People who have some type of sorcerous ability or power, either because they’re descended from Elysium or because they’ve “awoken” some other way (e00 00:22).
Details
Most metamortal bloodlines trace back to Galgleroten, the god of fertility, who is compared to Genghis Khan for how widely his descendants have spread (e00 02:06).
Metamortals who live in Beau Monde, Wriem’s enclave for their kind, are called Beaumondians. They are roughly tier 6–7 in power, and their loyalties vary — to a Transcendent, to the God-Queen or one of her children, to a commercial entity, or as independent mercenaries or do-gooders. Not all Beaumondians are ethical; the GM compared the range to real-world figures with outsized influence (e00 02:07).
Beaumondians wage more or less constant war against Underwriem and The Forgotten Depths, and are broadly celebrated by the public as superheroes for it (e00 02:08). To legally delve into the Forgotten Deep or a Pale fissure, a person must belong to a guild and pay tax on any loot or essence collected (e00 02:09).
Matilda says Edyrea doesn’t often have problems the metas can’t solve: its heroes are very strong, never die, and are richer than anyone — “we can literally resurrect people from the dead and give them new bodies” (e04 00:19, e04 00:19, e04 00:19, e04 00:19). Even metas turn if bitten by someone with the Hollowing Plague, according to Willy (e04 00:34).
Relationships
- Galgleroten — progenitor of most metamortal bloodlines.
- Beau Monde — the enclave where most Beaumondians live.
- The Guilds — required for legally delving the Forgotten Depths.
Episode history
- e00 (00:22) — introduced; expanded with Beau Monde, guild composition, and Galgleroten’s lineage (02:06–02:09).
- e04 (00:19) — said to never die, and to be no safer than anyone from the plague.