Silkin

Silkin as children are large green & yellow larvae with many small spikes around their bodies. Once mature they are humanoid insectoid people with wings and varying physiques depending on their morph. Butterfly morph have a slender builds and colorful wings. Moth morph have bulky builds, are covered in grey thick fur and scales. Silkin like caterpillars have no lungs but rather spiracles on their bodies which oxygen passes through allowing them to breathe.

Silkin children are covered in small black spikes that can shred through flesh and stone, they have corrosive saliva that can eat through organic & inorganic materials, and they can fire strong and sturdy silk from their mouths. They can harden their bodies for defense being as hard as mithril, while they can't speak verbally they can telepathically communicate with others. A Silkin's abilities change drastically when they go through metamorphosis gaining different abilities depending on if they are of the moth morph or butterfly morph.   Silkin of the moth morph become physically stronger and more durable bearing mithril scales on their fur, body, and wings capable of displacing light. They keep their ability to produce silk & corrosive saliva but lose their telepathy. Silkin of the butterfly morph become more slender and dexterous, have orange and black wings growing from their back. They keep their telepathy but loose their silk and corrosive saliva, although they have innate magic within them. Silkin regardless of their morph have pheromone sensing being able to sense the presence of living things and read their thoughts through their antennas.

Silkin reproduce sexually laying up to 50 groups of eggs which hatch within 5 days. The mother of the Silkin will be crippled from the process of laying eggs and has a 50% chance of dying from laying eggs.

Silkin remain children for 2 months eating vegetation for that time forming a chrysalis while they pupate. They remain dormant in a chrysalis for 1 month coming out as mature Silkin.

Silkin live in woodlands making villages in the middle elevation of trees, making the outer layer of their village lined with silk.

Silkin children need vegetation specifically milkweed up to 30lbs. of it a day. Mature Silkin have a liquid diet as they use their proboscis tounge to suck nectar and juice from fruit.

Silkin are highly valuable due to their many valuable body parts. The shells of the Silkin children can be used to make armor being sold for 1,000 GP, their corrosive saliva can be sold for 3,000 GP per vial, & their silk can be sold for 1,500 GP. The wings of Silkin are valuable being sold for 10,000 GP per pair, & the hearts of the butterfly morph can be used to make potions that augment arcane magic.

Silkin live in Primal Heart in the region of Dayrise making their villages in tress near deposits of Heartstone.

Silkin have an advanced sense of smell and taste.

The Rainbow Court

  The leaders of the Silkin race made of 10 powerful Silkin of the butterfly morph through the blessings of the Imera Court gained immense magical power and rainbow hue wings.  

The Silkin Mages

  A group of mages chosen by the Rainbow Court to be the most powerful mages under them using magic to defend their kind and remain hidden.  

The Silkin Vanguard

  A group of Silkin warriors made up of moth morph Silkin they aren't well liked to the rest of their kind and none can be found in Nightfall. The Silkin Vanguard where known to engage in massive battles with denizens of the Nychtan Court like Venomir & Hornitons. They where once lead by Helbram during the Primal War but became leaderless once Saisisium's kingdom fell.  

Silkin Forgers

  A group of Silkin who made clothing, weapons, and armor for the other Silkin.

The Silkin found nature to be beautiful and detested the sight of mortal settlements for it's lack of traditional nature. Bright colors where beautiful to the Silkin leading to the Silkin of the butterfly morph to be the ones always chosen to mate with.

The Silkin have a primitive lifestyle and primitive technology, their villages are walled off by dense silk, their houses are made of leaves held together with silk and hanging from the tree branches as small huts. Their weapons are sharp leaves compounded together with silk making super sharp curved swords, durable shields, and bows.

The Silkin where clothing made of leaves stitched together with silk.

The Silkin have a culture of isolation, security, and love for each other above all else. They knew of their limitations and planned accordingly making their homes in the trees and keeping to themselves only resorting to violence when needed. Even after the war they remain isolated in their villages sticking to their ways.

Birth & Prosperity

  The Silkin where born in the Primal Heart with the rest of the Volu races after the Primal Elves. They where accepted by the Light Elves and given homes in the middle of the woodlands elevation due to the danger of the ground and the sky.  

The Primal War

  The Silkin lived in harmony with the other fey of the Primal Heart until the "Primal War" occured and the Nychtan Court attacked the Imera Court. The war was devastating Venomir killing Silkin children, Hornitons injecting their parasitic offspring into the weak race and even the once allied Avions tore them to shreds. It wasn't until the lone Celestial Saisisium & his best friend Helbram came from the heavens to aid the Imerian Court that the Silkin where spared. Helbram & Saisisium inspired the Silkin to fight for their lives and families inspiring the creation of the Rainbow Court, the Silkin Mages, the Silkin Forgers, and the most infamous Silkin Vanguard. Once the war ended and the Nychtan Court where forever barred to Nightfall & the Sorrow Heart the Silkin thanked Saisisium for his efforts and while they decided not to be vassals they decided to do trade with the one who saved them.  

Age Of Heart

  After the Primal War the Silkin remain in harmony with other races although the trauma left by the war made the Silkin unwilling to even speak to harmful races. Wards where made around their villages to bar off outsiders and remain enclosed. Some Silkin didn't like this however and left their villages never to return some still bitter about the war and looking for payback and others wanting something more from life.

Elder Gloxinia, The Rainbow Goddess

  The eldest and strongest of the Rainbow Court & by extension Silkin race. She used her immense magic to aid her people through the peril of the Primal War her magic was unmatched no one not even the Venomir could stand up to her. She to this day is called the Rainbow Goddess as she rained down bolts of light from the heavens to scorch those who would harm her people.  

Elder Basquias, The Primal Blade

  One of the eldest and strongest Silkin in history reborn with the moth morph she took up arms against the Nychtan Court in the Primal War being one of the first members of the Silkin Vanguard. She was once a lover of Helbram and fought by his side in the war being an unstoppable force on the battlefield slaying many in their path although the two parted ways after it's end. She was one the Silkin to remain in Nightfall no one knows of her fate or if she is still alive.  

Felicity, The Sun Wing

  A Silkin of the butterfly morph and one who survived "The Dronin Massacre" leaving her 48 of her siblings and her parents dead at the hands of Serquet. She is one of the only Silkin to leave the Primal Heart to go the mortal realm to work for the reincarnation of the man who saved her kind in the Primal War and who finally put an end to Serquet.  

Mothra, The Lunar Wing

  A Silkin of the moth morph and the one who survived "The Dronin Massacre" with her sister Felicity. She like her sister left the Primal Heart to work for their savoir Sai.  

Elder Venona, The Vanir Moth

  A Silkin of the moth morph who detested the idea of combat and became a scholar and wizard. She left her home due to pursue greater knowledge in Olympia and eventually settled in Vanahiem being an extraordinary scholar and creature in the Scorpion's heartland.  

Saisisium, The Spider King

  A lone crossbreed of Celestial & Fey who came to the Primal Heart to aid the people during the Primal War. He was a benevolent warrior who fought to defend the people and managed to build a kingdom through gaining the allegiance of the enemy becoming a king who ruled on the former land of Nightfall then Spinaria. He was beloved by the Silkin for his deeds and forever treasured to their race.  

Helbram, The Beacon Of Ferocity

  A War Archon who came with his friend Sai to keep him alive in the Primal War. He inspired the Silkin and other races to fight for themselves and find their fighting spirit. He was an unstoppable force in the Primal War cleaving his enemies with his axe & impaling others on his sharp burning feathers. He is forever beloved by the Silkin for his ferocity in combat in their defense.

Archfey

  The Archfey are the ones who offered aid & a home to the Silkin when they where first born. The Silkin adore the Archfey treating them as benevolent saviours.  

Avions

  Despised predators of the Silkin race once allied with the Imera Court now barred from Dayrise like the rest of the Nychtan Court.  

Celestials

  Allies of the Fey and by extension the Silkin they lent a helping hand in the Primal War and inspired the Silkin to fight for themselves.  

Venomir

  One of the most hated races to the Silkin due to their arrogance & various mass murders during the Primal War.  

Hornitons

  One of the most hated races to the Silkin for their role in the Primal War placing their parasitic offspring into the Silkin.  

Drow

  One of the most feared races to the Silkin due to their connection & devotion to the spider queen. Because of their lack of perspective in the prime material plane they believe all drow to be silican.