Gargoyle

The Gargoyles are a tribe of Sarkaz.

Overview

Mudrock, the most prominent Gargoyle

One of the most ancient Sarkaz tribes, the Gargoyles have some traits of the eponymous stone monster in Earth, which can be seen on their bat-wings and tails. However, some Gargoyles lack these specific traits. Described as "children of soil and stone", Gargoyles are proficient in earth/geokinetic Arts and claim to be able to "talk" with the soil. They also have a tradition of giving out soil to friends, and a stone statue for close partners and relatives.

In ancient times, Gargoyle clans usually built huge stone fortresses that provided shelter for their compatriots, thereby being seen as benevolent and selfless craftsmen. However, with the constant attacks from the "Alien" invaders, Gargoyles have become more conservative and suspicious, limiting to build their fortresses to protect their kin alone.As early as the fall of the first Kazdel iteration during the "Descending War", the surviving Gargoyles were absorbed by the Diablos' Punishment Clan, alongside various other Sarkaz exiles, where they would enjoy proper cooperation as long as they biblically follow their warmongering traditions.

As one of the ten pureblood Sarkaz races, the Gargoyles used to be part of the Royal Court, represented by the Master Architect, the highest recognition a Gargoyle can achieve regardless of their clan. As a matter of fact, Gargoyles were one of the allied clans that joined the Royal Court during Qui'lon's reign. Following Theresa's coronation in the Terran year 898, the Gargoyle architects took part of Kazdel's relocation into a Nomadic City, being responsible of carving its blueprints onto the ground.

Today the Gargoyles are considered a rare sight, with many of them dispersed across Terra. Even though their remnants are scattered, the Royal Court is looking forward to inviting them to Londinium.

Notable

• Mandragora's mentor: An unnamed Gargoyle who taught Mandragora geokinetic Arts while she was living in a graveyard. Mandragora's Tombkeeper Grotesques are modeled after the Gargoyles, likely made in her mentor's honor.

Trivia

• The Gargoyles are named Anzulithic (Katakana: アンズーリシック) in Japanese, which is a portmanteau of Anzû, a griffin-like mythological creature in Mesopotamian legends, and lithic, meaning "stone/rock," befitting the appearance of actual Gargoyles.