Creature:Jucolin

An Introduction to the Jucolin Mentality
The Jucolin have recorded their history since they discovered fire. From the first few arguments in the first village, to the invention of steam powered war machines, to the inevitable venture into the Void of Space, every moment was written down in the exact same language to preserve knowledge. And preservation is the single most driving force in the history of their species.

Two Sides of the Coin
Jucolin tribes were either extremely peaceful, or extremely aggressive. The daily lives of peaceful Jucolin tribals revolved around food. Food's collection, it's consumption, and it's use as a currency between tribes. Easily agitated tribes also found food to be a cornerstone of life, but they had much different ways of obtaining it. Many would demand a tribute from the less violent villages, and would see it to be paid. If bloodshed was involved was left entirely up to the other tribe, and whether they gave the food to their aggressors.

Olive Branches of Conquest
On one continent, however, a peaceful tribe was meeting hate with love and over coming it. They would send gifts and play songs to the barbarians, and were rewarded with undying loyalty to their new main source of food. Eventually, the peaceful tribe, known as "The Forest People" due to both the forest green color on their limbs and backs and their resemblance with trees, gained knowledge of metal working and masonry, though where exactly is still a mystery. The combined tribes under The Forest People built a city, today known as the great Jucolin capital of Desparada.

Religion: The Great Debate
The newly founded "Forest Nation" was quick to try and explain existence. They believed,and still do, that the collective energy of plants, animals, and stars creates a super conscious being. Effectively, a god. Because of this "great aura" present in all beings, nothing is impossible if you simply let go of bodily restraints. They believe in current times that Spode is the embodiment of corruption and seeks to destroy nature. Because of this belief, the Jucolins have connected the Grox and any zealous empires as threats to peace, and to be wiped out from the Galaxy.

The Horns of War
Faiths aside, the city of Desparada was quick to expand. It converted the militarily minded city of Chlet to their beliefs. From that point on, using Chlet's factories, many armies were raised in an attempt to unite the world under one, Forest Green flag. One by one, city after city, the Forest nation had spread it's influence all across the globe using great displays of military might. The conquest is, so far, the bloodiest war in all of Jucolin history. Seven hundred years after the conquest, the Rulers of Elpheus, a council called "The Tune", decided their best interest were among the stars. And among the Void.

Current Times
The Jucolin have been expanding rapidly, with a colony always within five parsecs of any other colony. They have established several alliances with close "neighbors" and defeated three empires tainted with the curse that is called Spode.