Ganymede

Peculiar folk who are often known for their wisdom and intelligence.
Though quite rare, Ganymede science still leads man forward.

Chance of obtaining race: 2.0%

Description[]

Ganymedes are a snail-based race in Deepwoken that appear with dark skin, abnormal eye figurations, and sometimes wearing their signature hat. Being one of the rarest races of Deepwoken, they are very gifted individuals and possess a deeper understanding of the deep than most. Ganymedes sport a stat bonus of +2 Intelligence and +3 Willpower

Racial Traits[]

	Deepfolk "The secrets of the Deep are easier for you to unravel. Your mind is sturdier against its effects, as well as using less Knowledge in Knowledge exchanges." Gain 1.2x Sanity from all sources Deep Shrines that cost 5 knowledge or more now cost 1 less knowledge to make a deal with
+2	Attribute Boosts +3 Willpower +2 Intelligence

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Aeons ago, a long extinct species faced a cultural schism in response to the rising tides. Those Talented few blessed with the art of Lifeweave vowed to turn their backs to the tides and grow great living hives above the ocean, becoming what the modern world knows as Vesperians. However, a minority decided to instead embrace the coming waves, sinking to the deep and settling in as its latest drowned inhabitants. These adventurous folk became our modern Ganymedes.

Ganymedes are the antithesis to Vesperians. While the Vesperians fight against The Depths, the Ganymedes adapt to it. However, both of them are considered "weird" and outcasted by other races.

(For more, read Ancestors of Ganymedes & Vesperians)

More Sanity helps against the effects of The Depths and other insanity sources
Deep Shrines are cheaper for you, meaning that you have less of a need to gain Knowledge.

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Trivia[]

Despite having no apparent mouth on their faces, this has seemingly no impact on them other than visual difference. They still talk, breathe and eat. It may also be possible that their mouth is simply the exact same darkness as the rest of their face.
Their appearance bears a resemblance to the black mages from the Final Fantasy series and the Snail Shaman from Hollow Knight. As the Ganymede are meant to represent snails, it is possible the latter is a direct inspiration.
During the 4/1/2022 April Fools update (Mudwoken), Ganymede's race name was changed to Hatskipper.
Ganymede is one of the rarest obtainable races in the game, the other ones being Capra and Tiran.
Ganymedes make up the main population of the Hive along with Vesperians and Chrysids.
Ganymede begins with an unobtainable hat by default. It is dyeable & smeltable, and if not smelted will be removed upon wearing any other headgear.
- The mesh and texture for the old Ganymede hat comes from the Roblox Catalog, being the "Frumpled Wizard Hat of Old Coots".
In Greek mythology Ganymede was depicted as the "most beautiful of mortals" and a cupbearer of the gods.
In the Verse 2 update, Ganymede had its racial trait updated. It added the extra effect of using less Knowledge on top of the pre-existing sanity multiplier.
- They are the only race to have their racial Talent updated.
The Ganymede hat can be removed by holding P and pressing the hat icon.
Ganymede's name and the names of its variants are taken from the moons of celestial bodies.
- Ganymede is one of the many moons of Jupiter.
- Titan, Hyperion, Tethys and Enceladus are the names of some of Saturn's moons.
- Speculated appearance related to Yggdrasil, an 8 year old game arch-mage created. See relation.
Everyone used to believe that ganymede have less insanity gain as passive race buff, but this video Ganymede Testing destroyed this myth, instead ganymede has 1.2x sanity multiplier

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