Ayvoid

"Can't say I've ever seen anything like that before..." A typical DragonKin's reaction of first seeing an Ayvoid.
The Ayvoid are one of few non-human and non-DragonKin sentient species native to the Dragoian Home Galaxy. Their homeworld is called Avia. Their average lifespan is around 150 years for males, and 175 years for females. On average, Ayvoids average at 8ft - 9ft in height for both male and female, with females on average being an inch shorter than males. By some oddity, out of the few 9ft+ Ayvoids, over 90% of them are female.
==Overview==
The Ayvoid are an advanced civilisation capable of space-flight that live in the outer reaches of the Dragoian Home Galaxy. Unlike most DHG residents that are capable of interstellar travel, the Ayvoid are neither human nor DragonKin, making them something of an oddity in the galaxy.
Their wings are some of the most developed of any humanoid species in the DHG, although they are still incapable of flight even with their relatively large feathery wings, with flight being an ability believed to have been lost many millennia ago. However, their wings do allow, with rapid beating, for the lighter built Ayvoids to jump gaps larger than is possible without the amount of lift generated by the wings. Ayvoids range, on average, from around 8ft - 9ft in height with the tallest natural Ayvoid on record peaking at around 9ft 6in.
Due to their avian heritage, Ayvoid bones are very light, resulting in even heavily built (either muscles or fat) Ayvoids being proportionally lighter than humans of similar build, and despite their extra 2-3ft of height over that of a Human, are often not much heavier overall than a human of the same build. This light weight results in the Ayvoid being seen as a agile species by other species, especially since planetary Ayvoid combat tactics involve high levels of foot soldier mobility.
Ayvoid are oviparous and reproduce via a cloaca located between their butt-cheeks.
The Ayvoid population stands at around 34.7 Billion.
==Appearance==
Skin Type: Leathery.
Colour Range: Ayvoid range in colour from washed out blue to pale blue.
Eyes: Ayvoid eye colours are commonly a shade of washed out red, while washed out browns and oranges are less common. Ayvoid eyes also have very a large iris with an elongated round (not quite slit, but not quite round) pupil often leading to the belief that their eyes contain no white although this is not true.
Heads: Ayvoid have a pair of small fleshy horns that are accompanied by up to 5 large and thick feathers underneath known as Plumage. Ayvoid also have very pointy, almost lip-less beak-like jaws with exposed flat teeth. Ayvoid lack noticeable ears, instead having a hole in the side of their head which is used for hearing and is often obscured by hair. Compared to their bodies, Ayvoid heads are rather large.
Bodies: Ayvoid bodies are very similar to that of humans although they lack human genitalia and instead have a cloaca located between their butt-cheeks instead. Ayvoid also have large, 3 toed feet with toe ending in a straight talon. Ayvoid also possess a small pair of feathery wings on their backs, which, while incapable of flight, can generate enough lift with furious flapping to extend a jump. These wings are primarily considered a nuisance in modern times with some individuals choosing to have them surgically removed. Ayvoid wings are often used to attract a potential mate by wiggling and flapping them in a suggestive or otherwise "cute" way.
Tongue: Ayvoid have a short, single pointed tongue.
==Technology==
Native Ayvoid technology is considered more advanced than that of the Drakeian species, having built and developed their own crude hyperdrives as well as ship shields.
The Ayvoid achieved faster-than-light capability in the late 1500s which while crude and slow, allowed the Ayvoid to leave their home system and resulted in discoveries of derelict ships in the dead of space a few years later allowed for rapid advances in shield and hyperdrive technology which allowed the Ayvoid to truly start exploring and colonising other worlds.
Ayvoid technology is highly digitised and is, on smaller starships, vulnerable to EM pulses since the smaller starships lack the shielding required to prevent an EM pulse reaching the technology. All Ayvoid military technology is protected by various firewalls and safeguards that can only be lowered through either extensive hacking, or an Enforcer and code combination, while absolutely core systems like ship controls are on separate non-networked computer systems so that they aren't compromised in the unlikely event of a remote breach of the computer system. 
==Culture==
Ayvoid culture is somewhat dictatorial, with the Ayvoid Security Force controlling the governing body and members of the security forces having very localised rule, around county level. Personal freedoms are allowed, although many of the high roles in the ASF are hereditary and because of this standards of the ASF vary greatly by area, with one county potentially being controlled by a power-hungry ASF Security Chief who imposes heavy restrictions on their area, while the next county over could be run by a benevolent ASF Security Chief who treats their area well. These localised ASF Security Chiefs must follow species-wide rules, but have enough freedom to make localised changes which may or may not cause the local inhabitants to like or loathe the ASF's rule.
The Ayvoid Army has not existed since the Security Forces' reign as all armed forces were rolled into the ASF with it's more streamlined rank structure and less distinction from civilians.
Unlike the culture of the DragonKin species, Ayvoid culture is ruled primarily by men, with women normally seen as lesser, although Ayvoid women have the same rights as Ayvoid men. Oddly, in the 100 colonies of Avia, 112 of the 200 permanent Security Chiefs are women.
== The 100 Colonies Of Avia ==
Following a push from the ASF in 1701, the Ayvoid species set up 100 off-world colonies. 22 of these pre-dated this push from the ASF, and were given freedoms to not need to produce something, while the 78 new ones were required to have some productive use which resulted in many of the new 78 colonies having minimal populations often rivalled by a single city on Avia and primarily consisting of huge-scale farms, mining and/or manufacturing.
Mining colonies in general have a bad reputation, as they aren't home to intelligent life except for the miners, particularly dirty and destructive mining practices that would be banned on Avia or any populated world are allowed. However, as a result of their lax rules, their production and profits are massive and have all but killed off mining on more populated Ayvoid worlds, and the ASF assigns large chunks of it's fleet to defend the mining colonies and their transport convoys with minimal tolerance towards environmental groups.
Farming colonies are typically considered sleepy assignments for the ASF where nothing much will ever happen, as there are more than enough farming colonies to feed every single Ayvoid comfortably even with what used to be more exotic foodstuffs and prices mostly come from the inter-planetary shipping than the actual farming itself. The sheer number of farming colonies set up during the ASF's push for 100 colonies was mostly because they were the easiest way to make use of a planet that wasn't overly rich in mineral resources. Most surplus food from these farm colonies is directed towards the galactic market, and is one of the few things the Ayvoid are known for to non-Ayvoid species.
==Notable Ayvoids==
*Jarellia Valk - First Security Chief Of Colony 065
*Kerin Del - Second Security Chief Of Colony 065
*Kerienia Nalm - Commanding Officer Of The ASF
*Karellia Valk - Intelligence Chief Of The ASF
*Jarin Valk - Founder Of Ayvoid Security Force Intelligence (ASFI)
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