Eletzytynns are a type of Splithian elemental originating from the Vaporrealm. Their two closest relatives are knockturnes and palmkind. They share a distant common ancestor with non-Splithian elementals, such as regikind, allays, vexes, and wardens. They inhabit various regions of the Vaporrealm, especially the futura pools (an area of scattered floating islands and connecting stone tiled pools) and the Aesthetic range. They tend to avoid the vaporwastes, as they are full of predators both literal (various species of large, birdlike predators) and figurative (Arsenian pirates).
An eletzytynn’s dynamo (the large crystal on their back) and auxiliary dynamo (smaller crystal in their forehead) store massive amounts of energy. In an eletzytynn’s case, this energy cannot be used to fight. It is instead used to heal and in many cases, terraform. Using extremely precise pulses of their energy, eletzytynns are able to repair damaged nerves, speed up the healing process for broken bones, locate and stop the growth of certain cancers, and even correct problems relating to chronic pain. Pulses of energy can be used to encourage plant growth, as well. Despite their incredible healing abilities, eletzytynns are unfortunately very frail and poor at combat. Any eletzytynn who is skilled in fighting has had YEARS of training and most likely uses a rather powerful weapon.
Another notable ability eletzytynns possess is the ability to "tearsip". This ability is enhanced using a special straw made of a conductive material and a single nostalgem. Tearsipping involves absorbing the emotional energy of someone through a sensitive spot on the roof of the receiving eletzytynn’s mouth. Using this ability, eletzytynns can absorb bad feelings associated with trauma, grief, and anxiety. They get very sick from this for a short period of time, as they feel a quick, concentrated sensation of whatever the giver is feeling. It isn’t a permanent fix for someone dealing with negative emotions, but it does lighten their burden so they can function better and process whatever is causing the bad feelings.
Every eletzytynn has a pair of wings sprouting from the area around their dynamo. Whether the wings are small and thin vs large and feathery is hereditary, as is their coloration and pattern. Like all Vaporrealm originating elementals, eletzytynns has four upper limbs. In the case of eletzytynns these are fingerless, but still very coordinated and flexible. Also like other elementals, eletzytynns’ legs appear pointed, as they are constantly walking tiptoe.
Like their other Splithian relatives, eletzytynns are all female. In some cases an eletzytynn could use male or non-binary pronouns, but their sex is always female until certain conditions occur. During the summer months, some eletzytynns will develop male parts and be able to impregnate others. This change can occur a few times during an eletzytynn’s life, every single summer, or in some cases, never at all. The frequency of this change is determined by the amount of certain hormones in an eletzytynn’s body and it varies with each individual.
Eletzytynns are mostly vegetarian. Their favorite foods include wiremelons, macronuts, and liminade. They will occasionally eat nulleceanthe and memfish that inhabit the waters of the futura pools, but those are the choice food for wandering albatrons, which coexist peacefully with eletzytynns. In the futura pools region, eletzytynns make clothing out of "byssus", a light, shimmering cloth made from the hairs on certain shellfish. Eletzytynns take great pride in their byssus clothes and wear them everywhere, sometimes even to bed.
In modern times, many eletzytynns live in very close knit, highly exclusive cities called ‘enclaves". The transition from living in the open alongside other species to closed societies may have to do with the amount of kidnappings skyrocketing in recent years. Enclaves are run by the "Heads of All," who control everything from what color an eletzytynn can paint their mailbox to who they can start a family with. Purity culture is rampant in enclaves and if an eletzytynn is deemed "unpure" even if not by their own fault, they are often banished…this depends on the enclave, though.
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