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The Feranmuts are a race in the world of Arknights.
Overview[]
An avatar of Sui, one of the Feranmuts
The Yanese scholars who coined the term "Feranmuts" and extensively study them ( pioneering a prominent study known as "feranmutology") describe them as living creatures whose characteristics are unfathomable to ordinary people.[1] These entities have various physical characteristics which mimic the mythological creatures and deities in our world, ranging from humanoid to anthropomorphic. They wield unique powers completely unrelated to Originium Arts, and are completely immune to the influences of Originium, including Oripathy. Feranmuts are apparently biologically immortal, but can be killed or "shattered" into multiple fragments or avatars of varying personalities, which act as their own "proxies."
After the Yanese Great Hunt, Feranmuts are implied to be few in number, forced to hide their true identities.[2] The scale of the Feranmuts' influence across Terra ranges from religion, to culture, to even technology. Some of them are still worshipped in certain regions or live alongside humans, as in the cases of Kjerag and Sami. Certain fragments of the Feranmuts can merge with numerous relics, allowing mankind to harness their power in weaponry; this is the source of power of many ancient Sarkaz swords and even modern staves.[3]
Due to their might, Feranmuts are often seen as deities or gods by the Terrans, although "living gods" would describe them better.
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Kjera is better known as Kjeragandr, the matron goddess of Kjerag.
Fragments of Sui[]
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Others[]
- Ageless: Immortals who reside in Ursus and control the empire from behind the scenes, which includes one of the Deathless Black Snake's avatars Duke Kashchey. There are hints suggesting that the Ageless are actually Feranmuts.[4]
- The "demon" inside Mostima's "Black Lock" and "White Key" is implied to be a fragment of a Kazdelian Feranmut.[5]
- While officially listed as an Elafia, Nine-Colored Deer is implied to be a Feranmut with a mortal body from her conversation with Dusk.[6]
- The Troupe Master is implied to be a Feranmut due to being born from a "manifestation of the arts".[7]
- The "Golden Gods" that Beeswax' tribe worship are suggested to be sargonian Feranmuts[8]
Etymology[]
Feranmut is likely a combination of fera ("beast" in Latin)[9] and mut from Bahamut, a great fish in Arabic mythology that is the equivalent of the Hebrew Leviathan. Ironically, Bahamut's name in turn is derived from Leviathan's foil, Behemoth.
The name is possibly meant as an (elaborate) translation of the race's original Chinese name (巨兽) that literally means "great beast" or "Titan."
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