Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 08-24-2015
Now, I'd come to the decision to rework Celions lately, but lost a lot of interest and really didn't have much intention to do anything with them.
But a few convinced me to post a topic so they can be discussed and stuff actually happen, so here we go.
First post here will be edited with everything I had before when I get off my butt and actually re-write it or go find it.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - UnamusedAvali - 08-25-2015
This may be very, very stupid but what are Celions and how can I help?
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Battle Bee - 08-25-2015
(08-25-2015, 01:54 PM)UnamusedAvali Wrote: This may be very, very stupid but what are Celions and how can I help?
It's a species Reks made.
Sort of like really tall and slender humanoid cats.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Shaadaris - 08-25-2015
(08-25-2015, 03:31 PM)Battle Bee Wrote: (08-25-2015, 01:54 PM)UnamusedAvali Wrote: This may be very, very stupid but what are Celions and how can I help?
It's a species Reks made.
Sort of like really tall and slender humanoid cats.
Cats?
I always likened them more to canines.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Battle Bee - 08-25-2015
(08-25-2015, 07:27 PM)Shaadaris Wrote: (08-25-2015, 03:31 PM)Battle Bee Wrote: It's a species Reks made.
Sort of like really tall and slender humanoid cats.
Cats?
I always likened them more to canines.
I don't actually know exactly what they are. :p
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - UnamusedAvali - 08-26-2015
Ah, I can help here.
Not now, though, now I'm under surveillance.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Ehksidian - 08-26-2015
This is the info Reks gave me when I asked about info for the RP - just for peopel to be a tad more informed and stuff.
7:06 PM - Ehksidian: Ah, well, good startoff point: Mannerisms. Are they naturally curious? Resistant to change? Are they accepting, or rejecting of oddities? Are they normally very formal, or informal? Do they follow honor of some sort, or not very much?
7:08 PM - Myifee: Yes indeed. Celions prize learning and push for education.
7:09 PM - Myifee: They aren't really resistant to change, but will ignore things they don't think they need, even if it's proven to be better
7:10 PM - Myifee: It should be noted that they aren't exactly open to oddities, as with the vampiric gene and whatnot, but they won't openly just maul someone different. As for ideals, so long as it doesn't intrude on their own lives they don't care so much. Celions are fairly formal, where Nemians tend to be a bit laid back, but that's a personal basis in the end.
7:10 PM - Myifee: Celions don't have an honor code so much as general respect, much like a human.
7:11 PM - Myifee: Nemians are the ones with an honor code for hospitality to visitors and protecting their friends and family.
7:11 PM - Ehksidian: Alright. What is their culture most similar to, if you were to compare it to an Earth culture? Greek? Roman? Japanese? Chinese?
7:15 PM - Myifee: Japanese with some Chinese, but with less focus on heirarchy and royalty (though Nemians actually DO have a royal family, though they're powerless)
7:15 PM - Myifee: It's mostly their ideals
7:15 PM - Ehksidian: Ah. Alright. Government-wise, what's it like? Democracy? Parlimentary?
7:16 PM - Myifee: They don't elect a sole leader, moreso like a parliment
7:17 PM - Myifee: Their main government is headed by three elected officials. Always three, and at least two have to be in agreement before something can be passed
And from the RP topic itself...
Celion Biology
Celions are very tall, and very lithe. They're a mixture of canine, feline, and vulpine with a dash of color. Their bodies are streamlined, and as climbers, their legs are long and a bit larger than their arms and upper body, but they still have enough to get by. They aren't very muscularly defined, as they're covered by thick poofy fur that's thickest around their necks and shoulders, stomach and hips, ankles and feet, and on the end of their tails.
The bioluminescent organs on their body also cover bits of their fur in random dapples, spots, and stripes, rarely in patches large enough to be completely solid (that's what Nemians are, but for this purpose Celions are the focus). The glow color can range about the same as the human iris, and their fur is generally darker and two tone, the darker tone prominent in the puffier fur, though they have differing patterns and colors, much like cats (aka white is rare, as is pure black, but everything in between is common).
Their arms are long and reach to just below their hips, though their legs are a bit longer than the total of their upper body and head. They are not true digitigrade, though neither are they plantigrade. They stand on their toes at full height, but when relaxed or bounding in stride (Celions cannot 'run'), they partly stand on their heel. The toes are long and the paws big to cover a lot of area to reach.
Their heads are very pointy and thin, with backward facing and pointing ears adding to the streamlined appearance. Their ears cannot swivel a full degree like the Avali's can, but they can move to the side and point straight up. They have large, forward focused eyes under a natural bony brow that has slightly thicker fur, giving them a slightly natural glare. It's a little hard to give an example of their shape, but it's long and thin, but not much like a dog's or fox's muzzle (the closest canine example I have is a Pharaoh Hound). Their 'hair' is just longer, thinner fur that can cover their head and the back of their necks, the side of their muzzle, and even their ears (though not the insides. Those have very fine, downy, fuzzy hairs to lock in heat without disrupting their hearing). Females don't really look different, as Celions do not produce milk and thus do not have mammaries, though they ARE mammals.
Celions do indeed have mammaries, but not external. Right before birth, a sac full of milk and nutrients is deposited into the unborn kit, on which it nourishes until it can eat solid food.
Celions are naturally omnivorous, but focus on eating fruit, so their teeth, while pointed, are small and with some exceptions of snaggleteeth, are not visible with the mouth is closed or slightly open. Celion blood is naturally a brighter red than in humans, but their blood tends to glow the same color as their bioluminous organs, so this is only if their blood is collected.
In terms of height, Celions range from 2.5m to 3.4m in height, towering over many other races.
Nemian Biology
Nemians are much like the Celion; however, while the Celion are naturally lithe, slender, and tall, the Nemians are stocky, bulky, and short (in comparison; they range from 2m to 2.7m in height). They also tend to have more bioluminescence on their body, in large splotches rather than patches. Nemians are also, on average, physically stronger than Celion, though they have a weaker immune system.
Culture
Celions and Nemians, at first glance, seem to be the only two real different cultures on Celarra. But only Nemians are mostly unified in their own ways. Celions are remarkably diverse given the size of Celarra, as most continents have a vastly different flavor of culture between each.
Celarra is lead by a pseudo-parliamentary government headed by three elected officials called the Triarcs, and it uses a monetary system based on cashing in for metals.
Celarra as a whole has a very nature-based society, with most, if not all, of its sciences aimed at biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, medicines, and other such studies not harmful to the environment. Celions tend to despise and shun mechanical augmentation, preferring to enhance what is natural already. Nemians at the present day are a small demographic compared to the Celions, and they themselves are rather neutral to or outspoken against mechanical augmentation, but such practices are not performed or even illegal in some cities on Celarra.
Both Celions and Nemians live in large communal clans, mostly related but with extended families as well. Kits are raised by their parents as much as growing up amongst their families, usually forming closely knit ties and bonds within their own clan. Both hate travel and leaving home, and as such colonization is very uncommon and mostly done out of necessity with volunteers, and exploring itself is a well-paid career for them.
...yep.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 08-26-2015
(08-26-2015, 01:57 AM)Ehksidian Wrote: This is the info Reks gave me when I asked about info for the RP - just for peopel to be a tad more informed and stuff.
7:06 PM - Ehksidian: Ah, well, good startoff point: Mannerisms. Are they naturally curious? Resistant to change? Are they accepting, or rejecting of oddities? Are they normally very formal, or informal? Do they follow honor of some sort, or not very much?
7:08 PM - Myifee: Yes indeed. Celions prize learning and push for education.
7:09 PM - Myifee: They aren't really resistant to change, but will ignore things they don't think they need, even if it's proven to be better
7:10 PM - Myifee: It should be noted that they aren't exactly open to oddities, as with the vampiric gene and whatnot, but they won't openly just maul someone different. As for ideals, so long as it doesn't intrude on their own lives they don't care so much. Celions are fairly formal, where Nemians tend to be a bit laid back, but that's a personal basis in the end.
7:10 PM - Myifee: Celions don't have an honor code so much as general respect, much like a human.
7:11 PM - Myifee: Nemians are the ones with an honor code for hospitality to visitors and protecting their friends and family.
7:11 PM - Ehksidian: Alright. What is their culture most similar to, if you were to compare it to an Earth culture? Greek? Roman? Japanese? Chinese?
7:15 PM - Myifee: Japanese with some Chinese, but with less focus on heirarchy and royalty (though Nemians actually DO have a royal family, though they're powerless)
7:15 PM - Myifee: It's mostly their ideals
7:15 PM - Ehksidian: Ah. Alright. Government-wise, what's it like? Democracy? Parlimentary?
7:16 PM - Myifee: They don't elect a sole leader, moreso like a parliment
7:17 PM - Myifee: Their main government is headed by three elected officials. Always three, and at least two have to be in agreement before something can be passed
And from the RP topic itself...
Celion Biology
Celions are very tall, and very lithe. They're a mixture of canine, feline, and vulpine with a dash of color. Their bodies are streamlined, and as climbers, their legs are long and a bit larger than their arms and upper body, but they still have enough to get by. They aren't very muscularly defined, as they're covered by thick poofy fur that's thickest around their necks and shoulders, stomach and hips, ankles and feet, and on the end of their tails.
The bioluminescent organs on their body also cover bits of their fur in random dapples, spots, and stripes, rarely in patches large enough to be completely solid (that's what Nemians are, but for this purpose Celions are the focus). The glow color can range about the same as the human iris, and their fur is generally darker and two tone, the darker tone prominent in the puffier fur, though they have differing patterns and colors, much like cats (aka white is rare, as is pure black, but everything in between is common).
Their arms are long and reach to just below their hips, though their legs are a bit longer than the total of their upper body and head. They are not true digitigrade, though neither are they plantigrade. They stand on their toes at full height, but when relaxed or bounding in stride (Celions cannot 'run'), they partly stand on their heel. The toes are long and the paws big to cover a lot of area to reach.
Their heads are very pointy and thin, with backward facing and pointing ears adding to the streamlined appearance. Their ears cannot swivel a full degree like the Avali's can, but they can move to the side and point straight up. They have large, forward focused eyes under a natural bony brow that has slightly thicker fur, giving them a slightly natural glare. It's a little hard to give an example of their shape, but it's long and thin, but not much like a dog's or fox's muzzle (the closest canine example I have is a Pharaoh Hound). Their 'hair' is just longer, thinner fur that can cover their head and the back of their necks, the side of their muzzle, and even their ears (though not the insides. Those have very fine, downy, fuzzy hairs to lock in heat without disrupting their hearing). Females don't really look different, as Celions do not produce milk and thus do not have mammaries, though they ARE mammals.
Celions do indeed have mammaries, but not external. Right before birth, a sac full of milk and nutrients is deposited into the unborn kit, on which it nourishes until it can eat solid food.
Celions are naturally omnivorous, but focus on eating fruit, so their teeth, while pointed, are small and with some exceptions of snaggleteeth, are not visible with the mouth is closed or slightly open. Celion blood is naturally a brighter red than in humans, but their blood tends to glow the same color as their bioluminous organs, so this is only if their blood is collected.
In terms of height, Celions range from 2.5m to 3.4m in height, towering over many other races.
Nemian Biology
Nemians are much like the Celion; however, while the Celion are naturally lithe, slender, and tall, the Nemians are stocky, bulky, and short (in comparison; they range from 2m to 2.7m in height). They also tend to have more bioluminescence on their body, in large splotches rather than patches. Nemians are also, on average, physically stronger than Celion, though they have a weaker immune system.
Culture
Celions and Nemians, at first glance, seem to be the only two real different cultures on Celarra. But only Nemians are mostly unified in their own ways. Celions are remarkably diverse given the size of Celarra, as most continents have a vastly different flavor of culture between each.
Celarra is lead by a pseudo-parliamentary government headed by three elected officials called the Triarcs, and it uses a monetary system based on cashing in for metals.
Celarra as a whole has a very nature-based society, with most, if not all, of its sciences aimed at biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, medicines, and other such studies not harmful to the environment. Celions tend to despise and shun mechanical augmentation, preferring to enhance what is natural already. Nemians at the present day are a small demographic compared to the Celions, and they themselves are rather neutral to or outspoken against mechanical augmentation, but such practices are not performed or even illegal in some cities on Celarra.
Both Celions and Nemians live in large communal clans, mostly related but with extended families as well. Kits are raised by their parents as much as growing up amongst their families, usually forming closely knit ties and bonds within their own clan. Both hate travel and leaving home, and as such colonization is very uncommon and mostly done out of necessity with volunteers, and exploring itself is a well-paid career for them.
...yep.
Ahh, thanks.
I've wanted to re-write the lore and such for a while now, but really haven't had too much time put aside for that, so thank you for finding that.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 09-25-2015
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Shaadaris - 09-25-2015
(09-25-2015, 04:11 AM)Reks Wrote: -imgsnop-
Yay, more Celion draws!
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 09-26-2015
[6:03:31 PM] AmateReksu: That superconductive fungal metal
[6:03:37 PM] AmateReksu: And how it forms
[6:03:55 PM] Corosar: XD ohh I remember metal fungus ... that is actually kinda interesting!~
[6:04:05 PM] AmateReksu: The whole fungus isn't
[6:04:13 PM] AmateReksu: Just it's self-defense mechanism
[6:06:09 PM] AmateReksu: I imagine that the 'metal' forms in a crystalline way (hexagonal or somesuch in shape) and that, as a trigger response to trauma, the fungus would push it out and run uncomfortable amounts of electricity/lethal amounts in larger colonies though them
Almost like a porcupine/anemone
[6:06:57 PM] Corosar: ohhh that is so cool!!! it shocks anything that is hostile to it!
[6:07:19 PM] AmateReksu: Well, if you tried to eat it or hit it really hard, yeah
[6:07:39 PM] AmateReksu: Not sure if I want it to look like a mushroom or some other porous spore
Skypechats for a moment or two of Celion-lore.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 09-29-2015
Drawrs.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 10-02-2015
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Shaadaris - 10-03-2015
(10-02-2015, 11:39 PM)Reks Wrote:
*Opens picture*
*Blinded*
May need to turn my brightness down for this one...
*Squints*
Ah okay now I see it. Looks like it'll be awesome when it's no longer a "crappy sketchy preview"!
Edit: Also grazt on 500 posts!
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 12-09-2015
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Shaadaris - 12-09-2015
(12-09-2015, 06:19 PM)Reks Wrote:
Oh my gosh Celions have owlfaces!
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Reks - 12-10-2015
(12-09-2015, 09:44 PM)Shaadaris Wrote: (12-09-2015, 06:19 PM)Reks Wrote: snip
Oh my gosh Celions have owlfaces!
Oh my gosh someone actually got that
Or at least, you're the first to say it.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Shaadaris - 12-10-2015
(12-10-2015, 04:45 AM)Reks Wrote: (12-09-2015, 09:44 PM)Shaadaris Wrote: Oh my gosh Celions have owlfaces!
Oh my gosh someone actually got that
Or at least, you're the first to say it.
Now you need to make a Kaepora Gaebora Celion or something :3
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Jim_Clonk - 12-12-2015
(12-10-2015, 07:55 PM)Shaadaris Wrote: (12-10-2015, 04:45 AM)Reks Wrote: Oh my gosh someone actually got that
Or at least, you're the first to say it.
Now you need to make a Kaepora Gaebora Celion or something :3
Yes, it is imperative that this becomes a thing.
RE: Celion Lore and Suggestions Topic - Shaadaris - 12-12-2015
(12-12-2015, 10:06 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote: (12-10-2015, 07:55 PM)Shaadaris Wrote: Now you need to make a Kaepora Gaebora Celion or something :3
Yes, it is imperative that this becomes a thing.
Yes, it is always important that more owls in general are included in everything, which is obviously why they were included in Harry Potter: because they're just that great y'know? But really though more owls yes in fact I'm rather sad, on that note, that nobody has made an owl-like race for Starbound, and I'm not talking about just any owls I'm talking SPACE OWLS because that would be great - not Avians, that's the difference between like ducks and geese, not even close, but also not too far, but still not very close. The moral of this story is, of course, that there is no moral... What, did you think it was a fairy tale? No! Why would it be a fairy tale? That's ridiculous. I'm having a serious, one-sided discussion about how great owls are here! Speaking of which, did you know owls eyes are stationary and they bob their heads to increase their depth perception? It's kind of cute and cool. Just like owls themselves. They're like big feathery predatory plushies of doom, the silent assassins of the night, while also looking very cuddly. Which is great. They're like cats. Except not cats. Because that would be stupid... But cute. In all honesty, a flying cat would be pretty awesome, but owls have them beat there still. Owls owls, owls, owls owls owls, owl, owls owl, owl, owls. Now owls doesn't sound like a real word to you anymore... Does that work with text? I guess it would work if you're reading it in your head. Which I am doing as I am typing this. In Morgan Freeman's voice. Don't ask why. On that subject, can you imagine Morgan Freeman as an owl? I mean, it would actually suck pretty bad because his wonderful voice would be wasted being only able to "hoo" and all. Now Gordon Freeman, on the other hand, well he's already pretty quiet so it'd work fine. And he'd be able to fly everywhere instead of doing convieniently-placed physics-based puzzles with an even more convienient gravity-altering device, which, if it worked on large things or living enemies and stuff, would have actually made the entire experience trivial and rather hilarious. There's probably a mod for that. Oh who am I kidding, there's a mod for EVERYTHING. Even the things that there aren't mods for. Alternate universes and all. Presumably. Maybe. Actually, on that subject, maybe there's an alternate universe where there IS a race of owl-like humanoids? Or maybe they exist somewhere in this universe? Ha, thought I'd forgotten about the original topic, didn't you? NOPE! Well, okay, sort of, but I'm back on the rails after having ended up veering up into the sky after forgetting that trains can't fly, they can only swim... in the air... but only when people aren't looking. Hence why you've never seen one. Obvious. Occam's Razor. I think that's the right one. Anyway, having come to the resolution through deep thought and this long piece of writing that owls are indeed rather awesome and that the Kaepora Gaebora Celion should indeed be a thing, now, the weather... Except I'm not a weather-station, so no weather for you. Does "no weather" even exist? I mean, even clear weather is... weather... right? I guess there's no weather in space? Sort of like how there are no toasters in space, unless you count unstable floating comets as toasters, which I don't know why you would.
Would you like to hear that again?
>>Yes
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