Parian

The Parian (sing. Pari) are the sole mortal race created by Marutuk, they are indigenous to the world Nibiru. Highly gifted with arcane magic since their inception, they possess a near unparalleled degree of its usage in contrast to other mortal races, and generally view all things in correlation with it; even their naturalist mystics possess a balance of nature and arcane forces, and their technology relies more on the mechanics of magic than of physics.

Parian culture is known for it's utmost sense of peace and clarity, virtually none are prone to crime or self-destructive tendencies. Indeed, some may question the presence of their powerful city guardian constructs, though the reason is quite obvious: Distrust; while they open their cities to other races beyond their world with open arms, the guardian sphinxes remain a constant reminder that these people are not so naive as to believe foreign beings are without foul intentions like themselves.

Utopia in Peril
In recent times, strange eldritch horrors have become more prominent throughout the cosmos, desperately attempting to lure all into their twisted views. The Parian's gift of sorcery has since made them prime targets to these aberrations and their minions, causing some parian sorcerers to become blinded with with maddening visions and portents, leading them to dabble in profane powers which inevitably wear them down first mentally and then physically; those of the initial stage of deterioration are known as "Dybbuk", who still possess their keen intellect but are dampened by insane thoughts and beliefs, convinced that the cosmos is not as it should be and desperately try to force anyone else to follow in their stead; the final stage renders them as feral wretches known simply as Ghuls, beyond insane and barely capable of performing more than basic forms of magic.