Uremai

The uremai were a race that, in the Third Era, dwelt in the region now known as Rakbana. Though now extinct, their incredible adaptability -- due to the Janastones in their bodies -- were perhaps the most powerful race of their time.

Description
In their native state, uremai were grey-skinned humanoids with flat, simple features and little muscle definition.

However, every uremai possessed a special organ which contained a small Janastone, that they were able to use to evolve themselves at will. There was thus a tremendous amount of diversity among the uremai. Some did not even maintain their humanoid configurations.

Personality
Uremai were arrogant and obsessed with remaking themselves better and better. Uremai commonly believed that the only way to live was to keep changing.

Combat
The combative abilities of the uremai depended on the adaptations of the individual. Some honed themselves into fierce warriors, while others evolved into High mages of great power.

Society
Despite their expansion, uremai were fairly isolationist, and tended to dwell in family units except when outside threats (or larger ambitions) drove them to work together.

Religion was almost unheard of among the uremai, who were typically tremendously blasphemous, going so far as to try and bind the power of the gods themselves.

History
The uremai originated in the Rakbana region of Equis in the Third Era. Because of their incredible adaptability, they quickly became a powerful force. Uremai influence bled into Meithrin, and they frequently battled the elves of the White Wood. Uremai mages, with their vast intellects and capacity for sorcery, began tapping into knowledge not meant for mortals, and they eventually penned the Renascentia Arcanum: an authoritative work on magic that acted directly upon the powers of the gods.

The uremai are now extinct, and it is believed that they were laid waste by the gods, who were outraged at the uremai's transgressions.