Slimerion Race

Crimson Cult of Jarxis
The Slimerion race came as a result of aided evolution of the mob known simply as the Slime. The group who carried out this aided evolution, The Crimson Cult of Jarxis, worshipped their founder (being Jarxis) as a god among men. Jarxis experimented with twisted forms of science and magic in the hopes that he and his cult could create a race of simple minded beings to help invade the faraway land of Jagdas. The cult, made up of mad scientists, dark wizards, and criminals who had been exiled from and/or had fled Jagdas, found an uninhabited land, known as the Verdant Isles to those who remember such a place. They turned the Verdant Isles into their own realm, hidden away from Jagdas.

They wanted to take over Jagdas in a greater plot to ascend to a greater plane of existence. While the details of the greater plot are relatively unknown, some speculate that it included using the citizens of Jagdas as some sort of ritual sacrifice to some sort of greater, unknown being who Jarxis believed was above humanity. While Jarxis convinced his followers (and in some ways, himself) that he was a god, they believed that Jarxis would not become all-powerful until they ascended.

The Creation of Slimerions
Eventually, the cult succeeded in their mission to create a lifeform to do their bidding. They used cruel and disturbing experiments to extract the soul of a human being and bind it to the soul of a slime, aiding the slime in its evolution from a simple mob to an actual humanoid. The Slimerions were simple and small minded at first, but were able to accomplish tasks and follow directions.

Evolution of the Slimerion Race
The Slimerions were treated more or less as slaves. They took very little damage, almost never had to sleep or eat, and had very basic and rudimentary bodily functions. The Slimerions were not naturally intelligent enough to have full sentience, feelings, free will, or to question what they were ordered to do. Those Slimerions who did, for some reason, have higher than average intelligence were executed by Jarxis.

The Crimson-Verdant Conflict
The Crimson-Verdant Conflict was an internal conflict taking place only in the Verdant Isles. It lasted for a very brief moment, but saw the Slimerions gain full free will. The conflict started just two months before the planned invasion of Jagdas when some members of the cult began to renounce their ways and turn away from Jarxis. Jarxis, in return, ordered his soldiers to hunt down the traitors. The traitors began to openly attack Jarxis and his soldiers, starting an internal war between the Cultists of Jarxis and the Defectors. Jarxis saw this as nothing more than a small issue, and ordered his Slimerion drones to destroy. What Jarxis didn't realize is that some of the Defectors were previously some of the cult's brightest minds. The Defectors incapacitated some of the Drones, and began to rework their minds and biology. This gave the Slimerions more emotion, better cognitive ability, and overall more free will. The conflict saw many die, both cultist and Slimerion, as well as the death of Jarxis and the end of the cult. The cult was never able to invade Jagdas.

The Slimerion Progression
The remaining members of the Defectors, who were mainly sorcerers and scientists who didn't engage in the fighting, were going to leave to go back to Jagdas. Before they left, they made sure to give all Slimerions free will. They also helped the Slimerions have a more advanced biology, giving them better bodily functions and the ability to reproduce. The downside to this, however, was that the Slimerions would need to eat and rest more often, and would not be as immune to damage. The Slimerions continued to inhabit the Verdant Isles for the next dozen or so years, until Jagdas migrated to Rathnir. After the great migration, many Slimerions sailed to Rathnir.

Physical Characteristics
Slimerions are humanoid slimes. They have tough yet jelly-like skin that is very smooth on the outside. Their skin allows them to take hits with less pain than others. Slimerions have a wide range of skin colors, ranging from shades of green, to blue, to purple, to even orange, etc etc. Unlike the Slime Mobs, most Slimerions do not have translucent skin. For those that do, it has been contributed to a rare genetic mutation. The Slimerions are usually about average height and have builds similar to that of humans. Their bodily functions work in many of the same ways as humans, however, their organs require less energy to function are are more compact than that of a human.

Cultural Characteristics
Slimerions have been known to often pursue jobs in the fields of medical, science, Redstone engineering, and academics. However, after the Jagdas migration, many Slimerion immigrants became sailors, merchants, and even took up creative jobs like writers or bards. Despite Slimerions not being known for any particular warrior culture, Slimerions have been known to make excellent soldiers.

Over time, Slimerions have developed their own culture of food, music, clothing, and language. The cultural and native tongue of the Slimerions is Slimirakii, which developed in the Verdant Isles and was modernized in Rathnir and Eldham. Socially, Slimerions are known for being peaceful and content folk, often going about their day-to-day and keeping to themselves. For this reason, not many Slimerions are known to be politicians. Slimerions are spread throughout Rathnir and Eldham, and do not have a single region where their culture thrives the most.