Species Name: Pumeran

Type: Feline mammal

Physical Traits: Fur, claws

Height: 9 ft

Weight: 400 lbs

Mobility: Legs

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: As with many species, Pumeran sexual reproduction is heterosexual and viviparous, beginning with a direct male-to-female mating in which the female carries the young until birth. After this they are transferred to the male's abdominal pouch where they are nurtured for the next three months, until they are strong enough to survive outside of their father's body. From this process comes the terms "pouchling" and "pouchbrother/sister" which can culturally be used as an insult when directed at an adult, insinuating that they are too weak and helpless to survive by themselves. Typically Pumeran may conceive two or three children in a single brood and have a relatively low infant mortality rate. Pumerans usually only take single partners with whom they mate for life, though this is purely cultural and not a biological necessity.

INT: 3D6, WIS: 3D6, STR: 5D6, DEX: 4D6, CON: 3D6, CHA: 4D6, MR: 6D6, HPs: CON +D12

Orbit/Climate: 1 AU. Very stable, very elliptical orbit, gets hot and cold twice every local year.

Atmosphere: Standard and corrosive Oxygen/Nitrogen with abundant toxic trace metals and gases.

Oceans: 61%

Gravity: 100%

Feeding Habits: Carnivore

Lifespan: 100 years

Technology: 9

Culture: Benevolent. More tolerant than standard but still with some violence. Pumerans admire those that win, and shun the losers. Those that know their place get to keep it in their society. Thus physical perfection (a "winning trait") is a point of pride. Unfortunately, since no Pumeran wants to admit to physical imperfection, there is no market for physical aides. To avoid being shamed, the Pumeran have to use aides from other races, in privacy. The Pumeran have a strong sense of pride and destiny.

Pumeran society is an intricate web of clans, families, circles, cartels, trading organizations, information spheres, financial districts, tribes, domains, and communities. These strict definitions of one's place in society help weed out undesirables early on -- lending credence to the Pumeran boast that they have few prisons. To anyone not raised in the culture, the interlocking relationships are incomprehensible. The most easily comprehensible divisions are the social classes, with the Inner Circle being the peak of Pumeran society.

Pumeran society is based on the traditional family structure where Pumeran males and females mate one-to-one for life, with the female joining the male's family group or "brood." Pumerans were once a peaceful and agrarian people, though after a century of slavery under the Arcturan, the once peaceful people had become bitter and hostile, turning more to their warrior traditions than they once did. Among those traditions is the Pumeran blood oath sworn by a Pumeran against one who has wronged them or their family. An individual Pumeran is expected to not rest until the target of the oath is dead. If the individual Pumeran fails, the rest of the family continues the oath until the target is killed.

The Pumeran are a deeply spiritual and socially conservative people who have several major religions, though being a practical and pragmatic people, atheism is easily tolerated. Most Pumeran religions are based around a central prophet figure as most Pumerans believe that the words of these prophets are guides to the will of the higher powers of the universe. As such all Pumeran holy books are copied in every detail from the original, with every note and line drawn exactly, with even the imperfections in the paper reproduced exactly as it was when the author hand wrote the first copy. The Pumeran, like most races, also have winged beings of light in their myths. These beings are similar to the angels of various human religions.

Government: Patriarchy

Population: 400,000,000

Home System:

Number of Stars: 1, Eta Celphei

Star Type: O

Planetoid Belts: 1

Inner Planets: 0

Middle Planets: 4