Karaka'A

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A first generation Pelted race of the Alliance, the Karaka'A are short, bipedal cat-like people whose origins trace back to Holly and some of the original designs on Earth.

Vital Statistics (At a Glance)

Pronounced 'kaa rah kah AH'. Singular is Karaka'An. Possessive is Karaka'An. Plural is Karaka'A.

Species Type: Pelted (Felinoid)
Origin: Engineered
Frame Type: Bipedal Digitigrade
Average Height: 4'0"-5'5"
Average Lifespan:
Gravity Preference:
Homeworld: Karaka'A, Sector Alpha
Native Language: Universal

Appearance and Physiology

Appearance

Three fingers and a thumb per hand and four toes per foot. Always digitigrade. Claws, not nails. A coat that grows rapidly. Have muzzles, demi-muzzles, or humanoid faces.

Physiology

Have an inefficient way of dispersing excess heat, a combination of exuding oils and sweat, and panting. Specifics are particular to individuals and not necessarily generic across the race.^[1]

Society

Member of what nations here. Information about colony worlds here.

Stereotypes

Phlegmatic, agreeable, and hard-working folks.

Common Family Structures

Religions

An and Bast

Native or Common Dress

Naming Conventions

"Karaka’A have what I think of as hobbit names with vaguely English surnames. ... Karaka’A are horribly fond of normal human names that have been turned into furry puns, like Tabitha becoming Taylitha, or Caitlin becoming Catlin, and their surnames can sound Norman or French."^[2]

History

The Seersa and the Karaka’A are in some ways the “oldest” of the species of the Alliance, because they closely resemble the original creatures gengineered on Earth in the very beginning for Project Homefront. Those early Terran experiments were short, digitigrade, and had more animal-like faces, and that template carried on into the Pelted who segregated into the races of the Seersa (fox-like) and Karaka’A (catlike). Unlike their taller, more humanoid Pelted kin, these early individuals chose to embrace their original heritage, and some of them claim to trace their DNA back to Holly or Joy, the very first individuals ever made on Earth. ^[3]