Post by dunce on Jan 16, 2017 2:34:26 GMT
Physical Description:
The Fehleren are a chitinous humanoid race resembling insects in their mannerisms more-so than your traditional sentient societies. On average, they stand at about six-feet tall even with an average weight of around two-hundred and twenty pounds. Their armored flesh appears ranges from shades of sickly grey to vibrant green, depending on their familial caste. Other notable features of the Fehleren include inverted raptor-esque legs, three-prong fingers, opposable thumbs, lack of claws or hair of any kind and mouths consisting of three mandible jaws. Fehleren males are considerably more common than the female members of the species, as females are often relegated to the position of matriarchs withing their respective castes - primarily lorded for their leadership and their ability to breed the next generation of the caste in the form of egg bundles laid after copulation.
In their native tongue, the Fehleren speak in a series of low clicks and growls meant to represent specific actions and meanings. This means that each series of clicks has its own meaning, thus keeping track of them is a bit tricky to say the least. Thankfully the race is quick to adapt to other languages of the galaxy - speaking English in what's generally considered close to an Austrian accent.
Very rarely would one find a Fehlere outside of their Nitrous oxide filter masks and pressure-sealed suits. Due to the atmosphere of their home-planet of Fehleri composing mostly of the chemical, the oxygen of planets like Earth is toxic to the Fehleren. Oxygen poisoning leads to death within the hour if overexposed, thus making the actual appearance of Fehleren of any kind outside of their own empire a rarity. Those found outside of their respective home-worlds range from exiles to ambassadors, with little middle ground between the two.
Psychological Description:
A Fehleren Offizier. Fehleren Society is considerably more militaristic, caste based and rigid than most.
Unlike most of the sentient races in the galaxy, the Fehleren pride themselves on their formality and military might as a race. Their galactic empire stretches across Scutum-Centaurus arm of the Milky Way, with the seat of the empire, Fehleri resting at approximately 330 degrees galactic longitude, roughly 15,000 light-years from Earth. The empire operates on a rigorous inter-bred caste system for designating societal roles within families. Below an explanation of each caste. Note that each is treated as equals within the society, with the Konig caste being the designated imperial ruling family of the empire at the time.
Konig - The royal family caste, the Konig consist of a very small, very well refined and inter bred group of examplary Fehleren who's role it is to make sure the empire keeps on ticking. The current empress if the Matriarch of the case. Members of this caste become lords, generals, nobles and empresses depending on their respective homeworlds. There are only one thousand members of this caste at present.
Krieger - The military caste of the Fehleren, in addition to being the largest caste of the empire at present. Depending on a youngling's aptitude for their craft, members of this caste are either drafted in as officers upon repeat training, grunts, fighter pilots, naval prospects or military engineers. There are roughly fifty billion members of this caste at present.
Redner - Diplomats and merchants of the empire, these caste members are often designated in roles such as traders, ambassadors or politicians within the smaller world of the empire proper. The caste also makes up the majority of the Fehleren's economic base. There are roughly thirty billion members of this caste at present.
Arbeitnehmer - Literally German for 'worker', the Arbeitnehmer make up the backbone of Fehleren society. These members mostly consist of industrial workers, servants and laborers of all varieties. There are roughly eighty billion members of this caste at present.
Unerwunscht - This caste consists entirely of exiled Fehleren and outside races within the empire proper, and is thus not technically a caste at all. While members of this caste may live how they see fit, getting into more niche caste rolls and positions is literally next to impossible for them. The number of races and individuals in this caste has never been officially documented.
The Fehleren are generally a very hostile and confrontational people. They've little trouble settling differences through violence and war if push comes to shove - using their large numbers and superior weaponry to their advantage as much as possible. Popular sports in Fehleren are mostly combat sports, pitting Unerwunscht against one another for the viewer's vicarious pleasure.
History:
A Felehren grunt's uniform. Fehleren equipment and weaponry only seemed to grow more boisterous and lavish over time.
Discovered in the late twenty-sixth century by humanity following a quantum drive accident, the Felehren were initially incredibly recluse and closed-off to human society. This hasn't seemed to vanish within the passing centuries either. Encounters with the Fehleren military often end in bloodshed or a very shaky truce of sorts between the two parties - which is often short lived even then. It's not known how ancient Fehleren society is. The caste system seems to have been around for roughly a millennium, proving to be what helped unite the race into its present galaxy spanning empire. The current empress seems to be rather reticent to reveal anything regarding Felehren history in general.
Tech Level:
Advanced, surpassing human technology in terms of weaponry. Extremely lacking in biochemistry and biological warfare departments. Emphasis on ballistics and laser weaponry.
Open/Closed:
Closed (ask before making one)
