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United Families

WereScrib — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:00:37 GMT

Living in the United Families

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	''From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs!		''From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs!
	- Critique of the Gotha Programme, Karl Marx, 1875''		- Critique of the Gotha Programme, Karl Marx, 1875''

	If there is a luxury automated gay space communism, it is not the united families. But few peoples have better embodied the letter, if not the spirit of Karl Marx's slogan. Within the families, you are given what your species needs to exist healthily and are expected to perform labors in line with the capacity of your species and individual frailties.		If there is a luxury automated gay space communism, it is not the united families. But few peoples have better embodied the letter, if not the spirit of Karl Marx's slogan. Within the families, you are given what your species needs to exist healthily and are expected to perform labors in line with the capacity of your species and individual frailties.

Major Settled Planets

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	== Ruz'kahni Directorate ==		== Ruz'kahni Directorate ==
	=== Fen ===		=== Fen ===

	=== Cellen ===		=== Cellen ===

	=== Jesor ===		=== Jesor ===

	=== Gaia ===		=== Gaia ===

	=== 82 Eridani ===		=== 82 Eridani ===

	=== Hellhole ===		=== Hellhole ===

	=== Jinx ===		=== Jinx ===


	== United Families ==		== United Families ==
	=== Kemsin ===		=== Kemsin ===

	=== Jemzal ===		=== Jemzal ===

	=== Kuni ===		=== Kuni ===

	=== Son-Sallari ===		=== Son-Sallari ===

	=== Onaleis ===		=== Onaleis ===


	== Alganna Eternity ==		== Alganna Eternity ==
	=== New Alba ===		=== New Alba ===
			*Type: Garden
			*Population (including orbital): 15 Billion
			* Chief Role: Imperial administration
			* Moons: 3

			New Alba has been the jewel in the Eternity's crown for centuries. First surveyed in

	=== Dhaarakt ===		=== Dhaarakt ===
			* Type: Oceanic
			* Population (including orbital): 7 Billion
			* Chief Role: Aquacultural
			* Moons: 1

	=== Civa ===		=== Civa ===
			* Type: Arctic
			* Population (including orbital): 15 Billion
			* Chief Role: Commercial
			* Moons: 1

	=== Mirruban ===		=== Mirruban ===
			* Type: Erratic
			* Population (including orbital): 36 Billion
			* Chief Role: Industrial
			* Moons: 6

			=== Khorros ===
			* Type: Earth-like, thermic
			* Population (including orbital): 27 Billion
			* Chief Role: Unspecialized
			* Moons: 11

	== League Of Free Colonies ==		== League Of Free Colonies ==

United Families

WereScrib — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:25:42 GMT

Worlds of the United Families

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	* Jemzal, Ornja System - Other potential homeworld of the Kemzali and Kobari, at 0.76g, this world is notable for being more arid than Kemsin, with three large oceans dividing the five continents and numerous tidal wetlands stemming deep into its contintents, making up numerous salt marshes that change according to the slow rotation of the planet's moon over a six month period.		* Jemzal, Ornja System - Other potential homeworld of the Kemzali and Kobari, at 0.76g, this world is notable for being more arid than Kemsin, with three large oceans dividing the five continents and numerous tidal wetlands stemming deep into its contintents, making up numerous salt marshes that change according to the slow rotation of the planet's moon over a six month period.
	* Kuni, Ornja System - A densely populated world at 0.8g, it is the most typically earth-like of the planets.		* Kuni, Ornja System - A densely populated world at 0.8g, it is the most typically earth-like of the planets.
	* Son-Sallari (formerly Corsha), Azar System - A world marking the Directorate-UF border, it is a 0.93g world and is notably cold and damp with near unlivable polar areas. It is a feni, human and Mirrubani dominant populated world conquered by the United Families in 2154.		* Son-Sallari (formerly Corsha), Azar System - A world marking the Directorate-UF border, it is a 0.93g world and is notably cold and damp with near unlivable polar areas. It is a feni, human and Mirrubani dominant populated world conquered by the United Families in 2154 from the Directorate.
	* Onaleis, Kepris System - Diversely populated agrarian world sitting at 1.01g it is idyllic and arcadian and has been described as a 'gaia world' by some scholars. It resisted assault by the League in the only major conflict between the UF and nascent League of Free colonies.		* Onaleis, Kepris System - Diversely populated agrarian world sitting at 1.01g it is idyllic and arcadian and has been described as a 'gaia world' by some scholars. It resisted assault by the League in the only major conflict between the UF and nascent League of Free colonies.

Major Settled Planets

Funnylilcreachure — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:24:49 GMT

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== Ruz'kahni Directorate ==
=== Fen ===
=== Cellen ===
=== Jesor ===
=== Gaia ===
=== 82 Eridani ===
=== Hellhole ===
=== Jinx ===

== United Families ==
=== Kemsin ===
=== Jemzal ===
=== Kuni ===
=== Son-Sallari ===
=== Onaleis ===

== Alganna Eternity ==
=== New Alba ===
=== Dhaarakt ===
=== Civa ===
=== Mirruban ===

== League Of Free Colonies ==

United Families

WereScrib — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:54:09 GMT

Living in the United Families

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	If there is a luxury automated gay space communism, it is not the united families. But few peoples have better embodied the letter, if not the spirit of Karl Marx's slogan. Within the families, you are given what your species needs to exist healthily and are expected to perform labors in line with the capacity of your species and individual frailties.		If there is a luxury automated gay space communism, it is not the united families. But few peoples have better embodied the letter, if not the spirit of Karl Marx's slogan. Within the families, you are given what your species needs to exist healthily and are expected to perform labors in line with the capacity of your species and individual frailties.

	This leads to a profound divergence in treatment between species. A feni, being a highly social creature who biologically exists in a tight knit familial and extended familial structure, you could be assigned a form of group 'family housing' along with space to raise ghineru. But you would not be permitted opportunity to live alone or apart from this ideal. Yet a human could instead be evaluated as needing a small nuclear family, a period of isolation upon reaching adulthood, before being assigned, again, a family. On the ~~positive~~, ~~you would get~~ a ~~puppy!~~		This leads to a profound divergence in treatment between species. A feni, being a highly social creature who biologically exists in a tight knit familial and extended familial structure, you could be assigned a form of group 'family housing' along with space to raise ghineru. But you would not be permitted opportunity to live alone or apart from this ideal. Yet a human could instead be evaluated as needing a small nuclear family, a period of isolation upon reaching adulthood, before being assigned, again, a family if you fail to find a mate.

			=== Worlds of the United Families ===
			One of the smaller powers, the Families' still hold a number of worlds, but the most prominent are:
			* Kemsin, Ornja System - Homeworld of the Kemzali and Kobari, at 0.75g, this world is while diverse in climate, notable for its large temperate humid belt dominating the central, northern and southern hemispheres. It lacks distinct continents, instead having a large number of interconnected waterways, lakes, inland oceans and rivers stemming from mountainous islands within the by and large marshy populated core.
			* Jemzal, Ornja System - Other potential homeworld of the Kemzali and Kobari, at 0.76g, this world is notable for being more arid than Kemsin, with three large oceans dividing the five continents and numerous tidal wetlands stemming deep into its contintents, making up numerous salt marshes that change according to the slow rotation of the planet's moon over a six month period.
			* Kuni, Ornja System - A densely populated world at 0.8g, it is the most typically earth-like of the planets.
			* Son-Sallari (formerly Corsha), Azar System - A world marking the Directorate-UF border, it is a 0.93g world and is notably cold and damp with near unlivable polar areas. It is a feni, human and Mirrubani dominant populated world conquered by the United Families in 2154.
			* Onaleis, Kepris System - Diversely populated agrarian world sitting at 1.01g it is idyllic and arcadian and has been described as a 'gaia world' by some scholars. It resisted assault by the League in the only major conflict between the UF and nascent League of Free colonies.

	== History ==		== History ==
	The United Family's history is ancient, with thousand-year lifespans of their rulers, their retelling is extensive and details their history over the past forty-thousand years, with less firmly documented past histories going back over a hundred-thousand years. Despite this, history itself has little meaning to kemzali and events, conflicts, social growth and the like barely figure into retelling. Rather they are extensive details of lineage, territory, intro-dynastic drama and have proven difficult to parse and penetrate due to high bias and lack of overall focus. An exasperation of this issue is the lack of high-utility written language. Kemsit, their native tongue's written form only represents key cultural concepts and proper names. Forcing all history retelling to rely on the oral traditions of various families.		The United Family's history is ancient, with thousand-year lifespans of their rulers, their retelling is extensive and details their history over the past forty-thousand years, with less firmly documented past histories going back over a hundred-thousand years. Despite this, history itself has little meaning to kemzali and events, conflicts, social growth and the like barely figure into retelling. Rather they are extensive details of lineage, territory, intro-dynastic drama and have proven difficult to parse and penetrate due to high bias and lack of overall focus. An exasperation of this issue is the lack of high-utility written language. Kemsit, their native tongue's written form only represents key cultural concepts and proper names. Forcing all history retelling to rely on the oral traditions of various families.

Tsa-karr

Funnylilcreachure — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:10:22 GMT

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	==== Heritages ====		==== Heritages ====
	===== Desert Dwellers =====		===== Desert Dwellers =====
	'''~~Zharak-ai~~:'''		'''Zharaki:'''
	Mostly resembling cobras and pythons, the Zharak-ai civilizations traditionally spanned the Zharak, or Gilded Land, a large desert nourished by the Zarax's floodplains. They are able to claim the planet's oldest continuous civilization, and have preserved some archaic non-bipedal lineages (ie nagas) into the modern day as their traditional priest caste. Most have elongated torsos and limbs, and they tend to be very flexible. The Zharak-ai are generally long-lived, reaching adulthood around 30 Standard Cycles of age and with a maximum observed age of 230. This is a maximum, however, and the majority of natural deaths center closer to 190-200.		Mostly resembling cobras and pythons, the Zharak-ai civilizations traditionally spanned the Zharak, or Gilded Land, a large desert nourished by the Zarax's floodplains. They are able to claim the planet's oldest continuous civilization, and have preserved some archaic non-bipedal lineages (ie nagas) into the modern day as their traditional priest caste. Most have elongated torsos and limbs, and they tend to be very flexible. The Zharak-ai are generally long-lived, reaching adulthood around 30 Standard Cycles of age and with a maximum observed age of 230. This is a maximum, however, and the majority of natural deaths center closer to 190-200.

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	===== River-dwellers =====		===== River-dwellers =====
	'''Nyss~~-karr~~:'''		'''Nyss:'''
	Although largely bipedal, the Nyss-kar, meaning something like '~~hydrarchs' or 'water-lords~~' largely resemble anacondas and water pythons. Their feet are often webbed, and their tails somewhat flatter and oar-like, being adapted to the verdant jungle stretches of the Zarax. The Nyss-kar traditionally dwelled in muddy riverside dens reinforced with foliage, but some preferred elevating dwellings in the jungle trees.		Although largely bipedal, the Nyss-kar, meaning something like 'the wet' largely resemble anacondas and water pythons. Their feet are often webbed, and their tails somewhat flatter and oar-like, being adapted to the verdant jungle stretches of the Zarax. The Nyss-kar traditionally dwelled in muddy riverside dens reinforced with foliage, but some preferred elevating dwellings in the jungle trees.

	The Nyss-karr are frequently stereotyped as uncomplicated but clever. Nyss-kar characters in media usually are the ones to come up with a simple solution that everyone else had been too focused on the details to see for themselves. They tend to gravitate towards academic and scientific jobs in the modern day.		The Nyss-karr are frequently stereotyped as uncomplicated but clever. Nyss-kar characters in media usually are the ones to come up with a simple solution that everyone else had been too focused on the details to see for themselves. They tend to gravitate towards academic and scientific jobs in the modern day.

	'''~~Ssytherax~~:'''		'''Sytherax:'''
	Meaning 'thorny-backed,' the Ssytherax resemble crocodilians, and tend to be the largest of the Tsa-karr. Their evolutionary homes are the swamps and bogs of the eastern Zarax, but they've proven adaptable enough to serve across the planet, historically, as mercenaries.		Meaning 'thorny-backed,' the Ssytherax resemble crocodilians, and tend to be the largest of the Tsa-karr. Their evolutionary homes are the swamps and bogs of the eastern Zarax, but they've proven adaptable enough to serve across the planet, historically, as mercenaries.

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	'''Zylth:''' Meaning 'shimmering,' the Zylth resemble skinks with their smooth, reflective scales. They inhabit the easternmost land on Khorros, a massive chain of volcanic islands off the coast of Ur-veth into which the Zarax drains.		'''Zylth:''' Meaning 'shimmering,' the Zylth resemble skinks with their smooth, reflective scales. They inhabit the easternmost land on Khorros, a massive chain of volcanic islands off the coast of Ur-veth into which the Zarax drains.

	'''~~Vorrkyss~~:''' Meaning 'fire-bellied,' the Vorrkyss are a diverse species that can resemble newts and dragons. The name is a coincidence and they are not in fact known for breathing fire, but rather the ability unique to the species to spit their highly caustic stomach acid as a form of self-defense.		'''Vorak:''' Meaning 'fire-bellied,' the Vorrkyss are a diverse species that can resemble newts and dragons. The name is a coincidence and they are not in fact known for breathing fire, but rather the ability unique to the species to spit their highly caustic stomach acid as a form of self-defense.

	Both of the above species share a reputation for a kind of scheming diligence, regardless of their personal physical ability. A common mental image of the average Zylth or Vorrkyss is, essentially, 'scummy.' Though they're known to be skilled artisans and merchants, they are said to never be entirely forthright about their work.		Both of the above species share a reputation for a kind of scheming diligence, regardless of their personal physical ability. A common mental image of the average Zylth or Vorrkyss is, essentially, 'scummy.' Though they're known to be skilled artisans and merchants, they are said to never be entirely forthright about their work.

Kimmigan

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	* '''Selari''' Tall and elegant, they have broad antlers with many points among the males, they consider themselves to be the bearers of great wisdom and descended from the religious elites. They resemble most antler-baring deer.		* '''Selari''' Tall and elegant, they have broad antlers with many points among the males, they consider themselves to be the bearers of great wisdom and descended from the religious elites. They resemble most antler-baring deer.
	* '''Chkarri''' Powerful and sturdy, they were born of the harsh climates of the frozen south of their world. They believe themselves to be the even-handed barers of justice and law and value honor above all other things. They resemble elk, reindeer and moose.		* '''Chkarri''' Powerful and sturdy, they were born of the harsh climates of the frozen south of their world. They believe themselves to be the even-handed barers of justice and law and value honor above all other things. They resemble elk, reindeer and moose.
	* '''Kinani''' The diminutive kinani are small and wide eyed, but not skittish. They are known for bravery and courage and are far less self-serving than the rest of the ~~kimovihni~~. They resemble dik-diks or pudus most strongly. They descend from many islands of their homeworld.		* '''Kinani''' The diminutive kinani are small and wide eyed, but not skittish. They are known for bravery and courage and are far less self-serving than the rest of the kimmigani. They resemble dik-diks or pudus most strongly. They descend from many islands of their homeworld.
	* '''Shevnikti''' Sly and manipulative, the shevnikti are famed for their ability to manipulate social situations and carry many cultural ritual practices. They were born of the wetlands in the great taigas and were those who started the Great War that ended their society. They resemble tusked deer and fanged deer.		* '''Shevnikti''' Sly and manipulative, the shevnikti are famed for their ability to manipulate social situations and carry many cultural ritual practices. They were born of the wetlands in the great taigas and were those who started the Great War that ended their society. They resemble tusked deer and fanged deer.
	* '''Nagari''' The only heritage not born of elites, they were common laborers. They believe they are the most pragmatic of their people and take pride in their origins as of the lower class. The nagari are most similar to pronghorns and antelopes.		* '''Nagari''' The only heritage not born of elites, they were common laborers. They believe they are the most pragmatic of their people and take pride in their origins as of the lower class. The nagari are most similar to pronghorns and antelopes.

Tsa-karr

Funnylilcreachure — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:31:54 GMT

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	Tsa-karr, meaning something like 'thermarchs' or 'heat-lords,' is the modern term for a species-complex that is exclusively ectothermic (cold-blooded) and scaled, but shares little else in common between species besides bilateral symmetry; some are not even bipeds, but have snakelike bodies. Most species are utterly reliant on high levels of ambient heat, and so it's not uncommon to see a Tsa-karri wearing a heated or even sealed suit even planetside. Tsa-karr is distinctly a word of their spacefaring era, as the planet was historically very politically divided between species.		Tsa-karr, meaning something like 'thermarchs' or 'heat-lords,' is the modern term for a species-complex that is exclusively ectothermic (cold-blooded) and scaled, but shares little else in common between species besides bilateral symmetry; some are not even bipeds, but have snakelike bodies. Most species are utterly reliant on high levels of ambient heat, and so it's not uncommon to see a Tsa-karri wearing a heated or even sealed suit even planetside. Tsa-karr is distinctly a word of their spacefaring era, as the planet was historically very politically divided between species.

	The planet Khorros is a super-terrestrial world with a sluggish 42-hour rotation and a dense, CO₂-rich atmosphere. Its habitable zone is a scorching equatorial belt 8,000 kilometers wide, where surface temperatures rarely drop below 38°C. Its recent geological history has given the world the supercontinent Ur-veth, through much of which flows the largest known ~~terrestrial~~ river, the Zarax, which in some sections might be classified in fact as lakes almost the size of seas. Most Tsa-karr civilizations have historically had ties to this river in some manner or another, though due to its size it spans several biomes, all of them hot.		The planet Khorros is a super-terrestrial world with a sluggish 42-hour rotation and a dense, CO₂-rich atmosphere. Its habitable zone (at least, habitable for the Tsa-karr) is a scorching equatorial belt 10,000 kilometers wide, where surface temperatures rarely drop below 38°C. Its recent geological history has given the world the supercontinent Ur-veth, through much of which flows the largest known river of any habitable planet by both volume and length, the Zarax, which in some sections might be classified in fact as lakes almost the size of seas. Most Tsa-karr civilizations have historically had ties to this river in some manner or another, though due to its size it spans several biomes, all of them hot.

	==== Heritages ====		==== Heritages ====
	===== ~~River-dwellers~~ =====		===== Desert Dwellers =====
	'''Zharak-ai:'''		'''Zharak-ai:'''
	Mostly resembling cobras and pythons, the Zharak-ai civilizations traditionally spanned the Zharak, or Gilded Land, a large desert nourished by the Zarax's floodplains. They are able to claim the planet's oldest continuous civilization, and have preserved some archaic non-bipedal lineages (ie nagas) into the modern day as their traditional priest caste. Most have elongated torsos and limbs, and they tend to be very flexible. The Zharak-ai are generally long-lived, reaching adulthood around 30 Standard Cycles of age and with a maximum observed age of 230. This is a maximum, however, and the majority of natural deaths center closer to 190-200.		Mostly resembling cobras and pythons, the Zharak-ai civilizations traditionally spanned the Zharak, or Gilded Land, a large desert nourished by the Zarax's floodplains. They are able to claim the planet's oldest continuous civilization, and have preserved some archaic non-bipedal lineages (ie nagas) into the modern day as their traditional priest caste. Most have elongated torsos and limbs, and they tend to be very flexible. The Zharak-ai are generally long-lived, reaching adulthood around 30 Standard Cycles of age and with a maximum observed age of 230. This is a maximum, however, and the majority of natural deaths center closer to 190-200.
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	The Zharak-ai are frequently stereotyped as haughty, detached, and scheming. In the modern day they gravitate towards work in the fields of bureaucracy, trade, or complex strategy.		The Zharak-ai are frequently stereotyped as haughty, detached, and scheming. In the modern day they gravitate towards work in the fields of bureaucracy, trade, or complex strategy.

			===== River-dwellers =====
	'''Nyss-karr:'''		'''Nyss-karr:'''
	Although largely bipedal, the Nyss-kar, meaning something like 'hydrarchs' or 'water-lords' largely resemble anacondas and water pythons. Their feet are often webbed, and their tails somewhat flatter and oar-like, being adapted to the verdant jungle stretches of the Zarax. The Nyss-kar traditionally dwelled in muddy riverside dens reinforced with foliage, but some preferred elevating dwellings in the jungle trees.		Although largely bipedal, the Nyss-kar, meaning something like 'hydrarchs' or 'water-lords' largely resemble anacondas and water pythons. Their feet are often webbed, and their tails somewhat flatter and oar-like, being adapted to the verdant jungle stretches of the Zarax. The Nyss-kar traditionally dwelled in muddy riverside dens reinforced with foliage, but some preferred elevating dwellings in the jungle trees.
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	Meaning 'thorny-backed,' the Ssytherax resemble crocodilians, and tend to be the largest of the Tsa-karr. Their evolutionary homes are the swamps and bogs of the eastern Zarax, but they've proven adaptable enough to serve across the planet, historically, as mercenaries.		Meaning 'thorny-backed,' the Ssytherax resemble crocodilians, and tend to be the largest of the Tsa-karr. Their evolutionary homes are the swamps and bogs of the eastern Zarax, but they've proven adaptable enough to serve across the planet, historically, as mercenaries.

	Equipped with a powerful crushing jaw and usually incredible size and strength, it's understandable that the Ssytherax are stereotyped unfairly as brutes. They traditionally lived in semi-submerged citadels dotted across Khorros' wetlands, uninterested in the rest of the world unless some power or another was interested in paying them for their strength. Beneath their outer appearance, however, they're also frequently talented engineers and artisans, and are ~~frequently~~ more tasteful and sensitive than they're made out to be.		Equipped with a powerful crushing jaw and usually incredible size and strength, it's understandable that the Ssytherax are stereotyped unfairly as brutes. They traditionally lived in semi-submerged citadels dotted across Khorros' wetlands, uninterested in the rest of the world unless some power or another was interested in paying them for their strength. Beneath their outer appearance, however, they're also frequently talented engineers and artisans, and are often more tasteful and sensitive than they're made out to be.

	'''Xyrr:''' Meaning 'prismatic' or 'colorful,' the Xyrr resemble Terran chameleons and other tree lizards. Though they share the same wet biome as the Ssytherax and the Nyss-karr, they more frequently made their homes in the trees above, while the other two species would more frequently live in or near the water. They tend to be lean and gracile, with exceptional climbing ability, and while they can use their skin for camouflage like Terran chameleons, it sees more frequent use in the form of communication.		'''Xyrr:''' Meaning 'prismatic' or 'colorful,' the Xyrr resemble Terran chameleons and other tree lizards. Though they share the same wet biome as the Ssytherax and the Nyss-karr, they more frequently made their homes in the trees above, while the other two species would more frequently live in or near the water. They tend to be lean and gracile, with exceptional climbing ability, and while they can use their skin for camouflage like Terran chameleons, it sees more frequent use in the form of communication.
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	'''Vorrkyss:''' Meaning 'fire-bellied,' the Vorrkyss are a diverse species that can resemble newts and dragons. The name is a coincidence and they are not in fact known for breathing fire, but rather the ability unique to the species to spit their highly caustic stomach acid as a form of self-defense.		'''Vorrkyss:''' Meaning 'fire-bellied,' the Vorrkyss are a diverse species that can resemble newts and dragons. The name is a coincidence and they are not in fact known for breathing fire, but rather the ability unique to the species to spit their highly caustic stomach acid as a form of self-defense.

	Both of the above species share a reputation for a kind of scheming diligence, regardless of their personal physical ability. A common mental image of the average Zylth or Vorrkyss is, essentially, 'scummy.' Though they're known to be skilled artisans and merchants, they are said to never be entirely forthright about ~~the quality of~~ their work.		Both of the above species share a reputation for a kind of scheming diligence, regardless of their personal physical ability. A common mental image of the average Zylth or Vorrkyss is, essentially, 'scummy.' Though they're known to be skilled artisans and merchants, they are said to never be entirely forthright about their work.
	=== '''History''' ===		=== '''History''' ===

Tsa-karr

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* Long tails
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| habitat = Hot, but varied
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=== '''Physical Description''' ===
Tsa-karr, meaning something like 'thermarchs' or 'heat-lords,' is the modern term for a species-complex that is exclusively ectothermic (cold-blooded) and scaled, but shares little else in common between species besides bilateral symmetry; some are not even bipeds, but have snakelike bodies. Most species are utterly reliant on high levels of ambient heat, and so it's not uncommon to see a Tsa-karri wearing a heated or even sealed suit even planetside. Tsa-karr is distinctly a word of their spacefaring era, as the planet was historically very politically divided between species.

The planet Khorros is a super-terrestrial world with a sluggish 42-hour rotation and a dense, CO₂-rich atmosphere. Its habitable zone is a scorching equatorial belt 8,000 kilometers wide, where surface temperatures rarely drop below 38°C. Its recent geological history has given the world the supercontinent Ur-veth, through much of which flows the largest known terrestrial river, the Zarax, which in some sections might be classified in fact as lakes almost the size of seas. Most Tsa-karr civilizations have historically had ties to this river in some manner or another, though due to its size it spans several biomes, all of them hot.

==== Heritages ====
===== River-dwellers =====
'''Zharak-ai:'''
Mostly resembling cobras and pythons, the Zharak-ai civilizations traditionally spanned the Zharak, or Gilded Land, a large desert nourished by the Zarax's floodplains. They are able to claim the planet's oldest continuous civilization, and have preserved some archaic non-bipedal lineages (ie nagas) into the modern day as their traditional priest caste. Most have elongated torsos and limbs, and they tend to be very flexible. The Zharak-ai are generally long-lived, reaching adulthood around 30 Standard Cycles of age and with a maximum observed age of 230. This is a maximum, however, and the majority of natural deaths center closer to 190-200.

The Zharak-ai are frequently stereotyped as haughty, detached, and scheming. In the modern day they gravitate towards work in the fields of bureaucracy, trade, or complex strategy.

'''Nyss-karr:'''
Although largely bipedal, the Nyss-kar, meaning something like 'hydrarchs' or 'water-lords' largely resemble anacondas and water pythons. Their feet are often webbed, and their tails somewhat flatter and oar-like, being adapted to the verdant jungle stretches of the Zarax. The Nyss-kar traditionally dwelled in muddy riverside dens reinforced with foliage, but some preferred elevating dwellings in the jungle trees.

The Nyss-karr are frequently stereotyped as uncomplicated but clever. Nyss-kar characters in media usually are the ones to come up with a simple solution that everyone else had been too focused on the details to see for themselves. They tend to gravitate towards academic and scientific jobs in the modern day.

'''Ssytherax:'''
Meaning 'thorny-backed,' the Ssytherax resemble crocodilians, and tend to be the largest of the Tsa-karr. Their evolutionary homes are the swamps and bogs of the eastern Zarax, but they've proven adaptable enough to serve across the planet, historically, as mercenaries.

Equipped with a powerful crushing jaw and usually incredible size and strength, it's understandable that the Ssytherax are stereotyped unfairly as brutes. They traditionally lived in semi-submerged citadels dotted across Khorros' wetlands, uninterested in the rest of the world unless some power or another was interested in paying them for their strength. Beneath their outer appearance, however, they're also frequently talented engineers and artisans, and are frequently more tasteful and sensitive than they're made out to be.

'''Xyrr:''' Meaning 'prismatic' or 'colorful,' the Xyrr resemble Terran chameleons and other tree lizards. Though they share the same wet biome as the Ssytherax and the Nyss-karr, they more frequently made their homes in the trees above, while the other two species would more frequently live in or near the water. They tend to be lean and gracile, with exceptional climbing ability, and while they can use their skin for camouflage like Terran chameleons, it sees more frequent use in the form of communication.

Stereotyped as quiet and physically slow but likeable, the average Xyrr is in fact exceptionally clever and diplomatic. In the modern day they don't tend to gravitate towards any one field of work.
===== Island-dwellers =====
'''Zylth:''' Meaning 'shimmering,' the Zylth resemble skinks with their smooth, reflective scales. They inhabit the easternmost land on Khorros, a massive chain of volcanic islands off the coast of Ur-veth into which the Zarax drains.

'''Vorrkyss:''' Meaning 'fire-bellied,' the Vorrkyss are a diverse species that can resemble newts and dragons. The name is a coincidence and they are not in fact known for breathing fire, but rather the ability unique to the species to spit their highly caustic stomach acid as a form of self-defense.

Both of the above species share a reputation for a kind of scheming diligence, regardless of their personal physical ability. A common mental image of the average Zylth or Vorrkyss is, essentially, 'scummy.' Though they're known to be skilled artisans and merchants, they are said to never be entirely forthright about the quality of their work.
=== '''History''' ===

=== '''Society''' ===

=== '''Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors''' ===

=== '''Style Guide and Character Creation''' ===

Mirrubani

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	'''Durri:''' The Durri most closely resemble Terran opossums and gliders. True omnivores with a love of fruits, their height can vary wildly but is the closest to the galactic average at around 160-180 at the age of majority. The Durri are best adapted for Mirruban's '''spring''', and traditionally were most active when a given community of Mirrubani would move into its forests, where in ancient times they would use the abundance of new growth to craft garments from soft new-growth fibers. Prolific as either climbers or diggers, Durri generally still prefer either high places (in the case of glider-like members) or something reminiscent of dens or warrens (in the case of opossum-like members) as their dwellings today.		'''Durri:''' The Durri most closely resemble Terran opossums, raccoons, and gliders. True omnivores with a love of fruits, their height can vary wildly but is the closest to the galactic average at around 160-180 at the age of majority. The Durri are best adapted for Mirruban's '''spring''', and traditionally were most active when a given community of Mirrubani would move into its forests, where in ancient times they would use the abundance of new growth to craft garments from soft new-growth fibers. Prolific as either climbers or diggers, Durri generally still prefer either high places (in the case of glider-like members) or something reminiscent of dens or warrens (in the case of opossum-like members) as their dwellings today.

	Durri are traditionally scavengers and craftspeople, and are frequently stereotyped as having short attention spans and a love of novelty or acquisition. They are also seen as notorious gossips.		Durri are traditionally scavengers and craftspeople, and are frequently stereotyped as having short attention spans and a love of novelty or acquisition. They are also seen as notorious gossips.

United Families

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	A place of labyrinthine familial drama in place of politics and stratified social castes. They are totalitarian, absolutely dictatorial and with almost no social mobility. Yet, for many of the people within, they see their world as one of peace, stability, and unparalleled purpose serving living gods in service to the ''Kemz'', the absolute order and correct state of reality.		A place of labyrinthine familial drama in place of politics and stratified social castes. They are totalitarian, absolutely dictatorial and with almost no social mobility. Yet, for many of the people within, they see their world as one of peace, stability, and unparalleled purpose serving living gods in service to the ''Kemz'', the absolute order and correct state of reality.
			== Living in the United Families ==
			''From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs!
			- Critique of the Gotha Programme, Karl Marx, 1875''
			If there is a luxury automated gay space communism, it is not the united families. But few peoples have better embodied the letter, if not the spirit of Karl Marx's slogan. Within the families, you are given what your species needs to exist healthily and are expected to perform labors in line with the capacity of your species and individual frailties.

			This leads to a profound divergence in treatment between species. A feni, being a highly social creature who biologically exists in a tight knit familial and extended familial structure, you could be assigned a form of group 'family housing' along with space to raise ghineru. But you would not be permitted opportunity to live alone or apart from this ideal. Yet a human could instead be evaluated as needing a small nuclear family, a period of isolation upon reaching adulthood, before being assigned, again, a family. On the positive, you would get a puppy!
	== History ==		== History ==
	The United Family's history is ancient, with thousand-year lifespans of their rulers, their retelling is extensive and details their history over the past forty-thousand years, with less firmly documented past histories going back over a hundred-thousand years. Despite this, history itself has little meaning to kemzali and events, conflicts, social growth and the like barely figure into retelling. Rather they are extensive details of lineage, territory, intro-dynastic drama and have proven difficult to parse and penetrate due to high bias and lack of overall focus. An exasperation of this issue is the lack of high-utility written language. Kemsit, their native tongue's written form only represents key cultural concepts and proper names. Forcing all history retelling to rely on the oral traditions of various families.		The United Family's history is ancient, with thousand-year lifespans of their rulers, their retelling is extensive and details their history over the past forty-thousand years, with less firmly documented past histories going back over a hundred-thousand years. Despite this, history itself has little meaning to kemzali and events, conflicts, social growth and the like barely figure into retelling. Rather they are extensive details of lineage, territory, intro-dynastic drama and have proven difficult to parse and penetrate due to high bias and lack of overall focus. An exasperation of this issue is the lack of high-utility written language. Kemsit, their native tongue's written form only represents key cultural concepts and proper names. Forcing all history retelling to rely on the oral traditions of various families.

Psionics

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	==Functionality==		==Functionality==
	Psychic abilities are not without limitation. Energy, even psychic, is not a zero-sum-game and causes strain on the user equal to the force exhibited. The fundamental rule of psionics is the Law of Exchange. There is no free energy, and the energy expended is equal to or greater than if it was applied through a mechanical method, manifesting as rapid consumption of energy within the user.		Psychic abilities are not without limitation. Energy, even psychic, is not a zero-sum-game and causes strain on the user equal to the force exhibited. The fundamental rule of psionics is the Law of Exchange. There is no free energy, and the energy expended is equal to or greater than if it was applied through a mechanical method, manifesting as rapid consumption of energy within the user.
			===Types of Powers===
			* a
			* b
			* c
			* d
			* e

			Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as true psionic telepathy, and there is no evidence on record of a psion having successfully "read minds." Psionic coordination, to the degree that it exists, is a society-wide phenomenon and does not express itself in individuals.

	=====Physical Limiters=====		=====Physical Limiters=====
	A skilled psion is capable of enacting great force but at a cost to their body. Burning through calories, sugars, exhausting themselves and rapidly overheating. It is not unheard of for inexperienced psions to suffer heat stroke or starve themselves. Naturally psionic species have evolved complex methods of heat-regulation for this reason.		A skilled psion is capable of enacting great force but at a cost to their body. Burning through calories, sugars, exhausting themselves and rapidly overheating. It is not unheard of for inexperienced psions to suffer heat stroke or starve themselves. Naturally psionic species have evolved complex methods of heat-regulation for this reason.
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	=====Psionic Destruction=====		=====Psionic Destruction=====
	The end result of violating these limits is death. Whether dying of starvation, suffering brain death from depleted glucose or simply boiling alive, death is a certainty. Mental destruction results in a varied set of extreme mental traumas. Those observed include complete loss of agency and willpower, a shift into a feral state lacking higher functions, or a complete inability to distinguish reality and fiction.		The end result of violating these limits is death. Whether dying of starvation, suffering brain death from depleted glucose or simply boiling alive, death is a certainty. Mental destruction results in a varied set of extreme mental traumas. Those observed include complete loss of agency and willpower, a shift into a feral state lacking higher functions, or a complete inability to distinguish reality and fiction.
	==Methodologies an Origins==		==Methodologies and Origins==
	Psychic abilities are rare outside of isolated and exceptionally rare mutations and the few naturally psychic species, notably the Kemzali, Zylaari, and Kobari. The majority of psions use ~~psi~~-~~amps~~ to gain these abilities. With or without technology, manifesting psychic powers requires training and mental fortitude and few end up taking to the profession.		Psychic abilities are rare outside of isolated and exceptionally rare mutations and the few naturally psychic species, notably the Kemzali, Zylaari, and Kobari. The majority of psions use Psi-Amps to gain these abilities. With or without technology, manifesting psychic powers requires training and mental fortitude and few end up taking to the profession.
	=====Psi-Amps=====		=====Psi-Amps=====
	Psi-Amps are the primary technological tool for providing a psion with their abilities. They take a variety of forms, from implants, to grafted organs, to held or worn devices. The Amp must be manufactured to the biology and mental state of the user and are not safely transferable. This has not stopped third party resale of used ~~amps~~ in the black market, with increased strains an almost certainty on the unfortunate user.		Psi-Amps are the primary technological tool for providing a psion with their abilities. They take a variety of forms, from implants, to grafted organs, to held or worn devices. The Psi-Amp must be manufactured to the biology and mental state of the user and are not safely transferable. This has not stopped third party resale of used Psi-Amps in the black market, with increased strains an almost certainty on the unfortunate user.

	Psi-~~amps~~ typically come with a single slot for programs that correspond to individual psychic powers; some models house two, but the strain of use is doubled and there is not yet a practical way to increase this limit to three slots, although an ~~amp~~ by itself enables basic psychic functionality in the form of a mentally-formed and mentally-fired ball of excited particles. This expresses itself as simple kinetic force not much stronger than a blunt melee weapon. Use of the ~~amp~~'s slot can enable other powers. Those ~~amps~~ with two filled slots cause such an increase in thermal strain as to cause the user to forego the use of armor and sometimes even heavy clothing.		Psi-Amps typically come with a single slot for programs that correspond to individual psychic powers; some models house two, but the strain of use is doubled and there is not yet a practical way to increase this limit to three slots, although an Amp by itself enables basic psychic functionality in the form of a mentally-formed and mentally-fired ball of excited particles. This expresses itself as simple kinetic force not much stronger than a blunt melee weapon. Use of the Amp's slot can enable other powers. Those Amps with two filled slots cause such an increase in thermal strain as to cause the user to forego the use of armor and sometimes even heavy clothing.
	===== Training =====		===== Training =====
	The alternative to a psi-~~amp~~, at least among naturally psionic species, is intense mental training over a period of years (usually decades, in fact). Traditionally, this process has typically been religious or quasi-religious in nature, and is of a more limited functionality than the modern ~~amp~~-enabled psionic powers; some organizations have undertaken a hybrid approach, due to the dangers of an untrained mind interacting psionically with the world.		The alternative to a psi-Amp, at least among naturally psionic species, is intense mental training over a period of years (usually decades, in fact). Traditionally, this process has typically been religious or quasi-religious in nature, and is of a more limited functionality than the modern Amp-enabled psionic powers; some organizations have undertaken a hybrid approach, due to the dangers of an untrained mind interacting psionically with the world.

	Individuals who choose not to use ~~amps~~ can be capable of the same psychic feats as augmented individuals, but have more difficulty switching modes of thinking, and each power learned correspondingly increases the mental load, which functionally limits even natural psions to a maximum of two powers, beyond the basic kinetic strike.		Individuals who choose not to use Amps can be capable of the same psychic feats as augmented individuals, but have more difficulty switching modes of thinking, and each power learned correspondingly increases the mental load, which functionally limits even natural psions to a maximum of two powers, beyond the basic kinetic strike.
	=====Evolution=====		=====Evolution=====
	The few sophonts that have developed psychic capabilities naturally display a few shared traits, some form of natural ~~psi~~-~~amp~~, and some method of regulating heat body heat in a rapid-manner.		The few sophonts that have developed psychic capabilities naturally display a few shared traits, some form of natural Psi-Amp, and some method of regulating heat body heat in a rapid-manner.

	The Kemzali and Kobari both possess a ''Huthwo's Organ'', a form of naturally occurring, psionic ~~amp~~ near their sinuses, running along the length of their snout and forehead, though it is commonly vestigial in Kobari. The Kemzali method of regulating excess heat involves bristling their hollow, thick hair and secreting oils and venting heat from their mouths. The Civago possess a less discrete organ and instead have a portion of their brain that acts as an ~~amp~~ and regulate heat via large antenna. The Zylaari raakt is a distinct neural structure that dissipates heat through the ribs of the spinal column, and necessitates more intense water consumption through their gills than usual.		The Kemzali and Kobari both possess a ''Huthwo's Organ'', a form of naturally occurring, psionic amplifier near their sinuses, running along the length of their snout and forehead, though it is commonly vestigial in Kobari. The Kemzali method of regulating excess heat involves bristling their hollow, thick hair and secreting oils and venting heat from their mouths. The Civago possess a less discrete organ and instead have a portion of their brain that acts as an Amp and regulate heat via large antenna. The Zylaari raakt is a distinct neural structure that dissipates heat through the ribs of the spinal column, and necessitates more intense water consumption through their gills than usual.
	==Theories==		==Theories==
	The origins of psychic phenomena is still ill-understood. Theories and models differ, and even in the scientific community there is division regarding the origin.		The origins of psychic phenomena is still ill-understood. Theories and models differ, and even in the scientific community there is division regarding the origin.

Psionics

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The Kemz is fundamentally, the ability to apply ones will through a means less vulgar than typical force. To see without seeing, and to understand without needing to lower yourself to comprehension.

-Giina Hadla, Kemzali Elder

Psionics is term for the study and understanding of the preternatural phenomena caused by mental exertion. Users are known by a variety of names, with Psion as the preferred term, although this has come under some debate recently.

==Functionality==
Psychic abilities are not without limitation. Energy, even psychic, is not a zero-sum-game and causes strain on the user equal to the force exhibited. The fundamental rule of psionics is the Law of Exchange. There is no free energy, and the energy expended is equal to or greater than if it was applied through a mechanical method, manifesting as rapid consumption of energy within the user.
=====Physical Limiters=====
A skilled psion is capable of enacting great force but at a cost to their body. Burning through calories, sugars, exhausting themselves and rapidly overheating. It is not unheard of for inexperienced psions to suffer heat stroke or starve themselves. Naturally psionic species have evolved complex methods of heat-regulation for this reason.
=====Mental Limiters=====
The mind is not unaffected the usage of psychic abilities, prolonged usage results in various forms of trauma and disassociation, eroding the ability of the mind to remain lucid. Damaging the capacity to trust one's own perception, reality and place within it.
=====Psionic Destruction=====
The end result of violating these limits is death. Whether dying of starvation, suffering brain death from depleted glucose or simply boiling alive, death is a certainty. Mental destruction results in a varied set of extreme mental traumas. Those observed include complete loss of agency and willpower, a shift into a feral state lacking higher functions, or a complete inability to distinguish reality and fiction.
==Methodologies an Origins==
Psychic abilities are rare outside of isolated and exceptionally rare mutations and the few naturally psychic species, notably the Kemzali, Zylaari, and Kobari. The majority of psions use psi-amps to gain these abilities. With or without technology, manifesting psychic powers requires training and mental fortitude and few end up taking to the profession.
=====Psi-Amps=====
Psi-Amps are the primary technological tool for providing a psion with their abilities. They take a variety of forms, from implants, to grafted organs, to held or worn devices. The Amp must be manufactured to the biology and mental state of the user and are not safely transferable. This has not stopped third party resale of used amps in the black market, with increased strains an almost certainty on the unfortunate user.

Psi-amps typically come with a single slot for programs that correspond to individual psychic powers; some models house two, but the strain of use is doubled and there is not yet a practical way to increase this limit to three slots, although an amp by itself enables basic psychic functionality in the form of a mentally-formed and mentally-fired ball of excited particles. This expresses itself as simple kinetic force not much stronger than a blunt melee weapon. Use of the amp's slot can enable other powers. Those amps with two filled slots cause such an increase in thermal strain as to cause the user to forego the use of armor and sometimes even heavy clothing.
===== Training =====
The alternative to a psi-amp, at least among naturally psionic species, is intense mental training over a period of years (usually decades, in fact). Traditionally, this process has typically been religious or quasi-religious in nature, and is of a more limited functionality than the modern amp-enabled psionic powers; some organizations have undertaken a hybrid approach, due to the dangers of an untrained mind interacting psionically with the world.

Individuals who choose not to use amps can be capable of the same psychic feats as augmented individuals, but have more difficulty switching modes of thinking, and each power learned correspondingly increases the mental load, which functionally limits even natural psions to a maximum of two powers, beyond the basic kinetic strike.
=====Evolution=====
The few sophonts that have developed psychic capabilities naturally display a few shared traits, some form of natural psi-amp, and some method of regulating heat body heat in a rapid-manner.

The Kemzali and Kobari both possess a ''Huthwo's Organ'', a form of naturally occurring, psionic amp near their sinuses, running along the length of their snout and forehead, though it is commonly vestigial in Kobari. The Kemzali method of regulating excess heat involves bristling their hollow, thick hair and secreting oils and venting heat from their mouths. The Civago possess a less discrete organ and instead have a portion of their brain that acts as an amp and regulate heat via large antenna. The Zylaari raakt is a distinct neural structure that dissipates heat through the ribs of the spinal column, and necessitates more intense water consumption through their gills than usual.
==Theories==
The origins of psychic phenomena is still ill-understood. Theories and models differ, and even in the scientific community there is division regarding the origin.
=====An Unknown In the Model=====
The most commonly accepted belief is that psychic phenomena is a product of real force within physics that is simply not understood. This force has a number of theories to its exact nature. The Alban Psychotronic institute suggests that a discrete particle called the ''Psychon'' is the origination. While the New-Cantari school has suggested a vast cosmic ''Noosphere'' is the core component. The dominant position currently prefers the phenomena a new strangeness in physics and do not elect to determine a cause, referring to it simply as the ''Strange Force''.
=====The Kemz and the Dream=====
The United Families holds that the psychic world is not just a part of reality, but is the creator of reality. Specifically believing they themselves manifested into reality to repair it via a natural method. Known to them as the ''Kemz'', or ''the Dream''. Within this framework, psychic phenomena is a necessary reaction to the failure of nature to maintain a correct reality.
=====Religion=====
Numerous religions, such as the Civago's beliefs around the One Spirit and the Feni Paalamist reality-as-accident all hold theories and internal theories about the nature, origin, morality and ethics of psychic abilities and psions in general. Varying from spiritual awakening, to demonic manifestations.

=====Magic=====
A pop-theory that has gained significant traction is that psychic powers are literally magic and this proves ancient folkstories of wizards and sorcerers are true. Others go farther to insist that the sins of modern-life suppressed this real phenomenon in the normal people. Historians almost universally consider this belief wildly ahistorical.

=====Alien Influence=====
The strangest theory relates to the phenemona encountered by those who suffer mental traumas or who have on rare occasions, recovered from mental destruction. It is that psychic abilities are innately related to contact or infection by an alien presence that enacts its will through a user. Despite having little to no basis, the sense of loss-of-self or a tendency for psions to 'wild' a colloquial for losing control has led to this becoming a little spoken of fear in many psions.