The Jhingd are by nature known to be mostly peaceful and reasonable, (at least more so than humans) as well as being especially kind, nihilistic, and logical. Throughout the world, it has been observed in virtually all cultures that scientific advancement, relationships, hospitality, and humility are all heavily valued.Â
Around thirty million years before the Jhingd evolved to rule over Fisqe, another patrician species that has long since vanished known as the Ezokrians arrived on the planet to terraform and colonize it. They are considered responsible for the peculiar ring continent seen on the planet's map. Lasting into the current age are many long-evolved species descended from the Ezokrian's flora and fauna that were introduced alongside the native life.
The Jhingd have a long and deep history, like most patrician species, stemming back to 19000 RTE/BC/BCE when their kind first began developing agriculture, or RTE 12000 when the first stone cities were built. The following thousands of years were full of growth and wars, much of this age was ruled by the Levuz Empire which for a period brought much of the world together. Around RTE 4300 the closely allied democratic kingdoms of Gesa, Famodya, and Ikdanya entered a technological revolution that began to show the potential of a bright future before they were sacked by the Levuz Empire.
It took another 4,000 years for the world to see a revival in science and technology. Since just about 500 ITE/AD/CE the Jhingd have been exploring the beyond Fisqe, and while they have landed on alien planets and left bases there, they have never colonized another world for themselves.
In ITE 1750 the Jhingd's International Committee, formed from the delegates and heads of each country held a convention in which they drafted the constitution to form a world government which came to be known as the Sevilian Government. This grand power kept the planet in an age of peace and prosperity even until after the Jhingd joined IFEL on December 20, 5218. It was only on June 13, 8435 that the Jhingd felt comfortable enough with IFEL to relieve the Sevilian Government from the majority of its duties, which were then divided between the Fiyeox and IFEL. The Sevilian Government continued on for years after as a minor organization that would stand in place as a backup if IFEL ever failed to fulfill its duties to the denizens of Fisqe.Â
After the fall of IFEL during the Borukane Wars (DTE 4445 or ~14500 AD/CE), up until the foundation of the Second Empire of IFEL in DTE 6032, the Sevilian Government retook its historic duties for Fisqe. Upon the reformation of IFEL the Sevilian Government did not relinquish its duties immediately, but rather waited for a few decades until DTE 6089 for the world to once again feel comfortable in IFEL's hands.
The Guikwana of Teshif were living as hunter-gatherer nomads throughout much of the world of Teshif around 40,000 RTE when the Drovistern showed up and began to colonize the planet, using it predominantly as a prison planet, and extracting many of the planet's resources and exporting them off-world. Eventually, the planet became isolated and was left to decline. For thousands of years, the Guikwana fought oppression from the Drovistern, though much later in their history the Guikwana tended to be the oppressors.
The Guikwana are an introspective, and tactical species, known to be wise and clever. They are often considered to be greedy, glutinous, and envious, and often two-faced. They are known to be very strong-willed, stubborn, calm, passionate, loyal, and ambitious. One might be warned that a Guikwan cannot be trusted, they will fool you with their charm and take advantage of you for their own gain. While this is all true to some degree, many Guikwanan cultures and religions have discouraged behavior like this. Many Guikwana are untrusting of others, but to those they do trust they build strong, loving bonds. Guikwana are often known to have a tight-knit group of friends, often made up mostly of their siblings.Â
Guikwana are often born in groups of five, with eighty percent of the brood being Dropals (stage a male), and twenty percent being Madral (female). Generally in Guikwanan culture, sex and gender are closely aligned, though Guikwanan sex is not made black and white as it is with many Patrician species such as humans. Three sexes exist for the Guikwana, which are Madral, Dropal, and Eskel. Dropals fill a gender role in which they take care of domestic matters, maintaining the home and cooking, while Eskels, are involved in the labor outside of the home, including the production/procurement of foodstuffs. Furthermore, Eskels in later life often fill the roles of leaders in their social groups, organizations, polities, et cetera. All Eskels are born as Dropals, and fill the gender roles of Dropals until their mid to early twenties when they begin to undergo a natural process like puberty in which they transition into an Eskel. Dropals around the age of ten undergo a separate developmental process much like puberty, wherein they develop eggs, which will eventually be fertilized by an Eskel. A Dropal will then release these eggs to a Madral which will carry the eggs internally incubate the eggs, adding its own genetic material. Once a Dropal no longer has any eggs it will begin its transition into an Eskel. Madrals fill both the sex and gender roles of mothering children. They obtain fertilized eggs from Dropals incubate them and birth them, then go on to raise the brood of, on average five children.
The Drovistern are not actually native to the planet of Teshif, but rather their ancestors colonized the planet. Their history is closely intertwined with that of the Guikwana since 40,000 RTE.
Drovistern are known to be a very calm and observant race of Patricians, making them often very wise. They tend to be rather reasonable, generous, and open, though their brutal honesty often comes with a sizable deal of negativity. Drovs are very business minded, quick to capitalize on the opportunities that they realize; furthermore, many Drovs are quite miserly when it comes to their monetary possessions, counter to their otherwise generous nature. Drovs are very social creatures, and when in their element will truly come alive. They are highly loyal to their clan, tending to go with the flow and not be freethinkers.
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The Shaluk are not naturally evolved creatures, instead, they were genetically engineered by an alien race, known as the Bortinians, which formerly inhabited Atria before a nuclear apocalypse unfolded on the planet. The Shaluk were designed to be slaves to the Bortinians, being used in housework, farming, factories, and construction, as well as various other issues. Since the Shaluk were valuable to Bortinian society, they were designed to be very durable, which came to the Shaluk's advantage when the end of the Bortinian world came around, helping them to survive the apocalypse, while the Bortinians, in natural bodies, met their end. Thanks to the Shaluk's position in Borntinian society, they were able to start a society of their own on Atria.
Pillar of the Malado Union
Pillar of the Malado Union
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