Ikan'kugin

Ikan'kugins are curious and scholarly quasi-marsupial beings from the secluded academic planet of Kossenla.
==Appearance==
An Ikan'kugin resembles a peculiar cross between a caninoid and a viverroid, displaying more traits of the latter. They have fur of varying colors, very large ears, and a ropy tail. Most are rather lanky, but not to the point of being scrawny. Females possess a pouch on their lower bellies, though this is used for simply carrying and insulating young, not feeding (differentiating them from true marsupials); females possess two breasts as with many sentient mammalian species.
==Biology==
Ikan'kugins cannot breathe oxygen. Instead, they breathe the bromine-methane mix native to their homeworld and thus must wear breather masks (or a personal atmospheric containment shield) when offworld. Their large earlobes possess bones for structural purposes. The average height for males is 6'1", and 5'10" for females. Their average lifespan is 840, but they can live up to 1000 with cybernetics.
==Personality==
They have a lower-than-average constitution when it comes to close contact fighting, being physically and psychologically inadequate for combat, and prefer to handle issues with robotic avatars or war robots (thus, their military possesses a massive, advanced robot army).
==Society==
They devote most of their long lives to education, so the oldest members are typically extremely intelligent. Encountering an Ikan'kugin will not usually yield entertaining results. They are rather logical (though certainly not humorless) and quite relaxed. They are very introverted to aliens, though they will silently observe them due to their natural curiosity and even take notes of what they see. However, once a friendship is formed with an alien, they can be quite chatty. They are commonly found in groups, discussing random subjects of varying importance - typically math, science, or economics.
===Entertainment===
Their primary forms of entertainment consist of word games, riddles, and browsing museums (Kossenla has millions of them). Instead of sporting events, they host strategy tournaments (which can include extremely complex games), intellectual debates, and game shows with varying synonymy to Jeopardy or Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The more "thrill-seeking" individuals travel the far-reaches of the galaxy for added academic enrichment. It is VERY rare to find an Ikan'kugin taking part in active sports, parties, or theme parks, and virtually impossible to find in mercenary or bounty-hunting occupations.
==OOC==
The original Ikan'kugin was a heavily-modified Curious Inc Ringtail avatar that used the Toffee Dog skin mod from the Chimera avatar parts store. It's gone now! However, a simple Ringtail will work. All you need to do is recolor the Ikan'kugin ears and tail.
Category:Species
Category:Marsupial sentient species
Category:Viverroid sentient species