Taistealaí
The Taistealaí, also called Ith or humans are a race of carbon based humanoids, near humans from the planet Ithica. They resemble humans in most respects, but having adapted to their new home-world. Their average height is somewhat shorter for both males and females when compared to the human species. One visible difference between a human and a Taistealaí is their eye pigment. A Taistealaí's eye color changes with their mood and can range across all manor of molten metallic color such as copper, brass, silver, steel, and gold. They are biologically compatible with the human species.
A Taistealaí has a number of developed organs in their brain, brain-stem, and throughout their spinal column that allows many of them to communicate via telepathy across short distances, distance that would normally be in earshot for a human. They are also naturally emphatic. Many members of the race can lift small objects , up to 1.5 kilograms (10 lbs) via telekinesis. The majority of the species would be rated at least a three or four on the Elevated Scale for Psionic Energy Registration (ESPER). Older Ith tend to have stronger ESPER levels and an individual Ith's ESPER level has been known to evolve as that Ith ages or experiences life. The more varied an Ith's experience the faster an Ith's ESPER evolves.
Unwanted mental incursion that reads memory or hijacks the mind or the body through the mind is equivalent to rape and is punished by death in their society. Their faces, arms, legs, chests, and backs are also often tattooed.
They have other physiological differences from humans. They live an average of one-hundred and fifty years. Their home-world, Ithica is larger and has a harsher gravity than many other habitable terrestrial worlds. As a consequence the Taistealaí people are exceptionally strong and considerably hardy for their relative size on average. They also tend to weigh more than would be expected. On average an Ith is considerably stronger than an exceptional human of elite strength with the same weight and same sex on account of a much denser muscle mass. The Ith have an exceptionally powerful Endocrine and Circulatory system. They are capable of amazing feats of strength and stamina when under extreme stress. These all means that an Ith is deceptively strong, explosive, and agile.
The Ith do sleep, but require a much shorter period of relaxation or meditation to maintain their peak mental and physical condition (4 hours). A combination of elasticity, flexibility, and toughness of their skin allows them to better survive and maintain consciousness in low pressure environments and in vacuum longer than a human would. This means that they can survive in space without a suit for about fifteen minutes though during the majority of this time they fall into a state of hibernation after which they die if not recovered. They can also operate normally under considerably stronger gravity and pressure than a human could. They have a similar temperature survival range but can weather higher energy radiation slightly better than a human.
The Taistealaí people have settled three solar systems that contain habitable planets located in a region of approximately thirty stars. Their federation extends across two constellations, groups of approximately six stars each, with their three core systems connected by interstellar warp gateways. They number nearly twenty billion souls in total.
Their society is one of matriarchy. In this social organizational form the mother or oldest female heads the family or the Kiith. Descent and relationship are determined through the female line. The Tai Fed is also governed by females. There are equal rights for the males and they can rise to positions of authority outside of the government. Government leaders are always female. In general females are better paid and tend to advanced more quickly to places of authority than males.
A Taistealaí has a number of developed organs in their brain, brain-stem, and throughout their spinal column that allows many of them to communicate via telepathy across short distances, distance that would normally be in earshot for a human. They are also naturally emphatic. Many members of the race can lift small objects , up to 1.5 kilograms (10 lbs) via telekinesis. The majority of the species would be rated at least a three or four on the Elevated Scale for Psionic Energy Registration (ESPER). Older Ith tend to have stronger ESPER levels and an individual Ith's ESPER level has been known to evolve as that Ith ages or experiences life. The more varied an Ith's experience the faster an Ith's ESPER evolves.
Unwanted mental incursion that reads memory or hijacks the mind or the body through the mind is equivalent to rape and is punished by death in their society. Their faces, arms, legs, chests, and backs are also often tattooed.
They have other physiological differences from humans. They live an average of one-hundred and fifty years. Their home-world, Ithica is larger and has a harsher gravity than many other habitable terrestrial worlds. As a consequence the Taistealaí people are exceptionally strong and considerably hardy for their relative size on average. They also tend to weigh more than would be expected. On average an Ith is considerably stronger than an exceptional human of elite strength with the same weight and same sex on account of a much denser muscle mass. The Ith have an exceptionally powerful Endocrine and Circulatory system. They are capable of amazing feats of strength and stamina when under extreme stress. These all means that an Ith is deceptively strong, explosive, and agile.
The Ith do sleep, but require a much shorter period of relaxation or meditation to maintain their peak mental and physical condition (4 hours). A combination of elasticity, flexibility, and toughness of their skin allows them to better survive and maintain consciousness in low pressure environments and in vacuum longer than a human would. This means that they can survive in space without a suit for about fifteen minutes though during the majority of this time they fall into a state of hibernation after which they die if not recovered. They can also operate normally under considerably stronger gravity and pressure than a human could. They have a similar temperature survival range but can weather higher energy radiation slightly better than a human.
The Taistealaí people have settled three solar systems that contain habitable planets located in a region of approximately thirty stars. Their federation extends across two constellations, groups of approximately six stars each, with their three core systems connected by interstellar warp gateways. They number nearly twenty billion souls in total.
Their society is one of matriarchy. In this social organizational form the mother or oldest female heads the family or the Kiith. Descent and relationship are determined through the female line. The Tai Fed is also governed by females. There are equal rights for the males and they can rise to positions of authority outside of the government. Government leaders are always female. In general females are better paid and tend to advanced more quickly to places of authority than males.