Ill be sure to lurk about and say hi every now and again.Cry U 945] [URL="https://www.rpnation.com/profile/15817-jarkov-malachai/ said:
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Oh what there was an OoC chat. MY BAD. None that I know of though. If you want me to add anything, I will. But of course, if you wanted to keep it in between you guys, I can leave so no worries! I actually never really did a furturistic roleplay sooo.... Maybe it is best. I can just watch though and learn the ways of how you roleplay. It's no problem. Really!Cry U 945]I was planning to ask her about that after we'd gotten [URL="https://www.rpnation.com/profile/16511-whitefoxkiller/ said:
As far as the Echan go, I like them. Something to spice up the galaxy and cause some controversy as well to keep things interesting. Also like the red princess as well. Gives them a faction of sorts to be loyal to.whitefoxkiller said:okay here is my "Alien" race that will be incorporated into my main character's bio.
Echan (pronounced AY-shan) (as in échanger, the french word for "to change" or "to swap")-
History- A race of (until recently) enslaved almost humans, the Echan were imagined up by a french genetic engineer who was researching how to make the human body better. Ultimately, his work branched off and he ended up taking normal human genes and improving them and changing some features (which I will cover) to create a whole other species. His work gained a lot of attention and funding, so he had access to the best equipment. Since the technology for making an organism from only genetic code already existed, and because he didn't need an army, he sold the genes to someone else. This group (I'm thinking OIGA or M.E.R.C.) bred about 50 of them to first test their fighting capabilities and loyalty. After lots of trail and error, they developed a system to get the best battlefield response and made a small army of around 1000 for special missions. This system involved a drug that made them nonresistant and a communications network they were all hooked up to. The comm was installed in the form of a cochlear speaker that directly connected to the Echan's auditory cortex in their brain (ie: they can always hear communications from superiors or other Echans). This comm network, mixed with the drugs, made the Echan nearly unable to control their own actions. Recently (approximately 3 years ago), however, they were all stolen and freed by a woman known as "The Red Princess," a notorious pirate. The Red Princess hired an extremely sought-after hacker and a group of highly trained mercs, hacked into the comm network with the help of the hacker, invaded the facility and basically herded a highly drugged group of Echan into transports (The hacker also managed to disrupt the local comm network between the imprisoner's people who were keeping the Echan, disallowing any communications between all of them and allowing them to infiltrate the facility with minimal resistance). When the drugs' effect waned and The Red Princess's team had removed all the Implants, she gave them a choice. They could either join her as pirates and smugglers (and get paid) or they could leave. Almost all of them stayed with The Red Princess, being extremely grateful, knowing they wouldn't know what to do if they weren't following some authority, and already being extremely prone to loyalty and follower-ship.
Biology- So, like I said, the Echan are basically modified Humans. They still only have four limbs and their basic body structure is relatively similar. However, there are a few changes. They have a lot less genetic variation and they have to be artificially bred, since it's impossible to create a female Echan. They have 14 fingers instead of 10, their legs are shaped a bit like dog's or horse's back legs (think quarian or turian back legs) for speed and balance. They also have more muscle growth in general and much quicker reflexes, a strong immune system and a digestive system that stores a portion of their food every time they eat (along with any extra water the Echan individual drinks) just in case its needed when there isn't any water or food available. Also -just a not-really-important side note- their taste buds can only detect flavors found in poison (This is because it will make it easier for the Echan to accept terrible tasting food, like the nutrition rations they were given while they were enslaved, and generally become more nourished. Also it allows them to taste poison easier). They also can see a slightly wider range of colors than humans, including infrared. They also have better night vision. This is because Their eyes have six to eight times more rod cells, which are more sensitive to low light, than normal humans do. In addition, their elliptical eye shape and larger corneas and tapetum, a layer of tissue that reflects light back to the retina, help gather more light as well. The Echan's skin has been improved also, it is completely resistant of UV rays and is much tougher. Echans almost have the epimorphic ability to regrow "Limbs," but this advancement wasn't quite as successful as the others. Epimorphis is an ability to regrow limbs after a period of relative shapelessness (Salamanders have this. Their tail starts growing as a mass of cells then develops into an actual tail), but for the Echan this is really only a usable ability with things like fingers or something like their nose.)
Now in terms of brain activity, other than increased reflexes, the Echan's are seriously lacking. In their development stage, they take more time to make neural passageways, which makes learning things harder (things that are habituary like speaking or tying your shoes or brushing your teeth) once they develop these passageways however, they stick, just like in a human brain. The portion of their brain that allows us to make independent and creative thought is underdeveloped as well. These brain underdevelopments were made on purpose by the scientist so that the Echan would never grow into a super race of humans and cause trouble.
[QUOTE="Cry U 945]I could have everybody start at the same location (I.e. A colony under Devor assault, a spaceport being attacked by pirates, or alternatives not currently under attack/involving combat).whitefoxkiller said:
