Deserti

Overview
The Deserti are a subsection of humans in Lumina classified as such due to their strange customs and birth defects which render them visually grotesque and generally unhealthy. They were created by Master Keepers who wished to bring back a sect of humans that allegedly existed millenia ago whom they believed were wiped off the face of the planet by Draemor the Redeemer. They were called in forbidden books, The Shades, and they were either completely and non-figuratively black or white with thin slits for eyes, tiny depressions where the nose should've been, and no mouth at all. However the Deserti were created with only the resources the Keepers had at their disposal, and thus were malformed and riddled with defects.

Appearance and Characteristics
They are described by Renarian authorities as "grotesque barbarians" with pale bodies marred with scars and wounds which did not heal. They were hairless blobs of gray with white eyes and varicose veins. The only semblance of color on them was the exposed red wounds which marked their bodies.

They were blessed with the ability to pass on their genetics, but they had been so distorted that most births were disasters. Half would come out mute. Some would come out blind. Some would come out blind and mute.

They had an average lifespan of about 30 years, but they mature quickly. Some even live to 50.

"The men and women look almost identical with the exception of sexual organs in the nether regions. Breasts are almost deflated in the female specimen. Even if they had volume, they were formless and pathetic." -Cassus Though they were given the name Deserti, the cannot survive in the desert due to susceptibility to burning in the sun. They were first sighted by Renarian authorities emerging from the Renarian desert, so in Renarian circles at least, the name would stick.