Guardians:
The term Guardian is used to identify any warrior who has been trained to fight and serve the Atheronian Council of Seven. More specifically there are those who simply carry the title Guardian and who serve the Council in a more general sense, and then there are Sworn Guardians who serve a particular sub-section of the Council, such as its actual military, as bodyguards for important persons such as dignitaries, judges, priests, etc.
Above even these are the Soul Bound Guardians. These are the people who have an actual spiritual link that allows them to protect a specific individual. Soul Bound Guardians undergo extreme levels of training, as well as completing a ritual that binds their soul to that of the person they have sworn to protect. As the name might imply, the duty of a Soul Bound Guardian is to ensure both the physical and mental / spiritual / emotional well being of the one they protect. It is not unheard of for a Soul Bound Guardian to eventually become romantically involved with the one they are bound to, which is one of the reasons that binding often happens young and that both men and women are both trained equally as Guardians in general.
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Kindred:
The name that the Zynedian race as a whole has taken to calling itself. There are some humans who associate the term Kindred with vampire mythology, and it is true that the process of Awakening another species does involve a blood ritual. However, Zynedians and thus "Kindred" are not undead, nor do they avoid the sun. (In fact, depending on their birth alignment, it strengthens some of them...) Rather, the Atheronian Council chose the name Kindred because of the emotional and spiritual connectivity that governs their magic, namely the Weave.
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Kye (the):
Exiled from the Atheronian Council (or having left it by choice) a Kindred generally chooses to become a member of the Kye. Kye is the Zynedian word for "self" and the idea behind the gathered individuals is to protect each other while working toward their own distinct goals. As can likely be imagined, this does not always work so great. Having been stripped of their connection to the Weave, members of the Kye have made a pact with the gods of the Underworld, (generally referred to as demons by the Council) and use Blood Magic to achieve their goals, sacrificing the very essence of life to gain power from their dark patrons.
Currently lead by the Master Corruptor Trevor Kalen, the Kye do not simply want to live on Earth, they feel they should rule it. Viewing humans as little more then sheep to be bled dry on their alters, their agressive attacks have caused some to become suspicious of Kindred as a whole. Unknown to the Kye, they are really the pawns of the death god *Insert Name Here!!!* who is trying to find the son that he and Ruby created. He becomes very interested in Sarena as well when he discovers that Kesyl has given her demon blood. He has advised the Kye to kidnap Jayden to find the Prince of Storms so that they can create a true Weave for their people, but in truth he is looking for Kesyl to groom him as the next ruler of the Underworld.
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