Creature:Thorfin

=The Thorfin=

Thorfin Anatomy
The Thorfin are a bug-like race that stand about 2 meters tall (6ft.). They have four different arms located on the upper torso and two legs located at the bottom of the creature, the arms having hands on each and the legs having feet on each. The hands have one opposable thumb with two other fingers. The feet are the same except that the one toe is facing backwards while the other two toes point forward. They have elongated heads, with the front of the face coming to a small point that has a mouth at the end. The ears of the Thorfin are near the back of the elongated head, while the nose is at the top of the head. The brain is located in the head ans some of it in the neck that connects the head to the rest of the body. Small wings are on the back of the Thorfin, a reminder of their old ability to fly. Nowadays, the wings are nothing but ornamental, and it is not unknown for Thorfin to have them cut off.

Like other bugs located on earth, the Thorfin’s skeleton is located on the outside, but unlike other earth bugs, small veins run throughout the body for better pumping of blood. A few structures of hard, bone-like substance holds the different body parts together, but these are rare since the Thorfin body is mostly thin.

The Thorfin race consists of two different sexes, male and female. The males are mostly around for breeding, military, and diplomatic jobs, while the females are mostly around for giving birth, working on both farms and factories, and scientific research. There are several categories that have both sexes involved such as public health, care taking of young, and tourism.

Massive Birthing
When the massive birthing is about to happen, which occurs about every 500 years, all males come to the home world of Thorf and mate with the Hive Queen. The Hive Queen then goes into an established chamber and stays there, her body getting massive. After a period of 1 year she gives birth, quadrupling Thorfin population. The Hive Queen then dies and one of the Three Brood Queens becomes Hive Queen. The other two Brood Queens dies and replaced with a fresh group of Brood Queens.

Minor Birthings
Thorfins are born in groups of three, one female while two are male, which are called groupings. In between the massive birthing these groupings will get together and mate, slowly expanding the Thorfin population.

Meditation
The Thorfin don’t really have a major religion, but many Thorfin meditate in hopes that it will increase their knowledge and wisdom.

Supreme Being
Another Thorfin belief, which is frowned upon, is that a greater being is above them all, even the Hive Queen, who created everything and is reigns supreme over everything and always will. This belief is spreading slowly, which developed on a backwater world where a ‘Prophet’ was born and spread ‘the good word’. This group is taking somewhat radical actions against those that won’t convert.

Thorfin Government
The Thorfin government is basically seperated into two different branches which is the Established Branch and the Elected Branch with the Parchment of Rights reigning supreme overall.

Government History
Since the beginning of time the Hive Queen had been supreme controller. In more recent times a Parchment of Rights had been drafted, giving rights and privileges to citizens which cut down on the Hive Queen’s power. With the Parchment of Rights came an organization, the Keepers of the Law, which has equal power with the Hive Queen and makes sure the Parchment of Rights is enforced.

Established Branch
In the Established Branch of Thorfin government is the Parchment of Rights with the Hive Queen below that. Below the Hive Queen is the Military Leader who controls the Thorfin military, and the Three Brood Queens, one of who will be the next Hive Queen. Below the Military Leader is the Department of War which makes decisions and helps the Military Leader in times of war. Below the Three Brood Queens is the Welfare Agency which takes care of the Thorfin people when they’re in need, the Department of Foreign Affairs which is conducts diplomacy with other nations, and the Financial Department which is separated into two different groups, the Tax Collections Agency which collects taxes and the Government Spending Agency which controls the governments funds. Below the Welfare Agency is the Broodling Care Department which takes care of all the new broodlings (mostly just for the massive birthing).

Elected Branch
In the Elected Branch of Thorfin Government is the Parchment of Rights with the Keepers of the Law below that. Below the Keepers of the Law is the High Council which is an elected group of representatives that votes on changing or adding to the Parchment of Rights. Below the High Council is the Provincial Legislative that votes on laws that should go up to the High Council for a decision. The Transportation Department is below the Provincial Legislative and makes sure that transportation on and between planets is flowing so that the Thorfin Empire stays in contact with each other. Also below the Provincial Legislative is the Department of Intelligence which collects information on other nations and conducts secret missions. Below the Department of Intelligence is the Police which keeps the Thorfin Empire under control.