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The Xenos are treated as targets by regular monsters and are known to fight them. They have also been targeted by adventurers unaware of, or uncaring for, the fact they are intelligent creatures, some of them even being sold on the black market. They search for their comrades in the unexplored areas of the Dungeon.
They are the reincarnations of monsters that have been killed multiple times by adventurers, as they have been shown to possess memories from past lives. While there are also extremely intelligent monsters, whose intellect is comparable to that of a Xenos, they should not be confused with them.[1] Their memories of past lives cause them to develop an intense longing, which serves as the catalyst for reincarnating as a Xenos,[2] and is the main difference between both types.[1] All Xenos, except for Asterius and the Peluda Xenos, have a strong longing for the surface and someday desire to reach the surface.
They consume the magic stones of the monsters they defeat to strengthen themselves, with all of them being strengthened species, and some managing to reach a power well above the average level of their monster counterpart. Because of this, they are a force on par with the strongest familias in Orario and have several members of Level 3 and above. Beyond combat skills, their intelligence and ability to feel emotions is on par with people. However, while all of them can understand human speech, some are unable to speak at all.
Fels first made contact with them around 15 to 16 years ago. Around this time, the Zeus Familia captured some of them. However, an order was established that prohibited talking about them, preventing the dissemination of information about their existence. Although it is unknown precisely how long they have existed, it is known they have existed since even before the Colosseum was created 30 years ago.[2]
When the First Xenos appeared, the Dungeon was surprised and so wanted to conduct some research. The 37th floor's Colosseum, where life and death occur at a very fast rate, was created in order to pump out Xenos but the experiment was a failure because this method wouldn't produce the longing required for a Xenos to be born.[2]
The Xenos take refuge in Hidden Villages, which are unexplored areas of the Dungeon. They refer to the Dungeon as their mother, and believe it created the Hidden Villages to protect them. Their belief seems to be reinforced by the existence of the safe spot beneath the Colosseum, which was created as a place for Xenos born there to take refuge.[2] Some Xenos like Gryuu and Marie are tasked with watching over the Hidden Villages in their areas mainly because they can't move around the Dungeon much.
After the Hestia Familia met them it was said there were over 40 Xenos at the time. However, the number of Xenos that are currently part of the group is unknown, as it went down after the death of Wiene's group but it also went up after the Xenos captured by the Ikelos Familia were rescued. The most recently known Xenos that had been born was a Peluda subspecies that is the reincarnation of the Juggernaut that Bell and Ryuu had killed.
Fels mentioned that to help them coexist with people it is necessary to get to the bottom of the Dungeon.
Members[]
| Name | Type | Level (estimate) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyd | Lizardman | 5 | Active |
| Ray | Siren | 5 | Active |
| Gros | Gargoyle | 5 | Active |
| Wiene | Vouivre | 2+ | Active |
| Fear | Harpy | 2+ | Active |
| Let | Goblin | 4 | Active |
| Ranye | Arachne | 4-5 | Deceased |
| Arles | Almiraj | 3+ | Active |
| Helga | Hellhound | 3+ | Active |
| Gryuu | Green Dragon | Unknown | Active |
| Asterius | Minotaur | 7 | Active |
| Aude | War Shadow | 3 | Deceased |
| Four | Fomoire | 5 | Deceased |
| Cliff | Hippogriff | 2+ | Deceased |
| Laura | Lamia | 3+ | Active |
| Marie | Mermaid | 2+ | Active |
| Yuno | Unicorn | 2+ | Active |
| Carl | Carbuncle | 2+ | Active |
| Unknown | Peluda | 6 | Active |
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