Ta'maranian

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Ta'maranian Concept here Name • Ta'maranian Type • Near Human Home World • Non-canon planets require a separate Setting application: Ta'maran, with the capital city having 250 million population at the start of the invasion. Influence • Ta'maran is one of 7 planets (6 habitable and 1 gas planet), and 9 Moons (4 of which where terraformed to have breathable air and diverse terrain) of the Ta'maranian 'empire' that only spanned the local Solar System, but was still known to be a pretty rich and powerful empire in the Sector/Quadrant. Ethos • Family protective, uniting against a common enemy or threat, while always aiming for better prosperity. Allies • The Republic, Togruta, Humans. Enemies • Sith and any other invaders or hostile factions Rivals • Hutts and Genonisians are unfriendly rivals. Mandalorians are friendly rivals. Ecology A comprehensive physical description of your species. Make sure to include average lifespan, age of maturation, average height and weight. Ta'maranians are a race of near humans that are a distant relative of the Togruta and Human races. They have 2 sets of arms and are born with two cat-like tails that stem from a single tailbone. While Ta'maranians can be born with either Lekku and montrals, or hair, being born with hair much more common. Usual hair/fur colors are Black, Brown, Grey, White and Beige, And while a rare sight, Dark Blue and Blonde is also possible. Likewise eye color varies greatly with colors like Brown, blue, silverish, black being common, other colors such as light purple red, yellow or golden are pretty rare. Skin color is also fairly varies, with white, green, pink, purple, red, golden, yellow and silver colors being the common. some shades, such as light green, grey, blue is very rare, but not unheard of. A large number of Ta'maranians have a unnaturally long tongue, ranging from 4-10 inches long that varies by person, as well as sharp canine teeth. It is worth noting that while extremely rare, a few females of the empire where born with fully functional male sex organs. Ta'maranians mature like humans until the teen years, when the natural aging process greatly slows down, so they have a very long lifespan. The oldest female is recorded to be 450 years old, while looking in her early 30's. Generally females have a fairly longer lifespan, while the age of the oldest male is recorded to be 420 years and looking in his mid 80's. The average height of people varies. A very short person ranges from 4 feet 10 inches, to the unusually tall, 7 feet 5 inches. Females are generally slightly taller then males. It is a great honor for a male to be taller then a female. Ta'maranians can also be almost any weight, but due to a very sportive lifestyle, it is a very rare sight to see an obese Ta'maranian. Despite this, most obese Ta'maranians are also known to be successful, popular and respected people. Culture Ta'maranians are both a pretty festive people (having around 2 dozen celebrated holidays, and many other local smaller and larger festivals and events) but also are pretty fierce fighters/soldiers (learning multiple martial arts for a civilian is not uncommon), A few of the most important or significant events are celebrated by large family gatherings, large beer and music festivals, fireworks displays, and a military parades, while there are a large number of festivals and events that do not have a specific date linked to them. The capital planet was run by a Queen, who has her seat in another larger and very rich area (country) of the planet, but also had 24 different Houses that where responsible for smaller/larger territories of the planet (other countries). The leaders of such Houses answered directly to the queen. On occation, the Houses waged war with each other over territory, but assembled under a single flag of the Queen, when the planet was threatened. Likewise The Queen had an acting ruler over the other planets of the empire. These people rules over smooth functioning of the respective planets, and also directly answered the Queen. The Queen was advised by advisers. Tourism was one of the most important industry of the empire with many locations, towns and cities, festivals, events and sporting events drawing countless visitors. Industry, agriculture and commerce where also very important to the economic growth of the planet. For Ta'maranians, death is seen as another form of living and until around 1500 AT, human or animal sacrifices where still made in some of the less advanced parts of the Empire. It was in 1500 AT, when such rituals became forbidden. Ta'maranians often burry the dead, but on occasion, the body of either a great warrior/soldier or an exeptionally popular, respected or liked person is burned on a funeral Pyre. History If your faction has any particular training, traditions, or ceremonies, please detail them here. HISTORY: Recorded history of the planet only started around 2500 years BT ('Before Time', to resemble some sort of Earth like year format). At that time, Ta'maranians where still a 'primitive' race, using simple shields, helmets, swords, spears, clubs/maces, archery gear. The wealthier and more respected members of the race rode into battle on 4 legged familiars. During these centuries only some aspects of technology advanced to outstanding levels for the age, such as mining, agriculture and construction. It was in 0 BT, when they where first visited by hostile aliens of another planet. While the invaders where naturally much more advanced, an unleashed local virus (witch the locals where much much less effected by) managed to defeat the enemy. A number of scientists who where set free due to there captors dieing, stayed on the planet. The work of the scientists started a great boost in many fields of the local technology, but in some fields, like Aerospace and defense, the planet was still limited to the salvaged alien tech, of witch a specific small (but otherwise powerful) empire made great use of (stronger shields, swords, helmets, grenades, ect). This Empire would soon become the ruling dynasty of the planet. It was only in around 700 AT ('After Time') that the space crafts where able to be repaired to be flight capable, the repaired crafts started being used by the locals for the first off world visits, with the first colonization of another planet of the Solar System. where they encountered another slightly more advanced culture. It was also from this time when others also visited the now space faring planet, effectively having the first non Ta'maranian tourists of the forming empire. The fact that they became space fairing, greatly boosted several other aspects of life, and within a few decades the empire had a nice set of more advanced technologies (the first propeller based air crafts, non hover tanks, powder based firearms, somewhat more advanced construction, more advanced mining, ect). After these advancements however, most of the empire entered an extremely slow state of advancing for centuries. In around 950 AT, the empire had a large war, lasting for decades, on the first colonized planet, with the Ta'maranians winning, and while inforceing strict conditions (tribute paying and later heavy taxes) for centuries on the enemy, let most of the other race live in peace. While there where already a few forms of tourism, it was only available for the rich and well off or invited people, the first touristic event that was reachable by everybody was the marriage of the then Queen in 1810 AT. The then still young Catie Meww organized a smaller beer festival, tied to the marriage. This festival amused the Queen and it has become annual and longer and longer, with the last festival lasting 18 days. After the first few festivals, Catie and others started organizing othet smaller events in other places. These efforts started the growth of general tourism. Another great advancements of in many fields of local technologies (including Construction, Aerospace and Defense) started in around the mid to late 1800 AT, with the earliest motorized automobiles being made. Over the next decades, the Automobile (non hover cars and motorcycles) and also the Aerospace and Defense industries advanced exponentially even without the already existing advanced 'alien' tech. These advancements included advanced jet engine based air crafts, helicopters, non hover tanks and ACPs and armored fighting vehicles, self propelled artillery, ect. By 2050 AT, the planet has seen an unimaginable level of advancement in all aspects of life (advanced transportation, vast and greatly advanced cities, advance exo power armors, the first true hovers cars/bikes, first semi sentinent droid models, energy based shields, ect). By 2100 AT, Ta'maranians had the first working FTL space ships of there own built. In 2150 a terrible and massive invasion hit the Solar System, and despite outstanding defenses and the empire giving it everything, most of the Ta'maranian Empire was overrun. While occupied, the Ta'maranians started into a decade long resistance and sabotage slowly gaining back key parts of the Empire. After regaining a large number of key locations, the Invaders retaliated, unleashing a new and deadly bioweapon onto the local population, causing the Ta'maranians people be become practically extinct. Due to severe losses to the invaders as well, the enemy left the solar System, casing the whole Empire to become abandoned. After 60 years of being abandoned, the capital planet, Ta'maran is just in the process of being recolonized/repopulated, re-attracting visitors or people who settle down on the planets of the empire. Legacy Clause • In the event that you go inactive for a period of more than two months, what do you want to be done with your species? You may specify a successor to manage this application, leave it open to any interested members, or ask that your work be archived. In the latter case, no new characters of this species will be approved. If i become inactive (that will not happen), please have the app, archived, in case i return.

[Meira]