Clavian

Properties

Category: mod-gen (Gasparinisaura sapiens neoclavinsis)
Aspects: Biochem-Water (analine), Biology-Terran, Tech-Clavian, Tech-Modern
Senses: 20(lightsense), 1(olfactorsense), 1(audiosense)
Traits (resource): medium|4|0(size), 1(hardness), 4(HX), 2(EX), 2(FX), 1.2(height), 120(weight), 1(reach)
Traits (physical): 10(speed), stock(walk), quarter(crawl,climb,swim), vuln(radiation, poison)
Traits (defensive): 1(resist,frc), 1(resist,prc), 3(resist,sls), 1(resist,cold), 1(resist,heat) Traits (personality): abrupt, competitive, discerning, fixated, indiscreet, obsessive, pedant, stubborn. Any alignment
Skills (starts): +0(Health, Energy, Focus), +0(Investigate), -1(Perception, Antiquities, Science, Society, Survival, Cbt-Melee), -2(Strength, Resolve, Cbt-Ranged, Cbt-Tactical, Eng-All), -3(Agility, Stealth, Persuade, Psi-All)
Age: 50 years at start, 400 years lifespan
Languages: speak, read and write any two of Ablati, Jajaro, Jardokko and Ptericco plus one other language
Natural weapons:
strike (fists,m-act,b-act) chk(C)= +M(Wpn-Fistload) with -6(Str,min), 20(q) eff 1d2 +M(Wpn-Fistload)+M(Str) (hp,frc) slap (tail,m-act) chk(C)= +M(Wpn-Fistload) with -6(Str,min), 20(q) eff 1d3 +M(Wpn-Fistload)+M(Str) (hp,frc)

Also known as the saurians, clavians are a race of extremely mistrustful, some may say paranoid, reptilian humanoids native to Nex-Earth. They generally don't like the foreign food or the culture, and are not particularly partial to its people either. Those clavians that do venture out, tend to be the extraordinarily worldly and adventurous, with their odd curiosity risking them becoming pariahs of their society.

Clavian's are non-avian dinosaurs of the clade Ornithischian, and of the clade Ornithopoda. All of this means that they are a bird-hipped, bipedal, egg-laying, warm- blooded reptile. The closest relative from Gul-Earth was Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis, compared to which, the clavian is considerably more upright, and with more dexterous hands.

Clavians have a waxy, scaly skin that is most commonly green, but can vary to a mustard colour or darker to brown, even black (although this is rare). One of the recurring fashions in clavian society has been to genetically change the scales to more exotic colours like red, white, blue and purple.

The clavian has digitigrade legs, somewhat like carnivorous mammals, this means that they walk on their toes, rather than the soles of their feet. The ball of the foot has evolved to be the equivalent of the ankle, and arch of the foot has become an additional articulation in the legs.

The tail of the clavian has a role to play in balance, but it is also a force weapon, when applied in a swinging action. It has been incorporated into most clavian martial arts.

Clavians are extremely hard-working, they like to think big and achieve the same, enjoying the sense of accomplishment that they get. Being the absolute best at a particular thing is extremely pleasurable to a clavian. If they find someone who is even better than they are, they will go through stages of disbelief, anger, despondency, and finally, reaction, which may be one of being driven to work even harder, or exact some kind of revenge or sabotage, and maybe even both. In fact, professional jealousy is one of the more common areas of criminality in clavian societies.

Clavians are also alarmingly honest and abrupt. If you find that within five minutes of meeting a clavian for the first time, you have delivered them a swift punch to the snout, you can at least rest assured, that you will not have been the first. Clavian honesty extends to them commenting on the intriguingly ugly hook on your nose, comparing it to the way sewage drains turn corners. They feel the need to say everything that they are thinking, compounding whatever insult they have no doubt already furnished you with, by continually steering the conversation off-topic. In clavian society, this is a sign of high culture, but to everyone else, its aggravating. However, there is one silver lining: at least they are not, as a rule, corrupt or dishonest.

The other defining facet of their personality is their intellectualism. They tend toward the erudite, enjoying academic discourse and sophisticated music. They can actually get riled up by the most extraordinary things. They have actually had a war over whether or not the equivalent of country music was actually the same as western music as one one side put it. The infamous Tromolo Metals War is another case in which the followers of Tromolo, in a blind rage, mobilised an army against the Hennisa & Thiltissa - a sort of folk movement, when some of their representatives described the Tromolo fans as “headbangers”. This was only settled after the followers of Tremolo unleashed the Tri-Tromolo Synthecannon, levelling half a city, in the process, and one of the nearby nations, bringing in a peace-keeping force. What makes this even crazier is that no clavian listens to country, western, Tremolo or Hennisa & Thiltissa styled music anymore. Well, no important clavians, anyway.