Aster Jen'allé
Bio-engineered Bad queen
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Name: To Laterians- Washikaji, in galactic standard basic - Phoenix
Designation: Sentient
Homeworld: Lateria (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/48517-lateria/)
Language: Telepathy
Average height of adults: 6 foot
Skin color: Multicolor, reds, greens, blues, and oranges are prominent
Hair color: N/A
Breathes: It does not have a full respiratory system. They are affected by physical mediums; however, they are physical embodiments of energy and their respiratory system uses radiation to create energy they can use (the same radiation given out by the Laterian sun) though their home system's sun is the only known source of the radiation their bodies need to survive, they can respire any radiation and convert it into the necessary radiation to preserve their bodies.
Strengths:
-Do not require an atmosphere
-Very powerful ability to use the radiation within their bodies to affect the physical world around them. Very much like using the force.
-Can understand any race as their language is telepathic and understands meanings. This also means that it is difficult to lie to a Phoenix, as it can read your intent.
Weaknesses: -Very non aggressive, they put so much value on life due to their own life cycle that it is difficult, if not impossible, for most of these creatures to even consider taking a life.
-War does not exist within this species, lies do not exist within this species, so they do not understand either. Also, though subterfuge is made near impossible due to the nature of true telepathy, if one were to alter their mind to believe a lie it would be possible to mislead these creatures greatly, as they are impossibly naïve on that subject
-They have an extremely slow concept of time and slow growing population. Imagine if ants were massive but still had the same lifespan when human beings were first created, eventually humanity would surpass them in technology, and each human would live longer than the ant, but the ants would be able to create civilizations in a day whereas humans would take many years to develop. Humans are those giant ants, and the faster concept of time, along with shorter lifespans and greater numbers, mean that the Phoenixes will always seem to be behind humanity.
-Population growth is almost non-existent in human terms.
-Though they are able to understand much more complex concepts than most species, they have to go through an entire rebirth process in order to learn anything. Thus, if they do not understand a concept (such as war, or lying) it would literally take one hundred or more years for one of them who has experienced the new concept to rebirth and 'learn' what it is. As a result, reacting to new concepts is impossible within the sphere of a human lifetime.
-their bodies are very vulnerable to ballistic weapons fire. The plasma-like lasers of the star wars universe are also more than enough to kill them (though purely radiation based firepower is not very effective) Anything that would knock a normal human being out would also kill a Washikaji, as they require their thought process to maintain the physical body, though this would just send them into an instinctual rebirth phase which would result in a mental regression as opposed to a growth. Ballistic weapons and blasters on the other hand destroy the physical body and will cause it to break down, literally killing the creature.
Distinctions: An almost fiery aura as they, “exhale” unusable radiation
Average Lifespan: A difficult concept: Phoenixes gather excess energy throughout their lifetime until they “die” every hundred or so standard years putting all of the energy and an 'expanded' version of their consciousness into an egg-like cocoon for about a year before it is reformed into another physical manifestation which is more intelligent and powerful than the last incarnation of the same Phoenix. This occurs multiple times over thousands of standard years until they have enough energy and consciousness to produce two eggs, each of which is slightly different in terms of thought process and consciousness. This occurs for an unknown period of time until something physically kills their body.
Races: No true races.
Estimated Population: around 10,000
Diet: Phoenixes live off of radiation so eating in the human sense is not required. They are of course capable of bringing food substance into their body; however, they are unwilling to eat anything that has been alive at any point.
Communication: Telepathy with the capability to create a high pitch screech to ward off potentially aggressive beings.
Culture: This culture is peaceful and gives massive value to life, as their population is very small and grows very slowly. If one Phoenix experiences true death the mourning can be heard on the other end of the planet. their entire culture is based around the concept of consuming radiation and expanding. The concepts of religion, holidays, and ceremonies are almost entirely foreign to them at this point in time as each would take away from their instinctual need for knowledge and Radiation. To put it simply, they have no need for rulers as each individual is working as a part of the group by instinct, its a special drive to do what they need to do so they have no need for one to step up and say, "phoenix A do this job, Phoenix B do this job." They have no need for holidays as the work they do is the entirety of their lifes care and they need no break or celebration as their search for radiation and knowledge is all of that. They have no need for religion as they know where they came from and their search for knowledge tells them about the universe around them. They have no need for ceremony as they already understand the intents of their brethren. Being telepathically linked to each and every other Washikaji means that a lot of things other species due to help clarify things such as goals and intents are unnecessary as they already know those things without it being clarified.
Technology level: Technology is different for Phoenixes in that it generally involves the manipulation of matter to create desired results. If they want to colonize a planet, they cause the matter of that planet to slowly change over hundreds of years so that natural cities are made within the planet itself. They are capable, in large numbers, of engineering entire planets to be habitable for life, though it would take thousands of years for a process that difficult to be accomplished.
General behavior: The primary intents of these creatures are to gain knowledge, and to draw in and store the radiation that sustains them and allows them to grow. They are very curious, as knowledge gained is near permanent and can be transmitted through the entire species, and they try their best to protect life by causing it to thrive. They are fascinated with all forms of life and as such want to try and foster it.
History: [Describe an abridged history. If your species is genetically engineered or Sithspawn, this is where to add links to the thread(s) where your new species was developed. A development thread, whether of creation or discovery, is required for all genetically engineered/alchemically created life forms being submitted to the Factory.] Lateria is a planet which has been teeming with life for millenia, yet of all of the plants and animals found on the planet, none is as strange or enigmatic as the Phoenix. Creatures of legend, as naïve as they are powerful, the Washikaji were born with a fascination for the life which thrived around them and an insatiable need for knowledge.
Beginning as one single Phoenix, the population grew at snails pace with each Phoenix taking thousands of years to produce even one other member. Despite this slow growth phase, eventually the Washikaji were numbered in the millions. They covered a planet full of life and learned from generation to generation of every facet of what drove life: eventually learning that they could affect any aspect of nature over time. Slowly they began shaping the world around them creating great tunnel systems lined with living wood within which to reside, balancing the cycle of life and death so that all species would grow and thrive, and shaping even the rocks and the ocean to test their abilities.
By the time their numbers reached the millions, the sights of the Washikaji had expanded past the planet of their birth and on to the two other planets orbiting the systems strange sun. Neither planet was habitable; however, the power of millions of these Washikaji would see that change. Slowly, over millions of years, the combined might of the Phoenixes created minor shifts in orbit bringing these planets into the habitable zone of the systems star. Animals and plants were transplanted, carried through space to each planet after a breathable atmosphere was coaxed into existence. Slowly the planets were made into playgrounds of life for the Phoenixes to shape further. Many more years passed in peace as the Washikaji learned and expanded on these three planets, now held in the same orbit around their star. That is, until the Primeval came.
Brutal, efficient, and well equipped, the ancient Primeval came upon a system of worlds beautiful and ripe for the taking; however, upon landing on the planet they found what could only be called an abomination in the sight of their foul gods: the Washikaji. The voice of their deities called for death, a genocide to wipe these creatures from the records of the universe, and so the bombardment began. At first the Phoenixes were confused, they had no concept of loss, no meaning for war, and they could not fathom sorrow. Thousands died without even trying to escape. Within days the population was halfed with not a single attempt made to escape or defend against this threat. The Primeval cut them down as blades of grass until a survivor was reborn, and the horror of what was happening was finally and fully understood by the Washikaji. Many were frozen in terror at the loss of so many lives, these too were cut down, but a select few began to run, to escape.
Even as they were hunted down and exterminated, they barely understood what was occurring. They had only the inclination to do what any prey would do: run. Across the Galaxy, fueling legends of immortal creatures, some 300 Phoenixes escaped into an area far beyond their home, completely cut off from their kin and the radiation they needed to grow they remained alive but starved of everything they sought. The rest of the Phoenixes hid, escaping and moving as they were found over and over again. The extermination continued for many years before finally the Washikaji had another rebirth, and the knowledge of all the suffering came to a head when they discovered their concept of war. Some fought back, destroying the invaders but losing their own lives to the numerous horde which descended upon them. Others realized that the only way to prevent extinction would be to disappear, and so the planet itself was opened up and while many hundreds of Washikaji fought off the invaders, the last of a naïve species hid within the planet itself.
After the end of the battle between Washikaji and Primeval, the host searched across the planet Lateria and her two sisters, attempting to find any sign of the remaining washikaji; however, there were none to be found. The Primeval left the same way they came, the planets were to be forgotten, and no reference to them or the abominations found upon their surface were to ever be mentioned among the Primeval again. The Washikaji were to be wiped from history before their story was ever written. Yet they live on, beneath the surface of the planet, in an underground city now known as the circle, 12 thousand Washikaji are hidden. Survivors of a war that never happened, they began to grow once more. Eventually more invaders came, the Order, but these were different. They had no malice in their hearts, no hatred toward the Phoenixes. They too were survivors, refugees of a war far away. At first the Phoenixes remained timid, hiding, but slowly they began to identify with these newcomers. They helped them to thrive, and protected the most innocent of their kind. They learned of the customs and actions of their visitors from beyond. They saw the wars between brothers, witnessed defeat and triumph, and they saw a faction once again reunited. They had a symbiotic relationship with a people who knew them only as legends, they helped the newcomers to thrive on strange worlds and the newcomers provided a buffer, someone to defend the Washikaji should the sword of any be directed at the Washikaji once more.
Notable Player-Characters: None as of now
Intent: [Describe the plan for this species. NOTE: This section alone can have your species dismissed. Species created on a whim or for purposes to undermine the integrity of Star Wars will not be approved.] This is a species being created for multiple purposes. First and foremost I wanted to create a species that was unique from standard fare for other RP'ers to explore and interact with. This would allow for interesting storytelling as the original concepts of these creatures is not explored very often, and rarely is it portrayed how human and aliens alike would react to such a species. This is also being created as a part of my other project of Lateria.
Explanation of their powers: Matter is made up of energy (radiation is energy) and one can convert energy into mass, and mass into energy if they understood how. The Washikaji are capable of converting excess radiation within their bodies into mass, and mass outside of their bodies into radiation (again, radiation is energy.) If they understand a compound well enough they can use energy to reproduce it or break it apart into energy. This sounds like, "OMG god-mod, so powerful plis nerf" however, it takes thousands of Washikaji tens of years to affect changes large enough to notice. for instance, 1,000 washikaji might take ten years to make a large rock. In order to do things like affect orbit, create atmosphere, make underground cities and other things, it takes a vast number of Washikaji (think millions) and thousands of years. A single Washikaji on the other hand might be able to affect one molecule if they worked for several minutes on it, already had a significant knowledge of that kind of molecule, and had a very specific intent for that molecule (and this is only if they were breaking the molecule into energy, to directly convert energy to mass would take a handedly longer time period) The only way to shorten the process is to use natural processes, such as erosion, and control them to create a desired effect and even that takes vast periods of time. They could also use this to convert one type of mass into another (for instance, turning lead into gold which is factually possible, sometimes the lead linings of nuclear powerplants will start to convert into gold in small amounts due to the effects of the radiation.) But to do anything major they would require thousands of years to study the materials they wish to create, thousands more to create a plan of what they want to do specifically, and then thousands of years to accomplish their goal (of course depending on the size and complexity of their goal.) I feel I must mention one short cut, simple processes don't require the planning and studying portion if they already have a knowledge of the material and follow a previous intent. For instance, to make a rock, they would need only to spend the time creating the rock since they have already created many rocks.
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Name: To Laterians- Washikaji, in galactic standard basic - Phoenix
Designation: Sentient
Homeworld: Lateria (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/48517-lateria/)
Language: Telepathy
Average height of adults: 6 foot
Skin color: Multicolor, reds, greens, blues, and oranges are prominent
Hair color: N/A
Breathes: It does not have a full respiratory system. They are affected by physical mediums; however, they are physical embodiments of energy and their respiratory system uses radiation to create energy they can use (the same radiation given out by the Laterian sun) though their home system's sun is the only known source of the radiation their bodies need to survive, they can respire any radiation and convert it into the necessary radiation to preserve their bodies.
Strengths:
-Do not require an atmosphere
-Very powerful ability to use the radiation within their bodies to affect the physical world around them. Very much like using the force.
-Can understand any race as their language is telepathic and understands meanings. This also means that it is difficult to lie to a Phoenix, as it can read your intent.
Weaknesses: -Very non aggressive, they put so much value on life due to their own life cycle that it is difficult, if not impossible, for most of these creatures to even consider taking a life.
-War does not exist within this species, lies do not exist within this species, so they do not understand either. Also, though subterfuge is made near impossible due to the nature of true telepathy, if one were to alter their mind to believe a lie it would be possible to mislead these creatures greatly, as they are impossibly naïve on that subject
-They have an extremely slow concept of time and slow growing population. Imagine if ants were massive but still had the same lifespan when human beings were first created, eventually humanity would surpass them in technology, and each human would live longer than the ant, but the ants would be able to create civilizations in a day whereas humans would take many years to develop. Humans are those giant ants, and the faster concept of time, along with shorter lifespans and greater numbers, mean that the Phoenixes will always seem to be behind humanity.
-Population growth is almost non-existent in human terms.
-Though they are able to understand much more complex concepts than most species, they have to go through an entire rebirth process in order to learn anything. Thus, if they do not understand a concept (such as war, or lying) it would literally take one hundred or more years for one of them who has experienced the new concept to rebirth and 'learn' what it is. As a result, reacting to new concepts is impossible within the sphere of a human lifetime.
-their bodies are very vulnerable to ballistic weapons fire. The plasma-like lasers of the star wars universe are also more than enough to kill them (though purely radiation based firepower is not very effective) Anything that would knock a normal human being out would also kill a Washikaji, as they require their thought process to maintain the physical body, though this would just send them into an instinctual rebirth phase which would result in a mental regression as opposed to a growth. Ballistic weapons and blasters on the other hand destroy the physical body and will cause it to break down, literally killing the creature.
Distinctions: An almost fiery aura as they, “exhale” unusable radiation
Average Lifespan: A difficult concept: Phoenixes gather excess energy throughout their lifetime until they “die” every hundred or so standard years putting all of the energy and an 'expanded' version of their consciousness into an egg-like cocoon for about a year before it is reformed into another physical manifestation which is more intelligent and powerful than the last incarnation of the same Phoenix. This occurs multiple times over thousands of standard years until they have enough energy and consciousness to produce two eggs, each of which is slightly different in terms of thought process and consciousness. This occurs for an unknown period of time until something physically kills their body.
Races: No true races.
Estimated Population: around 10,000
Diet: Phoenixes live off of radiation so eating in the human sense is not required. They are of course capable of bringing food substance into their body; however, they are unwilling to eat anything that has been alive at any point.
Communication: Telepathy with the capability to create a high pitch screech to ward off potentially aggressive beings.
Culture: This culture is peaceful and gives massive value to life, as their population is very small and grows very slowly. If one Phoenix experiences true death the mourning can be heard on the other end of the planet. their entire culture is based around the concept of consuming radiation and expanding. The concepts of religion, holidays, and ceremonies are almost entirely foreign to them at this point in time as each would take away from their instinctual need for knowledge and Radiation. To put it simply, they have no need for rulers as each individual is working as a part of the group by instinct, its a special drive to do what they need to do so they have no need for one to step up and say, "phoenix A do this job, Phoenix B do this job." They have no need for holidays as the work they do is the entirety of their lifes care and they need no break or celebration as their search for radiation and knowledge is all of that. They have no need for religion as they know where they came from and their search for knowledge tells them about the universe around them. They have no need for ceremony as they already understand the intents of their brethren. Being telepathically linked to each and every other Washikaji means that a lot of things other species due to help clarify things such as goals and intents are unnecessary as they already know those things without it being clarified.
Technology level: Technology is different for Phoenixes in that it generally involves the manipulation of matter to create desired results. If they want to colonize a planet, they cause the matter of that planet to slowly change over hundreds of years so that natural cities are made within the planet itself. They are capable, in large numbers, of engineering entire planets to be habitable for life, though it would take thousands of years for a process that difficult to be accomplished.
General behavior: The primary intents of these creatures are to gain knowledge, and to draw in and store the radiation that sustains them and allows them to grow. They are very curious, as knowledge gained is near permanent and can be transmitted through the entire species, and they try their best to protect life by causing it to thrive. They are fascinated with all forms of life and as such want to try and foster it.
History: [Describe an abridged history. If your species is genetically engineered or Sithspawn, this is where to add links to the thread(s) where your new species was developed. A development thread, whether of creation or discovery, is required for all genetically engineered/alchemically created life forms being submitted to the Factory.] Lateria is a planet which has been teeming with life for millenia, yet of all of the plants and animals found on the planet, none is as strange or enigmatic as the Phoenix. Creatures of legend, as naïve as they are powerful, the Washikaji were born with a fascination for the life which thrived around them and an insatiable need for knowledge.
Beginning as one single Phoenix, the population grew at snails pace with each Phoenix taking thousands of years to produce even one other member. Despite this slow growth phase, eventually the Washikaji were numbered in the millions. They covered a planet full of life and learned from generation to generation of every facet of what drove life: eventually learning that they could affect any aspect of nature over time. Slowly they began shaping the world around them creating great tunnel systems lined with living wood within which to reside, balancing the cycle of life and death so that all species would grow and thrive, and shaping even the rocks and the ocean to test their abilities.
By the time their numbers reached the millions, the sights of the Washikaji had expanded past the planet of their birth and on to the two other planets orbiting the systems strange sun. Neither planet was habitable; however, the power of millions of these Washikaji would see that change. Slowly, over millions of years, the combined might of the Phoenixes created minor shifts in orbit bringing these planets into the habitable zone of the systems star. Animals and plants were transplanted, carried through space to each planet after a breathable atmosphere was coaxed into existence. Slowly the planets were made into playgrounds of life for the Phoenixes to shape further. Many more years passed in peace as the Washikaji learned and expanded on these three planets, now held in the same orbit around their star. That is, until the Primeval came.
Brutal, efficient, and well equipped, the ancient Primeval came upon a system of worlds beautiful and ripe for the taking; however, upon landing on the planet they found what could only be called an abomination in the sight of their foul gods: the Washikaji. The voice of their deities called for death, a genocide to wipe these creatures from the records of the universe, and so the bombardment began. At first the Phoenixes were confused, they had no concept of loss, no meaning for war, and they could not fathom sorrow. Thousands died without even trying to escape. Within days the population was halfed with not a single attempt made to escape or defend against this threat. The Primeval cut them down as blades of grass until a survivor was reborn, and the horror of what was happening was finally and fully understood by the Washikaji. Many were frozen in terror at the loss of so many lives, these too were cut down, but a select few began to run, to escape.
Even as they were hunted down and exterminated, they barely understood what was occurring. They had only the inclination to do what any prey would do: run. Across the Galaxy, fueling legends of immortal creatures, some 300 Phoenixes escaped into an area far beyond their home, completely cut off from their kin and the radiation they needed to grow they remained alive but starved of everything they sought. The rest of the Phoenixes hid, escaping and moving as they were found over and over again. The extermination continued for many years before finally the Washikaji had another rebirth, and the knowledge of all the suffering came to a head when they discovered their concept of war. Some fought back, destroying the invaders but losing their own lives to the numerous horde which descended upon them. Others realized that the only way to prevent extinction would be to disappear, and so the planet itself was opened up and while many hundreds of Washikaji fought off the invaders, the last of a naïve species hid within the planet itself.
After the end of the battle between Washikaji and Primeval, the host searched across the planet Lateria and her two sisters, attempting to find any sign of the remaining washikaji; however, there were none to be found. The Primeval left the same way they came, the planets were to be forgotten, and no reference to them or the abominations found upon their surface were to ever be mentioned among the Primeval again. The Washikaji were to be wiped from history before their story was ever written. Yet they live on, beneath the surface of the planet, in an underground city now known as the circle, 12 thousand Washikaji are hidden. Survivors of a war that never happened, they began to grow once more. Eventually more invaders came, the Order, but these were different. They had no malice in their hearts, no hatred toward the Phoenixes. They too were survivors, refugees of a war far away. At first the Phoenixes remained timid, hiding, but slowly they began to identify with these newcomers. They helped them to thrive, and protected the most innocent of their kind. They learned of the customs and actions of their visitors from beyond. They saw the wars between brothers, witnessed defeat and triumph, and they saw a faction once again reunited. They had a symbiotic relationship with a people who knew them only as legends, they helped the newcomers to thrive on strange worlds and the newcomers provided a buffer, someone to defend the Washikaji should the sword of any be directed at the Washikaji once more.
Notable Player-Characters: None as of now
Intent: [Describe the plan for this species. NOTE: This section alone can have your species dismissed. Species created on a whim or for purposes to undermine the integrity of Star Wars will not be approved.] This is a species being created for multiple purposes. First and foremost I wanted to create a species that was unique from standard fare for other RP'ers to explore and interact with. This would allow for interesting storytelling as the original concepts of these creatures is not explored very often, and rarely is it portrayed how human and aliens alike would react to such a species. This is also being created as a part of my other project of Lateria.
Explanation of their powers: Matter is made up of energy (radiation is energy) and one can convert energy into mass, and mass into energy if they understood how. The Washikaji are capable of converting excess radiation within their bodies into mass, and mass outside of their bodies into radiation (again, radiation is energy.) If they understand a compound well enough they can use energy to reproduce it or break it apart into energy. This sounds like, "OMG god-mod, so powerful plis nerf" however, it takes thousands of Washikaji tens of years to affect changes large enough to notice. for instance, 1,000 washikaji might take ten years to make a large rock. In order to do things like affect orbit, create atmosphere, make underground cities and other things, it takes a vast number of Washikaji (think millions) and thousands of years. A single Washikaji on the other hand might be able to affect one molecule if they worked for several minutes on it, already had a significant knowledge of that kind of molecule, and had a very specific intent for that molecule (and this is only if they were breaking the molecule into energy, to directly convert energy to mass would take a handedly longer time period) The only way to shorten the process is to use natural processes, such as erosion, and control them to create a desired effect and even that takes vast periods of time. They could also use this to convert one type of mass into another (for instance, turning lead into gold which is factually possible, sometimes the lead linings of nuclear powerplants will start to convert into gold in small amounts due to the effects of the radiation.) But to do anything major they would require thousands of years to study the materials they wish to create, thousands more to create a plan of what they want to do specifically, and then thousands of years to accomplish their goal (of course depending on the size and complexity of their goal.) I feel I must mention one short cut, simple processes don't require the planning and studying portion if they already have a knowledge of the material and follow a previous intent. For instance, to make a rock, they would need only to spend the time creating the rock since they have already created many rocks.
