Race:Twili

Twili is a playable race on Hyrule Castle. As one of the nine uncommon races, a player must either be a Veteran, or acquire a Race License specifically for this race to create a Twili character.

Canonically, Twili have only appeared in Twilight Princess.

Character Creation Brief

Twili are an extremely esoteric race to the land of Hyrule. They hail from another dimension known as the Twilight Realm, where twilight is eternal and magic is plentiful. A Twili in Hyrule is extremely rare, and it's believed only a handful have ever crossed into this world--presumably all by accident. Due to their strange, alien, gray-skinned appearance, the few Twili in Hyrule are feared as monsters or ridiculed as freaks. Despite this, the wiser of Hyruleans can appreciate a Twili's natural skill for magic, and the most curious of Hyruleans adore the knowledge a Twili possesses of its strange, distant world.

It's assumed that any player-character of the Twili race once lived in the Twilight Realm, but through some bizarre means ended up in Hyrule with no known method of return.

A Twili begins with a PWC of 2/2/1 or 1/2/2. This starting PWC can be defied by using the Exception racial perk during character creation.

A Twili has an innate racial perk called Foreign Language, which grants it mastery over the Twilight language as well as the more common Hyrulean tongue. In addition to this, a Twili character can have up to three additional racial perks of choice. In addition to the general perks available to every race, a Twili can also choose from:

• Heart of Darkness: a trait which makes it easier for the Twili to gain Shadow-based treasures
• Jabber Nut: a useful nut which enables its eater to speak seemingly any known language
• Magic Proficiency: a trait which enables the Twili to start with more Wisdom-based treasures
• Nightvision: a useful ability enabling the Twili to see clearly in darkness
• Shadow Ball: an offensive spell used to fire a projectile which deals Shadow-based damage
• Split: a powerful defensive spell which can be used periodically to evade nearly any one attack; it uses up two racial perk "slots"

Physiology

While not vital information, the following includes further detail on the race's appearance and biology.

Twili mirror Hylians in the genders of their species, how they reproduce, and the rate at which they age and die. The body proportions and basic biology of these two races are fundamentally similar, but with starkly different colorations.

Twili overall have a shape very similar to that of Hylians, though they tend to be thinner and taller, with the main visual differences being in color. Overall, an adult Twili averages about 1 foot (or 30cm) taller than a Hylian, while weighing roughly the same. Some Twili seem to lack shaped ears entirely, only having small featureless holes to hear, but those who do have ears have the same characteristically pointed ears as Hylians.

A Twili's skin is always composed of two starkly different tones: solid black, and a pale gray-blue color. Exactly which parts of the body are which color vary from one Twili to the next, but generally the extremities tend towards black, while the face is most likely to be pale. Notably, the difference between the two colors is a stark, solid edge, and not a gradual shift of color. Many Twili have mysterious rune-like markings and patters on their body, which always glow a dim blue-green; these markings tend to be more common with spell-casters.

A Twili's facial features are usually similar to a Hylian's, albeit with eyes that are normally red, orange, or yellow. Some Twili lack irises altogether, having only a solid color visible across the entire eyeball. Occasionally, some Twili have other facial features that seem "alien" to Hyruleans, such as having extra folds at the corner of the mouth, having black lines across the face, or possessing naturally dark violet lips; mutations like these are the exception rather than the norm. It's nearly as common for a Twili to be naturally bald as it is for them to have hair, but those who do have hair seem to always have a bright orange color to it.

Culture & History

While not vital information, the following includes further detail on the race's origins, development, and society.

According to legends, the ancestors of Twili once lived alongside Hylians in an ancient world which presumably predated Hyrule. As the tales go, these ancient Twili performed great acts of evil, and practiced magics which were then forbidden. Because of this, a great and ancient power banned the Twili race to an entirely different realm, where twilight is eternal--which became known as the Twilight Realm. Ages passed, and this history was nearly forgot entirely, even by the Twili themselves.

Passage between the Twilight Realm, and the Light World--where Hyrule exists--is rarely found even by the most wise and knowledgeable of sages. There are extremely few places where the two worlds cross, and all--or nearly all--of them are a one-way path. Though a Twili rarely enters Hyrule, once it does, travel back seems impossible. Needless to say, transitioning to an entirely new world is harsh on the few Twili which have experienced it.

It's quite likely that a Twili of Hyrule could live its entire life without ever again meeting one of its own kind, particularly as they rarely gain fame or societal power. They are often regarded as monstrous or freakish, but can nonetheless be valued for their foreign knowledge and unique appearances. Compared to Hyruleans, most Twili are naturally gifted sorcerers, and can find value in areas regarding magical practice and research.

As Twili tend to dislike bright light, and come from a world without a day-night cyrcle, the Twili who end up in Hyrule tend to wake during the night, and sleep during the day.