Umbrir

The Umbrir are one of the oldest races in existence, originating from Kaela, the origin planet. Ancient, winged, and near-immortal, they are known across many worlds by different names: Keepers, Travelers, Seekers, Founders, Hoppers, and the Winged Ones among them.

Appearance

Umbrir are humanoid in shape, with pale or white scales covering most of their body, transitioning to darker shades along the back. Their most distinct feature is their four wings, which are dark — typically deep purple-black in color. Their hair is black. Their eyes are vivid and luminous. While they look broadly human at a glance, their scaled skin and four wings mark them immediately as something else entirely.

Biology and Lifespan

Umbrir possess what is described as passive immortality — they experience time as mortals do, but cannot die of natural causes. Most Umbrir alive at the time of the story are several centuries old, with some elders predating all current civilizations.

Generational Cohorts

Because Umbrir live forever and reproduce rarely, they track age by birth era rather than generation numbers. An Umbrir identifies their cohort — the era they were born into:

Pax (pre-7,000 years ago)

The origin era. Umbrir on Kaela before its fall. Roughly 100 from this era still alive. They predate all known civilizations in the Aeternum.

Diaspora (~7,000 years ago)

Kaela falls. The Umbrir scatter across the stars. They arrive on a young Earth and soon after Oran. ~200-300 Umbrir from this era remain.

Expansion (~6,500–1,000 years ago)

The longest era. The Umbrir spread across the settled worlds and discover new ones. Most Umbrir who have ever lived were born in this span. - Terradine Settlement (~5,000) — Terradine becomes an Umbrir-populated world - Aethere Settlement (~4,000) — Aethere settled - Roman Occupation of Oran (~2,000) — Romans arrive on Oran from Earth

Strife (~1,000 years ago)

The non-interference oath is broken by a faction of Umbrir who want to guide developing worlds. The Oathkeepers exile them. The exiles flee to unsettled worlds — Bakro, Taldor, Vuldris — seeding civilizations there and splitting the Aeternum between oath-bound and rogue worlds.

Modern (~1,000 years ago to 2090s)

The Oathkeepers hold firm. The trade hub Xav is founded (~500 years ago). Oran colonizes Kraia (~300 years ago). Vekka, a Modern-born Umbrir, breaks the oaths again and aligns with the northern demigods of Earth — echoing the crime that caused the Strife.

Culture and Society

Most Umbrir reside on [[Xav]], a melting pot trade planet, or on [[Terradine]]. They hold to oaths of non-interference with developing planets and their civilizations. Violating these oaths is considered a profound betrayal among their kind.

They travel between worlds using runestones and Adamantium.

Role in the Story

When the Umbrir Vekka betrayed his oaths and began influencing the northern demigods of [[camp-mythborn|Camp Mythborn]] to move south and conquer Earth, the elder Umbrir acted. [[Kal]] and [[Karthas]] were dispatched to Earth to help the demigods of [[Camp Ironsoul]] resist and survive the coming conflict.

Known Umbrir

- [[karthas|Karthas]] — dispatched to Earth alongside Kal; Modern cohort
- [[kal|Kal]] — dispatched to Earth alongside Karthas; Modern cohort
- Vekka — rogue, broke the oaths; aligned with [[Victor Cran]] and the northern demigods; age unknown