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UVI INFORMATION
The story of the Uvi takes place over hundreds of years. While the timeline isn't wholly specific or concrete, these are the events as follows:
Hundreds of years ago, the Uvi existed on a small portion of a gigantic island. Their habitat had limited space, but it was enough for their people -- they lived, they hunted, they swam, they survived. This marshland portion of the population was connected to the ocean by holes in the ground. Freshwater rose to the surface, while eventually, the ponds emptied out into the sea. They could swim in both types of water, though they mainly stayed near the land.
The majority of this island was inhabited by humans, who had once only claimed a small portion of the island as well. They existed together, mostly ignorant of one another, on opposite sides of the land mass. It was an existence that was mutually unimportant -- I don't bother you, you don't bother me.
Humanity marched forward, developing buildings, technology and culture. Eventually, their world modernized and growth was enormous. The population boomed and more and more buildings were erected, and the space between the Uvi and the humanoid species grew smaller and smaller. The Uvi didn't mind. As long as their land was theirs, they were content to live a life of natural prosperity.
Magic was known to exist in the world and was used by the Uvi, who had powerful water magic of their own -- but it wasn't the only type of ability to be found on the island. Multiple species of animals also existed there and had different sets of powers. As science progressed in the world of the humans, they eventually discovered this magic within a species of lizard that was observed on the mainland. Dissecting the creatures, their magic was found to be quantifiable by biology, unlike other magic forms that were wholly spiritual in nature. A bone was located in their pelvic region, and the extracted marrow from this bone structure contained a sequence that could be replicated -- synthetic magic.
After years of study, this magical ability was eventually utilized as an energy source that required no harmful environmental effects at a minimal cost. Humanity expanded, and soon the Uvi became encroached upon. This sudden comfortableness with magic empowered humanity. They wanted the rest of this land, but the Uvi residing in their marshy holes was a problem. Their relationship quickly became one of mutual distrust as more humans would venture into the area, taunting the Uvi to poke and prod at them.
The Uvi could communicate at this point, and the language between the humans and the Uvi was communal. Negotiations were off the table, though, as the humans in charge essentially demanded that they take over the rest of the Uvi's land. Their intentions weren't necessarily malicious but fueled by paranoia -- the fear of loss of progress, of overpopulation, of limited resources. The Uvi's land would need to be filled in, all holes plugged and leveled, in order to create more developments and a farmland that would prosper thanks to the moist and nutrient-rich soil their habitats would create.
The Uvi, despite being at least somewhat humanoid, were still animals in the minds of the humans. They may have been able to talk with them, but these talks were akin to asking a dog to sit. They were orders couched in requests. The humans eventually began development on Uvi land without consent, which led to a very slow-burning war that lasted for decades, close to a century.
The Uvi and humans existed in an aggressive back-and-forth that seemed almost never-ending. The humans would fill in Uvi holes while the Uvi would try their best to fight back using magic. The magic taken from the lizards was powerful, burning the Uvi if it touched them directly, so their attacks had to be long-range and thought out. This would involve drowning humans who tried to build on their land, though the true war didn't fully start until the Uvi halved the ocean.
Using powerful water magic, the Uvi took the freshwater from around the island and began to manipulate it into the human's territory bit by bit, flooding areas of their island severely and forcing water to fill up houses and buildings. The Uvi would have been content to exist without hurting humans, but their hand had been forced. Many humans died while the Uvi were also killed and forced into smaller and smaller territories, effectively going into underwater hiding for long stretches of time. This was how they discovered they had taken away from the ocean enough to leave the seabed exposed.
Humans began to become increasingly paranoid about magic. The lizard population where they had harvested their own magic from, as well as other magical creatures they had experimented on, needed to be disposed of. The Uvi were sentient and had magic...what would happen if other creatures somehow grew logic as well as the power to do harm? These creatures were drowned in large numbers, some just put into boxes and thrown into the ocean. These were the lucky ones -- others were burned or destroyed in horrible ways. The Uvi found many of these boxes and used their magic to send them safely to the new land they'd unearthed by depleting the ocean. It wasn't sensical to take over this new world when they had such a hunger to fight for their own. The humans continued to show their cruelty, but they were astute in that they would never lose their sense of compassion.
Finally, the humans had had enough. Using their advanced magical technology, they began to erect a large barrier around their island home. They moved quickly using as much magic as they could possibly create in order to prevent more flooding. The idea was to force as many Uvi out as possible while sealing themselves in.
The Uvi didn't want to give up their homes, and many thought it would be in their best interest to try and fight as much as possible. Negotiating even came up; could they get the humans to give them some of their lands and not take all of it? The answer never came. The humans, during on extremely frenzied 24 hour period, brought in machines that sealed up the Uvi's holes. They were separated -- many of the Uvi were stuck in the ocean, while just as many were left on the island to try and fend off the human's attack.
These Uvi were attempted to be captured for study, as their magic had died with them when they were attacked and killed. An alive Uvi could unlock more secrets, more magic and help create a new water source. The humans had essentially depleted themselves of what was once an infinite resource -- access to the ocean. They'd saved up enough water to last for a while, but it wouldn't be around forever. The trapped Uvi relented, however, despite the burning magical energy the humans used to try and either capture or kill them.
The humans couldn't fully succeed in capturing or killing all of the Uvi, thought the Uvi's numbers did begin to dwindle. It was an evolutionary issue of adjusting to being only on land and only a handful could do it for extended periods of time. They could find moisture in a few places, but not many.
Time passed and the Uvi continued to be stuck in the human's trapped box. The barrier, made with that glowing light energy, meant that the humans also had to adapt. Their world was constantly bright until mechanisms for shade and darkness were built. The one aspect of magic they couldn't get away from, however, was their inability to ever truly absorb and utilize it. The world they lived in had a magical frequency, of course, but they themselves had amplified it. This ancient radiation of magic took its toll on the humans. They became weaker. The Uvi, capable of withstanding this radiation as magical beings themselves, grew more and more used to the effects of it.
The Uvi within the barrier tried desperately to unite and flee, but they couldn't touch the barrier on their own. Even with the sources of energy created by the humans, the Uvi could steal enough to break the barrier -- though they did discover the barrier had a frequency that could be counterbalanced.
As the humans weakened and began to die off in massive numbers thanks to essentially magically baking themselves to death, the Uvi still in the barrier saw that they could overtake the humans. It was easy to do -- they came out of hiding in the forests and farmlands to take back their lands. Their numbers had grown while the human's numbers had depleted. It was now doable.
The humans at first were rather combative. They didn't give up their lands without a fight. They created rallies and mobs in order to try and locate the Uvi, creating insignias and banners that read plainly, in their language:
GIVE
BACK
OUR
LAND
This human unification wasn't enough for them to find success, however. The Uvi certainly had them beat.
After a few final battles, the humans gave up. Instead of surrendering on their own, they left under the cover of night. The barrier had one central control center that could create enough power to short out the frequency -- a few humans who were aware of this location stayed behind, allowing the last of the humans to leave quickly while the humans who stayed behind destroyed this center. The remaining Uvi would be locked away -- they would no longer have anything to fear once they found a new land away from the dreaded magic that they would leave to die.
By this time, the Uvi who stayed within the ocean had lost more of their humanity. They were no longer creatures of a society, but instead creatures of vengeance. Using their water magic, they took the human's boats and capsized them, spitting out the debris that clogged their ocean out onto the dry land mass that they had created below them. These humans, who had taken their land from them and helped separate them from their brethren, deserved to die. Survivors would have no resources.
Time passed. The Uvi within the barrier took over the human city. They didn't have the tools to remove the barrier, but they didn't want to anymore. The humans may come back (they were ignorant to the fate of the humans), and their brethren may not even be alive anymore. Digging through the island proved futile. The humans had fully encapsulated the island, even including barrier beams that shot through the rock layers. They were encapsulated forever. This situation came with advancement -- the Uvi within the barrier began to live a more humanoid life, rationing and utilizing the water supply left behind by the humans. It was the only way they could survive.
The Uvi within the ocean, however, took the opposite journey. Instead of being exposed to more humanity, they lost what little they still had left. Their brains instinctively knew of their goal, but all other purpose was lost. When exploring, they discovered the land that they previously had no interest in with structures that had been left by a past species, perhaps in a similar situation. They certainly had an interest in this place now.
At first, their interest in the Palai was purely as a food source, but that instinct sparked when they killed Elto and felt that radiating wave of energy from the root of their very flesh. The Uvi eventually discovered the source of their fear: that small bone located in an Elto's pelvis where their magic is stored. This could be useful -- when you put them together, that sparkling energy was created, just like the barrier where their brethren still were.
This was it. This was what they needed to be reunited again.
Hundreds of years ago, the Uvi existed on a small portion of a gigantic island. Their habitat had limited space, but it was enough for their people -- they lived, they hunted, they swam, they survived. This marshland portion of the population was connected to the ocean by holes in the ground. Freshwater rose to the surface, while eventually, the ponds emptied out into the sea. They could swim in both types of water, though they mainly stayed near the land.
The majority of this island was inhabited by humans, who had once only claimed a small portion of the island as well. They existed together, mostly ignorant of one another, on opposite sides of the land mass. It was an existence that was mutually unimportant -- I don't bother you, you don't bother me.
Humanity marched forward, developing buildings, technology and culture. Eventually, their world modernized and growth was enormous. The population boomed and more and more buildings were erected, and the space between the Uvi and the humanoid species grew smaller and smaller. The Uvi didn't mind. As long as their land was theirs, they were content to live a life of natural prosperity.
Magic was known to exist in the world and was used by the Uvi, who had powerful water magic of their own -- but it wasn't the only type of ability to be found on the island. Multiple species of animals also existed there and had different sets of powers. As science progressed in the world of the humans, they eventually discovered this magic within a species of lizard that was observed on the mainland. Dissecting the creatures, their magic was found to be quantifiable by biology, unlike other magic forms that were wholly spiritual in nature. A bone was located in their pelvic region, and the extracted marrow from this bone structure contained a sequence that could be replicated -- synthetic magic.
After years of study, this magical ability was eventually utilized as an energy source that required no harmful environmental effects at a minimal cost. Humanity expanded, and soon the Uvi became encroached upon. This sudden comfortableness with magic empowered humanity. They wanted the rest of this land, but the Uvi residing in their marshy holes was a problem. Their relationship quickly became one of mutual distrust as more humans would venture into the area, taunting the Uvi to poke and prod at them.
The Uvi could communicate at this point, and the language between the humans and the Uvi was communal. Negotiations were off the table, though, as the humans in charge essentially demanded that they take over the rest of the Uvi's land. Their intentions weren't necessarily malicious but fueled by paranoia -- the fear of loss of progress, of overpopulation, of limited resources. The Uvi's land would need to be filled in, all holes plugged and leveled, in order to create more developments and a farmland that would prosper thanks to the moist and nutrient-rich soil their habitats would create.
The Uvi, despite being at least somewhat humanoid, were still animals in the minds of the humans. They may have been able to talk with them, but these talks were akin to asking a dog to sit. They were orders couched in requests. The humans eventually began development on Uvi land without consent, which led to a very slow-burning war that lasted for decades, close to a century.
The Uvi and humans existed in an aggressive back-and-forth that seemed almost never-ending. The humans would fill in Uvi holes while the Uvi would try their best to fight back using magic. The magic taken from the lizards was powerful, burning the Uvi if it touched them directly, so their attacks had to be long-range and thought out. This would involve drowning humans who tried to build on their land, though the true war didn't fully start until the Uvi halved the ocean.
Using powerful water magic, the Uvi took the freshwater from around the island and began to manipulate it into the human's territory bit by bit, flooding areas of their island severely and forcing water to fill up houses and buildings. The Uvi would have been content to exist without hurting humans, but their hand had been forced. Many humans died while the Uvi were also killed and forced into smaller and smaller territories, effectively going into underwater hiding for long stretches of time. This was how they discovered they had taken away from the ocean enough to leave the seabed exposed.
Humans began to become increasingly paranoid about magic. The lizard population where they had harvested their own magic from, as well as other magical creatures they had experimented on, needed to be disposed of. The Uvi were sentient and had magic...what would happen if other creatures somehow grew logic as well as the power to do harm? These creatures were drowned in large numbers, some just put into boxes and thrown into the ocean. These were the lucky ones -- others were burned or destroyed in horrible ways. The Uvi found many of these boxes and used their magic to send them safely to the new land they'd unearthed by depleting the ocean. It wasn't sensical to take over this new world when they had such a hunger to fight for their own. The humans continued to show their cruelty, but they were astute in that they would never lose their sense of compassion.
Finally, the humans had had enough. Using their advanced magical technology, they began to erect a large barrier around their island home. They moved quickly using as much magic as they could possibly create in order to prevent more flooding. The idea was to force as many Uvi out as possible while sealing themselves in.
The Uvi didn't want to give up their homes, and many thought it would be in their best interest to try and fight as much as possible. Negotiating even came up; could they get the humans to give them some of their lands and not take all of it? The answer never came. The humans, during on extremely frenzied 24 hour period, brought in machines that sealed up the Uvi's holes. They were separated -- many of the Uvi were stuck in the ocean, while just as many were left on the island to try and fend off the human's attack.
These Uvi were attempted to be captured for study, as their magic had died with them when they were attacked and killed. An alive Uvi could unlock more secrets, more magic and help create a new water source. The humans had essentially depleted themselves of what was once an infinite resource -- access to the ocean. They'd saved up enough water to last for a while, but it wouldn't be around forever. The trapped Uvi relented, however, despite the burning magical energy the humans used to try and either capture or kill them.
The humans couldn't fully succeed in capturing or killing all of the Uvi, thought the Uvi's numbers did begin to dwindle. It was an evolutionary issue of adjusting to being only on land and only a handful could do it for extended periods of time. They could find moisture in a few places, but not many.
Time passed and the Uvi continued to be stuck in the human's trapped box. The barrier, made with that glowing light energy, meant that the humans also had to adapt. Their world was constantly bright until mechanisms for shade and darkness were built. The one aspect of magic they couldn't get away from, however, was their inability to ever truly absorb and utilize it. The world they lived in had a magical frequency, of course, but they themselves had amplified it. This ancient radiation of magic took its toll on the humans. They became weaker. The Uvi, capable of withstanding this radiation as magical beings themselves, grew more and more used to the effects of it.
The Uvi within the barrier tried desperately to unite and flee, but they couldn't touch the barrier on their own. Even with the sources of energy created by the humans, the Uvi could steal enough to break the barrier -- though they did discover the barrier had a frequency that could be counterbalanced.
As the humans weakened and began to die off in massive numbers thanks to essentially magically baking themselves to death, the Uvi still in the barrier saw that they could overtake the humans. It was easy to do -- they came out of hiding in the forests and farmlands to take back their lands. Their numbers had grown while the human's numbers had depleted. It was now doable.
The humans at first were rather combative. They didn't give up their lands without a fight. They created rallies and mobs in order to try and locate the Uvi, creating insignias and banners that read plainly, in their language:
BACK
OUR
LAND
This human unification wasn't enough for them to find success, however. The Uvi certainly had them beat.
After a few final battles, the humans gave up. Instead of surrendering on their own, they left under the cover of night. The barrier had one central control center that could create enough power to short out the frequency -- a few humans who were aware of this location stayed behind, allowing the last of the humans to leave quickly while the humans who stayed behind destroyed this center. The remaining Uvi would be locked away -- they would no longer have anything to fear once they found a new land away from the dreaded magic that they would leave to die.
By this time, the Uvi who stayed within the ocean had lost more of their humanity. They were no longer creatures of a society, but instead creatures of vengeance. Using their water magic, they took the human's boats and capsized them, spitting out the debris that clogged their ocean out onto the dry land mass that they had created below them. These humans, who had taken their land from them and helped separate them from their brethren, deserved to die. Survivors would have no resources.
Time passed. The Uvi within the barrier took over the human city. They didn't have the tools to remove the barrier, but they didn't want to anymore. The humans may come back (they were ignorant to the fate of the humans), and their brethren may not even be alive anymore. Digging through the island proved futile. The humans had fully encapsulated the island, even including barrier beams that shot through the rock layers. They were encapsulated forever. This situation came with advancement -- the Uvi within the barrier began to live a more humanoid life, rationing and utilizing the water supply left behind by the humans. It was the only way they could survive.
The Uvi within the ocean, however, took the opposite journey. Instead of being exposed to more humanity, they lost what little they still had left. Their brains instinctively knew of their goal, but all other purpose was lost. When exploring, they discovered the land that they previously had no interest in with structures that had been left by a past species, perhaps in a similar situation. They certainly had an interest in this place now.
At first, their interest in the Palai was purely as a food source, but that instinct sparked when they killed Elto and felt that radiating wave of energy from the root of their very flesh. The Uvi eventually discovered the source of their fear: that small bone located in an Elto's pelvis where their magic is stored. This could be useful -- when you put them together, that sparkling energy was created, just like the barrier where their brethren still were.
This was it. This was what they needed to be reunited again.