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| == Rusalki ==
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| The '''Rusalki''' are huge, sentient war machines created long ago to guard [[Sudra]] and [[the Breach]]. Each Rusalka has a unique personality and appearance. Generally though, the Rusalki are blue-grey in color, have a machine-like body, and a humanoid face. The Rusalki's appearance can be likened most to the famous art style of H.R. Giger<ref>Giger is known for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger#Style unique horror style] used most famously in the "Alien" movie series.</ref>.
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| Ophelia tells [[Trace]] that "Rusalki" is Elsenova's word for these beings, implying that there are other words used to describe them. "Kuliltu" is the [[Sudran (Language)]] word for the Rusalki, and can be found in several of the game's [[Notes]].
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| Throughout the game, the player will meet several Rusalki.
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| === List of Rusalki ===
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| * [[Daraga]]
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| * [[Elsenova]]
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| * [[Ophelia]]
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| * [[Oracca]]
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| * [[Katrahaska]] (deceased)
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| * [[Veruska]]
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| The Rusalki communicate with each other in writing on [[Notes|green tablets]] in their own language called [[Vykhyan (Language)|Vykhya]].
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| They require maintenance to stay alive. They rely on huge rooms filled with biotechnology, some of which can be seen in [[Zi]]; [[Power Filter]], Venous Filtration, and Arterial Shaft. They can self-repair and interact with the environment by controlling [[Repair Drones]].
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| Through most of the game, the large Rusalki are stationary, a head attached to the walls and floors by huge tube-like metal cables. There is a hangar in [[Edin]] that houses 3 bodies that the Rusalki can mount in order to move freely in different terrain. [[Elsenova]] uses the [[Repair Drones]] to attach to the serpent-like flying type body late in the game. Two other bodies are shown in the hangar. One is scorpion or lobster-like, the other is squid-like.
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| [[File:Rusalki Bodies.png|center|838x838px]]
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| == Etymology ==
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| === Pluralization ===
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| One Rusalka is a single enitiy. As a group, they are called by the plural form "Rusalki".
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| === Folklore ===
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| The term originates in West Slavic folklore<ref>West Slavic folklore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusalka</ref>, where a Rusalka is a water nymph or female spirit, who gives moisture to crops in the spring. They can sometimes be malevolent spirits and can sometimes leave the water and climb trees.
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| Elsenova says that the term "Rusalki" is "like water machine", which may be a reference to the water nymphs of folklore.
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| === Kuliltu ===
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| Related to ''kulullû'' ("Fish-Man" a.k.a. "Dagan"/"Dagon") from ancient Mesopotamian religion. ''Kuliltu'' is "Fish-Woman". They have the upper body of a human and the lower body and tail of a fish, much like merfolk.<ref>Taken from [https://www.reddit.com/r/axiomverge/comments/37flnm/spoilers_significance_of_names_ties_to_realworld/ this post] on Reddit.</ref>
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| == Citations ==
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| <references />
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| [[Category:Characters]]
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