Races.

Humans!

humans are foreign to the soil of chornos vii. they originated on a planet called earth, light years away. their planet fell when the zhuic attacked in the dead of night. the alien race took three thousand humans hostage before destroying the entire planet. those three thousand who were captured were enslaved and brought back to chronos vii. they were left inside a laboratory for three weeks as the zhuic scientists poked and prodded them. when they left the laboratory, the humans could breath the air on chronos and understand the language of the zhuic and the other two main species on the planet as the scientists implanted a translator into their minds.

humans are the weakest of the species you are allowed to play. they do not have any powers or redeeming features, but they do have the ability to get back up after they're knocked down. that is one of the reasons why the zhuic decided to enslave some of humanity. the humans were sold off to different high ranking officials and even some middle class civilians, working as servants. heavy lifting is not their forte, but that's fine when chronos vii has machines to do that.

humans are relatively boring in appearance. while the intelligent species of chronos vii are humanoid, the actual humans don't stand out that much. their skin comes in a variety of shades, from peach to chocolatey brown to even white if they stay out of the sun long enough. their hair comes in blond/blonde, brown, black, and even red. eyes come in blues, greens, browns, amber, hazel, grays, and blacks. only on rare occasions will they have violet eyes, such as actress elizabeth taylor from a long time ago.

AVERAGE LIFESPAN: ninety years
OCCUPATION: servant/slave - you may plot out masters with someone else or have them be npc
MINIMUM AGE: no younger than fifteen

Zhuic!

the zhuic are the most intelligent race on chronoz vii. they are highly intelligent, as it can be seen through their advancements in technology, space travel, and much more. they have a thirst for knowledge, and they will normally take back 'samples' from the planets they have been to/conquered. they're headstrong and arrogant, and they look down on just about everyone, even those they form alliances with.

the zhuic are a humanoid race. they are taller than the average human: females average six feet while males average seven feet. their skin can come in a variety of colors, generally on the paler side of the spectrum, such as pale blues, pale greens, pale grays, and even pale reds. their skin tends to darken as they age, and many start out practically white as infants. hair and eye color come in just about every color you can think of, though you will only see browns and blacks on rare occasions. their ears are pointed, and their canine teeth are longer and sharper than a human's would be. the zhuic are also known to have horns that can be anything from small nubs to giant antlers.

just about every zhuic starts off with an iq of one hundred fifty. they have an intense schooling system, and most graduate with an iq of two hundred fifty. those with higher iqs--generally capping at three hundred or within that general range--are normally the scientists that litter their society, normally making up the upper class along with military officials and big business leaders. the zhuic are not the strongest around. they rely more on their ships, weapons, and armor to keep them alive in battle.

AVERAGE LIFESPAN: three hundred years
AGES AT: .3 times slower than a human (would appear ninety at three hundred years of age)
SCHOOLING AGE: ten years to eighty years
OCCUPATIONS: just about anything
MINIMUM AGE: you may not start out with a zhuic that is younger than fifty years of age (fifteen apparent age)

Iraxu!

also under zhuic rule, the iraxu are left alone most of the time; however, they are expected to harvest the minerals and other products of the icy world they live in and ship them off to the zhuic. they claim their home in the polar regions of chronos vii, which makes up 49% of the planet. the average iq of the iraxu is only one hundred fifty, and their technology isn't nearly as advanced as the zhuic. they live in the icy, cold wastelands, so it's to be expected. they live in huts covered in the skins and pelts of the wildlife there, and there is always a fire burning inside to keep the place warm. they life off of the wildlife, hunting with bows and spears and fishing to keep themselves alive. their natural instincts are better than the rest of those on chronos vii, and their tribes are able to tame the ebulos (giant wolf-like creatures) and the ozujo (giant polar bear-like creatures), using them as guards and transportation.

the iraxu stand about average height when compared to humans, standing between five and six feet tall on average. they're fit and lean, though they like to put on as much weight as possible before the harsh winter hits them, making food scarce. unlike the other races, they only have one skin tone: white. white skin, white hair, and white garments (until the summer when they are able to get brown pelts to wear). only their eyes have a different color, ranging from white to black to just about any other color on the color wheel. let's not forget about the pointed ears. some may even sport horns, though this is rare.

AVERAGE LIFESPAN: seventy years (sometimes older if they leave to live elsewhere on chronos vii)
AGING: .6 times slower than humans (will appear twelve at age twenty)
OCCUPATIONS: hunter, gatherer, healther (use of herbs), older men/women can normally be found in the mines, etc.
MINIMUM AGE: twenty years (twelve apparent)

Onzhu!

the onzhu live within the forests of chronos vii. they make their homes inside the giant trees within the forest, the main settlement of them being in the tree of luif, the largest tree in all of chronos vii. the onzhu are a humanoid species that evolved from a bug-like creature resembling earth bees. they significantly differ both physically and mentally from the other intelligent species on chronos.

they can be most easily described as giant fairies, ranging from three to five feet tall. they tend to be very thin and fragile-looking, but have the ability to carry five times their own weight. their bones are made of a light but durable material (they are nearly hollow), allowing them to hover with their fairy-like wings, which can be any shape and tinted any shade of color imaginable, but are most commonly found in a set of four and in a standard bee shape.

they normally weigh around thirty to forty pounds depending on their breed. their skin (tan, pale, and peach are the most common), eyebrows, antennae, insect scales (found on top of the feet), pincers, hair, eyes, and neck ruffs can be any color, however, as a pupa and a good year after being oriented, their hair, eye brows, and neck ruffs are a bright green until they "blossom" to reveal their true colors. their nails and the pads of their feet will always be black. the antennae can be pretty much any type of insect antennae.

they had a habit of painting their skin with designs using crushed berries and other natural things. however, now they settle for just wearing flowers in their hair and as jewelry.

the onzhu still run off of age-old insect instincts. they are all completely loyal and obey their natural order and hierarchy without question. because of their old instincts, the onzhu all have a special mental connection that allows them to wordlessly communicate. like telepathy, but it's not as if an actual image is produced in the brain; the onzhu automatically knows what to do just by having another onzhu think about what needs to be done. this way, the hive can function in harmony.

the only reason verbal language was developed was to communicate with other races. so, they do not have a verbal language of their own, but know a few zhuic and iraxu languages.

however, these instincts are beginning to fade and the onzhu are starting to lose their insect-esque quality. they are beginning to become individual. they are starting to evolve against the natural order that they are used to, although they can still communicate with one another wordlessly.

the old hierarchy of the hive:

queen -- npc
sub-queens -- npc
drones -- mate with the queen; killed after mating -- npc
guards -- placed within and outside the hive -- male dominated -- largest of the three
internal workers -- ex. egg collecting, caring for eggs; crafting; fixing -- mixed genders -- smallest of the three
external workers -- ex. collect things outside the hive; patrol -- mixed genders -- larger than internal workers, smaller than guards
pupa -- their place in society varies depending on their body structure -- npc
grub -- npc

their old way of life was halted and disrupted by the tyranny of the zhuic. at first, the zhuic had engaged the onzhu in trade. however, after mere centuries, the zhuic had wormed their way into the onzhu system, and had developed advanced technology that completely baffled the onzhu. they overthrew the onzhu queen and took control of her and her subqueens. they enslaved the entire onzhu race and used them to harvest all the resources in warm climates and make all of their goods.

now, there are no more sub queens. every grub that is shown to be a queen is taken and forced to give birth in labs. males no longer die because there is no mating process. through the queens, onzhu slaves are mass produced and used for a variety of jobs, most of them involving being able to fit in small spaces. the biological differences between the three drone types still exist, and sometimes this does affect an onzhu's work position, but it is not uncommon to see mixed drone types working at multiple jobs.

the zhuic prevent the onzhu from communicating with one another nonverbally by placing transmitters in areas where they work to disrupt the electric signals that are required to transmit from mind to mind. however, these transmitters are not found in places where there is no civilization.

AVERAGE LIFESPAN: eighty years
AGING: .2 times as slow as a human -- twice as fast from pupa to age ten (ten years = twenty years apparent, then it would take five years to grow once more. will look forty when they pass.)
OCCUPATIONS: enslaved -- check hierarchy
MINIMUM AGE: ten years (twenty years apparent)

Ilet!

the ilet were native to earth, the ancestors of humans, having roamed the planet thousands of years prior. the ilet each contained different dna strands of earth animals, buried within their own dna. though they are mostly human in shape and structure, each ilet bears some physical traits of whichever animal dna strand they are born with, some more than others. there are different degrees of this, stages. some stages may have features that overlap.

stage one: will only have features such as teeth, ears, tails, eye color, and sometimes wings

stage two: will have exact eyes of the animal, will develop similar biological structures, will have more quirks of the animal, and the physical features will appear more smoothly rather than appearing like an add-on. will develop slight instincts of the animal

stage three: will have the full instincts of the animal, but will retain the rational mind of a human. fur, scales, and feathers will appear in places. hands and feet, toes, fingers, and nails will become similar to the animal, and in extreme cases, will match their animal. at stage three, for animals with claws, nails will have molded to the fingers like claws instead of sitting atop the finger.

stage four: an extremely rare occurrence for an ilet. this used to be a stage that ilet were born in to, but has died out. instead, stage four can be mutated into through external manipulation. guys, there's really no other way to put it. it's basically a furry. stage four ilet used to rule the ilet, but their primal, tyrannous ways have long since been shunted aside by their clear headed counterparts. stage three ilet will turn into a stage four ilet during their animal's mating season.

the dna strands of the ilet are vast and contain every dna strand of every animal that has lived and lives on earth, including mythological creatures (which died out). ilet that have the dna of a mythological creature are commonly called the myth strand, and, because of how rare they are, are usually revered in ilet society. the strands that are the most common are feline and canine, with feline being the most common of the two. in the most of extreme cases, rivaled only by the rarity of myth strand ilet, are those who are of mixed strands.

humans are a mutation of the ilet, having lost their animal strands entirely. however, they still share seventy five percent of their dna structure with the ilet, and are greatly similar. because of the sudden mutation, the ilet panicked and left earth to the humans in order to preserve the colorful variations of dna that they once had. visits were made, but slowed to a complete halt over time.

thousands of years later, a fleet of curious ilet came to see their home planet once more, only to find it floating in pieces, obliterated. in a fit of rage at the loss of their once beautiful planet, they sought out earth's destroyers and came across the zhuic. unfortunately, after a short war, the zhuic managed to overpower them and enslave them, taking thousands back to chronos where they would be sold as slaves or pets.

AVERAGE LIFESPAN: determined by animal dna, between sixty years or two hundred years
myth: depends on the mythical creature (must be provided on bio; must make sense)
large animals: Age as fast as humans, average lifespan is eighty years
small animals: Average lifespan is seventy years
insects & arachnids: Average lifespan is sixty years
turtles & stuff: Two hundred years
OCCUPATION: servant/slave - you may plot out masters with someone else or have them be npc
MINIMUM AGE: no younger than fifteen