Tam-illee
The second of the fox-based races of the Alliance.
Tam-illee are known for their descriptive FoundName surnames, that describe their main interest or goal in life, often in a poetic form.
Vital Statistics (At a Glance)
Pronounced ' pronounce here '. Singular is Tam-illee. Possessive is . Plural is Tam-illee.
- Species Type: Mammalian foxines
- Origin: Engineered
- Frame Type: Bipedal, plantigrade
- Average Height: Tall (over 5'7" is common)
- Average Lifespan:
- Gravity Preference:
- Homeworld: Tam-ley
- Native Language:
Appearance and Physiology
Appearance
Physically, the Tam-illee are some of the most human-looking of the races. They tend toward height—over 5’7” is common—and have five fingers and toes with nails. Their faces are almost always either human-flat or at most demi-muzzled, and most of them don’t even have particularly pointed canine teeth. They are frequently born without fur (though their skins often still have the coloration of their animal ancestors). Some can even be mistaken for human if their ears are hidden. They stand plantigrade, like humans, and may or may not have fur at all, though all of them have vulpine ears and tails. Tam-illee will have plain coats or fox markings, and no other weird species patterns.
Physiology
Tam-illee oddly, have a limited ability to sense electrical fields; no one’s sure where that came from.
Tam-illee, like Asanii, have more difficulty reproducing than most other species. However, unlike the Asanii, they are not content to use medical technology and place cultural importance on finding a way to solve the problem naturally. (And Tam-illee as a whole don't agree on the best way to do that either, for that matter.)
Society
Are known to be engineers and mechanics, as well as the pure sciences and reproductive sciences.
Stereotypes
They are affable people, and less reserved culturally than their Seersa and Karaka’An compatriots, and make good teammates, coworkers, and friends.
Common Family Structures
Religions
See Tam-illee Religion.
Native or Common Dress
Wear felted cones with festive tassels to protect their ears from the cold.
Naming Conventions
[T]hey can often have names that sound like they belong to one of the other races, or pieces of those names ... But in general [they] trend toward "normal human names with a few letters off." ... also have the FoundName custom ...[1]
FoundNames
Tam-illee custom for surnames. Unlike many members of the Alliance who use a personal name and a family name for identification, Tam-illee have a personal name and a second name they choose based on their history, intentions and purpose. Until they decide on that name, they use the surname “Unfound”. FoundNames are usually compound words or phrases: TouchTheStars, HealingWord, etc. Even if you weren’t making assumptions about a Tam-illee’s job on meeting them, their name will usually remove all doubt.
History
Famous Figures
- Sydnie Unfound who started the friendship with Lesandurel Meriaen Jisiensire which lead to the Queen's Tams and such. She later took the foundname: Founder
- Heather SecurestheFuture, daughter and the one that did secure the future by requesting that the relationship her mother had started should continue through the generations.
Tam-illee Characters
References
- ↑ "Naming Conventions" article on Patreon