NOVEL WEB Monster Girl Archive Entry 001: Witherspell [IMAGE]
Witherspells
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Classification: Adma Kudai |
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Racial Family: ??? |
| Lifespan: 60 average |
A race of Imaginal said to be a poor god's cheap imitation of elves. The only thing of an elf that could be seen in this Imaginal is their pointed and long ears. Otherwise, this race of Imaginal has more in common with amalgam-type Imaginal.
One can tell a Witherspell at a glance by their elf-like ears, their gray-ish skin, and the black glove-like pigmentation on their forearms and hands.
Physiology and Unique Traits
Witherspells are known to wield particularly nasty mana. That mana allows them to use magic that drains life from anything it touches. Said magic is actually where they got their name from. Unfortunately--or maybe fortunately for everyone else--Witherspells are blessed with the worst mana-reserves of any known Imaginal. These pitiful creatures--perhaps in an ironic twist of fate--almost constantly leak their mana into their surroundings. One would think this would make things worse for the average Witherspell, but no. The amount they have to leak is so pitiful that, at worst, someone who is next to a Witherspell for more than four hours may only experience a stomachache.
The above is true for the average Witherspell. Unfortunately, there are Witherspells who aspired to go beyond their limits. Those successful Witherspells may have found ways to increase their mana reserves but did so without fully fixing their leakage problem. Those Witherspells are the ones populations fear. Not only because they actually have the mana to use devastating magic but also because they're walking garden killers.
When harvest times come around, one should expect many to be vigilant for wandering Witherspells.
Truly, if there were a god that made this race for the sake of rivaling elves, they should be ashamed.
Witherspells have another interesting racial trait. Their arms can come off and move around according to the Witherspell's will. A truly macabre ability that makes Witherspells even more frightful. Some Witherspells are able to further separate their disembodied hand into many segments, though the use for this function has not been well documented.
While Witherspells are strongly associated with death due to their mana, they also have an association with life. Interestingly, a Witherspell's reproductive organs are filled with a mana of an opposite nature to the mana their body radiates. Some theorize this mana is what allows a Witherspell to have descendants. Regardless, the mana has a strong affinity with the light element and is theorized to be suited for healing magic. That said, no Witherspell has ever been recorded to have figured out how to make use of this special mana.
Disposition
Witherspells tend to be relatively nomadic in realms where they flourish. As their bodies constantly radiate their ill mana, Witherspell tribes can never stay in one place for too long, lest the land they rest on dies. What is truly unfortunate is that Witherspells are not undead. They still need food just like humans and elves do. This life of always seeking fertile lands while being aware that they will kill the fertility they seek by virtue of existing has led to most Witherspells adopting a slightly cynical view of life.
An alternate lifestyle path sees Witherspells wandering by themselves or in groups of two or three. These smaller units, while lacking safety in numbers, find it easier to live in certain areas for longer.
Witherspells in ⦿Nochfall Maya⦿
Witherspells are seen as livestock. They exist to constantly radiate their mana for the undead Imaginals of Nochfall Maya to eat. These undead have discovered ways of provoking a Witherspell to release more mana through special torture and substances. The treatment severely weakens the Witherspell and severely impacts their life expectancy, but that's what the Witherspell farms are for. When a Witherspell dies, it is easily replaced.