Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-32420582-20141209100202/@comment-25127382-20141219124338

Race Description:

Race: Arian (Plural: Arians)

Home: Aria (A planet which, similar to Nirn, possesses many different biomes, all inhabited. Naturally, Arians are the dominant species there.)

Aria is a strict military monarchy, ruled by a single leader and his/her family. Very little is known about Aria and its inhabitants, due to the fact that Arians are very hostile, or at least untrusting of outsiders, and are more likely to shoot outsiders down, than they are to let them into the Arian atmosphere. All Arians wear a special kind of military outfit, which is unique to the Arians, and can only be produced by Arians. This outfit is very useful in all kinds of combat, though is especially effective at ranged combat, as it possesses the ability to deflect most light projectiles, and absorb energy from energy weapons. Despite this, an energy blade can pierce it, though will only do physical damage from impact, due to the fact that the armour will absorb most of the energy.

Arian belief is that their planet is their god. "Aria shura, Aria sanu, Aria shiin" is an Arian saying, which roughly translates to "Aria (is) life, Aria (is) home, Aria (is) god/divinity". Specifically, they believe that the planet has its own spirit, its own life force, its own soul, and that this spirit dictates the fate and path of the Arian people.

Arians never take off their armour, except in special circumstances, so no outsider knows what the Arians look like under their armour. (I'm sure you can guess what I mean by 'special circumstances'.) Generally, Arians are believed to look like humans, though they do possess natural longevity. Arians are so untrusting that it has never happened, that an Arian should procreate with an outsider.

Due to the Arians' natural longevity, and military prowess, it is more likely that they die in an accident, than it is for them to be killed, as time does not harm them, and it is near impossible to kill them in combat. They are ruthless and efficient, and have never been overcome in warfare, by anyone. Even if an Arian should die in battle, their armour would self-destruct instantly in an explosion, making it impossible to gather any information from it.

Dimplomacy is not beyond Arians, though they prefer to eliminate potential threats, as opposed to striking allegiances, allowing said potential threat to live to fight another day.

Though Arians are not known for magical power, they are capable of magic, and some dwell heavily in it, using it to increase their military power.

Arians are unbelievably disciplined in their military nature, and would rather die than fail their assignment, even if it is something simple, like delivering a status report.

At first sight, Aria looks like its people are very primitive, as the outside of their cities are mainly made of stone and steel, but inside, one can find some of the most advanced technology in existance, especially if it is related to warfare. The outside of Arian cities are mostly just cover-ups, as the majority of Arians live underground, due to the natural impentrability of Arias earth and soil. It is unknown exactly how large the Arian race is, or how much equipment they possess, but the fact that they have not been conquered ever, speaks for itself.

(More may be added later.)

(Reaper and Siren both wear Arian armour (the one in the middle of the pic), but this giving them away is unlikely, unless the Guardians have satelites to pick up intelligence via photography. They probably won't give their race away, but are not exactly trying to hide it either.)

(Arians are totally not loosely based on Quarians, what the hell gave you that idea? XD)