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Approved Species Golian species

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Name: Golian
Designation: Sentient
Homeworld: Codex Competition World
Language: Goli (A series of very high pitch clicks and squeals)
Average height of adults: 1.22 Meters (Male) 1.09 meters (Female)
Skin color: Pale gray, chalk white, ashe black, sickly green
Hair color: N/A
Breathes: Oxygen
Strengths:
- Excellent hearing,
-sharp teeth,
-hard and sharp nails,
-very agile,
-powerful hunters in groups,
-a form of telepathy that is more like conveying what they “see” with their ears, which includes words said by those around them,
-good scavengers
Weaknesses:
-Poor day time vision,
-weak due to small size,
-societal tendencies to self harm in order to show dominance,
-Low IQ,
-low tech level
Distinctions: Small stature. High pitch language. Peculiar eyes (UV and heat sensitive) flattened nose
Average Lifespan: 40
Races: no social race divides except for the general uneasiness around white Golians (They can't really see the color of the others skin, so it's hard for them to have solid race boundaries though the white Golians have a peculiar tendency toward greater height and a much less aggressive and violent demeanor which results in them being seen as slightly different) However, they are categorized as Ashen, Gray-skins, Trekin, and Angelic (Each corresponding to their skin color, in order, black, gray, green, white.)
Estimated Population: tens of thousands
Diet: Meat is the primary food source, though they can easily survive off of berries and other such. Their poor vision makes gathering a much riskier venture than just hunting prey, though their noses can usually find good plant based food sources.
Communication: Goli, minor telepathy (Again, very limited, is more like conveying what they “see” with their ears.)
Culture: On surface level, Golians are savage creatures who border the line between sentience and mindless beasts, but within their ranks stands a deep and rich culture. Settling in small villages made by carving into the wood of large trees, these creatures have a very family based culture. Each family goes to settle it's own small settlement and hunt as a family group before bringing back their hunted foods to the main settlement where all of the “Demon” Golians (Golians with an affinity for the force are considered to be their leaders. Generally these are more intelligent and of larger size, usually Ashen, but occasionally Trekin.) reside. Though their culture is very violent, the killing of other Golians is entirely forbidden, and the Golians have achieved apparent unity thanks to the guidance of the Demons. Fights between two Golians to resolve an issue are not unheard of; however, most issues are resolved through a showing of the teeth. Clicks are made to give the other an impression of ones teeth and the sharper or larger toothed Golian will usually decide the outcome of the issue. This has also led to a practice of self immolation by many Golians to remove the lip flaps in order to have less dampening of the “vision” of their teeth. This generally results in their teeth appearing larger to the other Golians ears but this behavior has many repercussions including the chance of infection, severe pain, and difficulty eating (at least for a time). They have a limited religious system. They believe in gods who will come to take their planet from them and enslave them. As a result,aliens with higher technologies are often considered gods and then systematically eaten and scavenged for their technology. As a result of the aforementioned religious beliefs, they consider technology the power of the gods and have developed into effective scavengers to use that technology to defend themselves from these hated gods. Force users are considered to be Demon Golians and are highly respected, though sith and other dark side users are usually held in higher regard. Golians also have another strange cultural behavior in their treatment of force sensitive Angelic Golians. They are particularly mistrustful of these as they represent the most intelligent Golians and as a result they are separated from the main body of Golian society and serve a counseling role to the Demon Golians.
Technology level: Primitive technology mixed with some scavenged technology from unfortunate visitors.
General behavior: Very aggressive toward technologically advanced species. Naturally aggressive, very much perpetual hunters. More active at night and in heavily shaded areas during the day time due to their difficulty seeing in high light and high heat scenarios. Very social creatures among their own kind. Highly respectful of force sensitive non-Golians who can influence them.
History: Originally hunted by larger predators on their home planet, the Golians have had to band together and put aside differences in order to survive as a species. This has resulted in a close knit society that respects those strong enough to protect their brethren. Over the centuries they slowly developed better weapons to defend from predators and found ways to create homes with the limited time they had and so they started burrowing into the planets large trees, creating small villages at ground level beneath the canopy. Eventually with the protection of these homes and the development of weapons they were able to kill of their primary predators, thus establishing themselves as the “Apex predators” of their home planet. Occasionally, as external civilizations expanded and explored, an extra-terrestrial visitor would arrive. These visitors did not last long... The Golians peculiar religious beliefs condemned the outsiders as invasive gods, better consumed than listened to. Over a period, the Golians absorbed what they could of the “gods” technology, using star-ship hulls as housing for select Golian families and adopting blades and blasters as special use weapons. They are low tech, but they are becoming more intelligent, and more able to advance, though still extremely primitive.

Their history is not so simple however. Dating back long before the Gulag plague, these organics have found hardship to be a constant. They once held dominion over their home planet, finding themselves able to defeat larger predators due to their high population. Strength in numbers was the tool of the ancient Golians, but when the Gulag Plague ravaged the galaxy, the Golian population plummeted. First millions then hundreds of thousands, and finally the tens of thousands, they became a broken society. Old tribal groups were completely wiped out and an era of isolation was experienced where Golians avoided each other for fear of the deadly virus. In this time their numbers were dwindled further by the predators they could no longer defend against until they were numbered only in the thousands. After the plague disappeared their old grouped ways began to return, and slowly they regained control of their planet and their population began to grow and recover, yet at the butt end of the Gulag tragedy came the Netherworld singularity. Once again the Golian population was cut down. This time however, they maintained their culture and when the event finally ended their population began to rebound immediately. Now numbered only in the tens of thousands, they are a species with a population at dangerous lows; however, they are making a rise once more to become a significant population on their home planet.
Notable Player-Characters: N/A (though I would love to see a Golian PC)
Intent: For the Codex Species competition, and to create a unique species of primitive sentients that could possibly be utilized as a sort of “minion” for a Sith or other Dark-sider.
 
[member="Jareth Johnathon Holst"]

Sorry for the delay, been a busy few days anywho on with the review. Everything looks pretty good, but could I ask for a bit of an expansion to the history section about how they dealt with the Netherworld event and the Gulag Virus please?
 
[member="Jareth Johnathon Holst"]

That's fine and everything looks good there lol anywho the only other outstanding issue with the sub is I need the strengths and weaknesses in a list format :)
 
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