Darth Strider
The Bringer Of Pain
Vedts
(Vedt mercenary in full armor)
Designation: SentientHomeworld: Vedt (was named after the race since Vedts themselves don't refer to it by any name)
Language: Vedt (despite being considered a language it mostly consists of moans, groans and gestures), Galactic Basic.
Average Lifespan: around 200-300 years
Can be only presumed due to no Vedt known to die from aging.
Matures 2x slower than humans, but their aging processes stop at 130 (mid 60s for humans).
Estimated Population: Planetary.
Inhabit their homeworld and two other planets in OP1 system (totally 7.5 billion Vedts). Rarely can be encountered outside (2-3 thousands).
Average height of adults: 2.05m
Skin color: Dark grayish brown; Pale.
Eye color: Green (90% of the race); Random.
Hair color: None (pureblood); Random (hybrid)
Distinctions:
Despite appearing like a regular human from afar, you can really tell the difference if dare to get any closer. Vedrs bodies are much more muscular and larger, have noticeably different proportions (slim torso, longer hands and legs). Other differences lie within their insides due to their misplaced organs (for example, their heart being on the right). "Special diet" also affected Iridonians physiology resulting in bigger mouths , powerful jaws and strong sharp teeths.
Biologically Vedts don't differ from one another that much, even from hybrids, thus making their bodies compatible for limbs and internals transplantation - common practice on Ved thanks to race's warrior specialization and high death rate.
(censored picture of a male Vedt with two open wounds (front center and on the back)
Breathes: Type IStrengths:
Physically stronger
Vedts strength exceeds humans one and almost equals to that of a Wookie.
Good healing
Healing factor of the race lets them take a proper care of their wounds - they heal much faster with almost no signs of the wound left. However severe damage such as destroyed organ or lost limb can't be healed back, requiring transplant from another Vedt.
Exceptional warriors
Most of them were trained since childhood to one day become as strong as they can and are a giant threat if engaged in battle. Even the ones born outside of Ved are capable of killing lots of people without any help, due to the need to satisfy their everlasting bloodlust.
Weaknesses:
Bloodlust:
Every Vedt possess nearly uncontrollable urge to kill. They are, indeed, able to suppress it for short amounts of time but that rarely results in something good, since holding it for too long makes them go into Berserk mode when Vedt will kill literally everyone until satisfying it's needs.
Metabolism.
Vedts metabolism is faster than humans so they need to eat at least twice as much. Combined with their "special diet" it often leads to someone's death when Vedts are on battlefield where choice of food isn't that big.
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Almost nothing is known about Vedts in the galaxy what means no proper medical treatment, no natural allies, no pre made clothes and some conflicts with planetary governments.
Low on population.
Vedts do inhabit a handful of planets but their birthrate is quite low, only slightly exceeding death rate.
Weak to cold
As a race who've grown in nearly perfect climate of their planet, Vedts bodies are sensitive to temperatures of -10C° and lower, making their bodies very vulnerable to catching pneumonia right away (instead of simple colds)
Races:
Pureblood.
Most common Vedts, born on their homeworld.
Hybrids.
The ones born to Vedt-Outlander couple. Despite looking like their Outlander parent's race, physically hybrids are fully identical to a regular Vedt (large muscular body with unusual proportions,mouths, misplaced internals etc.) thanks to races dominant genes.
Diet: Being predators since the beginning, there's no wonder Vedts evolved like ones - they've never been able to eat organic products such as fruits and vegetables (which at some point became poisonous for them), but instead opted for ability to proceed almost any type of meat and ASF. True to some rumors Vedts are able to eat most of human-like races.
For unknown reasons, the only organic product they are actually able to consume without any trouble is red wine.
Culture:
Bloodlust
What may seem a burden for others, Vedts consider a gift from gods and the best thing ever happened to them. Only Vedt can understand a joy one feel after seeing their preys blood flowing all over the place.
Nexuses
Probably the only thing all Vedts are concerned about. These structures has been built all over Ved starting a millennia ago together comprising all the history of the race and serving as main landmarks around which all cities were created. Originally looking like pyramids made from different materials (from stone to wood, though most of them were rebuilt many times in the modern age) and ranging in size they were used as temples, capitals, fortresses but you can find depictions of races history in each of them no matter the purpose. Now they serve as places of interest where Vedts can train, meditate, celebrate, while one of the biggest Nexuses called The Burning Colloseum is used for Gladiator fights.
Wargames
Since concept of war between Vedts was left in the past there had to be an alternative for Vedts to deal with their bloodlust - something what Wargames has become. So, special arenas built around all cities where local population could challenge various beast (brought from various systems) in both open fights and simulations. After becoming popular it began to offer more types of challenges including simulations, duels and eventually gladiator fights. Gladiator fights are yearly events consisting of a few stages (beginning in the local arenas, and ending in The Burning Colloseum) in which not only every Vedt, but every guest can participate as well.
Honor
Native Vedts don't see any point in fighting for honor, pride and others motives since the only reasons for them to fight is the thrill of the real battle and joy of the bloodlust. However it doesn't mean that they are completely heartless, cause if needed to protect something they value (such as home) Vedts won't back up.
Technology level: Galactic Standard.
General behavior: Unfriendly, yet not aggressive. Despite regularly ignoring other races Vedts seems to have some interest in them and often don't mind having a little talk.
History:
There is not so much known about history of the race even to Vedts themselves. Archeological discoveries point out that back in the beginning , pre-ancient Vedts used to be four legged beasts living on the ground and successfully hunting every other species inhabiting the planet (compared to most known races they were ganging up for a time of hunt no matter from which pack others were). All information hidden in Nexuses explains only parts of their history. Vedt tribes had quite strange relationships - even though they always were at war, trading and marriages between the tribes were common, suggesting that such aggressiveness was just yet another mean to satisfy lust for blood. Interesting fact is that when it was discovered in which time period each Nexus was constructed, it turned out that "tribe" period of their life has happened twice, with period of technical "ascension" between ,making Vedts the first race to achieve current technology level (after discovery of Rakatans fate, Vedts historians began to presume that such leap in progress happened shortly before Rise of Rakatan Empire with it being the primary reason of their society's regress).
Vedts appearance in the known galaxy was almost unnoticed since their armor gave them more or less human look. However they quickly became quite popular as one of the best (yet very rare) mercenaries in the galaxy. It's been thousands years (around 200 ABY)since people were able to discover their homeworld, Ved, and made a suspiciously successful attempt to open the world to outsiders leading to race becoming more common sight even in Outer worlds).
Notable Player-Characters: David Strider.
Intent: Create a proper unified description for my character's race which can be used in the future roleplays and encounters with the race.
