The Maahes

The Maahes#

The Maahes are a people from an unknown world that have entered the the Liminal Sea in order to evade an enemy that has brought ruin to their home and is so terrifying they refuse to speak of it or even name it.

They live in symbiosis with a fungus like organism which takes the appearance of different colored patches of skin, hair, sclera, etc. until it covers everything. When they die, the organism takes control over their body, while still carrying the experiences and memories of its host. To this process they refer to as being born again. The organism and the original individual fuse together into a new identity. Their stories say that the fungus like organism is older than even them or their own home. They believe it originated elsewhere before being forced to merge with members of the Maahes in times that have long since passed.

Their bodies do not age physically beyond maturation into adulthood. For the Maahes it is their soul that slowly degrades over time, causing them to lose mental acuity, but this is due to them commonly living to a very advanced age, often numbering in centuries and not decades. Once the organism takes control upon the host's death they are essentially immortal.

They can of course be killed. Weapons of any kind work on them as they do on any other being but magic practiced by the mages of the material plane seems to have a very reduced effect. It has not been observed whether the Maahes practice magic. What is known is that they can travel the Liminal sea with ease and can navigate it without issue. Their means of doing so remains unknown.

The Maahes are not conflict prone. In fact it is considered good fortune to come across them or be visited by them in the Liminal sea. So long as you don't pose a threat they will provide aid and assistance. Crossing them is not recommended; not only is it counterproductive to one's efforts (whatever they may be) but also because of the incredible reflexes of the Maahes. They can move at speeds that are barely observable by most mortals of the material plane (save perhaps for the Elawen) and what they lack in strength they make up with speed and precision.