Nerra

Nerra, when they are without a skeletal frame, are usually no more than six inches in length, and look like a flat, pink worm. However this small form belies a surprising nervous system, which is contained within the Nerra by being folded over on itself thousands of times. Under the right conditions, and given enough time, Nerra are able to extend this nervous system from their body over the skeletal structure of a deceased being. After the process is complete, the Nerra has full control over the skeletal frame as if it were the Nerra's own.

Usually the chosen skeletal frame is from a humanoid or animal of relatively small to medium size, however there have been rare cases and reports of Nerra taking control of larger skeletal frames, though many of these reports are unconfirmed.

Nerra are an asexual species, and produce offspring asexually. All Nerra are capable of both laying and fertilizing up to a hundred eggs every year, though without the ambient magic of the Faewild, usually no more than two or three eggs actually hatch.

Nerra have two scientifically recognized stages: egg and larval. Nerra eggs are laid in clusters of ten or twenty at a time, and while growing within their egg Nerra are helpless, and unaware of the world around them. Nerra eggs take between six and eight weeks to hatch, and the larval Nerra that emerges grows quickly to adulthood in a matter of two to three weeks.

Though Nerra never officially leave their larval stage, most Nerra consider taking control of their first skeletal structure as a right of passage into true adulthood.

While Nerra do not have "eyes" the same way most humanoid races have eyes, they do have a cluster of light sensitive sensory organs which can be stretched out just like the rest of their nervous system. Nerra usually place these "eyes" where the skeletal frame they're using would have had eyes in life, though in theory they could be placed anywhere.

There is no evidence that Nerra see better, or more poorly, than any other species. That being said, studies on the Nerra are still being conducted and more is learned about them every day.

Nerra names come from family groups, though it is not uncommon for Nerra to change names more than once during their lifetime if they discover one that suits them better.

Nerra as a species don't hold any inherent bias towards beauty standards, and those wishing to express themselves more than their skeletal frame usually take on the dress and mannerisms of the culture they're growing up in.

Nerra, while understanding the concept of gender, generally consider themselves genderless. This is not always the case, and Nerra have been known to consider themselves male or female, but these tend to be outliers.

The Nerra lived for many years, deep underground in the Faewild. It was only in the years following the appearance of The Seraph