The Bèt (Imen)

"'And so God cursed mankind in his own image, in the image of God he cursed them; male and female he cursed them.'"The Imen are a collective of Humans native to Pèlen and Lanmè, on the continent Estermark. They mainly inhabit their capitol city, Madichon, on Pèlen; however, many of the Imen live in villages around the city and on Lanmè.

The Imen are a very private race, choosing not to venture further than the islands they inhabit. Any visitors to their lands are met with fear, and a kind wish for them to go back to where they came from.

The Curse
"'Heavenly Father, I have been confronted with so many situations in my life, circumstances that had previously affected my parents and grandparents. I plead for your Holy Spirit to bind and break the strongholds of these generational curses. Purge and destroy these weaknesses that have been passed through the blood from generation to generation' - Common prayer."As the story goes, generations ago, the Imen were a society of normal Humans; until the God Ordon cursed them in his own image. They were subjugated to have the power to metamorphose into other animals by means of shapeshifting. However, they have no control over when or what they do when this happens; the Imen believe it is Ordon who controls them during their change.

A usually ordered society, when they change, they often destroy their own homes and lands, and therefore spend most of their time in human form rebuilding their society. What animal they transform into is dependant on their bloodline; with male genetics being dominant. For example, a female who changes into a chimpanzee and a male who changes into a lion will produce offspring who exclusively change into a lion.

Due to the curse being blamed on the God Ordon, the Imen base their religion on their hatred and fear of him.