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The Un'oit (unwa) are a sapient species native to the void beyond the central Cosmoria galaxy. The species originated deep in the void near the dying star of Tegrelis. Its supernova drove them from their home world to settle the Nocturne system, within which most reside to this day. The Euphony Civilization formed as roving Un'oit tribes and pastoralists united under Compositrice Euphemia. Stretching from the frigid rogue planets beyond Florathel to deep into Aylathiya at Ynnud, the Un'oit became very widespread. Preferring the low gravity of dwarf planets, however, restricts them to space habitats and asteroid settlements. Currently, the Un'oit remain populous across Aylathiya, Nocturne, and around many rogue worlds.

Their sister species, the Scargass—whose status as a different species is dubious—mostly reside in Florathel. Both have greatly influenced the other culturally; few species can meaningfully live with the Un'oit due to their large size. The Un'oit also prefer cold temperatures given their alkane-based makeup.

Physical Description

The Un'oit have forty legs, two large mandibles, and two flayed tentacle-like appendages for grasping objects. With legs three meters long supporting four and a half tonnes of mass, the Un'oit require harnesses to survive on high gravity worlds. On low-gravity worlds, their great momentum makes them fearsome creatures. They sport a thick fur coat along their backs keeping radiation away and heat in.

The Un’oit are mostly carnivorous but can sustain themselves on plants if the need ever arises. A hard beak-like structure covers the mouth when not in use, creating a vacuum-tight seal. Within the mouth lies three rows of sharp incisor-like teeth with which the Un’oit can tear through even the toughest hides. On the sides of their head are two compound eyes, unusual for predators the universe over.

Their principal sense organ is another one uncommon for apex predators, sound. With poor vision and an even poorer sense of smell, they have evolved precise hearing both in their ears and their legs. They can form a reliable three-dimensional map of everything happening around them based on this. When in an airless environment, the map becomes two-dimensional. The Un'oit can survey the environment by lying flat and releasing infrasonic vibrations.

Reproduction and Life Cycle

Female Un'oit are intelligent and males are not. Although, it is better to describe an Un'oit as a very large female surrounded by a host of smaller males which are genetically identical to them. When left without a mate, the Un'oit female produces drones. These drones are usually infertile, but a small number are and, if they reach a critical number, the female begins pursuing a mate. The fertile drones around an Un'oit are deeply unappealing as per natural selection, so they must find someone else. Courting entirely involves the females and the actual process usually involves both as well.

After hatching, the young Un'oit spend as much time as possible eating. When not eating or sleeping, they play, accumulating a rich knowledge of sound from a young age. After nearly a decade and a half, they enter a cocoon. The males only speed a few weeks undergoing metamorphosis; their existing brains are good enough and all they need to do is reach sexual maturity. Females undergo a rapid brain development phase, blasting through reasoning, planning, and judgment that other species slowly develop. After nearly a year, they emerge and face their next task, learning the complex language of this species.

Communication and Language

The Un'oit can create three distinct classes of noise, wind, string, and percussion. While immature Un'oit respond to the whistles of the twin tubes atop their heads, the adults respond to the entire range of sounds.

Wind: By expelling air across a reed-like organ, the air is split down a tube. The tube has various openings on it which can contract and open, changing pitch. Wind sounds convey simple commands.

String: Forty strings lie in parallel and four fibrous muscles rest perpendicular to them. Through contracting muscles within their throat, they can vibrate these stings at nearly any frequency they like. The result, a "quartet" of different styles of speaking. The strings convey the emotions behind a sentence, how the speaker feels about the words, how the speaker thinks the receiver feels about them, or how the originator of the information feels about them. It is a complex system that varies from culture to culture.

Percussion: Further strings exist beneath the mandibles underneath two slits. These slits can open to reveal them but usually remain shut in airless environments. Muscles can pluck these strings and can expand or contract the volume of their compartment to amplify or mute them. These strings convey the actual meaning of the words, similar to how text can convey words devoid of intonation.

Spaceborne Habitat

History

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Culture

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+{{Cosmoria}}
-{{Species_Template|title1 = Un'oit|homeworld = [[Torlak]]|average_height/length = 2 meters|average_weight = 160 kg|average_lifespan = 70 standard years|environment = Tropical|diet = Carnivorous|intelligence = 110 on the IQ scale}}The '''Un'oit''' are the native inhabitants of [[Torlak|'''Torlak''']] and are the
+{{Infobox Species|title1 = Un'oit|homeworld = [[Sethri]], [[Tegrelis]]|average_height/length = 20 meters|average_weight = 4600 Kg|average_lifespan = 300 Years|environment = Prefer atmosphere but can do without|diet = Omnivorous|intelligence = |social_structure=Tribal|image1=Un'oit Sketch.png|type_of_reproduction=Sexual}}
-dominant members of the [[Un'oit Collective|'''Un'oit Collective''']].
+The '''Un'oit''' (unwa) are a sapient species native to the void beyond the central [[Cosmoria]] galaxy. The species originated deep in the void near the dying star of [[Tegrelis]]. Its supernova drove them from their home world to settle the [[Nocturne]] system, within which most reside to this day. The [[Euphony Civilization]] formed as roving Un'oit tribes and pastoralists united under [[Compositrice Euphemia]]. Stretching from the frigid rogue planets beyond [[Florathel]] to deep into Aylathiya at [[Ynnud]], the Un'oit became very widespread. Preferring the low gravity of dwarf planets, however, restricts them to space habitats and asteroid settlements. Currently, the Un'oit remain populous across Aylathiya, Nocturne, and around many rogue worlds.
-== Physical Description ==
-Despite being vaguely both reptilian and octopodal in
-appearance to [[Humans|human]] eyes, the Un’oit are not cold-blooded. They were initially
-described by humans who saw them as, “…''armored octopi with reptilian eyes
-and scales''.” They can “walk” on their ten various armored tentacles as well
-as use them to swim. These tentacles are controlled by a large armored octopod-like
-head which holds five eyes which are capable of seeing not only visual range of
-colors but also are capable of seeing infrared. These eyes are spread across
-the head so the Un’oit can see in every direction.
+Their sister species, the [[Scargass]]—whose status as a different species is dubious—mostly reside in [[Florathel]]. Both have greatly influenced the other culturally; few species can meaningfully live with the Un'oit due to their large size. The Un'oit also prefer cold temperatures given their alkane-based makeup.
-The Un’oit are mostly carnivorous but can sustain themselves
-on plants if the need ever arises. They eat through a large circular mouth located
-underneath their head. This mouth is covered with around three rows of sharp
-incisor-like teeth with which the Un’oit can tear through some of the tougher
-prey on their planet.
+==Physical Description==
-They speak through the use of four mouths, each located
+The Un'oit have forty legs, two large mandibles, and two flayed tentacle-like appendages for grasping objects. With legs three meters long supporting four and a half tonnes of mass, the Un'oit require harnesses to survive on high gravity worlds. On low-gravity worlds, their great momentum makes them fearsome creatures. They sport a thick fur coat along their backs keeping radiation away and heat in.
-between their eyes. They use all four of their mouths to speak, as their native
-language has varying layers of subtly which can be missed if one of the mouths
-does not speak.
+The Un’oit are mostly carnivorous but can sustain themselves on plants if the need ever arises. A hard beak-like structure covers the mouth when not in use, creating a vacuum-tight seal. Within the mouth lies three rows of sharp incisor-like teeth with which the Un’oit can tear through even the toughest hides. On the sides of their head are two compound eyes, unusual for predators the universe over.
-The Un’oit have two biological sexes, male and female. Both
-are nearly indistinguishable save for the females having a slightly thicker
-skill which protects their heads.
+Their principal sense organ is another one uncommon for apex predators, sound. With poor vision and an even poorer sense of smell, they have evolved precise hearing both in their ears and their legs. They can form a reliable three-dimensional map of everything happening around them based on this. When in an airless environment, the map becomes two-dimensional. The Un'oit can survey the environment by lying flat and releasing infrasonic vibrations.
-The baseline Un’oit are capable of surviving underwater for an
-entire local day before needing to resurface for air. However, as of 200,000
-CE, various genetic alterations have been made to allow for the Un’oit to be
-able to utilize gill-like attachments to be able to live within their planetary
-oceans as well as the oceans of their colony worlds.
+===Reproduction and Life Cycle===
-A baseline Un’oit is capable of living for only seventy or
+Female Un'oit are intelligent and males are not. Although, it is better to describe an Un'oit as a very large female surrounded by a host of smaller males which are genetically identical to them. When left without a mate, the Un'oit female produces drones. These drones are usually infertile, but a small number are and, if they reach a critical number, the female begins pursuing a mate. The fertile drones around an Un'oit are deeply unappealing as per natural selection, so they must find someone else. Courting entirely involves the females and the actual process usually involves both as well.
-so standard years but due to their rapid maturation rate children grow into
-fully mature adults within a local year.
+After hatching, the young Un'oit spend as much time as possible eating. When not eating or sleeping, they play, accumulating a rich knowledge of sound from a young age. After nearly a decade and a half, they enter a cocoon. The males only speed a few weeks undergoing metamorphosis; their existing brains are good enough and all they need to do is reach sexual maturity. Females undergo a rapid brain development phase, blasting through reasoning, planning, and judgment that other species slowly develop. After nearly a year, they emerge and face their next task, learning the complex language of this species.
-One interesting biological defense mechanism is that when in
-danger, an Un’oit can release an acidic liquid from some of its pores into an
-enemy’s face. This causes disorientation, paralysis and death in its victims
-depending on the amount released. This liquid could be mixed with a variety of
-plants which could be used for ink.
+===Communication and Language===
-== History ==
+The Un'oit can create three distinct classes of noise, wind, string, and percussion. While immature Un'oit respond to the whistles of the twin tubes atop their heads, the adults respond to the entire range of sounds.
-The first Un’oit are thought to have started to evolve
-around the year 2000 CE in the deep dark blue oceans of Torlak’s largest ocean
-before eventually beginning to migrate to the largest continent to escape the
-larger prey that lived in the oceans at the time. When they were discovered by
-humans over two thousand years later, the Un’oit were on the verge of evolving
-true sapience so the Thulcandran Federation left the planet and various other possible
-colony worlds around the planet within a five hundred light year radius alone.
+[[File:Unoit_Audio_Samples.mp3|Select audio of the Un'oit language]]
-In 75121 CE the Un’oit began to create the first society
-around one of the northern inland oceans on the main continent. This became
-known as the Yav Civilization and was a monarchal equivalent, with the small
-first nation being ruled by a king who had a small harem of many consorts. This
-civilization lasted for over a thousand years before a rivaling civilization
-known as the Ino invaded and destroyed the Yav.
+;Wind
-During this time, the beginnings of religion had begun to
+:By expelling air across a reed-like organ, the air is split down a tube. The tube has various openings on it which can contract and open, changing pitch. Wind sounds convey simple commands.
-spread across Torlak, known as [[Yav’iina]] or the worship of Yav. The Yav became
-to be known as gods and goddesses among the people and many myths and legends
-began to spread across the various civilizations that spread across the planet.
+;String
-As the Un'oit continued to spread across their planet their
+:Forty strings lie in parallel and four fibrous muscles rest perpendicular to them. Through contracting muscles within their throat, they can vibrate these stings at nearly any frequency they like. The result, a "quartet" of different styles of speaking. The strings convey the emotions behind a sentence, how the speaker feels about the words, how the speaker thinks the receiver feels about them, or how the originator of the information feels about them. It is a complex system that varies from culture to culture.
-religious beliefs only deepened and, unlike most other civilizations, Yav’iina
-remained their only religion. There were various but slight differences in
-doctrine among the worshippers but the main belief system remained more or less
-the same.
+;Percussion
-By 98912 the Un'oit had surprisingly united into one world
+:Further strings exist beneath the mandibles underneath two slits. These slits can open to reveal them but usually remain shut in airless environments. Muscles can pluck these strings and can expand or contract the volume of their compartment to amplify or mute them. These strings convey the actual meaning of the words, similar to how text can convey words devoid of intonation.
-government, the ancestor to the Collective. They developed technology to visit Torlak’s
-major moon Olki and in 99023 they had established a base on the moon. From
-there, they began to explore other worlds in their star system and discovered
-the subglacial life on Wyndr. They used the non-sapient life on Wyndr as a fresh
-source of food.
+===Spaceborne Habitat===
-In 99352 CE, the Un’oit developed Warp
-technology and with easier access to Wyndr, the population exploded and this
-prompted the Un’oit to construct exploratory vessels in order to leave their
-star system in search of other worlds which could be settled.
+== History==
-Ten years later, the
+WIP
-Thulcandran Federation made first contact with the Un’oit. Until this time, the
+==Culture==
-Un’oit believed that they were the only form of sapient life in the universe
+WIP
-but when they encountered the Federation, it caused a crisis of belief among
-their population. The colony which the Federation contacted and their Dendron (the
-religious leader) declared that the humans who had contacted them were heretics
-and not true life forms like the Un’oit were. The Federation representatives
-were quickly met with violence and were forced off the planet when it was revealed
-that the Federation had been keeping tabs on the Un’oit civilization.
+[[Category:Sapient Species]]
-Upon this revelation,
+[[Category:Scope: Cosmoria - Aylathiya]]
-the Un’oit began to quickly expand their growing influence on the local sector.
+[[Category:Martial Space]]
-Any planet they discovered with sapient life they quickly enslaved and brought
+[[Category:Author: Duodecillionaire]]
-them “Into the fold”, as the Un’oit called it. By 99861 CE, the Un’oit occupied
-many different worlds and has settled more. They controlled an area of space
-around seven hundred cubic light-years in area.
-The next encounter
-with the Federation was when the Un’oit constructed Von Neumann probes to
-destroy three minor Federation colony worlds and five research stations in a
-surprise attack. This resulted in the Collective-Federation Wars which lasted
-from 99969-99996 CE.
-Upon the Federation
-victory and the establishment of the Torlak Accords, the Un’oit remained in
-their space until the Fleet of Worlds departed. During this time, the Un’oit
-claimed the former Thulcandran Federation space as their own, settling worlds
-the Federation had left behind.
-The Un’oit continued
-to expand until they encountered the [[Federations of United Star Systems|FUSS]] which surrounded their space. A war
-nearly broke out but by this time the Un’oit had begun to fall away from their
-religious beliefs and began freeing many of their slave races. In 100205 CE,
-the Un’oit petitioned for entry into the [[Confederacy of Borealis]] as a member
-nation. Ten years later the Un’oit became member citizens of the Confederacy
-and have been prominent members since.
-[[Category:Alien Species]]
-[[Category:Milky Way]]