months later, Minos' wife Queen Pasiphaë, a Goddess, was pregnant and gave birth to an Auðrian, betraying her adultery with Sir Renbur.   King Minos had the bastard trapped in his Hanging Gardens Maze, treated as a slave and a monster, forced to hunt down, slay, and eat people trapped in the maze. Entertainment for Minos, survival for the Minotaur. Minos once waged war with an enemy empire and upon victory would demand a tribute of 7 noblemen's children be sent to Crete to entertain his Minotaur. On the 3rd Annual Maze Run, Crete received, in secret, Imperial Prince Theseus, Lord of Athens.   Sir Theseus was in love with Princess Ariadne, Minos' eldest daughter, and had come on her plea to put her mad father to rest and save the lives of countless people. Ariadne gave Theseus powerful enchanted artifacts which he used to navigate the maze and find the Minotaur. Theseus and the beast battled for days and nights, but in the end, Theseus slew him, severed his head from his body, and brought it before the Minos as proof of his victory. Theseus would defeat Minos and lay waste to Crete before escaping with Princess Ariadne and the Minotaur's head.   Though his head was severed, the Minotaur was still of divine blood, and such a measure would not kill him, something Theseus was not privy to when he returned home with his riches. The Minotaur would return to life within the Maze that was on Crete, but in his escape, Theseus had closed the rift and returned it to the Emerald Maze outside of the Hyperverse. The Minotaur would become subservient to the Imperial Throne of Fairy Queen Lurline, given the name Asterius. Now Lord Asterius, his mind freed from barbarism, founded the House of Taur, which enforces the rule of the Lurline Throne within the Emerald Maze. Asterius, now immortal and a regal lord, is said to wait patiently within the Maze for the day he can enact revenge on mighty Theseus.   His day would come when King Theseus was usurped and imprisoned within the Emerald Maze by his enemies who seized his throne. Theseus was hunted by Asterius in the same manner he had hunted Asterius all those years ago. They would again have a final confrontation but this time, they both ended up killing each other.
As Above So Below As Within So Without Logo by Khali A. Crawford

Grandmaster SixPathsSage

Khali Crawford
   

 


Scientific Name
Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Bovinanthropus, Family: Audhridae, Genus: Auðrianus, Species: Auðrianus sapiens | Auðrianus sapiens
Lifespan
5,000
Average Height
~3.43 Cb to ~4.00 Cb | 6 to 7 feet
Average Weight
~22.7 St to ~36.3 St | 500 to 800 Lbs.

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