Noctyxia

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A common Noctyxia​

Biology:
The Noctyxias are a near-human species from the Unknown Regions. They have luminescent eyes with glowing irises and skin colors ranging from pale blue, gray and purple. The eye color can vary from tones of blue, orange, green and gray. The Noctyxias hair color varies from the common black, brown, red, orange, white or blond for the more exotic as green, purple and blue.

The Noctyxias have a naturally colorless blood with gooey and luminescent features. Despite being naturally colorless, the Noctyxias blood have cells that change its color according to the diet of the individual. A diet consisting mainly of meat will cause the blood to develop a reddish shade. A diet composed mainly of plants will cause the blood to develop a greenish hue. The Noctyxias flesh is transparent and gelatinous, and like the blood, have cells that change its color.

Because of they overdeveloped brain, the Noctyxias are highly intelligent and acquired special abilities such as precognition, psychometry and psychic communication and empathy. They also have enhanced senses. The Noctyxias lungs are highly adaptable, allowing them to breathe almost any type of natural atmospheric gas. The atmospheric gas that an individual breathes also influences the color of your blood and flesh. The high consumption of nitrogen will generate a bluish hue. The high consumption of oxygen will produce a yellowish coloring. The Noctyxias nervous system is distributed throughout the body in the form of millions of nerve clusters. This fact gave the species near instantaneous reflexes as well as the ability to sustain a high volume of injuries without any overall damage. The Noctyxias also have a strong bond with the Force, force powers as force speed, force jump, telekinesis and force healing are commonly used.

Years exploring the neighboring systems made Noctyxias adapt to the native organisms of the Unknown Regions. However, they isolation from the "known galaxy" territories meant that they became vulnerable to native organisms of these territories. Also, they body is not adapted to withstand extreme cold or extreme heat, a factor that dramatically decreases the performance of the Noctyxias body: reflexes become slower, the special skills begin to fail, dizziness, muscle weakness and other negative symptoms.

The Noctyxias lifespan is five hundred to six hundred years, being that adolescence begins at fifty and the adulthood at two hundred years. The Rhinotyxias lifespan is shorter, lasting from two hundred to three hundred years, being that adolescence begins at twenty five and the adulthood at seventy-five years.

A common Rhinotyxia​

Subspecies:
The Rhinotyxias are the males of the species. They comprise thirty percent of the population and are seen as inferior. The Rhinotyxias are members of the lower castes, occupying positions as miners, woodcutters, janitors, farm servants, low-ranking militaries and employees. They have no participation in government or politics. The relations, even friendship, between a Noctyxia (female) and a Rhinotyxia (male) is considered shameful and blasphemy, being seen by the government as a crime without forgiveness (the crime is not limited only to relationships with Rhinotyxias, but with any creature of the male gender). The Rhinotyxias also comprise the overwhelming part of the population outside the noctyxian territory. They are usually criminals fugitives, exiled civilians or renegade soldiers trying to escape from the oppression of their homeland. In the "known galaxy", they usually take up jobs as bounty hunter, mercenaries, smugglers or pirates. Rhinotyxias who fled their homeland without government permission are known as "Caerythis", translating to the Galactic Standard: betrayers. They are hunted by the Inquisition and when found, depending on the case, they are arrested or even neutralized (killed). The Rhinotyxias who accept their place in society despise those who try to flee or think against the structure of the society, generating several cases of schemes reports and even lynchings. This factor causes various Rhinotyxias to seek exile, so they can live outside its territories in peace. Unfortunately, are not all who manage to gain their freedom and many end up imprisoned for years or being penalized with life imprisonment or in extreme cases: death sentence.

Breeding:
The Noctyxias can breed without intercourse. The Noctyxia egg cell can self-fertilization, nevertheless they are not hermaphrodite. The Noctyxia egg cell can be activated by the force by the very individual through a ritual called "path of motherhood". Using "path of motherhood", the egg cell takes about a week or two to self-fertilize. At the end of pregnancy, the Noctyxia gives birth to a child completely identical to her. Otherwise of breeding is through the consume of a native fruit from the homeworld of the Noctyxias. This fruit is called "Xystae" and when a Noctyxia consumes it, a toxin in the fruit pulp is released into the bloodstream. This toxin begins to invade some of the cells into the bloodstream and occasionally settles successfully within a cell (the cells which the toxin could not be successfully installed are purified by antibodies). This "successfully infected cell" travels through the body until it reaches the womb and there begins to mutate thanks to the chemical compounds of the toxin and the hormones secreted by the brain in an attempt to defend itself against the toxin. After three days, the "successfully infected cell" turns into a gamete with a genetic code completely different from your host. This new gamete will fertilize the egg cell. The result is the birth of a child with shared genetic traits, 50% are the mother's unmodified genetic code and the others 50% are the mother's modified genetic code. In this case the child may be born with eyes color, hair color, skin color and physical characteristics different from the mother. Using the Xystae method, there is twenty-five per cent of children born a Rhinotyxia. Also, the first week through the Xystae method is known to be painful (fever, muscle aches, nausea and headaches are very common). The last breeding mode is the cross-fertilization. The Noctyxia and the Rhinotyxia can practice intercourse with each other, they are also compatible with humans and near-humans species. The process is normal: the male gamete fertilizes the female gamete, after gestation a child is born with shared genetic code: 50% from the mother and 50% from the father. As a species of mammals, the Noctyxias carry their children in their belly for a period of time that varies according to the method used to impregnate: using the "path of motherhood", the mother carries the baby in her belly for five months, using the Xystae method the mother carries the baby in her belly for seven months and using the cross-fertilization method the mother carries the baby in her belly for nine months.

The Noctyxia reach the adulthood with two hundred years. The Rhinotyxia reach the adulthood with seventy-five years.

A common Noctyxia soldier wearing heavy armor​

Strengths:

• Overdeveloped brain: The Noctyxia are highly intelligent and developed telepathic abilities thanks to their advanced brain.
• Enhanced senses: the Noctyxias have superior versions of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste, enabling them to perceive the environment in greater detail.
• Highly adaptable lungs: allows Noctyxia to breathe almost any type of natural atmospheric gas without any equipment. Also gives them the ability to hold the breath for hours (usually ten hours, but with intensive training this time can triplicate) underwater, in the vacuum of space or in environments with non-breathable gas.
• Advanced nervous system: the Noctyxia nervous system is distributed throughout the body in the form of millions of nerve clusters. This fact gave the species near instantaneous reflexes as well as the ability to sustain a high volume of injuries without any overall damage.

Weaknesses:

• Extreme weather: extreme cold or extreme heat are highly harmful to a Noctyxia. Although their homeworld have different climatic conditions and they also have colonized planets with extreme weather, they were never able to completely adapt to such conditions. Being in a place like this without proper equipment will dramatically decrease the performance in any area (for example: in combat) and may even result in the individual's death.
• Exotic bacteria and fungi: the Noctyxia are rarely seen outside of the Unknown Regions. This fact caused them to become vulnerable to fungi and bacteria existing outside the Unknown Regions. A seemingly weak flu to humans in Corellia is considered something deadly for a Noctyxia. Because of that, visit a planet outside the Unknown Regions without proper equipment and medical monitoring is considered certain death.
• Artificial gases: despite being able to breathe normally a natural gas considered deadly to many other species, the Noctyxia lungs can not adapt to artificial gases and, without proper equipment, can be easily killed by this.

Diet:
The Noctyxias are omnivores, they can feed themselves from different sources: meats, plants, fruits, insects, cereals, vegetables and others.

A Rhinotyxia smuggler located in Nar Shaddaa​

Behavior/Temperament:
The Noctyxia are a proud species. They see themselves as superior to the others species and have xenophobic traits but act in a friendly way with female individuals, treating them as close allies. For Noctyxia, genres are seen as two different species, being males treated like scum. The Noctyxia rarely form emotional bonds to members of other species, preserving the traditional noctyxian ideology that "your true ally is your sister" (the Noctyxias refer to each other as sisters regardless of having or not family bonds). Also, Noctyxias only interact with other species in special cases, such as diplomatic negotiations, military support to allies and trade pacts. The Noctyxias are known to be well-educated, well-spoken, cold, ambitious, courageous, loyal, truthful and faithful.

The Rhinotyxias have a completely different temperament from their oppressors. They are humble and treat everyone as equals. The Rhinotyxia easily form emotional bonds to members of other species. They are charismatic, friendly, loyal and many are conformed of their position in Noctyxian society, which explains why them not rebel against their oppressors. The Rhinotyxias do not hold grudges from their oppressors because they see such oppression as divine will. They see their "sisters" as deserving of their positions and do not question them. Those who do not share such thought flee from their homeland and seek to restart their lives outside the Unknown Regions. Also, some Rhinotyxias plans revenge against their oppressors, but those who put their plans in practice never are successful.

Communication:
The Noctyxias have a verbal language called "Motyxia". The Motyxia is largely composed of compound words. These words are typically an adjective combined with a noun, but in some cases two nouns will be used. A few words in Motyxia:

• Noc = Daughters
• Rhino = Rejected
• Mo = words
• Tyxia = name of the goddess
• Xys = fruit
• Tae = life
• Myr = scum/slag
• Leyi = male/man
• Phyla = female/woman
• Chy = Rebel
• Sura = Alliance
• Eury = Hello/Hi
• Xipho = Melody
• Rha = Scent
• Dun = Dark
• Altho = Light
• Nyer = Side
• Rygo = Jewel
• Caeryth = Betrayal

A few compound words:

• Noctyxia = Daughters of Tyxia
• Motyxia = Words of Tyxia
• Rhinotyxia = Rejected by Tyxia
• Xystae = Fruit of life
• Leyimyr = Male scum
• Phylamyr = Female scum
• Chymyr = Rebel scum
• Chysura = Rebel Alliance
• Xiphotyxia = Melody of Tyxia
• Rhatyxia = Scent of Tyxia
• Dunnyer = Dark Side
• Althonyer = Light Side
• Rygotyxia = Tyxia's jewel

Besides Motyxia, the Noctyxias also have more two communication modes: Xiphotyxia and Rhatyxia. The Xiphotyxia works through music notes issued by individuals. The music notes, generally issued as whistles, when properly played can be translated into sentences. For being a language known and practiced only by Noctyxias, the Xiphotyxia is widely used in the Noctyxian armed forces during special operations and other important missions. The Rhatyxia language works through smell. The Noctyxia body can expel complex pheromones which are only felt by others of the same species. Because of that, the Rhatyxia, alongside the Xiphotyxia, are commonly used by the Noctyxian armies.

Noctyxian Technocitizen​

Culture:
The Noctyxian culture is well known for being completely feminist, male individuals have no rights and no participations in any area of the society, serving only as sub-standard workmanship. A female individual is free and participates in all activities of society. A Noctyxia can enlist in the armed forces and be promoted to the highest rank. She can enter the Chapel, the official religious institution, and become a high-ranking priestess. She can participate in government and become the Elected Queen. She can enter one of the Circles, the official force-based organizations, and become a Guardian. The Noctyxian society has meritocratic traits, a Noctyxia which contributes to the improvement of the society ends up winning the support of the elite (high-ranking militaries, priestesses and guardians, influential politicians and entrepreneurs) what makes life much easier in the Noctyxian culture. Knowledge and research were highly prized within Noctyxian society which meant that many of the species were highly skilled scientists as well as academics. A distinct fact of the Noctyxian culture are the Technocitizens: female droids created to fill the lack of Rhinotyxian workmanship. Despite visibly being in the same social position, the Technocitizens are considered true citizens and have most of the rights that a Noctyxian has, being socially superior to the Rhinotyxian. The Noctyxias are very religious. They are monotheistic, believing in just one goddess: Tyxia, the "mother of all", also called the "first mother". Because of their beliefs, the Noctyxias despise the Rhinotyxian and every male sentient creature, claiming that they betrayed Tyxia. There is a legend that says that Tyxia had a son that stabbed her in the back to take her throne for himself, she survived and expelled his son to the material world, there he lost his immortality and lived the rest of his life traveling through the void of the space and become the father of the Rhinotyxias and all the male creatures.

The Noctyxian society is ruled by the Elected Queen (the Elected Queen is elected by popular vote). To help the Elected Queen there is the High Council, formed by the leaders of the major institutions of the Noctyxian society: the Divine, leader of the Chapel; the Grand Guardian, leader of the Circles; the Marshal, leader of the Army; the Admiral, leader of the Navy; the Inquisitor, leader of the Inquisition; the Grand Rector, leader of the Academic Union; the Grand Merchant, leader of the Commerce Guild; the Chancellor, leader of the Senate and the Grand Ambassador, leader of the Department of Intergalactic Affairs.

The relationship of any type with a male gender creature is a crime without forgiveness. The male individual, if a Rhinotyxia, will be penalized with a death sentence, if the male is not a Rhinotyxia, he may be penalized with life imprisonment or death sentence. For the Noctyxia involved, she will be sentenced to life imprisonment and will lose all rights as a citizen. Although heterosexual relationships are considered crimes, homosexual relationships (lesbian only) are allowed and encouraged by the institutions, so that the oppressive feminist ideology is maintained.

Because is a species with a strong bond with the Force, all the Noctyxias are force-sensitives, but only a part of the population decides to study further deepen their ties with the Force. The Circles, force-based organizations located in all major Noctyxian cities, are responsible for hosting these people and educate them in the way of the Force. The Circles study both the light side and the dark side. The members of the Circles are called "Guardians". Also, many technological equipment and services in the Noctyxian cities work by the Force, an example are the Noctyxian doors which can only be opened in two ways: with the use of telekinesis (organic creatures) or through a command in the Noctyxian wireless network system (droids).

History:
The Noctyxias keeps their historical data away from outsiders. However, data are acquired through conversations during diplomatic negotiations and business meetings. It is common knowledge that the history of Noctyxias is divided into eras:

• The Divine Era: begins with the birth of the first Divine at an unknown date and end at 25,003 BBY. During that era the Chapel was founded and also the first Circles begin to form following the teachings of first Divine.
• The Guardian Era: start with the formation and consolidation of the Circles at 25,003 BBY and end at 17,012 BBY. The guardians became the main defense of citizens against invaders and other threats. Also, the great city of Chee-Saak, led by the Tsleeixth family, began an unification campaign. The guardians of the Circle of Chee-Saak were considered the most skilled.
• The First Queen Era: begins with the Chee-Saak unification campaign successfully consolidated at 17,012 BBY and end at 11,987 BBY. There was no democracy. The Noctyxian society was governed by the Tsleeixth family. The Inquisition was founded in this era. The last member of the Tsleeixth family, the newborn Aryann, died of fever in 11,987 BBY.
• The Sword Era: begins with the death of the last Tsleeixth member and the military rising to the throne at 11,987 BBY and end at 5,500 BBY. It was a era of great technological and scientific advancement. The Noctyxian armed forces became very powerful. Many planets were conquered and colonized. The Academic Union and the Commerce Guild were founded in that era. There was still no democracy.
• The Chancellor Era: begins at 5,500 BBY with the withdrawal of military from the government and the start of the implementation of democracy and end at 1,022 BBY. The Senate and the Department of Intergalactic Affairs were founded in that era. The population nearly quadrupled. The democracy was successfully implemented.
• The Second Queen Era: begins at 1,022 BBY and end at 220 ABY. This era start with the Akeenus family giving a coup d'etat and assuming the government. The territory of Noctyxian influence doubled. The public coffers enriched. Several urban reforms were made.
• The Third Queen Era: begins with the death of the last Akeenus family member who was murdered by one of her Rhinotyxias servants and start with the Jaseen family rising to the throne at 220 ABY. The Third Queen Era is the current era for the Noctyxias. It was in this era that Noctyxias made their first contact with the species of the "known galaxy". A citadel was built in Imynusoph to facilitate negotiations and other interactions.

Planet:

• Rygotyxia: Noctyxias and Rhinotyxias homeworld. No one knows where it is accurately positioned, the only confirmed information is that is located in the Unknown Regions.
• Many colonized planets and moons in the Unknown Regions.
• Imynusoph: The Noctyxias created an citadel in the planet with the intention of facilitating the interaction with species of interest.

A Noctyxian Technocitizen: An example of advanced technology​

Technology:
The Noctyxian are technologically advanced. They manufacture various types of technology, including weapons, armors, vehicles, ships, droids and other equipment. The weapons produced by Noctyxias are mostly slugthrowers, the production of this type of weapon instead of the conventionals blasters is a matter of tradition: the Noctyxias believe that war is a sacred event and needs to be the bloodiest possible, a detail which the blaster do not allow. The armors are created with a material similar to durasteel. The Noctyxian armors has several devices such as night vision, infrared vision, echolocation device, rangefinder, air filter, comlink device, holoprojector device and others. The most famous droids produced by Noctyxias are the Technocitizens: self-aware humanoid machines developed to supply the lack of manpower. The Technocitizens have female programming and are considered true citizens, possessing rights and being able to participate in the Noctyxian society. Although they have not made contact with any species of the "known galaxy" until 982 ABY, the Noctyxias developed their own way to travel faster-than-light. The Noctyxian engineers created the mass engines: the engine increase or decrease the mass of a volume of space-time when activated. With a positive current, mass is increased. With a negative current, mass is decreased. Low-mass fields allow faster-than-light travel and inexpensive surface-to-orbit transit. High-mass fields create artificial gravity and push space debris away from vessels. Other technologies manufactured by Noctyxias are the AI (Artificial Intelligence) and the VI (Virtual Intelligence), these intelligences are responsible for maintaining various services working in the Noctyxian metropolitan cities.

Intent:
My intention is to create a species that, in spite of not having a very different physiology of others existent species in the Star Wars universe, has a unique culture and society. Also, I am planning an story arc and this specie will be the main characters of this arc.

 

[Black Noise]

Very expansive, I like it. Do have some concerns about the seemingly meaningless men hating, for a species with supposedly a highly advanced brain, wouldn't they see everyone, at least within their own species, as equal?

Also fruit sex, that kinda weirded me out, despite being explained.