Corrupted

Overview
The Corrupted, called so in reference to their origins, are a race of evolutionarily dissimilar fauna from any other fauna on the planet. They are a branch of life that developed independent of the current life on the planet, beginning fundamentally differently than other humanoids.

Culturally
During one of the first historical Epochs, Arai and Derz had an argument about what life was, Derz arguing for the idea that life must be made by accident, or it loses its ability to experience contentment and completion. Arai argued, declaring life could be made in the perfect image and would learn to experience those feelings over time, that mortality was a weakness that Intelligent Design could mend. In her response, she used her magic to draw life into existence, a life that fed directly on her connection to the void and would never die save her own hand.