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Revision as of 09:09, 2 January 2022
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Average height
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7'-9'
213-234 cm |
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Average weight
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170 lbs
77 kg |
Spawning Myth
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When one denies their own cruelty
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Notable Individuals
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A slender, reptilian species most known for their unusual diet of suffering.
Physiology
Slyne are tall, slender, reptilian creatures. Their head is covered in kinked quills or protofeathers, and they have a long, whip-like tail that's broken up into vertebra-like segments. They tend to have very slight if not skeletal frames, and their hide is usually covered in various spines and barbs. They are almost never fat or muscled - at least not without arcane enhancements.
A slyne’s snout is long and thin, and lined with dozens of sharp, evenly-spaced teeth. Their quills are long and flexible, and are sometimes banded or striped. Males have pointed "pauldrons" on their shoulders, whereas females lack this feature; this is usually the only way to tell the two sexes apart, as their genitalia is seamlessly hidden in a cloaca until erect.
Slyne tend to have pale, drab skin. Their eyes tend to be bold and vibrant, and sunken into dark sockets beneath flared brow crests. Their inner flesh is usually black, as is their blood.
Slyne are unique in that they must sustain themselves from inflicting suffering on others; slynes do not benefit from consuming food. A slyne "meal" may be a bowlful of live creatures - sometimes microcitizens - with a torture implement in place of an eating utensil.
Slyne lack any manner of external genitalia or breasts, but males have a pair of flanged "pauldrons" on their shoulders. A transgender slyne may seek to have these removed or added, via surgery or permanent illusion.
Both sexes have a cloaca. Males have a pair of hemipenes studded with barbs near the base.
Females lay leathery black eggs in clutches of five to seven.
Stereotypes
Slyne are stereotyped as solitary creatures, and are thought to be more in tune with their own darkness than others. They are often associated with things of a macabre nature, and are often seen as executioners and torturers. Through these occupations an individual may be able to routinely sustain their need to inflict suffering, thus allowing them to avoid the practice during social events.
As most social events include some form of dining, slyne who wish to socialize occasionally run into issues due to their peculiar and offputting diet. While slyne can ingest food, it is tasteless and not nourishing. Many restaurants have at least one menu item marked "suffertarian", denoting that the meal is composed of living things and includes a means of torturing them.
Slyne cope with this reality in a variety of ways, but many struggle with the regular practice of causing such pain; some willingly starve to death, or inflict pain on themselves in ritual, or simply out of anguish. This is not usually recognized by non-slynes, who tend to see the species as sadistic and cold. Some even blame the slyne for the cruel and heartless city Nodd has become; there are those who would hurt or kill a slyne with no remorse - they may even feel as though they've done the city a service in doing so.
Slyne tend to have soft, raspy voices, and many have sheepish mannerisms.
Image Gallery
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A slyne has a little suffering snack, with the help of an ever-available outsider¹
