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{{Infobox Race | {{Infobox Race | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = [[File:Kiffar_Male.jpg]] [[File:Kiffar_Female.jpg]]<br />Both a '''male''' and '''female''' Kiffar. |
| − | | name = | + | | name = Kiffar |
| − | | homeworld = Kiffex | + | | homeworld = [[Kiffex]] |
| language = Kiffu, Basic | | language = Kiffu, Basic | ||
| − | | aveheight = 5" | + | | aveheight = 1.7 to 2 meters (5'5" to 6'5") |
| − | | skincolour = | + | | skincolour = Medium to dark tan or brown |
| − | | haircolour = | + | | haircolour = Brown or black |
| − | | distinctions = Ritual Tattoos (Qukuuf) | + | | distinctions = Ritual Tattoos (Qukuuf)<br />Psychometric abilities (1/100 Kiffar) |
| − | | avelife = 75 | + | | avelife = 75 - 100 standard years |
}} | }} | ||
| − | = Biology and Appearance = | + | =Biology and Appearance= |
| − | + | Kiffar are a near-[[Human]] species, more commonly found with darker complexions than that of humans and hair in either a shade of dark brown or black. They're set apart from humans found in other regions by the presence of traditional facial tattoos known as ''qukuuf''. Some — roughly 1 out of 100 — also display aptitude for an ability known as ''psychometry''; this ability enables them to read the memories of inanimate or formerly animate (corpses and cremated ashes) objects by touch. It is not normal for this ability to enable them to read the living. | |
| − | = | + | ==Qukuff== |
| − | The Kiffar | + | The ''qukuuf'' tattoos are applied to Kiffar while they're still young, and are passed down through families on the mother's side; on the occasion that a Kiffar child did not have a Kiffar mother, the tattoos were taken from the father's family instead. Traditional colors for the tattoos are red, yellow and green; the designs used are taken from the clan that the Kiffar was born in. This practice has faded, however, as Kiffex takes steps towards intertribal peace; those Kiffar who leave Kiffex will often maintain their tattoos as a way to identify themselves and other Kiffar. |
| + | =Society and Culture= | ||
| + | The Kiffar reside on the planet [[Kiffex]], in the Azurbani system of the Jospro sector. Most are organized in groups known as clans — these clans are much like an extended family, and are often the keepers of some culturally important artifact or building. The hierarchy between clans is very strict, having distinctions between not only major, minor and ouvrir clans, but also Northern and Southern clans.<br /> | ||
| − | Less than 30 years ago, the already politically unstable, and for the most part primitive clans of Kiffex were brought into direct conflict in part from the urging of the intervening powers of the Black Sun, the criminal | + | Clanless Kiffar, as well as those sentient creatures outside of Kiffar culture, are known as ''austerder''; this term is considered derogatory. Austerder Kiffar are treated with high discrimination by those who remain part of their clans. Whether they were removed from the clan or were simply not born into one due to various circumstances, all austerder Kiffar are considered 'second class' Kiffex citizens.<br /> |
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| + | The Kiffar are known as ferocious warriors who carry no regard for their own life; they ride into battle on indigenous animals, wielding only bladed weapons or slugthrowers. It's this dedication to their cause that has made them popular mercenaries and bounty hunters in the Azurbani system; this is offset, however, by the Kiffar natural assumption that other humans are part of not only a different tribe, but are most likely hostile. | ||
| + | =History= | ||
| + | Less than 30 years ago, the already politically unstable, and for the most part primitive clans of Kiffex were brought into direct conflict in part from the urging of the intervening powers of the Black Sun, the criminal organization occupying the planet and providing arms to both sides. The seething tribal conflicts however needed only a subtle urging, as they had been simmering for centuries since the semi-mythical 'Sundering of Clans'. The fighting took place for the most part between the more affluent and developing South and the traditional and isolationist Northern Clans. In the process the more central clans were either wiped out or forced to pick sides. This constant fighting eventually resulted in a waste-zone along the front, later to be called the Demilitarized Zone, once a tentative peace was reached due to troop exhaustion, ill supplied troops and the withdrawal of Black Sun support for either side. The previously all-consuming civil war fizzled out rather unceremoniously.<br /> | ||
Since the end of the Civil war that split the planet's habitable territories in half between the two factions, the political climate on Kiffex has stabilized to an extent. Guided by leaders from both the north and south with an amicable professional relationship, the clans of Kiffex are no longer in a state of hostility. Instead they have put their focuses to modernization, planetary and inter-system trade, and on the subject of the planetary occupation by Black Sun. | Since the end of the Civil war that split the planet's habitable territories in half between the two factions, the political climate on Kiffex has stabilized to an extent. Guided by leaders from both the north and south with an amicable professional relationship, the clans of Kiffex are no longer in a state of hostility. Instead they have put their focuses to modernization, planetary and inter-system trade, and on the subject of the planetary occupation by Black Sun. | ||
| − | = Notable Northern Clans and Kiffar = | + | =Kiffar Clans= |
| + | ==Notable Northern Clans and Kiffar== | ||
'''Clan Prax''' | '''Clan Prax''' | ||
| − | <p>Born from the ashes of the fabled First Clan, Clan Prax are the guardians of one of the holiest of locations on Kiffex, the | + | <p>Born from the ashes of the fabled First Clan, Clan Prax are the guardians of one of the holiest of locations on Kiffex, the Mountain of the Gods. They currently proclaim to welcome all those who wish to worship there in peace with the protection of strong leadership and able warriors who believe in freedom, most willing to die for that belief. For several decades Prax was regularly the target of raids from the west by Clan Tor until the Battle of Vyder where Prax soundly defeated Tor thus absorbing their land and citizens and becoming the sole power of the North. Today Prax is a quickly developing clan taking in some modern luxuries the rest of the galaxy has enjoyed for sometime. Despite this recent modernization, Prax still stays firm in their roots, and functions as a magnet for Northerners and pilgrims alike due to its proximity to a sacred mountain range, known as the Spine of the Gods. '''Affiliated Kiffar''': [[Sate Vandron]]</p> |
| − | Affiliated Kiffar: | ||
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| − | '''Kiffar''' | + | |
| + | '''Kiffar''': | ||
*[[Relena Vercet]] | *[[Relena Vercet]] | ||
| − | = Notable Southern Clans and Kiffar = | + | ==Notable Southern Clans and Kiffar== |
| + | '''Kiffar''': | ||
*[[Artemis de Chatillon]] | *[[Artemis de Chatillon]] | ||
*[[Daisuke Haines]] | *[[Daisuke Haines]] | ||
| − | = Neutral Clans and Kiffar = | + | ==Neutral Clans and Kiffar== |
| + | ==Austerder Kiffar== | ||
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[[Category:Races and Species]] | [[Category:Races and Species]] | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 7 June 2011
  Both a male and female Kiffar. | |
| Kiffar | |
| Homeworld | Kiffex |
| Language | Kiffu, Basic |
| Distinctions | Ritual Tattoos (Qukuuf) Psychometric abilities (1/100 Kiffar) |
Contents
Biology and Appearance
Kiffar are a near-Human species, more commonly found with darker complexions than that of humans and hair in either a shade of dark brown or black. They're set apart from humans found in other regions by the presence of traditional facial tattoos known as qukuuf. Some — roughly 1 out of 100 — also display aptitude for an ability known as psychometry; this ability enables them to read the memories of inanimate or formerly animate (corpses and cremated ashes) objects by touch. It is not normal for this ability to enable them to read the living.
Qukuff
The qukuuf tattoos are applied to Kiffar while they're still young, and are passed down through families on the mother's side; on the occasion that a Kiffar child did not have a Kiffar mother, the tattoos were taken from the father's family instead. Traditional colors for the tattoos are red, yellow and green; the designs used are taken from the clan that the Kiffar was born in. This practice has faded, however, as Kiffex takes steps towards intertribal peace; those Kiffar who leave Kiffex will often maintain their tattoos as a way to identify themselves and other Kiffar.
Society and Culture
The Kiffar reside on the planet Kiffex, in the Azurbani system of the Jospro sector. Most are organized in groups known as clans — these clans are much like an extended family, and are often the keepers of some culturally important artifact or building. The hierarchy between clans is very strict, having distinctions between not only major, minor and ouvrir clans, but also Northern and Southern clans.
Clanless Kiffar, as well as those sentient creatures outside of Kiffar culture, are known as austerder; this term is considered derogatory. Austerder Kiffar are treated with high discrimination by those who remain part of their clans. Whether they were removed from the clan or were simply not born into one due to various circumstances, all austerder Kiffar are considered 'second class' Kiffex citizens.
The Kiffar are known as ferocious warriors who carry no regard for their own life; they ride into battle on indigenous animals, wielding only bladed weapons or slugthrowers. It's this dedication to their cause that has made them popular mercenaries and bounty hunters in the Azurbani system; this is offset, however, by the Kiffar natural assumption that other humans are part of not only a different tribe, but are most likely hostile.
History
Less than 30 years ago, the already politically unstable, and for the most part primitive clans of Kiffex were brought into direct conflict in part from the urging of the intervening powers of the Black Sun, the criminal organization occupying the planet and providing arms to both sides. The seething tribal conflicts however needed only a subtle urging, as they had been simmering for centuries since the semi-mythical 'Sundering of Clans'. The fighting took place for the most part between the more affluent and developing South and the traditional and isolationist Northern Clans. In the process the more central clans were either wiped out or forced to pick sides. This constant fighting eventually resulted in a waste-zone along the front, later to be called the Demilitarized Zone, once a tentative peace was reached due to troop exhaustion, ill supplied troops and the withdrawal of Black Sun support for either side. The previously all-consuming civil war fizzled out rather unceremoniously.
Since the end of the Civil war that split the planet's habitable territories in half between the two factions, the political climate on Kiffex has stabilized to an extent. Guided by leaders from both the north and south with an amicable professional relationship, the clans of Kiffex are no longer in a state of hostility. Instead they have put their focuses to modernization, planetary and inter-system trade, and on the subject of the planetary occupation by Black Sun.
Kiffar Clans
Notable Northern Clans and Kiffar
Clan Prax
Born from the ashes of the fabled First Clan, Clan Prax are the guardians of one of the holiest of locations on Kiffex, the Mountain of the Gods. They currently proclaim to welcome all those who wish to worship there in peace with the protection of strong leadership and able warriors who believe in freedom, most willing to die for that belief. For several decades Prax was regularly the target of raids from the west by Clan Tor until the Battle of Vyder where Prax soundly defeated Tor thus absorbing their land and citizens and becoming the sole power of the North. Today Prax is a quickly developing clan taking in some modern luxuries the rest of the galaxy has enjoyed for sometime. Despite this recent modernization, Prax still stays firm in their roots, and functions as a magnet for Northerners and pilgrims alike due to its proximity to a sacred mountain range, known as the Spine of the Gods. Affiliated Kiffar: Sate Vandron
Kiffar:
Notable Southern Clans and Kiffar
Kiffar:
