Rythel

The Rythels were a subsect race of Rythulians.

Background
The Rythels were a result of the persecution brought by the Human race that destroyed villages and killed many Rythulians. While the Rythulians continued to be mainly passive to this threat, only acting in self-defense, certain individuals came to a consensus that the fight must be brought to the Humans in order to protect the race as a whole. Enough people within the race agreed with this sentiment and broke off to begin amassing forces and creating weapons of war. The Rythulians condemned this, however, and disavowed their former brothers and sisters. Now left on their own, they began to form their own society and culture, creating weapons and amassing knowledge of the arts of warfare in preparation for an imminent conflict with the Human race.

Culture
The Rythels retained much of their previous cultural values from the Rythulians. However, instead of being a pacifist race, they would dedicate themselves to the more destructive arts of Soulcraft, and would come to produce the most powerful weapons the Rythulian race would ever produce. The Rythels mastered the art of creating Soul Catalysts to an even greater degree than the Rythulians, managing to create certain weapons with almost no Anima resistance. The Rythels were also non-nomadic, and would establish fortified towns that were heavily defended by both physical and magical barriers. As they were a warrior race, most Rythulians were trained in the art of war from a young age, though enlistment into the army was not mandatory, though most Rythels did enlist anyway. This culture of combat resulted in the Rythels being naturally more inclined to the combative arts, essentially forming an extant race of their own over the years.

The Rythels also mastered the art of the automata, creating machines powered by Anima that could autonomously fight, commanded by the Rythels as a supplement to their own military forces. These automatons were capable of great destruction, and came in a variety of different forms, from multi-legged tanks that could fire Anima beams at enemies, or smaller machines that could overwhelm an opposing force with sheer numbers. The Rythels also constructed several massive machines that, when activated, had the potential to level entire kingdoms.

Abilities
The Rythels were much more inclined to the combative arts of Soulcraft than their Rythulian cousins, and as such most Rythels were born with a natural affinity for combat. They were stronger and faster, and they had a much higher chance of being able to activate their Rythulian Eyes, which in addition were more powerful than a Rythulian's by default. Rythels were trained from a young age in the art of combat, making for hardened soldiers when they came of age, even if they elected not to join the army. This ensured that not only their army was incredibly powerful, but their civilian populace was as well, forming an additional barrier to any invading force.