Species Name: TziTzi

Type: Reptilian

Physical Traits: 2 arms and 6 tentacles for motion. Their skin is naturally bioluminescent.

Height: 4 ft

Weight: 80 lbs

Mobility: Tentacles

Sensory Organs: Visual

Communication: Vocal

Reproduction: Sexual

INT: 4D6, WIS: 4D6, STR: 2D6, DEX: 3D6, CON: 3D6, CHA: 3D6, MR: 3D6, HPs: CON +D6

Orbit/Climate: 1 AU. Very stable, elliptical (oval) orbit, warmer twice every local year.

Atmosphere: Dense thick atmosphere which is predominantly oxygen and nitrogen.

Oceans: 12%

Gravity: 100%

Feeding Habits: Omnivore

Lifespan: 70 years

Technology: 9

Culture: Hostile, intolerant and aggressive, held in check by strong social customs. TziTzi culture is based on strict classifications for all individuals. They balk at the characterization of being a caste-based society, seeing that as implying unjustified discrimination. Rather, all TziTzi individuals are genetically tested while still in utero, and then assigned to an "echelon" based upon their genetic disposition. For example, individuals best suited to work in the sciences are raised in that discipline, and those best suited for diplomatic work likewise. Citizens are constantly re-tested in the course of their everyday activities. They do not see this as invasive, but rather as an opportunity to prove themselves. Movement between the echelons is possible if a citizen's regular test results suggest it would be appropriate, although the initial tests are accurate enough that it rarely happens. Those in the lower echelons of society are not allowed to talk to those higher up unless given specific permission to do so, and then only through a complex system of gestures and honorific.

Government: Religious Council. The TziTzi Coalition was a founding member of the Celestial Alliance. The TziTzi government has demonstrated a willingness to secretly interfere with the other governments, even those of its allies.

Population: 6.1 billion

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