Craan

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Craan
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Homeworld:

Ferreg

Height:

up to 1.4 metres

Diet:

Carnivorous/nectivorous

Intelligence:

Sapient

Technology:

Advanced (Class VIII)

The Craan are a sapient civilisation from the Viperius Galaxy.

Physiology

Squattish humanoids, the Craan are up to 1.4m tall. They have green skin, and and slightly segmented body parts.

They have a large mouth, appearing to have their teeth permanently bared. Their eyes are large but quite weak.

Their muscular system in the limbs works by pulling the segments one side more than another, allowing strange bending. However, their bones prohibit damaging movement.

There are two segmented fingers and an opposable thumb on each hand.

Within the Craan skin are cells of the Anyg plant. It causes the colouration, and produces vitamins and nectar. Every month, the Craan excretes Anyg seeds. These are tended to and grow into Anyg plants, which the young must eat, or they will not get the necessary vitamins and die.

Diet

Craan are mainly carnivorous, though they eat much Anyg nectar on their homeworld. As such, they enjoy syrup and other sugary drinks.

Reproduction

Craan are viviparous and have three genders- sperm producers, egg producers, and carriers. Carriers do add their DNA as the baby implants, so their line is carried on.

Three must come together to reproduce, and gestation takes eight months. Between two and six babies are born.

They reach maturity aged twenty.

Intelligence

Craan are sapient, but quite slow when not scared or angry. They have a language which never varies in tone, but only the sound shape.

They have comparatively little imagination.

Society

Craan society is a hegemony. Their civilisation was united by military force, and the Craan are brought up from youth to believe in their government and power.

A group of Craan soldiers

Only selected youth are taught science and cultural arts, as they are judged as dangerous knowledge. Warriors and labourers caught talking to thinkers are killed.

Their leaders are Thinker-Kings, who rule with an iron fist.

Technology

Craan have just recently reached the Hyperdrive stage of advancement.

Spaceships

Craan spaceships are large and primitive. Their armour is their only defense, made of spaced steel and carbon.

A Craan tank

They fire missiles and cannons at foes, and can hold many tens of thousands of soldiers.

Weapons

Craan wield grenade launchers and blades as standard. Some carry missile launchers or rapid rocket guns.

History

The Craan developed on the planet Ferreg. Their history has been blighted with many wars, the movement of power between warlords and kings.

They developed space flight less than twenty years ago, but their concentration of effort has made them advance quickly.

The first race they encountered were the Alxen. Their similarities were ignored, and they fought against each other for control of a nearby star system. The Alxen won, but the Craan are constantly trying to get their own back.

Relations with other races

The Craan have encountered a few other races.

Alxen

The Craan and Alxen are at war.

Zyrothan

The Zyrothans and Craan are at war.

Salsene

These two races are at war.

Urahob

Following a battle on the Urahob homeworld, Ageriul, the Craan and Urahob are at war.

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