Rawta

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Young Rawta. Note the underdeveloped fins.

The Rawta are a race of sapients at about the same stage of advancement as humans. They are from the planet Sram.

Evolution and Biology

Rawta appear to have had an amphibious past before they developed sapience, betrayed by some of their distinguishing features. They are believed to have gained sapience around 3.600(.000).

They are anthropomorphic, standing on two legs, and having two arms. The elbows are tipped with small fins that point backwards; traces of their amphibious past. These fins may once have been larger and more effective, but now they are vestigial and useless. Fins are also present just above the rear of the knee.

They are covered in scales, and generally red in colour, though orange and blue are not uncommon occurences. There is a lot of racism among Rawta, with blues tending to get ridiculed the most.

The head resembles a human's in shape, but slightly more squarish. A pair of small fins extend from the rear of the skull. They are hairless.

Rawta eyes are black. They have noses in roughly the same position on the face as humans; however, they do not stick out as noticeably. The mouth is filled with teeth that have been fine tuned to deal with their omnivorous diet.

They have relatively short tails. These are also scaled, and tend to reach, at a stretch, from their base down to the ankles of the Rawta in question. There are a pair of vestigial fins at the end of the tail.

The hands are still clawed, though the feet have developed toes. The claws on the hands are not as sharp as they may have been in the past, as they are generally not used as weapons anymore, as technology took over.

Culture

Rawta are a remarkably un-united race.

Occupations

Rawta perform a diverse number of jobs. Some of the most common are soldiers, military commandors, scientists and inventors, though there are many more simpler jobs available, such as builders, hunters, farmers and miners, or more difficult jobs like spies and assassins.

Racism

Rawta are most commonly red in colour, though orange and blue-coloured Rawta are not an unusual occurence. Despite this, non-red Rawta tend to be ridiculed by those that are red. Blue tend to get the worse end of the deal, as they are seen as the most 'different'.

Sexism

This is one ground on which the Rawta are blissfully equal; males and females are given equal rights and judged of equal stature.

Humour

When not occupied, Rawta do enjoy a bit of humour, so humorous magazines, stories and television shows are not uncommon. This humour can take a variety of forms; speech, actions, or often involving other animals.

However, there tends to be more matter-of-fact fiction in Rawta culture than there is humorous.

History

After evolving into sapients, the Rawta developed at an average speed. However, ever since this tribal age, there were fights between tribes, and as they became technologically advanced, it became worse. Before long, they had developed technology allowing them to explore each continent on the planet. They set up colonies on each continent, which soon became cities. Each city had a military, and soon, each country was a nation in its own right.

This was when wars between nations began. For land, for revenge, or just to slaughter, there was always some reason for one nation to be fighting another, and the Rawta remain in this state of political unrest to this very day.

Current Status

  • The Agrabini nation are at war with the Genetas and Utarova nations.
  • The Espunon nation are at war with the Genetas nation.
  • The Genetas nation are at war with the Agrabini, Espunon and Utarova nations.
  • The Utarova nation are at war with the Agrabini and Genetas nations.
  • The Agrabini are allied with the Espunon nation.
  • The Espunon are allied with the Agrabini and Utarova nations.
  • The Genetas are not allied with any other nations.
  • The Utarova are allied with the Espunon nation.

Technology

See also: Marcen Tank, Elkunk Blade,

Rawta have reached roughly the same age in technological advancement as humans. In the way of weapons, they have guns and some interesting melee weapons designed to cause maximum pain. The guns tend to fire very rapidly, around ten to fifty bullets a second, depending on the gun. As well as this, they have grenades, grenade launchers, and a variety of bombs, including the Atomic Bomb. They have around fifty of these, spread among the various nations.

For armour, they have developed torso armour and helmets out of hardened steel, as well as arm, leg and tail arm made of titanium alloys. They are also beginning to develop repulsor fields.

For way of transport, they have planes, boats, trucks and small spacecraft. These spacecraft cannot travel far, and Rawta themselves have never travelled further than the nearest planet to them: Esolc. For warfare, they have tanks and armed trucks.

Trivia

  • Brownie Points for working out where the species name come from. It will be more obvious as I develop the article.