Hypha

The Hypha or Ashen are deer people whose culture was wiped out by the Divine Principality; they still exist, but have been forcibly integrated with the empire. They once called themselves Hypha, but became known as Ashen after their assimilation. Those attempting to resist the influence of the Principality are divided on the question of whether to call themselves Hypha or Ashen.

Old Hyphan Fleet

The Hypha were nomadic, starfaring people who followed the Strand through space. They also augmented their antlers with the rendered components of their dead, the Chorus Bond, in order to turn people into Strati.

Known Hypha

• Asper Mykell
• Sabil Nodra
• Timea Asche

Ashen

After the Hypha were wiped out, their descendants become known as the Ashen, both because they still follow the weakened Ash Strand and because they wear the ash of the dead on their faces. Knowledge of the Chorus Bond would still be passed down though the generations among a lineage of master and apprentice, sort of like the Sith.

Known Ashen

• Teasel Mode
• Cymbidium
• Mourningbride
• Eiden Teak
• The Loess