Xa'Thin

Xa'thins are a race found in both Martial Space and Lowiras. They are highly intelligent, though dubious studies have placed them as subsapient. They experience harsh discrimination for their appearance and culture. They have contributed many world leaders as they have a natural affinity for Thaumaturgy and an interesting capability to use Dark Psionics without undergoing cerebral reconstruction.

Anatomy

Xa'Thins can grow to around 122 cm high by adulthood. They tend to way about 200 kg when fully grown, and exhibit little sexual dimorphism. They are covered in a chitin-like exoskeleton. They have 8 main limbs: Two arms, and 6 tentacles serving as legs. On their heads are a set of 12-20 tentacles that are used in nonverbal communication and sometimes are used to feel the air. Their arms end in claws that can grasp firmly.

Culture

Xa'Thins are very social, and tend not to leave their communities. Xa'Thin societies are often made of many smaller eusocial colonies. This colony is lead by a monarch. The monarch is the primary sexual parent of most of the society. In times of crisis, Xa'Thin workers can grow benign tumors that become new identical Xa'Thins. Xa'Thins only migrate colonies in severe situations. Xa'Thins may find it troubling to live in a diverse community with non-Xa'Thins due to cultural differences.