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The Starpulse Generation (星脈世代, Jenesutera?)—colloquially referred to as the Genestella—is the new race of humans born following the Invertia Incident. They are the result of normal humans being influenced by the mysterious energy brought down to Earth during the Invertia—Mana.
Overview[]
Genestella began cropping up in births immediately following the end of the Invertia as the radiative fallout of Invertian meteors—which carried Mana with it—affected fertile parents planning for children and already pregnant mothers; taxonomically speaking, the Genestella can be considered an evolution of the human species into a more transcendent species. Genestella are by default superhuman as they are born with an internal energy referred to as Prana that passively enhances their body beyond normal human capabilities. This physical enhancement can be carried much further through active Prana manipulation and results in the Genestella being far more physically fit than normal humans, able to perform such tasks that would be outright impossible for a normal human.
A select few Genestella are able to link their Prana through flesh and blood to perform magic by converting their Prana into Mana—this percentage sits at 3.6% equally split between men and women. Female Genestella who are able to perform this spectacle are known as Strega while male Genestella who are able to perform this spectacle are named Dante. Regardless of if one is a normal Genestella or a Strega/Dante, in the eyes of normal humans, Genestellas are considered a heretical entity. Because of this, there are quite a number of young men and women who seek solace in Asterisk due to the discrimination they experience in their home countries.
Many states—particularly those backed by the Integrated Enterprise Foundation—have exceedingly strict laws in place only for the Genestella. This includes harsher punishments for harmless crimes and greater penalties for harmful crimes, as was the case of Seijirou Toudou—father of Kirin Toudou—who was unjustly jailed for killing a non-Genestella in self-defense when the latter attempted to assault his daughter. The sole exception of a sovereign state is the Grand Kingdom of Alamannia which greatly disapproves of discrimination against Genestella which puts the country at odds with the Integrated Enterprise Foundation and while they have yet to come to blows, tensions between the two global superpowers have been running high.