Duerten

Category:Species
== Description ==
As mentioned with the Krakotl, avian species are a rarityhttps://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/wiki/series/the_nature_of_predators. The second and final other bird race in the galaxy are the Duerten, who are known for their long, curved bills. Most have dull, gray feathers, which adapted to blend in with the often-stormy skies on their homeworld. The monsoon season on their planet can result in extreme weather pattern.
The Duerten Homogeneity actively encourage uniform thinking, and discourage individual ideas. Their collectivism is unique even among Federation species, as they only show their true personalities among close friends and in the privacy of their homes. The Duerten are key producers of support ships, while never playing a leading military role themselves.
-SpacePaladin15
Duerten are a species of bird-like sapient aliens, similar to Krakotl. Like the Krakotl, Duerten are bipedal and flight-capable with a single pair of wings which contain their primary manipulator appendages. A Duerten's beak is long and spear-like, in addition to being curved to some extent, while their bodies are covered in drab feathers. This species stands just barely below average human height, making them taller than the galactic average.
Duerten are known to keep to themselves and play a supporting role militaristically, though this in contrast to their pre-Federation mannerisms where they are noted to be individualistic and argumentative. Some of this is still present as evidenced with Coji, who acts confrontational and standoffish.
== Physical Characteristics ==
The Duerten have significant similarities to Earth birds, with feathered bodies, a beak, wings, and bipedalism. Their feet are webbed, and given their home world, Kalqua, is noted to have very stormy and turbulent weather this suggests that Duerten spent a significant amount of their evolutionary history in the water. This is supported by the fact that pre-Federation Duerten were omnivorous and consumed fish. They are endothermic and their blood was canonized as green in color during an AMA with SpacePaladin15 in the Nature of Predators Discord Server.
== History ==
== Society and Culture ==
== Characters ==
Coji
== References ==