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* '''Origin:''' Evolved | * '''Origin:''' Evolved | ||
* '''Frame Type:''' Cephalopod | * '''Frame Type:''' Cephalopod | ||
* '''Average Height:''' Varies greatly; old egg-bearers can reach more than thirty feet in height out of the water, not counting the tentacles beneath the water.<ref name="esots-12">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) |Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 12</ref> | * '''Average Height:''' Varies greatly; when holding themselves out of the water (with tentacles submerged) young non-egg-bearers may be as little as seven feet tall<ref name="esots-10">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) | Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 10</ref>, while old egg-bearers can reach more than thirty feet in height when holding their trunks out of the water, not counting the tentacles beneath the water.<ref name="esots-12">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) |Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 12</ref> | ||
* '''Average Lifespan:''' | * '''Average Lifespan:''' | ||
* '''Gravity Preference:''' | * '''Gravity Preference:''' | ||
* '''Homeworld:''' [[Amity]] | * '''Homeworld:''' [[Amity]] | ||
* '''Native Language:''' Some form of [[Esper Talents | | * '''Native Language:''' Some form of either chemical communication or [[Esper Talents | esper talent]], with the water of the homeworld oceans as a conduit. Humanoids seem to perceive it largely as smell and taste.<ref name="esots-08">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) | Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 8</ref> | ||
==Appearance and Physiology== | ==Appearance and Physiology== | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
The Octopi are cephalopods, with a central body hosting a large single eye and long, trailing tentacle-like limbs. Flexible membranes connect the tentacles. The tentacles terminate in 'string-like' ends.<ref name="esots-09">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) | Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 9</ref> | The Octopi are cephalopods, with a central body hosting a large single eye and long, trailing tentacle-like limbs. Unlike their namesakes, octopi have more than eight tentacles.<ref name="esots-10" /> Flexible membranes connect the tentacles. The tentacles terminate in 'string-like' ends.<ref name="esots-09">''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) | Either Side of the Strand]]'', Chapter 9</ref> | ||
===Physiology=== | ===Physiology=== | ||
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There are worse things than death. We do not want to become what we were never meant to be.
The Octopi are one of the True Alien species encountered by the Alliance.
One of two intelligent species that originated on a planet (later nicknamed Amity) of the star Theth-129. The Octopi are the only species remaining, following the deaths of the Small Ones. First contact was with Alysha Forrest and the UAV Stardancer.
Vital Statistics (At a Glance)
Pronounced as the Terran animal. "Octopi" instead of "octopuses" or "octopodes" or "cephalopods" or something else more technically accurate because Darya Darteriov called them that and they took to it.[1]
- Species Type: True alien
- Origin: Evolved
- Frame Type: Cephalopod
- Average Height: Varies greatly; when holding themselves out of the water (with tentacles submerged) young non-egg-bearers may be as little as seven feet tall[2], while old egg-bearers can reach more than thirty feet in height when holding their trunks out of the water, not counting the tentacles beneath the water.[3]
- Average Lifespan:
- Gravity Preference:
- Homeworld: Amity
- Native Language: Some form of either chemical communication or esper talent, with the water of the homeworld oceans as a conduit. Humanoids seem to perceive it largely as smell and taste.[4]
Appearance and Physiology
Appearance
The Octopi are cephalopods, with a central body hosting a large single eye and long, trailing tentacle-like limbs. Unlike their namesakes, octopi have more than eight tentacles.[2] Flexible membranes connect the tentacles. The tentacles terminate in 'string-like' ends.[5]
Physiology
Society
Member of what nations here. Information about colony worlds here.
Stereotypes
Common Family Structures
Religions
Native or Common Dress
Naming Conventions
History
Famous Figures
Characters
- ↑ Either Side of the Strand, Chapter 14
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Either Side of the Strand, Chapter 10
- ↑ Either Side of the Strand, Chapter 12
- ↑ Either Side of the Strand, Chapter 8
- ↑ Either Side of the Strand, Chapter 9