Races

Divine typically malevolent beings born of the withered state of consciousness of a Celestial Deva (counterparts to Devas — when a Deva develops attachment to Sati itself, an Asura is born); lower-ranked to Buddhas. All Asuras are Celestial. Usually confined to Naraka as generals and executives high in the hierarchy. Invocation by mortals results in Possession (rather than Grace). One can also be reincarnated as an Asura if their Sati is developed in Naraka to near enlightenment instead of focusing on removing negative karma; many take it upon themselves to guide incarnations born into Naraka. Asura is not synonymous with malevolence — some accept negative merit as part of self, giving birth to a divergent (though limited) enlightenment. Multiple members of the Pantheon are Asura, including all members of The Order.

A higher-order Deva tier inhabiting heavenly realms. Distinct from the standard Deva race: Celestial Devas are post-mortal, accumulated-merit beings dwelling in places like the Brahmā realm. Brahmā Sahampati / Śramana Nabû is the canonical example — reborn as Celestial Deva after his Nabushumlishir incarnation died with high merit.

Half-blood Prithvi. Hybrid offspring of a Prithvi and a non-Prithvi parent (most often Sumerian or Mārtya). Born under exorbitant infant mortality due to gestational dominance complications. "Uteran Victor" subtype: a twin who absorbed/survived against the other in-utero, leading to further unique mutations. Demi-Prithvi may inherit Prithvi gigantism, distinctive eye colors, and the species' affinity for the earth's Sati, but at reduced potency. Some are anomalous (e.g. Kriśtian, who possesses the strength of a full Prithvi without the Samadhi mediation).

Divine benevolent beings born with incredible Sati; lower-ranked to Buddhas. Personifications of Nature. Typically reincarnated from humans of great merit. Categorized as Terrestrial, Celestial, and Primordial. Notable Primordial Devas include Prithvi Mata (the earth, invoked by Prithvi), Sūrya (the sun, invoked by Sūrians), Sōma (Luna), Varuna (oceans and seas), and Indā (heavens, thunder, lightning, storms). Invocation by mortals bestows Grace — assistance or amplification of abilities.

Mortals; human beings. Appeared c. 1150 BCE; young blooming civilization recently leaving sūrianism behind. Current dominant group; facilitators of the most recent Diaspora. Aristocratic. Samadhi focuses on physical and mental enhancements, philosophy, metaphysics, and The Cosmology. Due to sūrian progeny, the majority of Mārtya cannot tap into Sati directly. Favored arms: broadswords, shields, bows, accessories, tomes, staves.

Born native of Naraka. Beings from all realms with varying levels of negative karma are reincarnated here until their karma is dispelled. Native Narakans speak the Narakan tongue. Narakan invocation abuses the process of incarnation, resulting in distorted and corrupted vessels for the consciousness. Previously sealed Narakans have been released to parallel realms by the Heretic via the Staff of Naraku. Generals may be distinguished by horned masks.

"Vast ones." Minority. Appeared c. 1190 BCE due to a mutation of gigantism that survived natural selection, resulting in isolation. Highly competitive — twins are almost always absorbed in-utero, leading to further mutations. Longer gestation period and high infant mortality. Demi-Prithvi half-bloods exist with exorbitant infant mortality. Only Prithvi females can birth Prithvi. Nomadic. Produces some of the most revered fighters of the land. Invokes Prithvi Mata; Samadhi focuses on the Sati of the earth itself, granting knowledge of and access to its resources. Barefoot nomads. Knowledge of ore and minerals enables crafting and imbuing weapons with terrestrial and celestial Sati. Favored arms: gauntlets, greatswords, two-handed bludgeons, tomes (very uncommon).

Pre-Jap̄eth tribal predecessors of the Sūrian race. Slightly primitive villages neighboring Sumer; developed tools, language, and small towns; focused strengths toward Darwinism, leading to exceptional physical attributes. Combat-centric infighting culminated in their unification under Jap̄eth c. 1230 BCE, after which they are properly the Sūrian race.

Advanced proto-human; earliest organized civilization of the species and progenitor to the Mārtya. Developed the ability to detect and enhance Sati through writing and tattoos. Philosophical, pacifistic. Produced the majority of blessings, hymns, artifacts and tomes in use. Population is roughly 65% women, resulting in a strong gene pool. Samadhi focuses on mental fortitude, granting exceptional wisdom and longevity. Longevity tattoos cause time dilation in cells; short-term healing is suspended and wounds require manual healing — for this reason Sumerians abstain from drinking, smoking, and violence. Lone nomadic tribe currently resides in The New World (all who approach are met with tremendous illusions).

Sūrian — "people of Sūrya" / Sun-people. Native Titānia race descended from the pre-Mārtya proto-clans unified by Jap̄eth (see samsara_timeline_events row "Jap̄eth unifies the Sūrians under one ruler", c. 1580 BCE post-shift). Cosmologically anchored to the Deva Sūrya: Sūrian metallurgy and forge-craft uniquely channels Sūrya Sati (the solar Sati flavor in the doctrine block on samsara_brain_anchor.notes), exemplified by the Sūrian-developed Constellar Inscription prayer (existing samsara_mantras row) which imbues Sūrya Sati directly into weaponry during the forge process. Notable Sūrian-forged artifacts: Draconis (Jap̄eth-era greatsword), Ophiucus (post-Sumerian-capture greatsword), and the lineage of Sūrian-tutelage forging that produced Regulus & Aegis Leonis under Mārtya hands. Renamed from "Barbarian" 2026-05-08 — see RACE RENAME trail on samsara_brain_anchor.notes. Pillar 5 preservation: original PDF wording used "Barbarian" throughout; the Sūrian rename is the canonical successor and replaces all in-canon prose. Real-world historical-style PDF source material (the master worldbook PDF on disk) remains unchanged at the artifact layer.