Creature:Florauna

This race is a part of the Thean Sanction.

General Overview
Name: Florauna

Type: Warm-blooded Arborial Planimal

Lifestyle: Social Photosynthesizer

Habitat: Thickly vegitated jungles to sparsely treed plains.

Size: 5 feet when fully erect, 2 feet at sholder when walking.

Weight: 125 lbs average

Diet: Sunlight and absorbed nutrients

Hunt/Forage Success Rate: (pre-sapience) 46% (post-sapience) 79%

Armor: None.

Defenses: Speed, intellegence.

Tools: Late civ stage. Information cubes, various tools for construction and crafts, air vehicles,

small chemicaly-propeled projectile weapons, large magneticly-propeled grenade throwers.

Method of Eating: Photosynthesis

Lifespan: 240 of their years, 60 of ours.

Reproductive Rate: Reatches maturity at age 16. No breeding season

Gestation: 35 days, then seeds are dropped.

Offspring incubation: Seeds grow into young Florauna after 12 days.

Number of Offspring: 1-3 children. 50% chance Female, 50% Bemale or Cemale, depending on father.

Offspring Survival Rate (before age of maturity): (pre-symbiosis) 45% (post-symbiosis) 85%

Detailed Profile
Race name: Florauna

Reason or meaning of name: A tripple word combanation: Floral, for the plant bit. Fauna, for the animal part.

Rauna, from the Lanin name for frogs.

Nickname(s) given to the race by other races/groups: None so far.

Reason(s) or meanings of nickname(s): NA

Where does this race live? Darmet.

What is the environment around them like? They prefer to live in dense jungles, but can live on the ground.

How have they adapted to it? They have two sets of strong climbing limbs and a very flexible frame.

How does it affect them? Allows them speedy movement and mobility.

How is their society organized? By tribe/family

If there is a hirearchy, what is it based on? None

How do these people govern themselves? All actions are decided by majority vote. If none can be reached, the

most trustworthy individual decides the course of action.

Do they live in an empire? no

A leage of nations? They are currently under protection by the Thean Sanction.

How are leaders chosen? NA

How large is the society? About 700 million

Is this race the only intelligent species on their world? Most likely.

If so, how do they feel about this? Proud? Lonely? Do they know/care? They don't know, but hope that if any

is found, it's not a herbivore...

If not, how do they relate to the other races of their world and how different are these races: They have

domesticated the Phark and are on good terms with most of the carnivores. The herbivores are the only ones

they need to watch out for.

Biological Anatomy
What kingdom is this race? Planimal

What phylum is it? Neomobilis

Is the race unicellular or multicellular?: multicellular

How does the race breathe? A network of small lungs.

What is the circulatory system like? Medium sized heart as the main pump, several mini-hearts near the

surface of the skin as suppliments.

What/How does the race eat? Photosynthesis. Absorbs nutrients and water through the skin.

How does the race grow/mature? Starts out as a seed, then sprouts into a smaller, hairless version of the

adult. Legs strengthen and hair grows, along with protective covering over the climbing legs.

How do they reproduce? Sexually internally

Are they warm or cold-blooded? warm-blooded

What kind of symmetry does this race possess? Bilateral

Where are their sense organs located? The head contains the eyes, ears, and nostrils. Entire skin works as a

basic light sensor. Palms of the climbing limbs act as chemical sensors.

How are bodily wastes eliminated? Oxygen is breathed out along with most other wastes. The rest is excreted

through the skin and is washed off.

From where are they eliminated? The skin and lungs.

What is the body cavity like? Are the organs specialized/highly developed? The main heart and lungs take up

most of the main body. The primary brain fills up the rest.

What kind of structural support does the race have? Wood-like skeletal structure.

How does your race move? By climbing with the four main limbs, or crawling on the ground using the same. Can

walk bipedally for short distances. Has great leaping power.

Does it move? yes

How does it grip things? Can use the climbing limbs for coarse manipulation, uses the middle limbs for finer

movement.

Does it have opposable thumbs? Yes

Or prehensile tails or limbs like an elephant or octopus? No

From where did the race’s "hands" develop? Fins, legs, then climbing graspers.

What kind of opposable thumb do they have? One on the inside edge of the hand, all climbing grasper fingers

are opposable to each other.

Could the hands have evolved from something other than the forefeet? All limbs can grip to some extent.

What is the nervous system like? The primary brain controls movement, memory, and instincts. Sensory brain in

the head deals with complex thoughts, communication, and sensory information. Nerves connect the two to the

rest of the body.

Does the race have a central nervous system? Yes, with two brains with seperate tasks.

Is the race intelligent? yes

Do they operate on instinct alone? No, but instinct is a large part of early survival

Physical Appearance/Physiology: Vaguely humanoid with six arms. Mouthless head has two large eyes and six

nostrils with a patch of long hair behind. The first and third pairs of arms have a protective sheath and

pad-like feet. The middle set of arms are skinnier and very flexable, ending in a four-fingered hand. All

fingers have a suction cup at the end.

General Anatomy
Common eye color(s): Aqua blue to green

Common hair color(s): Deep green normally, but changes between brown, yellow and aqua depending on mood.

Common skin (or scales, or etc…) color(s): Pale green with yellowish sheaths. Middle hands are a

bluish-green.

Average Height (male/female): 5 feet when fully erect, 2 feet at sholder when crawling.

Average Weight (male/female): 125-130 pounds average

Average type of body/build (male/female): Medium muscle.

Predominate features : Climbing limbs

Distinguishing marks (head crests, spots, tails): Facial structure, ultraviolet markings

Number of Sexes (male, female, neuter, hermaphroditic, etc): 3, Female, Bemale, and Cemale

Number of Gender(s): 3

Means of locomotion: Quadripedal/Bipedal/Climbing

Average Lifespan (does it vary according to sex?): 60 Earth years, No

Means of reproduction (egg laying, live birth, budding, etc.): Seeds

Number of children/birth: 1-3

Number of limbs (arms, legs, tendrils, tails, etc.): 6

Number of sense organs (eyes, ears, noses, mouths, etc.): 2 eyes, 2 ears, 6 nostrils, 4 feet, 1 skin

Most dominate sense (for humans, it tends to be sight): Sight, Taste

Other senses (telepathy, pyrokinesis, etc.): None

Other abilities (flight, increased strength, etc.): See well into the ultraviolet wavelength.

Looks like: Inspired by The Force Unleashed's Felucian

Culture
Are there subraces/subcultures? Each tribe has slightly different customs.

What are the ‘rules’ of the society as far as gender is concerned? None, all are equal unless they are

mating.

How are children treated? Cared for, but generally concidered to be rather useless.

Is there some kind of coming of age ceremony? Bonding with their Phark.

How does this society educate its children? The eldest and most knowagable Florauna in the tribe teach the

young in large groups.

Are children taught by their elders? Yes

Is there a state-supported system of public schools, open to all citizens or are there private institutions

open only to certain classes/groups? No

If there are limits, how well are they enforced? No limits.

What sorts of knowledge are unallowed? None. All skils and facts are welcomed

How severe are the penalties for breaking these laws for the teacher? NA

For the student? NA

Do certain professions require different schooling? No, all do the same work.

What is considered the minimum level of education necessary to be a successful adult? How to survive,

politeness, a general idea of the world around them, and the care and feeding of the Phark

How are pregnant females treated? Left alone or helped when needed.

How are the elderly treated? Cared for and honored for their experience.

How does this affect the raising of children? Strong family bonds are the basis of society.

The transmission of knowledge? Elders are usually the sources of learning and advice in the tribe.

The concept of lineage and family? Although family trees are not traced in detail, children love hearing

stories of their ancestors.

How does this race view the physically/mentally/emotionally disabled? Kept alive as best as possible, but

medical technology is primitive.

What is considered to be disabled? Loss of limbs, loss of senses, diseased, injured, emotionally unstable.

What are racial views on intoxication? Looked down on, but not nessicarily as evil.

Is there a stigma associated with being intoxicated or is it just part of life or is it viewed as part of a

religious ceremony? It is viewed as a sign of carelessness.

What makes people intoxicated? Certain kinds of minerals and saps.

What does this race consider to be deviant behavior? Running away from the tribe and joining another, being

destructive, excessive insulting.

Why are these people considered deviant and is the label fair or not?: They all disrupt society.

What is considered criminal behavior?: Stealing from another tribe, killing.

How is this crime detected and how is it punished? By sight or evidence. Punishment is usually banishment.

How is marriage arranged? After agreement from both individuals.

What type of marriage is common? Female and Bemale/Cemale pairs only

Where do married couples/groups live? With the main tribe. If from different tribes, they are helped by both

to make a new one.

What is a marriage ceremony like? They state how much they love each other in the most beautiful ways

possible. Their tribe(s) members then agree that they are now a pair.

What other ceremonies are important and why? Recieval of their Phark, as it is the only thing they will own

personally.

How is death viewed? The ending of one adventure and the start of the next.

What is the funeral ritual? Both the Florauna and Phark are burried side by side. The entire tribe gathers to

say last goodbyes

How is grieving handled? Slowly, but naturally

How long do they last? Several months.

How is inheritance determined? All posessions are owned by the tribe.

How important is birth order? Not important.

How is the family organized? A few married pairs and their decendants.

Who is in charge? The parents

How are children named? By their tribe name, then a unique personal name.

Is there some kind of ritual to it? No

Does a person’s name change through time? No

Are names considered powerful? Yes, they trace bloodlines.

Does a person have a private name and a public name? No

How does this race relate to other sentient beings? They have yet to find other sapients, but have a deep

relationship with the Pharks

Do they recognize other beings as sentient? yes

How is this race perceived by its enemies and/or allies? Newly discovered by the Theans, who have yet to form

an opinion.

Why are these groups enemies or allies? Darmet is in Thean space, so they are under Thean protection.

Have these alliances changed over the years? No

What does the race consider to be the ideals of their society? Cooperation.

What is the worst thing you could do if you were a member of this race? Wipe out an entire tribe's Phark

herd.

What is the best/most noble thing you could do if you were a member of this race? Make a major discovery, or

save a lot of people.

What personality traits does this race admire? Cooperation, teamwork, friendliness.

What personality traits does this race despise? Violence, anti-socialism.

Who or what does this race consider beautiful? Life.

What makes up that image of beauty? The diversity of people and lifeforms.

What is valuable to this race? Land and Pharks

Do they like pie?: WTH is pie?

Creature Stage
The evolution of the Florauna can be reasonably traced back to the first terrestrial plants on Darmet. An

interesting feature of these photosynthesizers are their moblile spore stage. Once the seeds break off from

the parent, they wander about untill they find a good growing spot and take root. This ensures survival and

that plants won't grow too close together. Over time, the spores developed better legs and a basic nervous

system with eyes. Eventually, the spores were able to function by themselves and simply skipped the adult

stage of life. These small, walking plant-like organisms were called Wanderers.

As the aeons progressed, the Wanderers grew larger and developed better senses, in time gaining a nocturnal

lifestyle. By only being active at night, the Wanderers could photosynthesize uninterruped for hours during

the day and move to better feeding grounds by night. Unfortunately, while the Wanderers were busy napping,

they made easy pickings for herbivores, such as the Wader (An ancestor of the Phark). To solve this problem,

they moved into the trees that had started to dot the land, developing better climbing limbs, which were also

useful as graspers.

The Wanderers' problems didn't end there, though. Other creatures were moving into the trees, and they were

hungry for sleeping Wanderers. Having nowhere else to run, the Wanderers started to form communal groups to

watch out for troubble. This triggered a rise in brainpower, allowing them to start using simple tools, such

as rocks and sticks, to fend off the herbivores. Their graspers evolved to compensate as they also became

more active at night, scaring the herbivores away from their favorite sleeping trees. Communication also

became more complex, using a patch of hair-like structures behind the nostrils like we use facial

expressions. The fur would change color and even glow dimly depending on the Wanderer's mood.

With the development of language, the Wanderers decided on a name for themselves. Although the true name is

naturally unpronouncable by non-Wanderers, the members of the first Darmet exploration felt that Florauna was

an acceptable approximation.

Stone Age
After roaming around the jungles of Darmet for thousands of years, the Florauna began to settle in small

family groups. As the population rose, some family groups merged and formed the first tribes. Together, they

worked to make life easier. Early dwellings were created, streched like hammocks across the tree branches.

Their religion developed, each main tribe worshiping a different icon; Tribe Rubrica celebrates the greatness

of the Florauna themselves, while Tribe Albeo was awed by the trees and other plants. Tribe Fulvus paired

with the Ketchy and it's nomadic lifestyle, and Tribe Caeruleus had a deep relationship with the Phark. Tribe

Croceus worshiped the speed and grace of the Nectant, yet Tribe Galbinus was fixated on the wonders of new

life, embodied by the seeds of the plants. Tribe Aquilus lived for conflict and wars to proove their

greatness, unusual for the generally peace-loving Florauna.

Fire Age
Soon the Florauna began making major advancements in technology. Tribal tattoes and tree paintings were one

of the first developments. They also began domesticating Ketchies and Pharks as guards and mounts,

respectively. They also discovered fire, but didn't have a real use for it other than scaring off herbivores. Musical instruments also made their first apperance, made out of hollow pieces of wood knocked on by a stick. This rythmic tapping was joined by dances that, like the lyrics to our songs, told a story. Tales of the ancestors were passed down in this way.

First Contact
Hundreds of years later, the first Darmet exploration team encountered the Florauna. As night fell, the first scouts from Tribe Rubrica wandered into the camp. Startled by flashing lights, they returned and told the rest about new beings out on the plains. Curiosity got the better of them, and they sent more scouts back to the camp... ((More soon as the RP continues!))