Karim Uberonce Redesign

Karim is the CEO of the largest corporation on Epit, the vehicle pyramid. Karim is a very lovable and excitable person. A lot of people consider him eccentric, and he can often be "too much" for others. Despite the fact that he is the top dog within his company, his main passion is getting down and dirty, inventing and fixing up new machines for travel. He enjoys what many parts of his society consider to be unusual people and traditions. He adores learning about them, and part of his goal in life, is to be able to bring their culture around the world.

Karim is one of a few successful men in the world who have no interest in taking a wife. Within the confines of The World of Elavida, same-sex couplings are not out of the ordinary, but rather they are considered juvenile or immature. Essentially, they are seen only as "flings." It is okay for younger individuals who don't have a distinct career path or life goal to be in a same-sex relationship. However, when they are older, they are expected to "mature" and settle down into a heterosexual relationship because society expects them to have kids. It is looked down upon heavily to abstain from having children. Karim is one of the few who has no desire to follow the norm.

He is best friends with Augustus Nebrahow, the King of Kupinik the Aviation Kingdom, and Iku-Cetus Bathyeel, the King of Syemarz the Kingdom of the Seafaring People. He enjoys developing new and improved ways for both of his friends to travel on the sea and in the air. The trio are attempting to combine their efforts to create a vehicle that can survive on land, sea, and air. Their hope is to be able to easily bring Elavida's populations closer, without the use of the Transcontinental Train. They are also hoping to reintroduce hidden societies and villages to the wider world.

Karim is a normal hybrid and is mixed with a Spider Monkey. 

The Beralze Siblings - Vitali, Valkyria, and Vega

Vega is the oldest of the Beralze siblings. He was born into a family that didn't care for him one way or the other. At an early age he had to learn how to fend for himself when it came to food, shelter, and money. His sister, Valkyria was born many years later and Vitali was born just a year after her. Immediately, Vega took in his younger siblings and worked to provide for them as much as he could, as their parents still had no interest in caring for them. Valkyria and Vitali being so close in age, Vega had his hands full dealing with two babies at a time, while still being a child himself.

During Valkyria and Vitali's formative years, their parents struggled with drugs and money. Often scraping together what little they had in order to keep getting high. They would often take Vega's money that he'd made doing odd jobs for his neighbors, to feed their addiction. Because of this, Vega resorted to stealing food and resources in order to keep his family fed, clothed, and healthy.

Valkyria and Vitali grew up viewing Vega more as their parent than their actual parents, and they took to his way of thievery in order to survive. However, Vitali was the first to start taking things a bit too far. He didn't just desire necessities, he felt he deserved the luxuries that others were afforded. This led to him stealing expensive electronics, jewelry and clothing just so he could say he had it. Vega heavily looked down on this practice, but Vitali continued to do it anyway. Vitali had a knack for charming people out of their wares, making big promises he never intended to keep. He was always very charismatic but could be sneaky when the need arose. 

When Valkyria and Vitali were in their mid-teens, their thievery caught up to them. Their neighbors had discovered where their necessities and expensive objects were going and zeroed in on the Beralze household. Vega knew he couldn't fend off the accusations of his neighbors, nor would their parents do anything to help them. So, he made the decision to take his siblings and run away from home.

While, on the run, Valkyria picked up a new habit that was looked down on. Threatening others. Instead of stealthily stealing what they needed, Valkyria would go up to other travelers who seemed weaker and threaten them with a dagger to give up their possessions. She felt as though if her family and neighbors could do that to her when she was just a child, then she could do it to others. While Valkyria could be charismatic like Vitali and enjoyed spending time with her siblings, her life had left a bitter taste in her mouth, and she'd often take her anger, sadness, and grief out on others.

While on the road, it was discovered that Vitali and Valkyria seemed to take pleasure in a life of stealing and being on the run. It gave them a rush and feeling of excitement and freedom that they hadn't known back home. Vega was admittedly, disappointed by this. He'd been desperately trying to give his siblings a better life, try to get them an education, and get them out of their drug ridden home, but the pair stuck to these negative traits like glue.

Vega, knowing that his siblings would continue to live this way even if he wasn't around, chose to stick by them and try to protect them from others and themselves.

Vitali and Valkyria are normal hybrids and are mixed with an African Wild Dog, Vega is an abnormal hybrid and is mixed with an African Wild Dog and a Sloth Bear.

 Emily Ored Redesign

Emily is one of the last survivors of the ruined village, Wolv. Wolv was a village that worked on the same principles of the other three villages. Self-sufficiency, money and trade staying within the village, agriculture, and religion. However, when she was young a large fire ravaged her village to the point where not a single building was left standing. Many of her friends, family, and other villagers died in the blaze and those who did survive were left heavily scarred and/or disabled. A few survivors, including Emily, realized that they couldn't rebuild the village alone when most of them needed serious medical care. With Wolv being in the center of The Flooded Lands and completely surrounded by water, they needed their energy to be able to sail across the water and reach outside help.

Half of the group went west to reach Farvar and Emily's half traveled east to reach Sharwok. There they were able to seek medical help, however, when Emily asked about assistance for her village including rebuilding and temporary homes for her people, she was dismissed. A lot of kingdom inhabitants within Sharwok completely ignored or outright shunned her. She only learned later that this was due to her status as a venom hybrid. Being one of the only members of her small tribe who could speak up for the rest of them, she had been assumed to be their leader, and no one wanted to work with a tribe that was led by a venom.

Realizing this, Emily picked herself up and decided to venture out into the world alone. She became a thief, stealing food, money, and resources in the middle of the night to send back to her tribe. Meanwhile, she is still trying to look for the source of the fire. A fire she remembers moving and dancing to every corner of her village as if it were alive.

Emily is a venom human hybrid. She is mixed with a Tityus Scorpion.

 Whittaker Akazi Redesign

Whittaker lives in the "original village" Fraj. Whittaker is the youngest child of Lorie Akazi, a woman who cherishes her religion and her devotion to her goddesses more than her children. Whittaker is being trained by his mother to become a "clergy" just like her. He honors Ganna, The Goddess of The Harvest, to ensure that his village sees a good harvest each year and is able to keep their people fed. However, his mother also teaches him to honor Dvaita, a goddess of destruction. She states that while Ganna will help their people be prosperous, Dvaita will ensure their enemies never see peace.

Whittaker was taught throughout his childhood that he was inherently sinful for being born "defective." His wings are much too small for him and cannot support his body, meaning he can't fly, glide, or even hover using them. Lorie states that she forgives him, but that the other villagers and the goddesses will not. Whittaker often fears for his safety and tries his best to be accommodating and overly polite towards others so they don't "figure him out." Lorie teaches Whittaker to hide his wings by covering them in ceremonial cloth often saved for those who are honoring the goddesses. Whittaker uses the excuse of modesty and not wanting to show off his "angel-like" wings to the other villagers so they don't try to remove his cloth.

Whittaker did not have a good childhood growing up.  He was often punished by being forced into a dark room for days at a time if he ever stepped out of line. There is an extra room in his home, but he doesn't recall who used to stay there. He often has nightmares about someone who used to stay there with him, but he can't recall their face or who they were. When he was 16 a great fire ravaged his village. It burnt down many homes and injured many people. Over the years, him and his people have struggled trying to rebuild his home, while being disregarded by people on the outside. When he turned 19 he decided to go on a mission and find anyone who could help rebuild his home. He'll cross vast cities and countries still remembering his mother's teachings and hiding himself away from any prying eyes.

Whittaker is an abnormal human hybrid due to his wings being far too small for his body. He is mixed with a ptarmigan bird.

  Serpentine Echo Redesign

Serpentine is a nomadic former resident of Tarkol (The Kingdom of Technology)

Serpentine grew up in the Kingdom of Tarkol. They were born to two human parents who weren't aware that they shared some hybrid ancestry. For a while, their birth caused a rift in the family, with the father believing their mother had cheated on him. Even after finding out that Serpentine was his biological child, their father didn't show a lot of love or respect for them. Their father ended up cutting ties and disappearing when Serpentine was 11 years old. Since then Serpentine was raised only by their mother, as a lot of her family also believed that Serpentine was an illegitimate child, as no living relative of either side was a venom hybrid. Despite their harsh upbringing, Serpentine was able to learn a lot of Tarkol's culture of education and information. They slowly started to develop small inventions made to help the everyday man. Some things were as simple as visual doorbell alarms for those who were deaf, to being as complex as wireless generators for the home. Unfortunately, Serpentine's mother ended up passing away shortly before they turned 18. Having not had contact with their maternal family for a couple of years, and no contact with their paternal family for much longer, they were left to their own devices.

Serpentine was denounced as a member of their former kingdom due to being a venom hybrid. Due to the stigma and fear of venom hybrids, Serpentine was not able to find a job or housing within Tarkol for just themselves. They decided to start traveling shortly after they turned 20. Doing various odd jobs here and there for other nomads, they were a bit more stable then they would've been had they stayed in Tarkol. Their ultimate desire is to find somewhere where they fit in to settle down, while also having enough time to continue to construct new inventions to aide the everyday man.

Serpentine is a venom human hybrid. They are mixed with a black mamba snake. They have a thin tail, fangs, and their jaw can over-extend.