Vasilissans

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Overview

• Take less brute damage but are more susceptible to burns.
• uhh they're cool i guess

Naming

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Biology

Vasilissan skin is primarily a thick chitin of varying color, iridescence, and texture, though this relies mostly on the race or region of the individual, from bumpy and rigid to thick and smooth.

Their faces are mostly similar in texture and composition as the rest of their skin, though they are mostly flat and lack a nose, one aberrant feature about their head is their four eyes, bubbling out instead of being indented to allow their already sleek face to become flush. Accompanying their lipped mouths are two mandibles that can protrude outward from their face, and within their mouths are many fanged teeth, a long, bulbous tongue, and spinnerettes, allowing them to shoot strands of silk.

Perhaps even more strange are the limbs and feelers on top of their head styled as what could be considered hair, which one likely wouldn't be able to tell the difference between from a glance, and their "hair" color doesn't usually depend on the color of the rest of the individual's chitin.

One rather large feature of Vasilissans is the presence of four metalimbs on their back, which normally opt to face backwards, but are capable of stretching forwards to assist with tasks in front of the individual. Most tasks involve scaling walls, subduing prey, keeping balance, or just general chores if the individual is dexterous with them.

The average height of Vasilissans is six feet (183 cm) and higher, though females tend to be seven feet (213 cm) tall.

Vasilissans, being an arachnoid race, are cold blooded and may suffer greatly due to extreme temperatures. It's been noted that in extreme heat their chitin will begin to boil before the rest of their body hardens and curls up due to an (obvious) lack of hydration in their limbs, similar to arachnids. In circumstances of cold temperatures, however, a Vasilissan will begin to "shut down," starting with memory loss and headaches before escalating to a coma if left in cold conditions for a long period of time. Interestingly enough, taking the individual out of the cold climate will bring them out of the coma. Much like the latter portion of death due to extreme heat, however, their limbs will begin to curl as they suffer systemic organ failure from freezing temperatures.

Reproduction

Pairing occurs between a male and female Vasilissan, though after the mating has concluded the two partners usually part ways. Bonding and marriage, especially after being exposed to other galactic races, isn't unheard of, emulating a tradition similar to humans, though it is slightly modified in that a third (preferably female) partner of a warm blooded species is included for the purpose of essentially becoming an incubator of sorts.

Male genitals are conventionally similar to that of a male human, though their sex is concealed behind a genital slit with their testes hidden further within. Their sperm will naturally plug itself inside orifices to better facilitate the storage of the sperm cells, and this has been observed to occur within any female womb. A female Vasilissan's sex is roughly similar to a human's as well, possessing a vagina, though like the male it is hidden behind chitin plates. Females also possess a spermatheca, which stores sperm for later fertilization. Once a warm blooded creature (or surrogate mother, if the marriage tradition was followed) has been selected, the female Vasilissan will lay eggs inside of the creature with an ovipositor which, too, is concealed in a slit, and the stored sperm fertilizes the eggs during the process. Given a few weeks, the creature will lay the eggs and the hatchlings will remove themselves from their confinement.

Gender Differences

Physically, females tend to be taller than males, averaging between 7 to 8 feet tall while males manage 6 to 7 feet. Females retain softer facial features and wider hips while males have rougher characteristics as well as spindlier limbs. It should be noted, however, that because Vasilissans are non-mammalian the females are devoid of breasts, having a flat chest.

Socially, Vasilissans tend to wander towards matriarchy, with males working for a female's attention and treating them with respect much more so than what females would care to reciprocate.

Lifespan

The typical lifespan of a Vasilissan is normally within the range of 120 to 130 Earth years, though some have lived past the age of 150. 18 is generally considered the beginning of adulthood.

Diet

Vasilissans are almost entirely carnivorous, though their eating habits are what most would consider normal, and some are capable of allowing small supplementary amounts of plant matter into their diet. Some individuals have reportedly eaten large meals whole, however this is rarely seen in public instances.

Behavior

Bondage to the max my man

Relations

While not having much of a foreign policy at all, their home world population commonly comes into contact with Humans and Skrell and don't usually have any issues interacting with either of them.

• Humans: Humans are probably the race that Vasilissans interact with most often, though this is perhaps more in pursuit of corporate interests than anything else.
• Skrell: Most interaction with Skrell is within the scope of contracts and pacts, more for science and the pursuit of study than anything relating to economics.
• Unathi: Unathi are cold blooded and therefore don't make for very great incubators.
• Promethean: While somewhat of an insensitive topic, some debate has stirred as to whether Prometheans have any sort of meat and has put the fact that Vasilissans are carnivorous into question. All have at least agreed that they taste good.

Language

Silky smooth SCREECHING and clicks

Job Preference

Scouts and Explorer apparently, due to their chitinous bodies

Background

[PLACEHOLDER] From a temperate jungle planet, the Vasilissans were once a solitary, territorial people until great queens began to subjugate them. These 'Star Queens' ruled with an iron fist, and urged their subjects to expand their territory and to attempt to build great towering cities tall enough to literally reach the stars and their sun, which they believed to be gems of great magical power and spiritual significance. They were eventually picked up and ‘uplifted’ by NT due to their world being rich in precious metals, but their ability to design and create vast, strong, and luxurious structures with their silk which stood out well among their talents.

Home World

Welcome to the jungle ur gonna die (named Varilak)

Culture

Find religious stuff in gems I guess, has to do with their soul passing through stars (which they thought were gems) to reach the afterlife