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Half-Asyndi - by T.A. Saunders ©2013 v1.0
As a sub-race, Half-Asyndi do not have a cultural identity or much of a history of their own. The vast majority of them are the result of a Shar`Vaire noble taking a fancy to a Tashrani pleasure slave or dancing slave and siring a child through an act of lust. These children are never kept by the Shar`Vaire for long, always sent back to the Tashrani woman's caravan or family with great wealth. However in more modern times, there are more and varied examples of Half-Asyndi throughout Imarel. There is no exact number throughout the various populations of the world however, as many either prefer to remain anonymous or wish to blend in. In more rustic Human societies, Half-Asyndi are regarded as haughty and overly confident. While not a racial crisis in and of itself, it does lend to situations that the more meek of the bloodline would likely care to avoid.
Half-Asyndi were also the focal point of a breeding experiment by Fundamentalist Shar`Vaire who had been up until 1325 AC trying to find ways to preserve the Shar`Vaire identity. Traditionalists found this intrinsically offensive, despite the overall positive results of very selective breeding. During this time there was a population boom of both Half-Asyndi and Asyn-Shei that many scholars refer to as the Survival Baby Boom; a nickname more than one Shar`Vaire might find offensive, especially amongst any Traditionalists that may yet remain in the world.