I will explain my sad circumstances; I was in the midst of a 4-5 hour creation spree where I created a Planet for my new Species I created shortly after I submitted the Planet; I did not however fully understand the rules regarding "WIP posts", as I read the codex posts and saw nothing mentioning "WIP posts" so I posted the content I had already written, which was everything for the Species, the "Drowai" without having written the History and Intent yet. So..my submission was sent to the archive, much to my dismay! I was at work when this happened, and I still am there now hoping to fix this asap. So I am reposting my ENTIRE species submission here, so it can be then re-evaluated and taken OUT of the archives! I do apologize for this inconvenience, and it is unfortunate this happened to begin with. I hope to avoid circumstances like this in the future. Enjoy the Drowai, as I have enjoyed creating them <3.
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A typical Drowai.[/size]
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Name: Drowai.[/size][background=
Designation: Sentient.[/size][background=
Homeworld: Drowan.[/size][background=
Languages: Drowain.[/size][background=
Average Height of Adults: 1.8 meters.[/size][background=
Skin Color: Violet.[/size][background=
Eye Color: Silver-White.[/size][background=
Hair Color: Silver-White.[/size][background=
Breathes: Type 1.[/size][background=
Strengths:[/size]
Weaknesses:[/size]
Distinctions: The Drowai are a beautiful violet skinned race of humanoids who have pointed ears and sharp, distinct facial features that make them stand out with their jawlines, and their V-shaped ridgelines above their eyes, and light sunken cheeks.[/size]
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Average Lifespan: 100 years.[/size]
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Races: N/A.[/size]
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Lifecycle: The Drowai are rare in the sense that they are an Asexual mono-gendered species of women, where they do not need a male to reproduce; Instead their reproductive organs activate, and begin a special process which creates life within the Drowai woman without the need of fusion with a male gamete. This process begins at the age of 16, and can continue on until the age of 40 for a Drowai woman, in which case she will become pregnant and carry the child as a Human would for 9 months, giving birth to the child after this period.[/size]
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Estimated Population: Due to their lack of space-faring technology, the Drowai are exclusively located on their homeworld of Drowan. The estimated population is about 80 million.[/size]
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Diet: The Drowai are omnivores, hunting the local Nexu for their meats and eating edible grass as well.[/size][background=
Communication: The Drowai exclusively use their spoken language of Drowain, a harsh sounding, yet melodious language that incorporate small tongue clicks to add emphasis to their words.[/size]
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Culture: The Drowai societies are absolute-matriarchal Queendoms consisting of at least 1,000 Drowai women who are lead by a Queen, but are not limited to this number with larger Queendoms often being seen. The Queendoms are divided into castes where each caste is responsible for a specific duty within the Queendom. The highest position in this hierarchy is the Queen, being the most powerful warrior in the Queendom, the Queen rules with absolute power and is obeyed in all things without question. The Queen's Guard are great warriors within the Queendom, and are hand picked by the Queen herself to be her personal bodyguard; They are tasked with protecting the Queen at all times from danger. Next are the Warriors who serve as the standing army in their specific Queendom, they are tasked with waging war against the Queendom's enemies and are lead by the Queen's Guard, or the Queen herself. Then come the Hunters who's main purpose is to patrol the Queendom's territory from potential invaders, serving as sentries; They also are tasked with supplying the Queendom with food and water. Finally the Slaves are the lowest on the social ladder usually being prisoners of war that are used for manual labor, and are also sometimes used as a form of currency to be exchanged during trade. A Drowai woman may challenge another in her Queendom to elevate their position and status, with the victor going up in the caste system, and the loser dying or becoming a Slave. Any member of the Queendom may challenge another member in one-on-one combat to elevate their status in the Queendom; It should be noted that a Queen cannot be challenged in this way, only through a special ceremony can someone of lower, or equal rank challenge a Queen for the right to rule. It is also very common for Queendoms to merge together under a single ruler, should a Queen challenge another Queen to a duel to the death.~ [/size]
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A Drowai Queen.[/size]
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Cultural Ceremonies:[/size]
Technology Level: Primitive. Bows and spears are a constant, and they rely on the hunting of Nexu for their food, clothes, weapons, and jewelry. [/size]
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General Behaviors: The Drowai are a warrior race, and as such they respect strength above all else. They have not encountered many off worlders, and due to the lack of men in their societies they would be distrusting or potentially hostile towards males that they do encounter, if any at all. They are a tight-knit family-oriented people within their respective Queendoms, and they place the needs of the Queendom above themselves.[/size]
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History: Drowai history is filled with violence, and war with the strongest always sitting at the top of the food chain. Drowai have been a primitive people, and their warlike tendencies cement this fact even further. War between the many Drowai Queendoms have caused their population to be smaller than what is considered normal for a species, but their numbers are still considerable even though the leading cause of their deaths are each other. Offworlders have been rarely encountered on their home planet of Drowan, with the exceptions being sentientologists who discovered both the planet and the people, and poachers who crashlanded on Drowan and introduced Nexu to the world. The aforementioned sentientologists were met with calmer attitudes, as they were Human women and shared physical attributes with the Drowai, therefore earning them small degrees of trust due to physical likeness, however the poachers were greeted with sharp spears and arrows as they attempted to cause harm to the Drowai. Drowai were first documented around 250 years ago, and since that time there have been little to no attempts to reestablish contact with the planet or its people.[/size]
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Intent: I intend the Drowai to be the inhabitants of my first created world, Drowan. I was inspired by the Amazonian warrior women, and I also pulled inspiration from american indians to determine their castes. I think they are quite colorful in the sense that they are a unique martial culture, and due to them being ruled by a warrior Queen, this could also provide for some interesting adventures! Imagine a Sith or a Jedi encountering these creatures, or seeing them in a grand arena! [/size]
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A typical Drowai.[/size]
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Name: Drowai.[/size][background=
Designation: Sentient.[/size][background=
Homeworld: Drowan.[/size][background=
Languages: Drowain.[/size][background=
Average Height of Adults: 1.8 meters.[/size][background=
Skin Color: Violet.[/size][background=
Eye Color: Silver-White.[/size][background=
Hair Color: Silver-White.[/size][background=
Breathes: Type 1.[/size][background=
Strengths:[/size]
- ADEPT WARRIORS: The Drowai are graceful and strong, able to hold their own in a scrap.
- AESTHETIC: The Drowai are an attractive race of warrior-women.
Weaknesses:[/size]
- TECHNOLOGY: The Drowai are primitive, and have little dealings with the rest of the galaxy, and as such have no concept of advanced technology.
- SIZE: The Drowai's lack of menfolk may make them susceptible to larger, stronger opponents.
Distinctions: The Drowai are a beautiful violet skinned race of humanoids who have pointed ears and sharp, distinct facial features that make them stand out with their jawlines, and their V-shaped ridgelines above their eyes, and light sunken cheeks.[/size]
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Average Lifespan: 100 years.[/size]
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Races: N/A.[/size]
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Lifecycle: The Drowai are rare in the sense that they are an Asexual mono-gendered species of women, where they do not need a male to reproduce; Instead their reproductive organs activate, and begin a special process which creates life within the Drowai woman without the need of fusion with a male gamete. This process begins at the age of 16, and can continue on until the age of 40 for a Drowai woman, in which case she will become pregnant and carry the child as a Human would for 9 months, giving birth to the child after this period.[/size]
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Estimated Population: Due to their lack of space-faring technology, the Drowai are exclusively located on their homeworld of Drowan. The estimated population is about 80 million.[/size]
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Diet: The Drowai are omnivores, hunting the local Nexu for their meats and eating edible grass as well.[/size][background=
Communication: The Drowai exclusively use their spoken language of Drowain, a harsh sounding, yet melodious language that incorporate small tongue clicks to add emphasis to their words.[/size]
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Culture: The Drowai societies are absolute-matriarchal Queendoms consisting of at least 1,000 Drowai women who are lead by a Queen, but are not limited to this number with larger Queendoms often being seen. The Queendoms are divided into castes where each caste is responsible for a specific duty within the Queendom. The highest position in this hierarchy is the Queen, being the most powerful warrior in the Queendom, the Queen rules with absolute power and is obeyed in all things without question. The Queen's Guard are great warriors within the Queendom, and are hand picked by the Queen herself to be her personal bodyguard; They are tasked with protecting the Queen at all times from danger. Next are the Warriors who serve as the standing army in their specific Queendom, they are tasked with waging war against the Queendom's enemies and are lead by the Queen's Guard, or the Queen herself. Then come the Hunters who's main purpose is to patrol the Queendom's territory from potential invaders, serving as sentries; They also are tasked with supplying the Queendom with food and water. Finally the Slaves are the lowest on the social ladder usually being prisoners of war that are used for manual labor, and are also sometimes used as a form of currency to be exchanged during trade. A Drowai woman may challenge another in her Queendom to elevate their position and status, with the victor going up in the caste system, and the loser dying or becoming a Slave. Any member of the Queendom may challenge another member in one-on-one combat to elevate their status in the Queendom; It should be noted that a Queen cannot be challenged in this way, only through a special ceremony can someone of lower, or equal rank challenge a Queen for the right to rule. It is also very common for Queendoms to merge together under a single ruler, should a Queen challenge another Queen to a duel to the death.~ [/size]
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A Drowai Queen.[/size]
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Cultural Ceremonies:[/size]
- Birthright: After a Drowai woman gives birth, the child will be put in either the Warrior caste, or the Hunter caste to determine their duties to the Queendom.
- Blood-Trial: A member of the Queendom may challenge another valid higher ranking member to a Blood-Trial, where they will fight to the death or until one surrenders. The victor will ascend the totem pole, and the loser will descend to the bottom of the totem pole. (I.E, a Hunter challenges a Warrior. The Hunter wins, and the Warrior doesn't wish death, so the Warrior surrenders instead. The Hunter then becomes a Warrior, and the defeated Warrior becomes a lowly Slave.)
- The Great Moot: Once at the start of the new year leaders of the various Queendoms will gather and meet at a Moot, in a formal gathering of the Queendoms where politics will be discussed, trade conducted, and this is the only time a Queen may be formally challenged for her title of Queen; If this is done in such a way, the Queen is required to accept the duel which would take place after the Moot ends.
- The Queen's Gambit: The Queen's Gambit is when a Queen is challenged during a Moot for her right to rule. This duel uses no weapons, or armor, and is to the death.
Technology Level: Primitive. Bows and spears are a constant, and they rely on the hunting of Nexu for their food, clothes, weapons, and jewelry. [/size]
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General Behaviors: The Drowai are a warrior race, and as such they respect strength above all else. They have not encountered many off worlders, and due to the lack of men in their societies they would be distrusting or potentially hostile towards males that they do encounter, if any at all. They are a tight-knit family-oriented people within their respective Queendoms, and they place the needs of the Queendom above themselves.[/size]
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History: Drowai history is filled with violence, and war with the strongest always sitting at the top of the food chain. Drowai have been a primitive people, and their warlike tendencies cement this fact even further. War between the many Drowai Queendoms have caused their population to be smaller than what is considered normal for a species, but their numbers are still considerable even though the leading cause of their deaths are each other. Offworlders have been rarely encountered on their home planet of Drowan, with the exceptions being sentientologists who discovered both the planet and the people, and poachers who crashlanded on Drowan and introduced Nexu to the world. The aforementioned sentientologists were met with calmer attitudes, as they were Human women and shared physical attributes with the Drowai, therefore earning them small degrees of trust due to physical likeness, however the poachers were greeted with sharp spears and arrows as they attempted to cause harm to the Drowai. Drowai were first documented around 250 years ago, and since that time there have been little to no attempts to reestablish contact with the planet or its people.[/size]
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Intent: I intend the Drowai to be the inhabitants of my first created world, Drowan. I was inspired by the Amazonian warrior women, and I also pulled inspiration from american indians to determine their castes. I think they are quite colorful in the sense that they are a unique martial culture, and due to them being ruled by a warrior Queen, this could also provide for some interesting adventures! Imagine a Sith or a Jedi encountering these creatures, or seeing them in a grand arena! [/size]
