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Character: Aun

Aun is a Strasmin, one of a race of beings dedicated to achieving a higher principle, realized by ascent to the highest plateau of Botaram. He is compassionate and dedicated and able to see things in new ways, but he is plagued by doubt which undermines his deeds.

Aun was raised with several creche-mates, all determined to be bold heroes. The creches are maintained by the Strasmin ancestors, all of whom are former adventurers who have reached a state of persistent existence that they call afterlife.

Strasmin are asexual but may call each other ‘she’ or ‘he’; these are honorific pronouns that do not refer to any biological dimorphism.

Strasmins have one eye, which is located under their mouths. Strasmin use their mouths for communication, but not to ingest food (they feed by draining essence from Chimmer). One side effect of this is that they have no sense of smell.


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In a bleak alien landscape, two creatures raised from birth to be each other's enemies decide to think instead. One seeks Botaram, a place of high ideals and austere beauty; the other seeks to protect Botaram from being defiled by creatures like the first. An uneasy truce is formed amid heartbreak and broken ties, and through the ashes of their world they search for a truth that may no longer exist, abandoning friends, honor, and perhaps their lives… or worse.
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