Ronin
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Originally from an uncharted and unknown type 1 world in the Outer Rim, they were picked up and used by Gree to be used as slave labor. The Gree altered their DNA and physical attributes over the course of a few generations and did what they called "Uplifted" them. After a few millennium as slaves, there was a revolt on what could be described as a massive space station that housed a few million people, mostly Zuverian at the edge of the Galaxy. No one knows exactly what happened or what went down, but it was set into hyperspace for what the oral records describes as a few years. They suspect that either due to parts or due to the entire system breaking down but it finally came out of hyperspace in the Galaxy proper. For a few hundred galactic years it was set adrift in the deep Outer Rim.
Until the Station and it’s inhabitants crashed onto an uncharted planet in the Outer Rim. A few hundred thousand survived but they were essentially marooned on that world. They spent the next few thousand years rebuilding their civilization only for their new home world they had called Zumar Prime to be destroyed by the system's star going super nova. They were able to salvage what they could, with help of some off world trades and Mandalorians to get off the planet fast enough, barely. So they created a migrate fleet, with the remains of ships they had bought which were second hand at best and the salvaged remains of the original Gree space station. This Migrant fleet travels around the Outer Rim trading goods and services to keep the fleet going. This Fleet relocates every six months to a year, only Zuverians are privy to where (which is currently around Chiss space).
They have many native traditions. They are not superstitious but do have a local Medicine Man for every Tribe. They have various Dances that mark various times of years, important occasions or when something important happens. These Dances are usually serious communal events and many, many people show up. To be a Dancer, is a great Honor. Major Dances include the death of a Tribe leader or Council member, Beginning / End of the Year, and Weddings. One of their important traditions is War Paint, which is only done and donned before battle. This paint is made by the Medicine Man for the Tribe and the colors vary from Tribe to Tribe, along with the various meanings and designs.The passing of the Peace Pipe is important, what happens during this ritual is varies from Tribe to Tribe and outsiders are not allowed to participate in it by any means. Important life lesson for most Tribes, is survival out in the wild for a period of no less than 3 months and no more than 6 months. Many times groups of people vying for membership in a Tribe will be left on a habitable world for that period of time, only accepting the ones that can walk to the ship (this distance is usually a few miles, and done on purpose).
The Medicine Man is usually a position within the Tribe that is selected by the current Medicine Man and is then passed down. They usually lead the various ritual or any other religious or non secular aspects of the Tribe. Sometimes when a Tribe is without a leader due to war, or anything else they can lead the Tribe. They also keep much of the informal history and knowledge of the Tribe. If the Leader of the Tribe could be considered its "Head" then the Medicine man is its "Heart". Their Medical knowledge is roughly on par with an experience Nurse in various different areas of Medicine, but they rarely just sole practice medicine. They are some times used as consuls on matters of Spiritual issues, or as a go between for warring Tribes or do marriage ceremonies and the blessings of a pregnancy.
Their art revolves mostly around vocal, dance and instrument performances. Each Tribe has there own specialties and variations.
As far as governing system goes, there is usually a democratically elected Chief with an elected Tribal Council. There is a Tribal Court system but not all Tribes have courts. This goes for all tribes except two, the Ako tribe and the M'Kilisidio Tribes. They have a vary strict Monarchy with heavy feudal influences, and the monarchy is strictly passed down through the Maternal line of succession. These are the only two Tribes where it is illegal to marry someone that is not attached to the same Tribe.
Most Tribes have some amount of Common Laws that express how a criminal should be dealt with. Since there are no prisons there is no jail time. Inside in a number of extreme cases there is the Death penalty, usually by being spaced. Various other offenses range from being severely beat by rods of wood, to being left to hand feet up for a number of days, to financial reimbursement by the offending party.
The Tribes, there are 86 recognized Tribes. Many only have a few hundred members and work together in many aspects and on many of the ships. There are a fair about of rivalry between the Tribes with only a few with serious bad blood between them.
This Migrant fleet is only a few dozen ships, most of which are freighters and heavy transport ships and no real "War Ships" by any means.
An number of them joined up with Mandalorians over the years. A number of them have found various mercenary work throughout the galaxy.
[member="Srina Talon"]
Sorry I went dark on you the last time I posted this up. For some reason I was unable to edit it. But here it is again, so lets take another look if possible.
- Intent: A Minor Race on the physical fringe of the Galaxy that has slowly been brought into the fold and as another playable race.
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- Canon: N/A
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- Name: Zuverian
- Designation: Sentient
- Homeworld: Zumar Prime (Destroyed)
- Language: Basic, Telladoma (There own language)
- Average Lifespan: 750 years (Pure Breeds) / 250 to 500 years (Half Breeds, depends on what the other half is)
- Estimated Population: RARE
- Description: This medium but solid build hunter stands taller than most humanoid species with their wings, talons and dark purple hues they are excellent natural hunters and mercs. In many ways they are culturally removed from the Galaxy because they are "Culturally Behind" but still are able maintain with the current state of tech of Galaxy despite the problems they have with the interface.
- Breathes: Type 1 & 2
- Average height of adults: 2.2 meters
- Average length of adults: N/A
- Eye color: No pure breed Zuverian have pupils, only mixed breed Zuverians have pupils. They have pigmentation on their eyes that mimic pupils but they are not (in the scientific sense). But they still have eyelids. Pure breed Zuverians see straight out from their eyes. Most pure breed and even most mixed breed Zuverians have a baseline humanoid appearance.
- Skin Color: Varying shades of purple, and dark shades of blue. Paler shades when mixed with other species.
- Hair color: Their hair color tends to be in shades of various shades of green, blue, and black. Colors such as blonde and even brown are incredible rare, even among mixed breeds. It is culturally sound and permissible for both genders to wear their hair long or short.
- Distinctions: Horns, Wings, Talons and claws. Odd skin color and hair color.
- Races: Zuverian (Divided up among Pure Breeds and Half Breeds)
- High Regeneration (All Breeds). They have some of the best natural regeneration abilities in the Galaxy. They can recover from bruises and scrapes within a few minutes with nothing permanent. They can recover from most mortal wounds usually within a few days with minor scaring. They can not regrow limbs but if it is reattached it can be back to fully functioning within a few weeks with full functionality. Because of this they do metabolize food very fast.
- Wings, there wing span is in proportion to their size (Only Pure Breeds). They can easily carry there own body weight and hunt well enough with them on the low ends. On the high ends they can fly with a few hundred pounds but maneuverability is usually lost.
- Talons/Claws can be used to strike others and are hardly enough to grab and damage some weak concrete and organic fibrous materials such as wood. They can be used to help hold one in a tree too.
- Some have been known to grow horns, talons, and claws (Only Pure Breeds).
- Kolto and Bacta allergy (Medical Allergy, Severe Anaphylaxis Reaction)
- Unable to be Force Sensitive (Pure Breeds Only)
- Pure Breed Defects (Short Temper, Mentally Unstable after 750 years, and Increased Neurological Defects, all breeds)
- Can not use normal weapons with the Talons and can't pilot most crafts unless it is customized for the individual.
- Various Medicinal/Drug Related Allergies: The Zuverian people (Both Pure & Half Breeds) have a severe allergic reaction, or a negative response, to most medications as well as any sort of drug. This does include Bacta and Kolto. The method of delivery (IV, Aerosol, etc...) does not improve the outcome. Many symptoms will follow if medication/drugs are administered but severe Anaphylaxis is most prevalent. They may also present with difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, chest pains, hives, swelling of the face, tongue and/or throat, generalized weakness, sudden drop in blood pressure, severe vertigo and other aspects that are not listed. (Note: Some flora/herbal medications can soothe symptoms but the effects are generally temporary. Epinephrine is one of the few drugs that has shown to aid in mitigating the symptoms of Anaphylaxis without worsening the condition.)
- Some flora does help to soothe symptoms, but it is a temporary and that's limited to only as tinctures and some herbal medicine that are applied to the wounds either as a wrap or when the wound is closed surgically.
- Zeltron pheromones have a minimal effect on them and has been known to provoke aggressive feelings and behavior out of them.
- Normal pregnancy, from conception, is 27 months. Twins are rare.
- Sour Blue Milk is the only known intoxication for them.
- Truly Alien Anatomy (Nothing is where it should be for the internal organs.) and their bodies and anatomy has not been loaded into the Galactic Medical database.
- Light Blindness, they can be dazed by sudden brightness and flash grenades are serious issues for them as the blindness last longer and hurts seriously more than most other species.
- Larger than Standard, they are larger than most standard star ship spaces. It gets really tight for them, really fast. They are unable to fit in some of the fighters and a fair amount of spaces on some smaller ships.
- Force Anomaly, has a heavy and serious resistance to all types of Force healing and minimally increased damage from Force powers.
- Neurological Defects, prevalent in Pure Breeds. This shows up as Alzehiemer's and Severe Dementia for Pure Breeds once they hit around 500 Galactic years. Some Families or Tribes of Zuverian have other minor defects such as seizures, vision loss, vision impairment, and general lack of coordination, that increases with age.
- Diet: Carnivorous
- Communication: Vocal and Hand gestures
- Technology level: Galactic Standard
- Religion/Beliefs: Atheist (If rumors are believed, they killed their Gods)
They currently have no Religious beliefs. There are a few old says like “by the Gods”, “by the old Gods”, and “the God Head”. But there really isn’t any serious set or outline of beliefs, religious practices or texts. They found no use for Religion early on as they needed the time to do work around the camp or ship or to find food. They have a very pragmatic and stoic view on life. - General behavior:
- Aggressive (borderline death wish), curiosity, ruggedly self reliant and confidence. Self sufficient, emotionally distant and uncaring for others bordering on Sociopath. And least this is what they show the rest of the Galaxy.
- Those that are Pure Breeds have a higher standing in Zuverian society while the Half Breeds are generally secondary citizens. The Pure Breeds call themselves "The Pure" or "Pure one".
- There are no gender specific social roles in Zuverian society beyond one basic biological one (where the women have the children). Women and Men can be found fighting on front lines as Soldiers and taking care of the off spring, equally. And it is completely normal for roles to change over time due to the species long life span. Marriage does not last the entire life span of an individual, but rather last usually 20 to 50 years. It is rare to find a couple that last more than 60 years. Marriage is not defined by one gender entering into a contract with another but rather a mutual agreement between two individuals regardless of gender. There is no Races or Racial sub groups or types for the Zuverians and that includes for social constructs too. One is either a Pure Breed or not, and that can be found out by a basic blood test. Pure Breeds are held to a higher standard on virtually everything while Mixed Breeds are viewed just better than secondary citizens, but not by much. The perspective of gender is binary, primarily because of the genes of Zuvarian tend to be hard wired for one or the other. While discussing sexual preference in Zuverian culture can be taboo, it is perfectly normal for an individual to go through "Phases" with the same or opposite gender for decades. Zuverian genes are always the dominate genes and in some causes have been known to not be fully compatible with all other Human and Near Human species (Chiss, Miraluka, Pure Sith, Taung and Arkanian for example is incompatible with Zuverian DNA). Most cases of twins birth end with the twins living and mother usually dead or dying (due to the birthing process, which is longer than that of base line Human).
- With most other Races in the Galaxy, they act very distant and don't care about them. They also don't actively participate in politics. They have a poor history and reliance on politics and politicians.
- Many of the lines of succession is passed down through the Mother's line.
Originally from an uncharted and unknown type 1 world in the Outer Rim, they were picked up and used by Gree to be used as slave labor. The Gree altered their DNA and physical attributes over the course of a few generations and did what they called "Uplifted" them. After a few millennium as slaves, there was a revolt on what could be described as a massive space station that housed a few million people, mostly Zuverian at the edge of the Galaxy. No one knows exactly what happened or what went down, but it was set into hyperspace for what the oral records describes as a few years. They suspect that either due to parts or due to the entire system breaking down but it finally came out of hyperspace in the Galaxy proper. For a few hundred galactic years it was set adrift in the deep Outer Rim.
Until the Station and it’s inhabitants crashed onto an uncharted planet in the Outer Rim. A few hundred thousand survived but they were essentially marooned on that world. They spent the next few thousand years rebuilding their civilization only for their new home world they had called Zumar Prime to be destroyed by the system's star going super nova. They were able to salvage what they could, with help of some off world trades and Mandalorians to get off the planet fast enough, barely. So they created a migrate fleet, with the remains of ships they had bought which were second hand at best and the salvaged remains of the original Gree space station. This Migrant fleet travels around the Outer Rim trading goods and services to keep the fleet going. This Fleet relocates every six months to a year, only Zuverians are privy to where (which is currently around Chiss space).
They have many native traditions. They are not superstitious but do have a local Medicine Man for every Tribe. They have various Dances that mark various times of years, important occasions or when something important happens. These Dances are usually serious communal events and many, many people show up. To be a Dancer, is a great Honor. Major Dances include the death of a Tribe leader or Council member, Beginning / End of the Year, and Weddings. One of their important traditions is War Paint, which is only done and donned before battle. This paint is made by the Medicine Man for the Tribe and the colors vary from Tribe to Tribe, along with the various meanings and designs.The passing of the Peace Pipe is important, what happens during this ritual is varies from Tribe to Tribe and outsiders are not allowed to participate in it by any means. Important life lesson for most Tribes, is survival out in the wild for a period of no less than 3 months and no more than 6 months. Many times groups of people vying for membership in a Tribe will be left on a habitable world for that period of time, only accepting the ones that can walk to the ship (this distance is usually a few miles, and done on purpose).
The Medicine Man is usually a position within the Tribe that is selected by the current Medicine Man and is then passed down. They usually lead the various ritual or any other religious or non secular aspects of the Tribe. Sometimes when a Tribe is without a leader due to war, or anything else they can lead the Tribe. They also keep much of the informal history and knowledge of the Tribe. If the Leader of the Tribe could be considered its "Head" then the Medicine man is its "Heart". Their Medical knowledge is roughly on par with an experience Nurse in various different areas of Medicine, but they rarely just sole practice medicine. They are some times used as consuls on matters of Spiritual issues, or as a go between for warring Tribes or do marriage ceremonies and the blessings of a pregnancy.
Their art revolves mostly around vocal, dance and instrument performances. Each Tribe has there own specialties and variations.
As far as governing system goes, there is usually a democratically elected Chief with an elected Tribal Council. There is a Tribal Court system but not all Tribes have courts. This goes for all tribes except two, the Ako tribe and the M'Kilisidio Tribes. They have a vary strict Monarchy with heavy feudal influences, and the monarchy is strictly passed down through the Maternal line of succession. These are the only two Tribes where it is illegal to marry someone that is not attached to the same Tribe.
Most Tribes have some amount of Common Laws that express how a criminal should be dealt with. Since there are no prisons there is no jail time. Inside in a number of extreme cases there is the Death penalty, usually by being spaced. Various other offenses range from being severely beat by rods of wood, to being left to hand feet up for a number of days, to financial reimbursement by the offending party.
The Tribes, there are 86 recognized Tribes. Many only have a few hundred members and work together in many aspects and on many of the ships. There are a fair about of rivalry between the Tribes with only a few with serious bad blood between them.
This Migrant fleet is only a few dozen ships, most of which are freighters and heavy transport ships and no real "War Ships" by any means.
An number of them joined up with Mandalorians over the years. A number of them have found various mercenary work throughout the galaxy.
[member="Srina Talon"]
Sorry I went dark on you the last time I posted this up. For some reason I was unable to edit it. But here it is again, so lets take another look if possible.