Rinthar

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Name: Rinthars

Lifespan: Up to 200 standard years

Biology: Rinthars are tall insectoid aliens, standing between six foot and seven foot. Their limbs are thin and thus relatively weak compared to their bulbous, exoskeleton-protected torso. With feet good for perching on tree limbs and taloned fingers and toes, Rinthars were built for the tree-coated environment of Urce's northern hemisphere.


Breeding: Rinthars, being a unisex species, reproduce asexually. This is done every six years approximately, when Rinthars become fertile and begin to single-mindedly search for food with an insatiable hunger. This process lasts for six months until the Rinthar discharges an egg from their mouth. The Rinthar then enters a hibernation period for three days, embracing the egg in its dwelling and only awakening when sensing immediate danger. After this period, the egg hatches and the Rinthar hatchling is cared for by its defensive parent for three months until it's grown up enough to join the tribe.

Strengths:
+ Naturally gifted with footwork
+ Vital organs well-protected by exoskeleton
+ Sharp talons
+ Keen perception
+ Extremely protective


Weaknesses:
- Relatively frequent and handicapping reproduction cycle
- Limbs vulnerable to breaking
- Wariness of outsiders
- Natural stubbornness
- Seemingly distant and separated


Diet: Rinthars are primary carnivorous with the occasional fruit and nuts added to the mix, due to their nature as hunter-gatherers and their homeworld's inadequacy as an agriworld.

Behavior/Temperament: Rinthars are a tribal people. They tend to be very wary of outsiders and stick to their own ways, but are very reliant and trusting of one another to a fault.

Communication: Rinthars are beings of few words. Though they can speak Basic and have a special tongue in which to speak to outsider Rinthars, Rinthars rarely speak (if at all) to their fellow tribesmen unless in a formal setting. This is not because they have nothing to say, but rather Rinthars, being naturally close to the Force, can transmit thoughts to those they are close on an emotional level.

Culture: See Culture section of Urce article

History: See History section of Urce article

Planet: Urce

Technology: Once a primitive species, the Rinthars slowly embraced technology and melded it with their own to form very retro designs. The influences of Rinthar culture led the species to develop weapons such as energy bows and architectural designs such as the cities built in to the sides of mountains.

Intent: Besides giving me an excuse to make a Turian character, I figured that Urce, which I recreated for the forums a year ago, wouldn't be complete without an interactive species. Sure, we have Mandalorians, and Jedi Knights, and Sith Lords to choose from, but wouldn't it be great it we could create another iconic species with a wicked culture to play as? I make this species and took inspiration from Elven culture and Native American culture, and I used the Polish language to come up with some of the important names for cultural items. I think this gives players a unique source to look toward if they want to make an unconventional character that still fits in the Star Wars mythos.
 
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Kuroshi

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I feel like you could expand on the biology and breeding a bit. Maybe include more on how they reproduce and the evolutionary advantages and disadvantages of it.

How does asexual reproduction affect culture and their view on things like relationships? Why would there be a caste system in play for the planet when asexual reproduction wouldn't make any member of the species inferior or superior genetically by any great margin and more or less everyone would be the same? Why would there be a monarchy previously in place on Urce when asexual reproduction would mean literally everyone would have the same blood?

Most the time asexual reproduction is limited to small insects and things like lizards, due to the lack in variation leading to smaller and weaker generations as the family line goes on without mutations. Not always the case that they are weaker, but it generally happens. The majority of cases of parthenogenesis lead to genetic clones of the parent, so I'm not sure how they could evolve into 7 ft humanoids from small insects without major variation leading them to that point in evolution over many many years. There are examples of asexual reproduction in sharks and lizards that can be 5 - 7 ft long as adults, but females only tend to do that in low-male environments to produce males to be used for the breeding cycle and otherwise breed sexualy when they can. Also something to keep in mind would be that those examples are non-sentient animals that generally speaking would have way less complex structures than a Rinthar's body and brain.
 

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@Rasputin — Have you any response to Kuroshi's feedback?
 
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