Lumii (Luu-mee)

Summary

A creature that is often considered a relative of the slime family, the lumii's benign simplicity endlessly begets questions about it. For one, like slimes, their bodies are largely gelatinous and liquid-like, but have no central 'core' that acts like a heart or brain. In many respects the lumii shouldn't function at all, lacking vital organs, nerves, or anything more complex than its gelatin-like body. They are, somehow, even simpler creatures than actual slimes. Nonetheless, a lumii moves, flops, rolls, and accelerates around with frightening capability. What can be definitively said, though, is they are comprised exclusively of radiant mana, however minuscule it may be.   For whatever mysteries they have, the lumii are something people all over Veltrona adore and often respect. Displaying a semblance of intelligence, lumii show in their own way an understanding of questions, ideas, and even simple requests. Although they cannot communicate back very well, the lumii often show their answers by 'doing' anyway. Their seeming good and friendly nature makes them popular, but they don't suffice for as pets. Lumii are, almost always, on the move and migrating incessantly. They look, sift, peek, and explore every possible corner and crevice they come across, then move on.   While initially people thought of it as foraging, the lumii are not known to actually eat anything. Popular theory later on postulated they are 'searching for something', but whatever it is a lumii wants, no one knows. It's a subject of fierce debate where they're concerned, and all sorts of superstitions surround them. Most usually see the lumii as lost or wandering spirits, though they are not undead at all. Adventurers, explorers, and any one lost in some dark, dangerous place is more than happy to run across them, though.   Wandering lumii delve into unimaginable places, and finding one is a certain way to escape. For, after some amount of time, the lumii head back toward the surface where sun or moons light is available. This pattern of behavior suggests they're light eaters of some variety, or at least require sunlight to sustain them. Countless people have, nonetheless, been saved by them incidentally, and so much respect is afforded to the simple lumii.   On top of the fact there is nearly nothing to gain from a lumii except minuscule amounts of radiant mana, they're largely ignored by everyone and everything. Charming distractions, the novelty of a fleeting moment, or a peculiar oddity to fancy one's self with, and then move on. Only someone desperate for radiant mana would bother them, and countless people would scorn them for doing so. In the end, the lumii keep wandering, ending up in the oddest places a person can imagine.