Origins
The Bamori are a lupine race from the rocky planet, Furax. It is a very dry world with very little vegetation (most plant life that exists on Furax is a type of photosynthetic algae or lichen). Scientists are still uncertain how any life came to exist on such a desolate planet, but the Bamori have survived, thrived, and made the most of their planet's landscape. The Bamori's ancient ancestry is linked to a species of large, intelligent dogs that was capable of hunting in large packs and preparing primitive traps. The only thing that separated these dogs from the ones a human would know is their large size, and the fact that their front paws had the evolutionary beginnings of fingers for extra traction and balance in their planet's rocky environment. The Bamori lived and hunted in packs until they were forced to change by a foreign enemy. The Vard first arrived on Furax relatively few in number. They stationed a small science crew in the central crater of Furax (notably the only place in which trees can naturally be found in abundance on the planet), believing it to be the only place in which life could exist on the planet. It wasn't until a group of Bamori hunters arrived at the Vardic science outpost that the Vard were proven wrong. The Vard scientists promptly captured the hunters and performed experiments and interrogations on them. They learned the Bamori language, and the locations of all major Bamori settlements. It was later that the Vard learned that the Bamori made excellent Shashl'agaa (a Vardic phrase that most accurately translates into "beast of burden"), and the Vard sent larger expeditionary groups to the planet's surface. The Bamori were the third "slave race" to the Vard.
Appearance & Culture
The Bamori strongly resemble the werewolves of human folklore, though significantly more civil than such. Bamori fur is typically brown, but it can also be silver, black, or a mix of all three. Bamori will commonly braid or wear beads or jewelry in their fur. This practice is especially common for Bamori officials; they are often seen with expensive jewelry from all across the solar system covering them from head to toe. Another popular practice among the Bamori elite is braiding their fur and allowing it to grow long. It looks strange to the other species of the solar system, but it is seen as a very popular style in Bamori culture. Such a style hinders a Bamori's ability to maneuver, and thus any intelligent Bamori soldier chooses to keep his or her fur short. A Bamori's eyes, again, strongly resemble those of a wolf or dog, though genetic modification of a Bamori embryo is capable of changing this fact.
Jincari Loyalty
The Bamori are known to be the only race openly friendly and even allied with the Jincar at present. When the Vard controlled Furax, a large portion of the Jincari liberation effort was spent on the Bamori homeworld. Noro, a seasoned and respected Jincari leader of the liberation front, fought and died alongside the enslaved Bamori chieftains to reclaim Furax for its native people. To this day, the Bamori and Jincar's cooperation with each other during the liberation of Furax has inspired many books, plays, and movies, and the Bamori are still grateful for the Jincar's efforts so many years ago. Being on such good terms with the Bamori, the Jincar have shared some of their knowledge of Vardic weapons and technology with them, making the two strongest military powers in the solar system the allied Bamori and Jincar.
Additional Notes
- Politically, the Bamori are traditionally tribals, but have slowly started to adopt more of the Jincar's imperial customs.
- Despite their appearance, a Bamori's naturally keen eyesight and reaction time have made them some of the solar system's most successful and respect air aces in military history. The Bamori's starship fleet is the largest and most powerful of all the other races.
- Bamori culture accepts and even promotes selective breeding, and chieftains are allowed to mate with any female they desire. Because of this, the most mentally and physically capable of the Bamori are often descendants of chieftains.
- Bamori are one of the few races that cannot interbreed with any other presently known civilized race.
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Saturday 11 May 2013
Character Summary - Ca
The Ca are a race from my "Venture" series. Below is a general background of the race.
Characteristics
The Ca are tribals, heavily bound in long years of tradition. They are often wiry individuals, and the average adult Ca is just a bit shorter than a Jincar (most Jincar range from 6'-7' fully grown whereas most Ca range from 5'8"-6'7"). Their skin is typically a deep purple, and their heads are usually longer than those of other races. Their teeth consist of only canines, and their eyes are completely red. Their legs are incredible strong, and slightly resemble the hind legs of a feline. The Ca are known for their natural strength, their home planet's gravity being about 1.5G.
Origins
The Ca are a very tradition-bound race with many unique characteristics. Originating from the small, tropical planet of Aldi, the Ca have had the longest history of dealing with foreign races. Many thousands of years ago, the Ca were responsible for the destruction of two other sentient races on their planet. It is said that the other two races were allied, and started chopping down the Ca's forests for lumber. The Ca tribes entered their enemies' villages under the cover of night, killing many without drawing any attention to themselves. When morning came, they retreated back into their jungle homes, leaving only a pile of corpses as evidence of their presence. It is said that the two races' populations were halved in under a week, and became fully extinct after one year (using Ghasha's time scale). hundreds of years after this, the Ca had their first contact with the Vard. Their ship landed in the middle of the jungle, destroying many trees in the process. When the Vard emerged, they were met with a hail of spears from the treetops. To this day, the empty husk of the old Vardic ship is used as the first major Ca city. It was many decades after that that the Vard sent a larger force, and, despite a vast number of casualties, eventually managed to overwhelm the Ca tribe leaders with their presence. The leaders subjected themselves and their people willingly to slavery under the Vard, as a show of respect for their superior military force. The Vard were not merciful. Over the next few years, thousands of Ca were shipped from their planet to Ghasha to work on the City of Gold.
Tradition
Being a militaristic race, The Ca have a very high respect for physical strength, similar to the Vard (though less inclined than the Vard towards unprovoked violence). Of the 900,000 Ca currently in existence, about 90% of them are warriors or mercenaries. They have little regard for politics and during wars, they will most often only take sides if there is something in it for them, though once they do take sides they are fiercely loyal. The Ca still living on Aldi do so in tribes. Control of land and borders is constantly changing through physical or diplomatic means, making an accurate world map of each tribe's territory virtually impossible to create. The central hub for trade and commerce is in the refurbished husk of the old Vardic ship that landed so many years ago. Though it is considered their "Capital City", few Ca actually live in this ship, aside from the rare merchant or galactic politician. The Ca, though they have access to them,. seldom use modern technology for combat. All forms of guns are considered "weapons of the weak", and thus, any Ca fighter that wants his or her reputation to remain intact chooses to fight with a different weapon. The go-to weapon among the Ca military is the spear. Though this may sound like a foolish choice against enemies wearing highly advanced suits of armour, the Ca have advanced the craft of their spears to a more modern level. The tips are made with a rare element currently known only to be found on the Avaari homeworld of Atvar, known as Atvarium. It is a light green, clear, ethereal substance that most commonly takes the form of a gas. In exchange for being taught by the Avaari how to craft weaponry from Atvarium, the Ca tribes send some of their best warriors to Atvar to bolster the peaceful Avaari race's defenses.
Characteristics
The Ca are tribals, heavily bound in long years of tradition. They are often wiry individuals, and the average adult Ca is just a bit shorter than a Jincar (most Jincar range from 6'-7' fully grown whereas most Ca range from 5'8"-6'7"). Their skin is typically a deep purple, and their heads are usually longer than those of other races. Their teeth consist of only canines, and their eyes are completely red. Their legs are incredible strong, and slightly resemble the hind legs of a feline. The Ca are known for their natural strength, their home planet's gravity being about 1.5G.
Origins
The Ca are a very tradition-bound race with many unique characteristics. Originating from the small, tropical planet of Aldi, the Ca have had the longest history of dealing with foreign races. Many thousands of years ago, the Ca were responsible for the destruction of two other sentient races on their planet. It is said that the other two races were allied, and started chopping down the Ca's forests for lumber. The Ca tribes entered their enemies' villages under the cover of night, killing many without drawing any attention to themselves. When morning came, they retreated back into their jungle homes, leaving only a pile of corpses as evidence of their presence. It is said that the two races' populations were halved in under a week, and became fully extinct after one year (using Ghasha's time scale). hundreds of years after this, the Ca had their first contact with the Vard. Their ship landed in the middle of the jungle, destroying many trees in the process. When the Vard emerged, they were met with a hail of spears from the treetops. To this day, the empty husk of the old Vardic ship is used as the first major Ca city. It was many decades after that that the Vard sent a larger force, and, despite a vast number of casualties, eventually managed to overwhelm the Ca tribe leaders with their presence. The leaders subjected themselves and their people willingly to slavery under the Vard, as a show of respect for their superior military force. The Vard were not merciful. Over the next few years, thousands of Ca were shipped from their planet to Ghasha to work on the City of Gold.
Tradition
Being a militaristic race, The Ca have a very high respect for physical strength, similar to the Vard (though less inclined than the Vard towards unprovoked violence). Of the 900,000 Ca currently in existence, about 90% of them are warriors or mercenaries. They have little regard for politics and during wars, they will most often only take sides if there is something in it for them, though once they do take sides they are fiercely loyal. The Ca still living on Aldi do so in tribes. Control of land and borders is constantly changing through physical or diplomatic means, making an accurate world map of each tribe's territory virtually impossible to create. The central hub for trade and commerce is in the refurbished husk of the old Vardic ship that landed so many years ago. Though it is considered their "Capital City", few Ca actually live in this ship, aside from the rare merchant or galactic politician. The Ca, though they have access to them,. seldom use modern technology for combat. All forms of guns are considered "weapons of the weak", and thus, any Ca fighter that wants his or her reputation to remain intact chooses to fight with a different weapon. The go-to weapon among the Ca military is the spear. Though this may sound like a foolish choice against enemies wearing highly advanced suits of armour, the Ca have advanced the craft of their spears to a more modern level. The tips are made with a rare element currently known only to be found on the Avaari homeworld of Atvar, known as Atvarium. It is a light green, clear, ethereal substance that most commonly takes the form of a gas. In exchange for being taught by the Avaari how to craft weaponry from Atvarium, the Ca tribes send some of their best warriors to Atvar to bolster the peaceful Avaari race's defenses.
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