Seraptians

Personality: Seraptians are an industrious and artistic race. Many of their works are created with a biochemically created resin which is exuded from their mouths and then worked, much like Terran bees. Their creations are considered very personal, and Seraptians take great pride in their workmanship.

Physiology and Appearance: Seraptians are humanoids of about the same general size as humans. They have a waxy, blueish skin tone. The cranial hair is dark grey and sparse and the skull is slightly bifurcated between the cerebral lobes.

Their eyes are shielded by heavy brow ridges. The Seraptians possess a second stomach where enzymes create a carbonic resin which is then used to make clothing, everyday objects, even building materials.

The species has a standard male/female gender breakdown, but does not reproduce through live birth. Instead the females lay several eggs in protective chambers, which the males then fertilize. The typical incubation period is eight months. Child rearing is typically split between the parents and extended family.

Homeworld: Aaamazzara V. The planet is the fifth of seven orbiting a Type F sub-giant, and the only M-class planet in the system. It is shrouded in clouds and has a high average humidity due to its large ocean masses.

The locals call their star Aaamazzara – also the name of a god of antiquity – and their world Seraptia, but have accepted that offworlders use the two interchangeably. There are settlements on the fourth world (K-class) for mining and penal purposes.

History and Culture: The Seraptians have a long history that is only recently separable from their mythology. They have a rich pantheon of gods and heroes that are quasi-historical. Only in the last 500 years or so has history become less of a “literary” subject.

Seraptian culture revolves around storytelling and art. They also excel in the theoretical sciences but their applied sciences often lagged far behind similar races until first contact with the ISC in 2240, when they were contacted by a Settrian trading ship.

Language and Names: Orna or ISC Basic. The local languages – there are twelve major tongues – have been superceded by Orna (a trade language) and Basic, into which most of the great Seraptian works have been translated.

Seraptian names tend to be long, expressing a concept, and are often filled with drawn out vowels.

Favored Profession: Artist (Sculptor) or Scientist. Many also pursue engineering.

Species Adjustments: None.

Species Abilities

Biochemical Construction: Using a secreted resin, Seraptians can make anything from cloth to a building material similar to drywall. This requires an intake of fibrous materials over the course of their work equal to roughly twice the mass of the final product. The time required to convert the mass to resin is usually 6 hours, but can be reduced to 4 hours with a complete success or better on a TN 10 Stamina test. On a failure or complete failure, the character receives -1 Vitality but can continue working (uncomfortably!), though it now takes twice as long as normal (12 hours); on a disastrous failure, the character receives -2 Vitality and the resin is ruined, resulting in the need to vomit the spoiled mass. The Vitality is healed normally.

The second stomach is roughly half a liter in volume, so most objects will require either an extended Craft test or series of Craft tests to complete.

Bonus Skill: Craft (Clothing): Seraptians gain Craft (Clothing) skill at level 1, and can advance that skill as a professional skill.

Bonus Skill: Craft (Shelter or Furniture): Seraptians gain Craft (Shelter or Furniture) skill at level 1, and can advance that skill as a professional skill.

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