Dweller

Dwellers
Halflings. One of the smallest of the races, Dwellers are perhaps the most innovative of all the races. They dabble in the arts of science and magic both. Respectable, many Dwellers live in Crexulis as liaisons to the Forerunners.

Physiology
Dwellers are a race of humanoids of a very short stature. Often times they are perceived as child-like due to their height, though their general appearance can easily suggest they are within their adult years.

Culture
The Dwellers are a very science and magic-centric race. They mix the two studies on a regular basis, feeling as though when both are used together, it is capable of creating something even more fantastic than what one or the other could do on their own.

At one point, the Dwellers incorporated their religion heavily into their culture. However, with the death of Calulaia, their goddess, most of this has dissipated.

Religion
Before her death, the Dwellers were a very religious people. While they were still scientifically and magically minded then, they also ingrained their goddess into much of what they did. In their mind, their goddess was the being who gifted them intelligence, ingenuity, and magical prowess. Why should they not revere her so?

Roughly 150 years prior to present day, the Dweller's goddess, Calulaia, was killed by the Slivere's god, Kreshax. Her domain had been infiltrated by the serpent, and despite her defenses, she was inevitably destroyed. Her worshipers felt this death immediately, the Dwellers having been very close to the goddess. It struck the entire race hard, and created tense relations between the Slivere and Dwellers.

Possible war has been on the horizon for many years between the two races.

Relations
The Dwellers are friendly towards most races on Edenfell. As they are one of the most personable races on the continent, they're often enlisted as ambassadors and arbiters in various territories.

They specifically have close ties to the Gontamel, however. The Gontamel, being a race of miners, engineers, and overall builders of varying sorts, have always found the innovative nature of the Dwellers to be a boon. The two races, for centuries, have worked together to create some of the most incredible inventions Valeven has ever seen.

Airships are their greatest achievement.

Factions

 * Calulaia's Scepter - Dwellers who still live by their goddess' word, even though she was defeated and killed by Kreshax, the god of the Slivere. Extremists, they attack small Slivere outposts and overall create issues for the serpents.