Titan

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Titans were the ancient race of giants that once dominated Faria in the past and had a vast civilization across the globe. In spite of this legacy, there is little evidence of them that remains standing and they have been almost completely forgotten, only surviving in records thanks to the dedication of those who have risked their lives to research this mysterious race and their accomplishments.

History
Titans were likely to have been the first species to achieve sentience during their evolution millions of years ago, though it isn't known for certain when exactly the titans achieved sentience and developed into a complex society. Closely following behind them were the capres, a close relative of the titans who never achieved their stature but lived high on the mountains and worshipped the titans as gods.

Researchers who have attempted to piece together the titans development as a species theorize that titans followed a similar pattern to many species, starting off with more tribal behaviour and becoming more civilized overtime as tents became brickwork and murals became written language.

A noted lack of reliance on metals to create structures or any technology powered by electricity points to the likelihood of titans using themselves to power all their own technology through their naturally exuded magical power, thus having no need to invent a means to generate power. Examination of the surviving ruins and structures of the titans has revealed these structures are millions of years old themselves, though it is a complete mystery how some ruins have still survived in such immaculate condition other than perhaps their great size meaning erosion takes considerably more time. The structures are so old that the primitive ancestors of lyres, anurans and murin were present but not evolved enough to gain sentience.

While it's not strictly known for sure what caused the titans to disappear, a change in climate brought many species to extinction, during this time it was very likely this change in climate affected the titans as key species they depended on died out. In desperation the titans constructed the Titan Gates to cross over to another world that could better support them in order to preserve their existence elsewhere, this was the task most titans focused on as there are dozens of these gates found all over Faria, but written on the brickwork of Malina's Titan Gates are a surprising origin story.

Knowing their departure would bring all magic in the world with them, the titans attempted to create another conduit species who would radiate magical energy alongside the capres. This species was the deceivers and they were created in a hurry with little time to refine them, although they fulfilled the bare minimum of radiating magic from their bodies like the titans did. Deceivers were designed to shapeshift so that they could spread across the globe subtly without others knowing they were there and resupply the world with magic overtime as they increased in numbers and spread across Faria, due to their rushed creation however they were heavily flawed.

Deceivers had an unusual attachment to the forest they were created in and were uncomfortable venturing outside it so this limited the spread of magic. A flaw in their design meant deceivers cells couldn't divide like other species, requiring them to eat regularly replenish cells and turning them into a dangerous predator for others to avoid, a poor trait for a conduit species to have when people must be in proximity with a magical species to use magic themselves.

The Titan Gates were opened by the combined magical energy of many titans gathering to cross over and allowing as many to cross over as possible before crossing themselves, designed to close once they all crossed and lingering magic faded away. These gates have remained closed ever since and have not once stirred, but the gates have remained standing in spite of heavy weathering damaging them. Overtime, the gates have become the only strong clue to the titans existence and legacy, attracting many a curious mind to them across the ages either to study the history of the titans or discover a means to reopen the gates once more and learn what lies on the other side of them.

It is unknown to this day if they have ever succeeded at resettling into a new home or if they ultimately died out as no titans have ever returned home to Faria.

Biology
Little is known about what these giants looked like as only surviving structures have offered any clue to their appearance through faded artistic depictions alongside rare pieces of fossilized bone. What is known is these giants likely reached up to 100ft tall or more at adult height and walked on two legs like most sapient races, making them the largest of all known intelligent races on Faria.

According to depictions they created themselves, titans had either long ears or horns on their head and a short snout, though it is quite likely they bore a close resemblance to capres as the capres are the only surviving relative of the titans, though the titans appear to have been a great deal more muscular relative to body size, likely an important trait for them to have built their immense structures.

Behaviour
Not much is known about the titans culture but based on the many pieces of surviving artwork and pieces of artisanry like pots and tablets, titans likely considered artistry important as the Titan Gates are carefully detailed with many stories depicted on them in hieroglyphs, something not necessary with their purpose in mind at all but it shows how important it was to them that it influenced their style of structures.

With the numerous stories and imagery that have been found at their ruins, it's likely they were quite similar to capres in that they considered storytelling important to them, enough for some stories to have survived on their ruins.

It's known as well that the titans had a language based on hieroglyphs, referred to as Titanoglyph by researchers. Research has pieced together their alphabet, though many of the things written down by the titans are still being studied to learn their meaning as the only species who know their language is the capres but they are reluctant to allow outsiders into their villages, making it difficult for outsiders to learn how to translate Titanoglyph.

Diet
While next to nothing is known about the titan's diet in great detail, it could be safely presumed that such a gigantic species would have had little difficulty in finding prey. though likely would have preferred a meal more their own size in order to adequately sate their appetite. Such a large species would likely have swallowed any given species around today with ease. It's uncertain if titans were purely herbivores and the climate change killed off plant species, or the loss of plants killed prey they relied on or a mixture of both, but it is known that ancient titanoflora and titanofauna died out en masse due to the change in the climate.

Weaknesses
While it would be difficult to imagine a species of this size having a weakness at all, their disappearance being attributed to climate change likely entails that titans could not survive without prey or food of their scale so they would not be able to live comfortably in modern day Faria as life has evolved to be much smaller than it was in their time, so even if they returned Faria could not support them anymore. It perhaps would be possible to use ones small size to their advantage to avoid such a large predator by getting out of reach enough for them to decide you're not worth the effort of flushing out, though a person of average size would be barely morsel to them.

Spirituality
Titans predate the lyre pantheon and are the source of the titan pantheon that the capres believe in. It's unknown if the titans had their own pantheon of gods they worshipped or if they were more focused on researching science and magic to have time to think spiritually.

Overall
As titans were such an ancient species, their interactions with other races are of course limited but there are still notable interactions to go into detail over.

Capres
The capres evolved closely behind the titans, while they never achieved the titans remarkable stature they were just as keenly intelligent, though capres collectively see the titans as living and breathing gods. The titans stories of technological or personal achievement became religious texts to the capres. While it's not known if the titans ever acknowledged the existence of their close relatives this has not kept the capres from keeping stories of many individuals in memory passed down over generations. Due to the length of time that has passed since these stories supposedly occurred it's unclear how true the stories are or if the sands of time have caused key details to be forgotten, but their religious beliefs have offered a lot of insight into how the titans lived, though learning these stories from the capres is difficult for outsiders due to their closed off nature.

Deceivers
Deceivers themselves do not actually have any memory of the titans existence as they're largely focused on themselves and their own survival, and it is uncommon for a deceiver to take an interest in the wider world nevermind their own history. It's quite likely that few, if any, deceivers even have any knowledge of their own roots or any idea of the role they were intended to fill long ago, and even if they did they likely would not care much.

Treating Each Other
While there is little information to go off of for how well titans got along with each other, it can be assumed they were a keenly social species willing to work together to help their civilization thrive, this could've also meant they were family oriented or perhaps even lived in a more eusocial society like the lacris where the collective whole was more important than the individual, but none know for certain.

Reproduction
It's considered quite likely that the titans were mammals, so perhaps like any mammal they had live births. It's uncertain how long it would have taken for a baby to develop up until birth, but it's thought it could have potentially taken years. Growth from a child into an adult would've likely taken decades owed to their stature, perhaps at least 100 years for them to become a fully grown adult.

Life Cycle
Titans are estimated by researchers studying the few surviving fossil samples to have a maximum lifespan of 500 years or much more, owed to a slower rate of growth which would be necessary for them to reach their gigantic size.