Faulfenza

The children of fire.

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

Faulfenzair Ears

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. They are omnivores.

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.)

• That their eyes are forward is a predator characteristic. But see race psychology.

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

Racial Psychology

• Tend to see themselves as powerless if minus their mindfire. Scroll level quotes exist to back up this statement.
• Unless taught by experience, do not consider deceit, lies, murder, or any other what we would call immoral actions, either for themselves or for anticpating the actions of others.

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. A second gift was being fireproof. See in Zafiil

History

They were born to the world Quzen; a global famine was relieved by the embrace of farming technologies championed by the first Fireborn, Qufal. These technologies eventually destroyed the world's ecology. The messiah Faullaizaf was sent to lead them off Quzen and to a new home.

They later settled on the double world Qufiil and became wiser custodians of their environment. Historically, one week after their landing at Liiza, Jiizel led the Faulfenza who would become the Lost Kin off the world, to return for the Faulfenza who had stayed on Quzen to sing its death dirge, and from there to go as a larger group to seek the Others of prophecy. This event is recorded in the Scroll of Leave-Taking.

Not long afterwards, the decision to administrate the planets differently was made, a decision overseen by Faullaizaf, and that saw the two proponents for the winning instated as the first OverDancer of the Preserve and the first WorldDancer of the Seeker's Side: Jenai and Niidza, respectively. This event is recorded in the Scroll of the Stewards.

• See also: Faulfenzair Religion
• See also: Faulfenzair Scrolls
• See also: Faulfenzair Language

Native or Common Dress

• Nude seems an option almost all the time.

"We have fur, why do we need anything else?

• The Lost kin will be known from their use of body wraps. Quote to back that follows:
• "I have dreamed of a Fireborn whose face I can not see. But such a Fireborn must be of the Lost Kin, for the Faulfenzair I see is dressed in clothing and such clothing I can not describe. Rich, shot through with lightning and crusted with clouds of sea sphere and starfires. (...)" --The FireMother of Qotii
• Zafiil used keep hiddens. but not as common or native 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.

Cultural Norms

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• While the Faulfenza have the concept of takeout, they don't do disposable containers. The delivery person will have restaurant containers, permanent, for delivery, and will serve from them into the person's dishes/bowls. If someone is staying in an overnight-house that accepts delivery, they will accept it into their own tableware and send it up to the room.

Quotes from published work

• "Paudii, myself, Iidainii, Auniira ... the four of us are bound here (Escutcheon) by ties forged by *the God."
• "Grind every bean," Eroan said, "they're about to all be drunk."
• "It is not my fault that you invented the best drink since the Faulfenza invented every other good one," Aunal replied, inhaling deeply of the bitter aromatic scent. The fur on his back rose. "Oooh, that is a good batch! New?"
• (Narration)One must trust in the God. And drink more coffee (Aunal)
• "The medicine that allows me to safely live on worlds with lighter gravity is made from a plant and we still eat it as a paste"(Iidainii)
• (Iidanii)"I am a killer. Did I say that?"
• (Iidanii) "Escaping from the pirates with your princess, I was forced to kill many people. This is against Faulfenzair beliefs in a way I have difficulty describing. We do not have a history of war or violence; we die of natural causes, and of accidents, but we do not willfully cause one another harm. To inflict harm on others is... not even anathema, because that requires the act to be conceivable," (But he trained to be a soldier. )
• "Do not worry for us, Princess. We are exactly where we are supposed to be. We have waited a long time for this opportunity."

"What oppertunity?"

"The one we are taking advantage of now." Auniira's smile was mild. "And that is all that might be said of it. We who live long must be patient, above all else. No matter how we yearn to know the mysteries that must unfold to serve God's plan

• "Would it be weird if I said... Its almost as if they are meant to be here?" --Sediryl
• "His nose is about four times your length"

Technology

They call wellspace 'The Silence.'

• The Hearth (orbiting space station)
• Faulfenzair Ships

Notable Characters

Legendary

• Qudii (the First-Mother)

Fireborn

• Qufal (the first Fireborn)
• Faullaizaf (the second Fireborn, from the Time of Ashes)
• Zafiil Paidiiza Qodii and friends, some who survive into modern times.

Voices

• Efaulii
• Narelu
• Daqan

Modern

Aunal

Auniira Qodii Podeqai

Baila Qodii

Daize Oodenii Pera

Daqan

Duzai Qodii

Fauldii Qodii

Faullaizaf

Feliiza Azane

Iidainii Daunai Liiza

Iiden Perela

Jan Naula

Jedan Paunene Fareniil

Jeniiz Qodii

Jeqezii Qodii

Jiizel

Lodii Jediize Qualoon

Luna Deziina

Lune Pedaun Wolii

Neden Qodii

Nelopii Liiza

Paudii Oolen Odaid

Qora Paunene Zela

Qufal

Renii Qodii

Wolen Liiza Oodenii

Zafiil Paidiiza Qodii

Zaun Qiiniiza