10-04-2015, 05:30 PM
(10-04-2015, 04:01 PM)SilverOtter Wrote:(10-04-2015, 08:25 AM)Lost Rinoah Wrote: I wonder if my race of small scavengers/pirates would fit in.
Good question, what else should I know about them?
Sorry. Thinking out loud to see if there was even a fuck no from this little bit even. Will write something up at some point to benefit you all so it's not "Race nobody knows anything about but is there just because." Will start now.
Edit:
Race: Shiiah
On the Shiiah: Race of scavengers, pirates, and misfits. Finally decided to work on them after creating them about ten years ago with the "pariahns". A race I won't be even bringing up again.
General Biology:
As a general rule the shiians are relatively short. Averaging about only 3-5 feet in height (Although they can be as short as 2 and a half all the way to 6 feet in height, it's extremely rare to be of that height.) With a form slightly akin to human children as far as head to body proportions, their ears are indented, the outer ear only slightly raised in a tighter pointed shape to catch sound without forcing wind from things like sand or dust storms to assail such a sensitive part of their body. A second set of prehensile arms with an additional bone segment that allows them larger free range than the shiiah's primary set of arms, although they are more fragile, and not quite as strong, two three segmented fingers with a three segmented thumb on secondary set of arms. Primary set of arms, three; four segmented fingers, a 3 segmented thumb. secondary arms are usually used to carry things in the absence of enough pockets, or to carry hidden tools/weapons, as well as often outsmart others with their increased function of co-ordination. A small 10 degree curved claw sits at the tip of each and every finger on both sets of arms, these remain sharp and grow only as they are worn from use. Primary arms are webbed half way between the fingers but not their thumbs. Legs are inverted at their first knee, with a second extending into three extended toes with spines at the tips, though this is technically their ankle. Their toes have slightly increased range of movement laterally, allowing them to fan out with their thick webbing when they need to move across softer ground like their home-world's dunes. Most shiiah are often found standing on only the tips of their toes when standing on harder ground, which makes them seem slightly taller than they actually are as well as removing the risk of damaging their ankles with repeated smashing against such solid grounds. Instead using their multi segmented toes as a spring-board to move themselves without applying too much pressure. Their slightly larger heads (read, "a form slightly akin to human children") Are counter balanced by a tapered many segmented spinal based tail that usually keeps them with their backs arched, and renders them unable to sit in regular chairs and seats. Their tail ends in either a balled prong, simply tapers off to a single sharp spine of hard keratin, or ends in a large bundle of spindly sharp fronds. It's almost never used as a weapon due to the pain such shock of impact causes. Their skin is of a dull or sun bathed red tint naturally, with markings of black, grey, or red, different to each individual. Although with the recessive trait of reversed colors, allowing black, grey, or pallid white shiiah with red markings. Skin is thin, and although usually very dry, pliable, like it's made of a mesh, closer to canvas than leather or actual skin. They don't bleed horribly when cut, not that such a thing can't be dangerous. Though all Shiaah share blood red hair, hair density and thickness as well as coarseness may vary between individuals. Most common eye colors are Orange and Yellow, with diverging colors of purple and teal being recessive. Being originally one of the major predators on their world (and later the the biggest predator on their home-world), they are carnivorous, with two thin sets of layered razored teeth designed to strip meat from bones rapidly while being unable to crush bones. Top and bottom jaws both have two layers of teeth, top half overlap bottom with inner set on top sitting locked between bottom sets. Flat teeth allow easy cleaning of caught food with little danger. Audial "voice" is produced by parroting rather than vocal chords, making speech somewhat harder to learn despite increased co-ordination over other races. No squawking involved. Reproduce in sexual "standard" manor, male to female.
Outlook:
Shiiah tend to be by some extent, loners among other races due to having trouble seeing them as worth much of anything. Making any relationships often strained at best as they'd rather take advantage of others than have friends, although it's not impossible. Always be aware that the shiiah are very selfish in most cases, only doing most anything for personal benefit. Although they will in fact pay back what they owe usually, as not doing so is usually far less beneficial. It's not always in the way you would want it either. Although some find friendship to be more beneficial than enemies, and will thus gladly work to make friendships. Though still, again, for their benefit, not that of others. Though in the end it requires them to be of benefit to their friends to recieve any benefit themselves. Thus allowing the standard trade of friends. Many steal, pirate, pillage, and so on for simple profiteering. Due to their small form and capability of easily forcing others to mistake them for mere children, many will engage in the business of information rather than actual physical goods as well. There are few laws (if any at all) a shiiah will hold themselves to if it does not first and for most benefit them. They will study laws and rules only to find loopholes everywhere they can. In the end, All of this stems from the literal love of freedom and nothing else. Being stuck in a cage, or forced to confine themselves to what others believe is "Right" and "just" breaks them. To them stealing, and stealing back is a literal normal thing, no violence included, between members of the race. The best burglar, swindler, pirate, always has the most wealth, the most respect. The worst... Well. They might just have friends I guess. Maybe.
View on race:
They are disliked by many, employed for their great use in trade of information and backwater groups even more. They're swindlers, they're thieves, they're burglars, they're even sometimes murderers. How can such a cute little form hold such a despicable carelessness for the sake of other races? Nobody knows, but they exist, and they're everywhere. Not in massive numbers, but they're there, you can bet yourself that. So the next time something of yours goes missing, blame a shiaah. It's a compliment to them that you'd think they managed it, even if they didn't. They'll take no insult of the accusation. They are very often seen as rude or blunt, as they can laugh at nearly anything, if they can find even the slightest hint of anything funny in it. And seeing as they care little for your "feelings" They aren't going to hold the phones just because the truth will make you feel like shit, and they'll be glad to call you out on your failures, or make an example of any failures you make.
Technological standpoint?:
They steal and pillage for their own benefit. Being masterful scavengers. There are a number that can run or splice nigh any technology, who can't even speak a word beyond some backwater variant of their home-language in a hard to understand stumbling parrot. They have little technology of their own, as they steal everything. Although there is the occasional invention by smashing things together in different orders to see what happens. Like combining human mass accelerators with hyper-cooling technology to further increase electromagnetic conductivity for 3 times the acceleration without any more energy required. Which they did when two races refused to allow access to each other after stealing both technologies.
A little about how they came to be, well, what they are I guess.
Long in their past they were simple predators, hunting in packs. Family groups that followed packs of their native to world herd animals around, and occasionally being eaten or killed by larger predators. A simple existance. Little intelligence disallowing them to develope beyond using their own body, sharp talons and claws, to hunt and survive. Nothing covering them. Until a race of.... Well... Some group showed up on world. Studying the animals, the on world life. And eventually testing genetic restructuring on this one such simple race of predatory animals. The end product was a more intelligent race of pretty much the exact same thing. Except now they could learn, and adapt, do much more than simply survive. And their first move with this newfound intelligence? Why. To steal everything their benefactors had of course, and after forcing them to teach them, kill them off. And what else would such a race do with such new technologies than use it to spread as quickly as possible. To learn as much, and as fast as they could. They were suddenly free, to go wherever, to do whatever. And so they went, they explored, they learned, they stole, they reproduced, they spread. They lived.
Homeworld:
Their home-world is classed as a desert death-world with little to nothing of benefit. Name only a string classification. Z9A296BFD76 or something similar. It's a sandy desert world with few stone or outcroppings to shape the winds that rush the planes, causing common dust and sand storms. There is really very little interesting about the world. Standard desert herd animals that feed on the water collecting bud-like plant-life, and raptor-like predators, with a possible supergiant predator being possible. (Now extinct due to Shiian mass killing of the beasts in a purge, being the only major predator of the Shiiaah on world.)
"culture"
Prior to the introduction of greater intelligence through genetic manipulation, there was little to nothing to speak of. Stick together, eat, reproduce, survive. Afterwards, they seem to operate as individuals, though willing to benefit others of their own race, they generally avoid benefiting other races openly. Things such as stealing, forced removal of possessions, and destruction of property are looked at with no negative light to it be them, it being a literal regular part of their life, living as if in a commonwealth due to such a thing. However things such as outright murder and violence to accomplish such things are looked down upon. Causing the death of others while stealing especially. Other portions of culture are already defined within the other sections.
General Biology:
As a general rule the shiians are relatively short. Averaging about only 3-5 feet in height (Although they can be as short as 2 and a half all the way to 6 feet in height, it's extremely rare to be of that height.) With a form slightly akin to human children as far as head to body proportions, their ears are indented, the outer ear only slightly raised in a tighter pointed shape to catch sound without forcing wind from things like sand or dust storms to assail such a sensitive part of their body. A second set of prehensile arms with an additional bone segment that allows them larger free range than the shiiah's primary set of arms, although they are more fragile, and not quite as strong, two three segmented fingers with a three segmented thumb on secondary set of arms. Primary set of arms, three; four segmented fingers, a 3 segmented thumb. secondary arms are usually used to carry things in the absence of enough pockets, or to carry hidden tools/weapons, as well as often outsmart others with their increased function of co-ordination. A small 10 degree curved claw sits at the tip of each and every finger on both sets of arms, these remain sharp and grow only as they are worn from use. Primary arms are webbed half way between the fingers but not their thumbs. Legs are inverted at their first knee, with a second extending into three extended toes with spines at the tips, though this is technically their ankle. Their toes have slightly increased range of movement laterally, allowing them to fan out with their thick webbing when they need to move across softer ground like their home-world's dunes. Most shiiah are often found standing on only the tips of their toes when standing on harder ground, which makes them seem slightly taller than they actually are as well as removing the risk of damaging their ankles with repeated smashing against such solid grounds. Instead using their multi segmented toes as a spring-board to move themselves without applying too much pressure. Their slightly larger heads (read, "a form slightly akin to human children") Are counter balanced by a tapered many segmented spinal based tail that usually keeps them with their backs arched, and renders them unable to sit in regular chairs and seats. Their tail ends in either a balled prong, simply tapers off to a single sharp spine of hard keratin, or ends in a large bundle of spindly sharp fronds. It's almost never used as a weapon due to the pain such shock of impact causes. Their skin is of a dull or sun bathed red tint naturally, with markings of black, grey, or red, different to each individual. Although with the recessive trait of reversed colors, allowing black, grey, or pallid white shiiah with red markings. Skin is thin, and although usually very dry, pliable, like it's made of a mesh, closer to canvas than leather or actual skin. They don't bleed horribly when cut, not that such a thing can't be dangerous. Though all Shiaah share blood red hair, hair density and thickness as well as coarseness may vary between individuals. Most common eye colors are Orange and Yellow, with diverging colors of purple and teal being recessive. Being originally one of the major predators on their world (and later the the biggest predator on their home-world), they are carnivorous, with two thin sets of layered razored teeth designed to strip meat from bones rapidly while being unable to crush bones. Top and bottom jaws both have two layers of teeth, top half overlap bottom with inner set on top sitting locked between bottom sets. Flat teeth allow easy cleaning of caught food with little danger. Audial "voice" is produced by parroting rather than vocal chords, making speech somewhat harder to learn despite increased co-ordination over other races. No squawking involved. Reproduce in sexual "standard" manor, male to female.
Outlook:
Shiiah tend to be by some extent, loners among other races due to having trouble seeing them as worth much of anything. Making any relationships often strained at best as they'd rather take advantage of others than have friends, although it's not impossible. Always be aware that the shiiah are very selfish in most cases, only doing most anything for personal benefit. Although they will in fact pay back what they owe usually, as not doing so is usually far less beneficial. It's not always in the way you would want it either. Although some find friendship to be more beneficial than enemies, and will thus gladly work to make friendships. Though still, again, for their benefit, not that of others. Though in the end it requires them to be of benefit to their friends to recieve any benefit themselves. Thus allowing the standard trade of friends. Many steal, pirate, pillage, and so on for simple profiteering. Due to their small form and capability of easily forcing others to mistake them for mere children, many will engage in the business of information rather than actual physical goods as well. There are few laws (if any at all) a shiiah will hold themselves to if it does not first and for most benefit them. They will study laws and rules only to find loopholes everywhere they can. In the end, All of this stems from the literal love of freedom and nothing else. Being stuck in a cage, or forced to confine themselves to what others believe is "Right" and "just" breaks them. To them stealing, and stealing back is a literal normal thing, no violence included, between members of the race. The best burglar, swindler, pirate, always has the most wealth, the most respect. The worst... Well. They might just have friends I guess. Maybe.
View on race:
They are disliked by many, employed for their great use in trade of information and backwater groups even more. They're swindlers, they're thieves, they're burglars, they're even sometimes murderers. How can such a cute little form hold such a despicable carelessness for the sake of other races? Nobody knows, but they exist, and they're everywhere. Not in massive numbers, but they're there, you can bet yourself that. So the next time something of yours goes missing, blame a shiaah. It's a compliment to them that you'd think they managed it, even if they didn't. They'll take no insult of the accusation. They are very often seen as rude or blunt, as they can laugh at nearly anything, if they can find even the slightest hint of anything funny in it. And seeing as they care little for your "feelings" They aren't going to hold the phones just because the truth will make you feel like shit, and they'll be glad to call you out on your failures, or make an example of any failures you make.
Technological standpoint?:
They steal and pillage for their own benefit. Being masterful scavengers. There are a number that can run or splice nigh any technology, who can't even speak a word beyond some backwater variant of their home-language in a hard to understand stumbling parrot. They have little technology of their own, as they steal everything. Although there is the occasional invention by smashing things together in different orders to see what happens. Like combining human mass accelerators with hyper-cooling technology to further increase electromagnetic conductivity for 3 times the acceleration without any more energy required. Which they did when two races refused to allow access to each other after stealing both technologies.
A little about how they came to be, well, what they are I guess.
Long in their past they were simple predators, hunting in packs. Family groups that followed packs of their native to world herd animals around, and occasionally being eaten or killed by larger predators. A simple existance. Little intelligence disallowing them to develope beyond using their own body, sharp talons and claws, to hunt and survive. Nothing covering them. Until a race of.... Well... Some group showed up on world. Studying the animals, the on world life. And eventually testing genetic restructuring on this one such simple race of predatory animals. The end product was a more intelligent race of pretty much the exact same thing. Except now they could learn, and adapt, do much more than simply survive. And their first move with this newfound intelligence? Why. To steal everything their benefactors had of course, and after forcing them to teach them, kill them off. And what else would such a race do with such new technologies than use it to spread as quickly as possible. To learn as much, and as fast as they could. They were suddenly free, to go wherever, to do whatever. And so they went, they explored, they learned, they stole, they reproduced, they spread. They lived.
Homeworld:
Their home-world is classed as a desert death-world with little to nothing of benefit. Name only a string classification. Z9A296BFD76 or something similar. It's a sandy desert world with few stone or outcroppings to shape the winds that rush the planes, causing common dust and sand storms. There is really very little interesting about the world. Standard desert herd animals that feed on the water collecting bud-like plant-life, and raptor-like predators, with a possible supergiant predator being possible. (Now extinct due to Shiian mass killing of the beasts in a purge, being the only major predator of the Shiiaah on world.)
"culture"
Prior to the introduction of greater intelligence through genetic manipulation, there was little to nothing to speak of. Stick together, eat, reproduce, survive. Afterwards, they seem to operate as individuals, though willing to benefit others of their own race, they generally avoid benefiting other races openly. Things such as stealing, forced removal of possessions, and destruction of property are looked at with no negative light to it be them, it being a literal regular part of their life, living as if in a commonwealth due to such a thing. However things such as outright murder and violence to accomplish such things are looked down upon. Causing the death of others while stealing especially. Other portions of culture are already defined within the other sections.