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trying to make an alien-themed race but they keep turning into elves, help.
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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8689466" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>So a Mystical and Non-Hostile alien race that isn't elven in it's stylings and outlook.</p><p></p><p>So the first thing I'd do is take a look online for something "Out There" as an alien species styling, and I found this beautiful piece of art:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/7e/ca/e2/7ecae25beae081ac8ffc71ab0f546ab0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>The original artist created five different alien species, here... But what if that were -one- species with five different genders, or castes, or body structures designed for different roles in society? Or perhaps four genders, and the bottom left corner is an alien mercenary species that is paid to protect these non-combatant peoples?</p><p></p><p>What sort of society would form around these four or five people? Are some a ruling caste while others are laborers? What sort of divisions of social roles and obligations do they have? Does color represent anything? Do the castes quarrel amongst themselves and have issues maintaining cohesion, leading to a society that is often on the edge of breaking apart?</p><p></p><p>Is their cadence of speech stoccatto and swift, slow and drawling, or somehow both, with slow and deliberate speech that is spoken sharpy with brief pauses between words that slows to a Shatnerian Crawl?</p><p></p><p>How did they evolve to have such violently different appearances? How do they conduct themselves?</p><p></p><p>What if, unlike elves, these guys weren't detached or capricious, but -were- lascivious? A whole species of aliens who are enlightened and delicate and gentle and randy or raunchy in their humor? I mean, like, even in court people make fart jokes while on the witness stand levels of raunchy playfulness. What if Puns are considered the most noble form of comedy and employed -constantly-?</p><p></p><p>What if they've got a half-orc lifespan (60-70 years. tops) but a -killer- education system that teaches them everything they need to know really fast?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8689466, member: 6796468"] So a Mystical and Non-Hostile alien race that isn't elven in it's stylings and outlook. So the first thing I'd do is take a look online for something "Out There" as an alien species styling, and I found this beautiful piece of art: [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/7e/ca/e2/7ecae25beae081ac8ffc71ab0f546ab0.jpg[/IMG] The original artist created five different alien species, here... But what if that were -one- species with five different genders, or castes, or body structures designed for different roles in society? Or perhaps four genders, and the bottom left corner is an alien mercenary species that is paid to protect these non-combatant peoples? What sort of society would form around these four or five people? Are some a ruling caste while others are laborers? What sort of divisions of social roles and obligations do they have? Does color represent anything? Do the castes quarrel amongst themselves and have issues maintaining cohesion, leading to a society that is often on the edge of breaking apart? Is their cadence of speech stoccatto and swift, slow and drawling, or somehow both, with slow and deliberate speech that is spoken sharpy with brief pauses between words that slows to a Shatnerian Crawl? How did they evolve to have such violently different appearances? How do they conduct themselves? What if, unlike elves, these guys weren't detached or capricious, but -were- lascivious? A whole species of aliens who are enlightened and delicate and gentle and randy or raunchy in their humor? I mean, like, even in court people make fart jokes while on the witness stand levels of raunchy playfulness. What if Puns are considered the most noble form of comedy and employed -constantly-? What if they've got a half-orc lifespan (60-70 years. tops) but a -killer- education system that teaches them everything they need to know really fast? [/QUOTE]
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