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Twokinds is a webcomic created and illustrated by Tom Fischbach (the elder brother of Markiplier ) and published by Keenspot. As of May 2020, there are over 1,100 pages in the series, which has been in development since 2003, and the comic is still regularly updated on the Keenspot website.

History
Twokinds was created in late 2003 by Tom Fischbach. While he originally attempted to write a more traditionally formatted story in the form of text, he found it easier to mold his story into the form of a comic. He has been working on the comic since then, with only occasional breaks at times due to being busy or having gone on holiday. It is speculated that the characters in Twokinds were originally planned for a darker comic which was supposed to be called "Flora's Secret ."

Characters
The four main characters within the story include Trace Legacy (Human), Flora (Tiger Keidran), Keith (Basitin) and Natani (Wolf Keidran), who travel together as a party. They reached an agreement with Eric Vaughan (Human), a slave trader, to use his ship and travel to a far-off land.

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Trace Legacy (Human) ===== Trace was born in a small village named Eversummer and is now 24 years old. He was particularly talented with magic and became a Templar. When a Keidran attacked (and killed) his late wife, Saria, he became reclusive and mad. He overthrew the standing Grand Templar and took the title for himself, working relentlessly to suppress the Keidran race and its sympathizers.

Trace's memories were erased by the Mask Neutral, a demigod whose plan requires he and Flora both be alive, but pushed to opposing sides of an oncoming war. Thus, he forgot and abandoned his power trip and his old life altogether. Still, his former self tries to pry out of him and can be brought back momentarily at times. His unbridled rage at those who he feels hurt his late wife seems to return when someone causes harm to Flora. Trace is prone to using dark magic.

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Flora (Tiger Keidran) ===== Flora was captured and enslaved at a young age. She would later escape, return to her home and was engaged to Sythe of the Border Forest Tribe. However, after an ambush during travel, she was saved by the newly clueless Trace and has been travelling with him, becoming magically bonded and engaged to him soon after.

Flora is energetic and playful, though she can be upset relatively easily. She is often quite frisky with Trace.

Flora is currently pregnant with a child with Trace, initially in disbelief of the situation. She withheld the situation for a short time, worried that he wouldn't believe her, but he seemingly didn't doubt her for even a moment and was supportive of the situation.

Keith (Basitin)
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Natani (Wolf Keidran)
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Eric Vaughan (Human)
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Kathrin Vaughan (Cross-bred Keidran)
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Races
The three main races in Twokinds are Humans, Keidran and Basitin. There are also Dragons, various cross-breeds and magic-induced hybrids, and the demigod Masks. (Unintelligent animals also exist within the world of Mekkan .)

Humans
Humans are closely similar to humans in the real world. They populate most of the world of Twokinds. They are capable of drawing mana directly from their surroundings and thus can be very powerful users of magic. This is affirmed by the existence of the Templar, a society of powerful mages. The Templar have also been seen creating technology which enhances their magical capabilities, such as Towers and the Mana Sink.

Humans are the most numerous species and occupy most of the territory in the world. They are said to be more intelligent and intuitive than both of the other species.

Keidran
Keidran are animal-like humanoids based on feline and canine species. They have four main subtypes: Tiger, Fox, Wolf and Dog. While Keidran are intelligent and learn new skills quickly, their far lower concern with modesty as compared to Humans and Basitins results in their race often being considered another of simple animals. They are driven by instinct and can even temporarily reduce themselves to a wild-like state called "feral," which can also be induced by trauma and become permanent if left untreated. All four Keidran subtypes seem to speak the same language.

Keidran live very short lives of about 20 years, with those in their mid- to late-20s being considered exceptionally long lived. The age of 11 is considered adult among Keidran.

As the story is still developing at the time of this writing, limited information is available.

Tiger Clan
Tiger Keidran live in the rainforest. They are known to be isolative and keep to themselves. However, they have been seen venturing into a Human city upon invitation by the Templar.

Large Cat Clan
There is little information available on the Large Cat Clan, save that it is separate from the Tiger Clan.

Wolf Clan
The assassin brothers Zen and Natani are from the Wolf tribe. Wolf Keidran seem to see shallowly into gender, with Natani noting that "if you're a woman, that's all they see."

Border Forest Tribe
Flora's ex-fiancee, Sythe, is from this tribe. This tribe engaged in warfare with the Templar by attacking a village during the visitation of the Tiger Clan.

Fox Clan
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(Former) Basitin exile Keith's ex-fiancee, Laura, was a Fox Keidran. While Laura's parents had concerns with her marriage to a Basitin, they did overall permit it. An illusion of Laura claimed her sister sabotaged the relationship by giving her a milk which is given to Keidran to place them into a frenzied state, causing her to break her faithfulness to Keith.

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Basitin
The Basitin are an animal-like humanoid race which live on an island separate from the mainland. Thus, they are not commonly seen among the other species and can often be an afterthought of said others. Basitin are typically short in stature and have long ears. Their females live in a central location in the island, while the males live around it, and they are separated by a strictly enforced curfew. All Basitin females go into heat at the same time during the year, thus all Basitin mating also occurs at a common time. The Basitin are even more modest than Humans are, to the extent that exposure of the ankles is considered indecent and touching of one's ears is considered an intimate gesture.

Dragons
Dragons are magical creatures. They are capable of various magical feats and are even worshiped by some calling themselves Adrakists. They can live for an immensely long time, with one of the few dragons shown in the comic as of May 2020 being around 2,000 years old.

The Masks
The Masks are demigods which control the Human, Keidran and Basitin races. They are said to have been created by a higher god. They are capable of controlling one of the species each, and their continued existence is contingent on the that of their respective species. As there are three primary races within the world of Mekkan, there are as such three Masks: Order, Neutral (also known as Ephemeral ) and Chaos.

Cross-breeds and Hybrids
There are various characters within Twokinds who don't necessarily match one of the above categories due to being a combination of multiple species or affected by magic.

Keidran cross-breeds
Keidran of different subtypes are capable of producing offspring, though generally infertile. One such hybrid includes slave trader Eric's former-slave, Kathrin. Kathrin was selectively bred by humans through various Keidran subtypes, and has mentioned that she cannot enter heat and thus cannot reproduce.

Keidran-Human cross-breeding
It was previously considered impossible for a Human and Keidran to cross-breed. However, with the intervention of the Mask Neutral, and the supposed allowance of a previously disallowed species, it became possible for Trace (Human) to apparently successfully breed with Flora (Tiger Keidran), though as of this writing, the child has not been born.

It is currently unknown how the cross-breeding will affect the appearance and physiology of the offspring, as well as the rate of aging and other properties.

Hybrids
Though Humans and Keidran were previously unable to cross-breed, magical intervention has resulted in several hybrids between the two species. For example, Wolf Keidran Euchre and his daughter, Raine, are both capable of transforming between species at will, and at a physical level as opposed to a magical illusion. It appears the shapeshifting ability is passed down fully to offspring, though it takes practice to be able to control it. In Raine's case, a magic suppression spell was used in place of this, and the fact that she returns to her human form when magic is suppressed indicates that she is decisively human and not a cross-breed between the two species.

Story
One of the largest focuses of the series is on the declining relationship between the Human race and the animal-like Keidran race (all of its four subtypes). Discrimination against Keidran comes standard within Human society, especially with laws being put in place to prevent the willful freeing of Keidran slaves in an attempt to further suppress their kind and the people who have sympathy towards them. Keidran are also commonly hunted and used as slaves by Humans, sometimes even by other Keidran.

Another large focus within Twokinds revolves around the commonplace use of magic. There is a complete absence of modern technology in their world, with items like magically enchanted tables serving to automate the retrieval of items from storage in Trace's estate. Much of the story is based around users of such magic, as well as some species' limitations or lacks of magic and the consequences of dark magic.

Trace Legacy, the (perhaps former) Grand Templar, had his memories removed by the Mask Neutral under guise as a Keidran hunter, in order to push the Keidran and Human species into a certain position. Neutral hoped this would achieve a certain outcome within the oncoming war, though the plan doesn't seem to be coming to fruition. Throughout the story, Trace battles with the memories and will of his former self and its evil desires. Previously in his life, Trace was seemingly unenthusiastic and unconcerned with Keidran. However, a significant loss caused Trace to become a power-mad recluse, relentlessly bent on putting an end to the Keidran race. In an attempt to (genuinely) gain the trust of Flora, he sought out a gift for her. However, this gift was a magical item which formed a romantic bond between the two.

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