Topic 1: The Blood Born

Hello and welcome to a new series called HoD Lore. Where I basically go over important pieces of lore for the grand Multi-verse of Heroes of the Dimensions. I'll be talking about Monster-Human hybrids but more specifically my original race called the Bloodborn, not to be confused for the Fromsoftware game of the same title. But first some genral lore about Blood borns.

Bloodborn are a combination of both humans/humanoids and dragons. However there more dragon by blood as they are the decendents of half-dragons and humans/Humanoids. This is due to the fact that the humans/humanoids who often reproduced with Half-dragons, likely carried the shapeshifting gene. Leading to where bloodborns are humans/humanoids with the ability to transform into dragons and back into humans rather than being a true quarter hybrid. Or at least that is what is speculated by the Scholars of Dankishi, there is no official confirmation as to how the blood born came to be. This is because Bloodborn are extremely rare in the first place. Very few records are around about their existence and very few talk about their origins. Leading to mainly speculation about how they came to be and why there are so few around.

What is known about the Bloodborn is that they have to have some relation to a specific type of dragon and have some means in their gene to be able to transform into a dragon of that specific type. Cause compared to other shapeshifters, they can only turn into dragons instead of able to transform into multiple things. Another known thing is that a Bloodborn's ability to transform is related to their eyes. Bloodborns who can transform often have speckled eyes.

Ex: Speckled Eye

While those without speckles often can't transform.

Ex: Non-speckled

In fact, the speckled eye is very specific to bloodborns. While human/humanoid eyes can have flecks of color, Bloodborns have it as a marker as to whether they can turn into a huge fuck off dragon or not.

Other known draconic traits are having scales appear across their body acting as a form of vitiligo, sharp canines, longer nails, pointed ears, lizard pupils, horns and any other draconic trait. Some Bloodborn may have more draconic traits than human, some may have no draconic trait to them, most tend to have some kind of draconic trait to them as the most common is sharp canines.

While their physiology is quite different from a regular human/humanoid in the fact that their blood has a higher platelet count, making their blood tend to clot faster and more often than the average human/humanoid. Why do they have a higher platelet count? It's to accommodate their huge fuck off dragon forms. The extra platelets allow enough blood flow for their dragon forms to function and able to last injury. Which is why hemophilia is a dangerous genetic disorder for them as it can make it easier for them to bleed out in dragon form compared to human form. Hence you can joke that all Bloodborns have Thick blood, as all of them in human form can't die of bloodloss. However due to this, they often have to keep their blood from clotting in human form by eating blood thinning foods like garlic and tomatoes.

Bloodborns due to their draconic ancestry, do have enhanced senses compared to humans. As they basically have the same smelling range as a Komodo dragon but tracking capacities of a bloodhound, meaning they can smell someone or something from 5 miles away and track them down. While their hearing is the equivalent of a Barn Owl with the range of a wolf, making them able to know exactly the distance and direction even from far away. While their eyesight can detect enemies from far away like an eagle. Allowing them advantages over humans. However, some blood born may only have a mix of sences enhanced. For Example, one bloodborn has excellent hearing and smell but their eyesight is the same as a human's, while another could have great sight and hearing but their sense of smell is lacking. These carry over to dragon form as well.

Bloodborns who can transform often have to consume a lot more food and need more rest compared to those that can't. This is because transforming is fucking exhausting on their bodies, as it's basically changing your entire body into something else. Hence why it takes weeks/months for a Transforming Bloodborn to be able to transform again. As their body has to rest from the taxing effects of the transformation.

The first time transformation is very scary for Bloodborns, as it can be triggered by an intense emotional trigger and due to this, they often can't control their draconic forms as their conscious is disconnected from their body in a form of disassociation. Leading to massive damages if not controlled. However, some Bloodborn have been able to stay in control of their bodies upon the first transformation but it's a very rare occurrence.

A major effect caused by their draconic instincts is depending on the type of dragon, is to basically hoard shit. They often have a strong desire to create a hoard of some kind, whether it be coins, gems, books or any other valuable item. While Others could hoard something due to a lack of something in their lives, for example a Bloodborn may hoard photos of loved ones due to a lack of connection or create many connections with people due to a lack community. No matter what, bloodborns will hoard something no matter material or not. Another could be having a strong desire to destroy or highly aggressive behavior. While another could be a deep longing for wisdom and knowledge. It really depends on the natural instincts of the Bloodborn.

Bloodborn may have different abilites depending on the type of dragon they are. For example, one character might be able to drink blood as a form of health recovery, while another may be more sensitive to ghosts and spirits. All this depends on the type of dragon they are descended from.

Most Prominent Bloodborns in HoD:

Searin Fornete Ramirez: Crown Princess of Dankishi and First Main Character of the Series (HoD-first Half), Leader and Founder of the Heroes of the Dimensions. Able to Transform.

Ryong Byeon-Sho: Head of the Dankian Adventurer's Guild (HoD: TB) Unable to transform.

Varian Paltena: Leader of the Asunders and Leader of Varse (HoD: SnS). Able to Transform.

Wave Sashino Ramirez: Twin Sister of Searin and Leader of the Royal Guard. Member of the Heroes of the Dimensions. Unable to Transform (???).

So this is a bit into the work in progress stuff for some of the Beastfolk in Heroes of the Dimensions. (In fact one of the Species appears in the end of HoD: Of Scions and Sinners).

Vampires:

Dankishi is openly accepting of vampiric races and has multiple support systems for them. Ranging from protection to sunlight to methods to keep them well fed.

To keep the vampires fed, dankishi has two methods. Letting vampires get older bags of blood from the blood bank or unusable blood. The other is giving them synthetic blood to eat. Both methods are highly effective and let the vampires live in the country freely.

Due to the extreme sunlight sensitivity of vampires, the nation developed a formula for a sunscreen strong enough for vampires to use and others with sunlight sensitivity.

The vampires of dankishi live a very normal life and enjoy the life qualities they have as citizens of dankishi. (Also tend to do work involving money. Banking and accounting being the two most common jobs).

Roodos:

Also very openly accepted. Roodos are very mischievous creatures but they are the world’s equivalent of a dwarf and do a lot of building work. They’re very good at their jobs.

They are very cute but not as cute as the Mandari. Here Roodos are less green, ugly to their equivalents that being Goblins, and more multi-colored cute kangaroo adjacent creatures. Also speak with Australian accents.

They often come together in packs and due to this, they have a naming scheme that involves the job they are involved with. Ex. Tech, Ni, Cal and Issues.

They often aren’t involved with business because no one can think of a good naming scheme involved with it.

Mandari:

Also very openly accepted as their just cute little salamander people. As they require water to stay hydrated they tend to live in the swamplands and other places.

Mandaris tend to work more environmental jobs than Roodos since they are amphibian type creatures.

Unlike their lizard counterparts (Kobolds) , the Mandari of Dankishi don’t often come in packs. You often find them alone until mating season.

Their naming convention comes from plants. As people tend to befriend the Mandari by feeding them their favorite snacks, insects.

Fairies:

They are also another race freely accepted. They tend to work entertainment jobs due to the need for attention as Dankian fairies aren’t exactly like earthen fae.