Darkling Abilities
Typical Darklings
Darklings have a range of natural abilities. These include using echolocation, enhanced hearing and smell, nocturnal and dark adaption.
Echolocation is helpful to Darklings. They are nocturnal, therefore they will be sleepy if they go out in the day (however, some choose to be diurnal). They also use Echolocation when they go out at night to help find their prey. Echolocation in more recent years has developed into its own language, seperate from the common tongue.
Darklings also come equipped with large ears and a very powerful nose. They can hear up to a mile away and smell up to two miles.
Darklings are naturally inclined to sleep during the day and wake during the night. They complete most of their ‘day work’ at night. Going out and hunting and farming is very popular among Darklings.
Finally, dark adaption. Most Darklings will never see the light of day. They spend their days under the moon or in the caves down below. Some, of course, will choose to acclimate to the daylight but this will take some time. However, this does not mean that Darklings cannot see in the daylight. They can, they will just be sleepy and lethargic until they can acclimate to the new time.
Unfortunately, Darklings have a lot of weaknesses.
Being nocturnal, Darklings tend to sleep during the day to avoid the sun. Being in warm weather they can overheat. They will also easily get overwhelmed by loud sounds or pungent smells in their environments.
Echolocation is helpful to Darklings. They are nocturnal, therefore they will be sleepy if they go out in the day (however, some choose to be diurnal). They also use Echolocation when they go out at night to help find their prey. Echolocation in more recent years has developed into its own language, seperate from the common tongue.
Darklings also come equipped with large ears and a very powerful nose. They can hear up to a mile away and smell up to two miles.
Darklings are naturally inclined to sleep during the day and wake during the night. They complete most of their ‘day work’ at night. Going out and hunting and farming is very popular among Darklings.
Finally, dark adaption. Most Darklings will never see the light of day. They spend their days under the moon or in the caves down below. Some, of course, will choose to acclimate to the daylight but this will take some time. However, this does not mean that Darklings cannot see in the daylight. They can, they will just be sleepy and lethargic until they can acclimate to the new time.
Unfortunately, Darklings have a lot of weaknesses.
Being nocturnal, Darklings tend to sleep during the day to avoid the sun. Being in warm weather they can overheat. They will also easily get overwhelmed by loud sounds or pungent smells in their environments.
Voidseer Abilities
One of the lesser known abilities that a Darkling could potentially have is that of a Voidseer. The actual abilities of the Voidseer are mostly in the domain of dreams.
When they sleep, they can communicate with ‘She Who is Nothing’ and can prophecise events. This ability comes from dreams and meditating. Lucid dreaming is a mandatory skill Voidseers must learn. Communing too much with the goddess can be extremely stressful and cause harm, so Voidseers much be careful to take breaks and not overdo it. However, too much use of the ability will result in the Voidseer losing control of their mind to 'She Who is Nothing' and they will be compelled to disappear in the lower caves, never to be seen again. |
An artistic representation of a voidseer’s dreams. Art by J-Haskell. |