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The Virindi are a mysterious race shrouded by cloak and mask. They are known for their mastery of [[Planar Magic]],<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Virindi|Bestiary: Virindi]]</ref> their ruthless logic<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/>, and their experimentations on "meatlings".<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/><ref name=ScrawledNote>2001/04 [[A Reign of Stone]] - [[Scrawled Note (Aerbax Laboratory)]]</ref>

There are two important aspects to the Virindi culture: the [[Quiddity]] and the [[Singularity]]. The Quiddity is a shared consciousness that all Virindi are connected to.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/><ref name=RiseNewSing>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Historical Overview/Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity|Portal Year 12 - The Rise of the New Singularity]]</ref> The Singularity the place where the Virindi race resides.<ref name=RiseNewSing/>

No [[Empyrean]] texts have been discovered which mention contact with the Virindi prior to [[The Sundering]]. [[Asheron]] himself has stated that the Virindi arrived on Dereth far after the Sundering,<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/> and prior to the arrival of any of the other races.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryVirindi/><ref name=AgesEmp>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM CD Lore/Ages of the Empyrean|Ages of the Empyrean]]</ref> 

The Virindi seems to have a strict caste system, each having assigned functions. Many of the lower castes use inclusive pronouns when referring to themselves. [[Virindi Puppet]]s rarely speak. When a Master was questioned about them it said, "As in flesh species, some are inferior. Inferior are emptied to serve as extra appendages for others. I have three. Useful."
With a [[Virindi Servant]], it is always "we" or "us." This becomes less common with members of the more sophisticated castes. [[Virindi Master]]s mix their "we's" and "I's," their "my's" and "our's." [[Virindi Director]]s almost always use singular pronouns. An important exception is when speaking to the nearly mute [[Virindi Observer]]s, they use the inclusive.<ref name=ScrawledNote>2001/04 [[A Reign of Stone]] - [[Scrawled Note (Aerbax Laboratory)]]</ref><ref>2001/04 [[A Reign of Stone]] - [[Edicts of the Singularity]]</ref>