Races

Asyndi (Shar'Vaire and Quar'Vess Clans) - by T.A. Saunders ©1997 v3.7

Racial Articles The Future of the Asyndi

It is difficult to say what will become of the half-god children of the Old Gods, though it is widely rumored that the Shar'Vaire are actually dying off as ordained by the Lords of Chaos, when they empowered the Shar'Vaire who accepted the dark gift. Many Traditionalists scoff this notion as a political scare tactic by the Fundamentalists, but few can argue that there are fewer and fewer Shar'Vaire children born each year and those that are born are more likely to be deformed, insane or simply sterile. The Fundamentalists offer this is the result of the Darkening and not likely to be undone easily, if at all.

Many Shar'Vaire scholars, magi and others have quietly been working in the shadows to find a way to reverse this decline, though much of it has met without success in maintaining the Shar'Vaire ‘identity.' Shar'Vaire mingled with Quar'Vess always produces a Quar'Vess child, which would seem like fortune and salvation that they could return themselves to the pure bloodline their cousins have maintained, except this aberration that comprises what the Shar'Vaire have truly become represents a cultural identity now, for having existed for so long. As such, many Shar'Vaire do not accept this as a plausible solution, since it would effectively breed them out of existence.

Other breeding projects have been undertaken with various levels of success. Many Shar'Vaire have actually taken Human mates to produce viable offspring with varying degrees of success. With their particular allure to Tashrani peoples, more than one Half Shar'Vaire has been born to a gypsy dancer. These offspring have shown promise in maintaining the sorcerous potential of the Asyndi, while returning a certain stability in the bloodline.

The Quar'Vess have done much to aid their cousins in their task to save themselves, however it is a largely held notion that the Shar'Vaire should simply be allowed to die out. They are after all an aberration of the original bloodline; one that has caused a great deal of harm and destruction upon Imarel. Allowing it to simply fade away would be in a way, reuniting the Asyndi peoples under a common banner and return them to being stewards of the world, rather its potential oppressors.

Much will be decided in the centuries to come for the Asyndi clans. Should the Shar'Vaire die out as a people, the Quar'Vess would almost certainly take command of their cousins' land and power. A potentially more powerful Kingdom of Farwind could usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for Imarel. It would also be likely feared by Shadow Elves of the Kingdom of Vyss, who recall all too well what a recipe of Asyndi and power brews; fear enough perhaps to even attempt to strike at them in war.