Introduction

The dalar are a humanoid but non-human species living secretly alongside humans in modern-day Earth. If you're into TVTropes, it's a Masquerade world; the dalar have always been there, just with hidden from human eyes. The dalar are actually quite close to humans, either another subspecies of homo sapiens (homo sapiens dalaris, perhaps?) or another species in the same genus (i.e. homo dalaris). Regardless of which they are, they appear physically quite similar to humans and the two species are genetically compatible enough to have children together.

In the universe of the dalar, there is also a natural force or power called amati. It's magic by another name, but not of the fireballs-necromancy-summoning monsters variety. This force exists naturally throughout the universe, being particularly concentrated in living things. Humans and animals generally can’t sense it and certainly can't manipulate it consciously. This is the primary distinguishing feature between humans and dalar--because dalar can sense and manipulate amati. This allows them to do a number of (seemingly?) supernatural things, which are discussed elsewhere on the wiki.

These two twists on the real world are the foundation to how everything else in the world works. Aside from these (and their effects), everything else can be assumed to function the same way as in the real world.