Post by Tanis on Aug 1, 2010 9:26:17 GMT -5
Species Name: Kish.
Species Type: Humanoid.
Planet of Origin: Kyrador
Average Maximum age: No Kish has been recorded living longer than two hundred fifty standard years.
Age of Maturation: Approximately fifty standard years.
Average Height: Kish are typically between seven and eight feet tall.
Average Weight: Kish are typically three hundred pounds.
Notable biological features:
Kish have tough skin which resembles small scales. Depending on the tribe and region of Kyrador they come from, the species can have mottled skin, light skin, dark skin, or anything in between. Skin color is often used to differentiate between competing tribes. The head has an elongated crown stretching backwards, while the face has two eyes and a toothy mouth. Kish smell and hear through their skin, and grow no body hair. Their blood is dark and purplish while being very thick.
Kish are very strong and quite agile, but their size often makes some indoor accommodations uncomfortable for them. They breath both through their mouths and through their skin, and can survive in a variety of atmospheres, but prefer ones that are rich in oxygen. Kish do not tolerate alcohol well, and even small amounts can cause wild reactions if taken too fast, even resulting in death, so most Kish who travel the galaxy scoff at the stuff. They are carnivorous and prefer raw meat, but will eat it cooked, and drink lots of water.
Number of limbs and Type:
The species has four limbs. The two legs are digitigrade and have three toes, where as the hands have four fingers and a thumb.
Culture:
The Kish are a species of competing hunter tribes. A large part of Kish society is built upon who among them is the most cunning stalker, and the tribes revere their elders only if, in their day, they were exceptionally brilliant hunters. While both males and females hunt for honor and prestige, only the males earn position through it. Kish females are the administrators of the tribes and are born to this position, and while the males might lead the hunting and wars parties, it is the females which determine the best courses of action and what is in the best interest of the tribe.
The Kish are a tight nit group when it comes to their tribes. They are typically a species that doesn't welcome outsiders and tend to keep mostly to themselves. For this reason, most of the Kish are unfamiliar with the rest of the goings-on in the universe, and to be honest, most of them don't really care. It is only the recent generations of the Kish who have began taking and interest in galactic happenings, and after reaching maturity, most of them spend a few decades on a walk about around space before they return to the tribe to take up whatever position they need to. There are at least twelve tribes that come from Kyrador, and all of them compete against each other for the greatest prizes and the prestige of the top hunters.
Everything used by a tribe is typical built by the tribe's engineers. Engineering and forging are considered almost as honorable professions as hunting, and engineers are almost always hunters who have passed their prime in terms of age. Because each tribe builds and maintains their own equipment, there is often a different aesthetic from tribe to tribe, and this can help identify them. The Kish, despite their tribalism, are a race in possession of significant technology. They possess pulse-wave based weaponry, starships, and FTL capability, and are more than capable of making their way through the galaxy. They, however, mostly choose not to, and instead live entirely for the hunt and the glory of the tribes. Kish refuse to use any equipment not produced by their tribal forgers.
Honor is everything to the Kish, be they male or female, and a dishonored Kish typically commits suicide or is soon ousted from the tribe. The concept of honor differs slightly from tribe to tribe. Some may refuse to kill on their tribe's holy day of the week, while others will abhor the use of sneak attacks in order to achieve victory. Some will use only close range weapons or even just their hands, while others may prefer the use of traps and subterfuge. Ultimately, honor between tribes is mostly compatible, and an honored hunter of one tribe is typically treated with respect from another tribe.
So what do the Kish hunt? In short, the Kish hunt anything which could be considered threatening and challenging to do so. Typically they hunt large and predatory beasts, such as Aklay, Jexxels, and even Hssiss. While they are usually not bothersome to other sentient races in terms of hostility, they have formed a raging rivalry with the Trandoshans, who share their love of the hunt, and meetings between the two rarely end on a positive note. Kish from certain tribes have been known to hunt sentient species, and the bounty hunter's profession is what most Kish who integrate themselves into the rest of Galactic Society fall into. Kish hunters often take the skulls of their kills for proof of the victory.
On Kyrador, a steamy jungle world of the Outer Rim, the Kish live in tiered pyramid cities built out of a kind of blackened stone. Some of these pyramids reach a hundred stories high, and are covered in hieroglyphs and pictographs describing the history and exploits of some of the Kish's greatest hunters. Only one such city has even been seen. While each Kish tribe is said to have a city on Kyrador, they also have large ships built specifically by their tribal engineers for moving large groups of hunters around. The result is that each ship will differ in appearance and coloring from tribe to tribe, though they all follow the same basic form.
Their aesthetic is quite unique. Being tribal, there are many ornate components to Kish weapons and armor, but the ornate is never permitted to get in the way of functionality. They tend to prefer blades, spears, and axes for the hunt. While they trade and compete as a tribe, individual accomplishments are highly encouraged, as it is a hunter's skill and exploits that elevate them within the tribal hierarchy. Typically, the more ornate the armor and weapons, the more prestigious the Kish. They typical abstain from large amounts of armor unless going to war. A typical Kish hunter is armored only in bracers and greaves, with a loincloth and leg wraps being the standard apparel.
The Kish language is a combination of facial expressions, grunts, growls, hisses, and clicks. This makes it hard for most other races to learn the language, so Kish often learn Basic, though Huttese is relatively common given their relative proximity to Hutt space. It is also easier for them to pronounce Huttese phrases.
History:
Kyrador was only discovered by a Czerka Company Expedition in 3,841 BBY, and as such, relatively little is known about the history of the Kish. The first teams that landed on planet were quickly lost to Kish warriors, who would not allow non-Kish to study their planet or artifacts. What is known is that the Kish have kept their warrior tradition going for thousands of years and little has changed in that time. Since the discovery of Kyrador, more and more Kish have been leaving their traditional tribal homes for exploration of the galaxy. They, however, almost always return.
The Kish appear to have been a space faring species for some time. Pyramids similar to their own have been found on planets in an expanding sphere around their homeworld of Kyrador. They are known to build magnificent tombs for great leaders. Such places are usually on out of the way worlds and frequently are heavily booby trapped. Exposure to other races has always been limited because of the planet's far flung location.
Species Type: Humanoid.
Planet of Origin: Kyrador
Average Maximum age: No Kish has been recorded living longer than two hundred fifty standard years.
Age of Maturation: Approximately fifty standard years.
Average Height: Kish are typically between seven and eight feet tall.
Average Weight: Kish are typically three hundred pounds.
Notable biological features:
Kish have tough skin which resembles small scales. Depending on the tribe and region of Kyrador they come from, the species can have mottled skin, light skin, dark skin, or anything in between. Skin color is often used to differentiate between competing tribes. The head has an elongated crown stretching backwards, while the face has two eyes and a toothy mouth. Kish smell and hear through their skin, and grow no body hair. Their blood is dark and purplish while being very thick.
Kish are very strong and quite agile, but their size often makes some indoor accommodations uncomfortable for them. They breath both through their mouths and through their skin, and can survive in a variety of atmospheres, but prefer ones that are rich in oxygen. Kish do not tolerate alcohol well, and even small amounts can cause wild reactions if taken too fast, even resulting in death, so most Kish who travel the galaxy scoff at the stuff. They are carnivorous and prefer raw meat, but will eat it cooked, and drink lots of water.
Number of limbs and Type:
The species has four limbs. The two legs are digitigrade and have three toes, where as the hands have four fingers and a thumb.
Culture:
The Kish are a species of competing hunter tribes. A large part of Kish society is built upon who among them is the most cunning stalker, and the tribes revere their elders only if, in their day, they were exceptionally brilliant hunters. While both males and females hunt for honor and prestige, only the males earn position through it. Kish females are the administrators of the tribes and are born to this position, and while the males might lead the hunting and wars parties, it is the females which determine the best courses of action and what is in the best interest of the tribe.
The Kish are a tight nit group when it comes to their tribes. They are typically a species that doesn't welcome outsiders and tend to keep mostly to themselves. For this reason, most of the Kish are unfamiliar with the rest of the goings-on in the universe, and to be honest, most of them don't really care. It is only the recent generations of the Kish who have began taking and interest in galactic happenings, and after reaching maturity, most of them spend a few decades on a walk about around space before they return to the tribe to take up whatever position they need to. There are at least twelve tribes that come from Kyrador, and all of them compete against each other for the greatest prizes and the prestige of the top hunters.
Everything used by a tribe is typical built by the tribe's engineers. Engineering and forging are considered almost as honorable professions as hunting, and engineers are almost always hunters who have passed their prime in terms of age. Because each tribe builds and maintains their own equipment, there is often a different aesthetic from tribe to tribe, and this can help identify them. The Kish, despite their tribalism, are a race in possession of significant technology. They possess pulse-wave based weaponry, starships, and FTL capability, and are more than capable of making their way through the galaxy. They, however, mostly choose not to, and instead live entirely for the hunt and the glory of the tribes. Kish refuse to use any equipment not produced by their tribal forgers.
Honor is everything to the Kish, be they male or female, and a dishonored Kish typically commits suicide or is soon ousted from the tribe. The concept of honor differs slightly from tribe to tribe. Some may refuse to kill on their tribe's holy day of the week, while others will abhor the use of sneak attacks in order to achieve victory. Some will use only close range weapons or even just their hands, while others may prefer the use of traps and subterfuge. Ultimately, honor between tribes is mostly compatible, and an honored hunter of one tribe is typically treated with respect from another tribe.
So what do the Kish hunt? In short, the Kish hunt anything which could be considered threatening and challenging to do so. Typically they hunt large and predatory beasts, such as Aklay, Jexxels, and even Hssiss. While they are usually not bothersome to other sentient races in terms of hostility, they have formed a raging rivalry with the Trandoshans, who share their love of the hunt, and meetings between the two rarely end on a positive note. Kish from certain tribes have been known to hunt sentient species, and the bounty hunter's profession is what most Kish who integrate themselves into the rest of Galactic Society fall into. Kish hunters often take the skulls of their kills for proof of the victory.
On Kyrador, a steamy jungle world of the Outer Rim, the Kish live in tiered pyramid cities built out of a kind of blackened stone. Some of these pyramids reach a hundred stories high, and are covered in hieroglyphs and pictographs describing the history and exploits of some of the Kish's greatest hunters. Only one such city has even been seen. While each Kish tribe is said to have a city on Kyrador, they also have large ships built specifically by their tribal engineers for moving large groups of hunters around. The result is that each ship will differ in appearance and coloring from tribe to tribe, though they all follow the same basic form.
Their aesthetic is quite unique. Being tribal, there are many ornate components to Kish weapons and armor, but the ornate is never permitted to get in the way of functionality. They tend to prefer blades, spears, and axes for the hunt. While they trade and compete as a tribe, individual accomplishments are highly encouraged, as it is a hunter's skill and exploits that elevate them within the tribal hierarchy. Typically, the more ornate the armor and weapons, the more prestigious the Kish. They typical abstain from large amounts of armor unless going to war. A typical Kish hunter is armored only in bracers and greaves, with a loincloth and leg wraps being the standard apparel.
The Kish language is a combination of facial expressions, grunts, growls, hisses, and clicks. This makes it hard for most other races to learn the language, so Kish often learn Basic, though Huttese is relatively common given their relative proximity to Hutt space. It is also easier for them to pronounce Huttese phrases.
History:
Kyrador was only discovered by a Czerka Company Expedition in 3,841 BBY, and as such, relatively little is known about the history of the Kish. The first teams that landed on planet were quickly lost to Kish warriors, who would not allow non-Kish to study their planet or artifacts. What is known is that the Kish have kept their warrior tradition going for thousands of years and little has changed in that time. Since the discovery of Kyrador, more and more Kish have been leaving their traditional tribal homes for exploration of the galaxy. They, however, almost always return.
The Kish appear to have been a space faring species for some time. Pyramids similar to their own have been found on planets in an expanding sphere around their homeworld of Kyrador. They are known to build magnificent tombs for great leaders. Such places are usually on out of the way worlds and frequently are heavily booby trapped. Exposure to other races has always been limited because of the planet's far flung location.