Fasia

'Change Is Itself Unchangable'

Fasia is a Void Island, located within the Evershift Solar System, acting as it's capital world. It is located within the Sky River Cluster Gyre, and is the capital of the Fasian Dominion, a founding Faction of the Cosmic Union.

Fasia is one of the most unique worlds within the Sky River, and certainly the most unique within the Vetrarsaer - Even before the Technopocalypse and emergence of Taekni, Fasia was home to extremely aggressive mutagenic properties that resulted in the rapid evolution of life, creating a huge variety of mutant divergent Kinde. In addition, it is believed that up to 27% of the flora and fauna on Fasia has it's evolutionary origins off-world, indicating that in the past, a variety of Voidsea faring Kinde have visited Fasia. Additionally, there are several ruins found across Fasia that further help suggest this hypothesis.

The discovery of Fasia during the era of the Greater Solar Union led to various groups willingly subjecting themselves to the highly mutagenic properties of the world, creating a variety of offshoot Kinde - Nominally against the policies of the G.S.U at the time. However, once done, the G.S.U permitted these offshoot Kindes to settle as they chose across not only their territory, but as part of new colonial waves into the deeper Voidsea. This became known as the 1st Fasian Evolutionary Wave (1st F.E.W.).

Following the Technopocalypse, many refugees arrived on Fasia. This created the 2nd Fasian Evolutionary Wave (2nd F.E.W), and like many worlds across the Voidsea at this time, Fasia underwent a massive social upheaval, not only from the collapse of it's social structures, but the emergence of Taekni and the Arcane as well. In turn, this created the 3rd Fasian Evolutionary Wave (3rd F.E.W), and in the ensuring chaos, Fasia split into a variety of independent territories, some determined by Kinde, others by confederation and alliance, and some who followed none of these tenants.

For a long time, it was thought that no sapient life remained on Fasia -It was not until all of this had been undertaken, that it was uncovered.

The world was home to a group known as the Shadows of Change. This group would go on to become part of the Valhallan Brotherhood.

Evolutionary Properties

Fasia is home to a variety of naturally occurring mutagenic qualities that appear to be present in a huge number of different ecosystems on the Void Island.

These mutagenic properties impact the DNA of any creature that they are able to infect, causing a variety of mutations on the individual in question, but also ensuring that those same qualities are present in any future generations.

These mutagenic qualities can infect a person in any number of ways - Oral consumption, infection from local disease, spores, and even the water and wind themselves - Microscopic life containing such mutagens. Evasion of these mutagens is all but impossible, barring vacuum sealed habitats that are never breached.

While life evolves on Fasia fast in the grand scheme of things, it infects foreign life far, far more dramatically. This is because inevitably, exposure to these mutagenic properties eventually builds a tolerance to them, ensuring that a more stable form emerges. Off-world life does not have this exposure, and thus rapid adaptation occurs. After a few generations, a tolerance is built up, stabilizing and reducing mutations, thus resulting in a new Divergent Kinde. This tolerance is, however, a recessive adaptation, meaning it can be overwritten fairly easily. It eventually comes for all, but it can be a long, winding, and chaotic road to get there.

These mutagenic properties have been of immense value to distant worlds, seeking to re-diversify their ecosystems, or in the case of the Greater Solar Union, kickstart them in their efforts to seed life among the stars. Various forms of these mutagens have been taken off of Fasia, and imported to a wide variety of different Void Islands, sparking rapid biodiversification on countless worlds, creating strange and wonderful outcomes, but also terrifying and dangerous - For while the G.S.U sought to spread life, it did not have as much control over it as it believed it did.

Fasia is not totally unique in the sense that other worlds do not have mutagenic properties - But it is unique in the sheer variety it has created. Fasia is a diverse world with countless geographical biomes that stimulate evolution in countless ways, resaulting in a world with some of the greatest degrees of biodiversity within the known Voidsea.

Sentient Kinde

Fasia is home to hundreds of sapient Kinde. They are often internally categorized by which Fasian Evolutionary Wave they first emerged from, or the corresponding time period in the case of created lifeforms, such as the Shale.

List of Sentient Kinde
Name of Kinde	Description	Cultural Tendencies
Alfar	A humanoid, Kin-descended Mutant Kinde. They appear very similar to the Kin, though their ears are more pointed.	The Elarun are socially divided into social groups, which are known as "Clans".
Dvergar	A short, stout Kin-descended Mutant Kinde.	They are known for constructing underground and ridge-based cities.
Sylkhae	An aqutic Kin-descended Mutant Kinde. They are covered in scales, have evolved gills, and have webbed fingers. Commonly found in the rivers and shallow oceans.
Marfolk	An Aquatic
Risarapt	In the Fasian year -5122, and without any forewarning whatsoever, the Risarapt emerged from the Oasis Forests of Xeric. These large, tribal lizards surprised Fasia, as they seemed to appear completely out of nowhere.

Second Evolutionary Wave (2nd F.E.W) Kinde
Name of Kinde	Description

Shale	A Kinde of automaton created by the Dvergar. Originally created for labour and construction purposes following the Cataclysm as they sought to rebuild their Holds. However, after only a few decades, the Shale rose up in revolution against the Dvergar, taking their freedom by force. Many made their way to the Fasian moon of Steinn, but many can still be found on Fasia.

History

Formerly, Fasia fell under the Greater Solar Union's territory - However, it was not slated for colonization during this time. It was seen more as a scientific curiosity that deserved research rather than colonization at that particular time. There were plans for theoretical colonization, but those were in the early stages.

Visits to the world were intermittent, and headed mainly by scientists and researchers. Settlements on the world were small and limited, and anyone who visited it was required to leave for at least one month for every six they stayed on Fasia, and undergo mandatory check-ups to ensure they were not suffering any mutations.