Arknian

Summary
Arknians are a race of beings that exist within the Blessed Arknian Empire. They are regarded as ultimate life forms, above humans in every way possible. No human is to ever question an Arknian, no matter how noble he may be. They are above the Lots, as each Arknian is a born noble with extreme power. Arknians don't even require an "El" honorific before their last name, for each dynasty of Arknian nobility is already known to all. Arknians are regarded with fear, respect, jealousy, and awe.

Appearance
Arknians are, on average, the same as humans except for one aspect: They have deep blue skin. It is not currently known whether or not they actually differ in any other way besides skin color from humans, though the general opinion is that they are inherently stronger, smarter, and better than humans in every way imaginable. They are certainly afforded more opportunities to hone their skills, and are offered far better education than humans, even the most noble ones, so perceived differences in intellect or merit may simply be a result of the way society affords them privileges.

It is not known whether or not humans and Arknians are able to reproduce with each other. It is doubtful that anyone has ever gotten the chance to create a child with an Arknian, and even if they did, the child would be disowned and erased from history, along with its human parent. Not only would it put a stain on the Arknian dynasty, it would confirm to all that humans that Arknians are anatomically similar in some way to humans, which would disrupt the order of things.

History
Arknians originated, as the history of the empire states, in Arknia, one of five provinces within the Blessed Arknian Empire. The very Empire is named after the race, as they themselves established the empire. Not much else is known about their history, or whether or not the Arknians were created alongside humans by the Twins. We do not know much about the time before they established the Empire, either. It is not known, only assumed, that the Twins ordained them to be better than humans by birthright.

The Arknians are implied to have taken over most of the Empire by violent force, explicitly pushing out human "barbarian" societies in regions that they conquered. Their conquests are glorified and regarded as noble exploits.

The original inhabitants of the continent, the La-Tari, were at least dying by the time the Empire was formed. The fact that there are records of them within hidden corners of libraries within the Empire shows that the Arknians or humans at least found evidence of or directly interacted with the La-Tari at some point in their history. The La-Tari and their culture are actively buried by high society, as are other unnamed mystic cultures that do not involve the Twins in some way. Any semblance of ritual practice regarding taboo cultures is punishable by the Prefecture.

Trivia

 * The references to real life imperialist societies are incredibly overt. The mechanisms of colonialism are the same here. It fits the time period that this game mirrors (around the 18th century on Earth) well.