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==Notable Characters== | ==Notable Characters== | ||
===Legendary=== | ===Legendary=== | ||
*Qudii (the First-Mother) | *[[Qudii]] (the First-Mother) | ||
*Qufal (the first Fireborn) | *[[Qufal]] (the first Fireborn) | ||
*Faullaizaf (the second Fireborn, from the Time of Ashes) | *[[Faullaizaf]] (the second Fireborn, from the Time of Ashes) | ||
*[[Zafiil Paidiiza Qodii]] | *[[Zafiil Paidiiza Qodii]] | ||
Revision as of 04:19, 21 February 2022
The true aliens, technologically advanced and deeply religious. See also Faulfenzair Religion, Faulfenzair Language.
Vital Statistics (At a Glance)
Pronounced 'fall-FEHN-zah'. Singular is Faulfenzair. Possessive is Faulfenzair. Plural is Faulfenza.
- Species Type: true alien
- Origin: Evolved
- Frame Type: Bipedal, digitigrade, heavy-gravity-worlder
- Average Height:
- Average Lifespan: 800 years, Alliance-standard
- Gravity Preference: heavy
- Homeworld: Qufiil (formerly, Quzen)
- Native Language: Faulfenzair
Appearance and Physiology
Physiology
The Faulfenza are heavy-gravity worlders, bipedal with powerful, dense bodies, digitigrade legs, a long tail, partially prehensile and 3-4 feet in length. The tail is separated into two "bodies", a long fringe near the spine and a hairless/short-haired segment, followed by a second, long tuft. They have six digits (toes and fingers) and these toes and fingers have no nails or claws, nor toe beans. The bottoms of their feet, and the palms of their hands, are hairless.
Their faces have long, narrow muzzles with vaguely deer-like nose pads. Eyes are forward-facing with round pupils. The ears are hemispherical fans with two points that sweep back and have significant range of motion: not forward, but sideways. (Like a rolltop desk.)
Appearance
The Faulfenza are furred in a tricolor pattern: one dark body color, and two accent colors, a pale (usually white or light gray or cream) and a reddish hue.
Pelt colors from most usual to rarest:
- black
- dark brown
- medium brown
- dark gray
- light brown
- medium gray
- slate gray-blue
- light gray
- silver
- white
- red, or russet (only two have been this color; they were known as the Fireborn. It is believed children born this color were forged in Faulza's cauldron and are messengers from Him.)
Black with white and red (as opposed to grayish or orange) is called the classic coloring.
- Normal eye colors: blue, red, violet, orange, amber, green
- Rare: brown, gray, cream
Esper Powers
They are born with the ability to direct heat through their skin (commonly through the hands, though any body part will do, with practice), something they call the Mindfire. This is classified by the Alliance as an esper power, though the Faulfenza consider it a divine gift.
History
They were born to the world Quzen, which they eventually destroyed and were forced to abandon; they later settled on the double world Qufiil and became wiser custodians of their environment.
- See also: Faulfenzair Religion
- See also: Faulfenzair Scrolls
- See also: Faulfenzair Language
Common Family Structures
Native or Common Dress
Naming Conventions
Historically, Faulfenza names were typically "First name – name of birthplace", and if the Faulfenzair fostered on another world, and felt that site became a second home, they would ask permission to append a third name, the name of foster city/village/place. After Zafiil, fosterage/second-homes became a way to honor the Fireborn messiahs, and it is now rarer to meet someone who hadn't fostered and taken a third name than otherwise. Almost all the Faulfenza who leave Qufiil for the Alliance, or who spend significant time off-planet in other endeavors, will have third names.
Technology
They call wellspace 'The Silence.' [1]
- The Hearth (orbiting space station)
- Faulfenzair Ships
Notable Characters
Legendary
- Qudii (the First-Mother)
- Qufal (the first Fireborn)
- Faullaizaf (the second Fireborn, from the Time of Ashes)
- Zafiil Paidiiza Qodii
Modern
References
- ↑ In Extremis, Chapter 4