Neurok

Neurok
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History
Founded on	Mirrodin
Status	Functionally extinct. Individuals may survive on Zhalfir.
Membership
Leader	Bruenna
Notable members	Kara Vrist, Lafarius, Vy Covalt
Races	Humans
Associated Colors

The Neurok were a blue-aligned human ethnic group who lived in crude settlements of tin on the shores of the Quicksilver Sea of Mirrodin.

Description

Shorter and more slender than other humans of Mirrodin, the Neurok had pale skin that ranged from light pink to faint gray. They had less metal (tin or silver, probably) studding their bodies than other Mirrodin humans. Their hair was brown or red but was rarely seen beneath the elaborate multi-eyed headdresses many of their kind wore. Neurok favored elaborate dress such as form-fitting silver armor or flowing blue robes, as well as the aforementioned headdresses or goggles.

As a people, the Neurok highly valued knowledge, and like the Vedalken were in constant pursuit of it; many sought out blinkmoth serum for its mind-expanding properties. Many of these folk trained as wizards, spies, thieves, and other professions that afforded them a chance to glean hidden truths.

History

Many Neuroks used to live in a state of subservience to the Vedalken Empire, who used them as guards, lab assistants, couriers, and laborers, as well as scouts and explorers throughout Mirrodin — due to their inherent paranoia, the vedalken trusted their Neurok slaves far more than they did their kind.

Medev was a prominent Neurok settlement until its destruction by the planar caretaker Memnarch.

After the fall of Memnarch and The Vanishing, the Vedalken, and their brain trust known as the Synod, solidified their power over the Quicksilver Sea and its surrounding realms — leaving the Neurok as second-class citizens. As the blinkmoth populations plummeted and serum became more precious, the Synod laid claim to all the serum on the plane. Without access to serum, some Neurok saw themselves destined to become a class of slaves. They began to form secret sects to undermine the Vedalken. These sects of assassins, thieves, and other rogues became known simply as "networks." The most powerful of the networks were the Covalt network (led by Vy Covalt) and the Vrist network (led by Kara Vrist). The networks became masters of pilfering and producing illegal serum, stealing from Vedalken archives and even assassinating Synod members. The more clever networks also procured Vedalken Synod secrets and used the information for blackmail purposes.

At the Battle of the Synod, the Neurok struck a massive blow to the Vedalken of Lumengrid, issuing a code that powered down the hoverguards and wanderguards — the vedalken's floating, magically constructed enforcer drones. The Synod was defeated, but hundreds died on both sides. Leaders between the Neurok and the Vedalken reached an uneasy truce. They agreed that the Neurok would share a small amount of their captured serum with the Vedalken, while the Vedalken would share fragmented pieces of their knowledge from the mysterious Knowledge Pool. Their continuing rivalry may have contributed to the increased rate of compleation of the Vedalken during the rise of New Phyrexia.

Few Neurok were mentioned after the full domination of New Phyrexia over Mirrodin's defenses; while spies and scouts had passing reference, it is unclear if they were Neurok in heritage. Like the other Mirrans, the remaining refugees numbered fewer than twenty in total, nearly guaranteeing the genocide of the Neurok.

Notable Neurok

• Bruenna
• Kara Vrist
• Lafarius
• Vy Covalt

Gallery

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  Compleated Neurok concept.