Venthir Mutation

Causes

The venthir mutation is the result of surviving the difficult physical trial known as the rebirth serum. The trail is incredibly taxing on the body, and must be given during puberty to increase the chance of survival in the subjects. Even after centuries of perfecting the serum the chance of survival is between 33% to 50%. Adults who undergo the rebirth are almost always killed by the process.

Symptoms

A person who has gone through the "rebirth" will experience physical changes throughout their bodies. Every aspect of their physicality will be increased in some ways. Most become physically stronger and more resilient, while some have increased reflexes, sight and mental capabilities. The results of the rebirth can be random, or increase already existing traits. These random mutations vary from increased resistance to exhaustion, greater reactions to more rare and obscure mutations such as four arms, an additional heart, the sight of a devil or even latent sorcerous abilities. All venthirs also have their natural lifespan increased, this increase seems to be about double their race's natural lifespan.
There are also rumors about what the venthir mutation does to a person. Many common folk believe that venthirs become the monsters they are sworn to destroy, not only physically but also mentally. Many hold them in high suspicion because of this prejudice and much misinformation about the venthir mutation is spread because of this, such as lowered emotions, lack of empathy, unquensable bloodlust, higher libido and many other traits are asigned to this mutation by common folk.

History

The venthir mutation was invented in A2 197 by Vamkarin Eivendell, a former member of Thornheart and a descendant of the founder of Eivendcross. Vamkarin had seen the fault in Thornheart and left them with much of his research which was mostly focused on alchemical mutations. He would go on to form the Venthirs of Durveina and with them the venthir mutation which was originally used on adults who had sworn themselves to Vamkarin and his goals. Among the 437 people he managed to get to take the original serum, only 22 people survived, including him. This horrible death rate would compel Vamkarin to better the rebirth and come to a greater understanding that the rebirth was most efficient during puberty, which would go on to form the rebirth trial given to children.
Over centuries with new venthirs bettering the trial and serum, the death rate would become slightly lower with each generation, but it wasn't before Victor von Merzing, in the late 3rd age that the survival rate of the serum would be close to 40%, a great achievement which still saves young venthirs to this day.

Cultural Reception

The view on venthir has changed much throughout history. They were originally viewed as great heroes in comparison to Thornheart and other factions of the time, but the sacrifices needed to make a single venthir were not seen as worth it after the fall of Thornheart. Their reputation was also heavily damaged each time that a single bad venthir made a mistake, as their actions tarnished the name of a dozen good ones each time. The common folk would grow to fear the venthirs many times throughout the centuries, yet sometimes one great venthir could bring some parts of the populus back on their side. It has been a constant stride for the venthir to maintain some goodwill with the people, but accidents such as the "The Crimson Mond Slaughter" in A4 647 will always put the venthirs back decades if not more.

Type

Genetic

Origin

Engineered