Pryzrab

The Pryzrab are a species in the Boundless Fantendoverse, one of several silicon-based lifeforms, they're easily identifiable for their geometric appearance and crystalline bodies. The Pryzrab are said to be a very ancient race with written history of their existence dating back tens of thousands of years, however their space-faring society only developed within the last few hundred years as a result of slow technological growth on their homeworld.
==Apperance==
The Pryzrab are a completely silicon-based form of life, taking the form of large crystalline structures, their body shapes vary greatly with some appearing humanoid while others are more amorphous or quadrupedal. The shape they take is simply a preference by each Pryzrab as they share all the same basic components, those being their head and torso segments as well as four longer limb segments, thanks to the species latent psionic abilities they're able to manipulate these to form their bodies however they see fit.
The head of a Pryzrab has a geode-like appearance with a large hollow cavity that serves as their sensory center, intaking information from their surroundings which they're able to process. The head and limbs of a Pryzrab all terminate in a single point which always points towards their torso and is believed to help them orientate themselves. Their torsos are generally kite shaped although some Pryzrab have a more hexagonal shape and others are more diamond shape, their torsos contain their core which is the true form of the organism, these cores are made out of a powerful form of higher energy which is sustained by the crystalline body to protect them.
==Culture==
On the Pryzrab homeworld, the culture is considered quite alien to most carbon-based lifeforms, the significance of harmonics and light in the day-to-day living of the Pryzrab can be difficult for others to properly appreciate although it has lead to a considerable amount of research into these harmonics to better understand them with most describing the Pryzrab homeworld as a cacophony of music that only sometimes finds proper harmony between the tunes. The Pryzrab attribute this noise to a poor balance between their industries as many Pryzrab seek artistic pleasure leading to imbalances in what is created. Pryzrab art is generally considered abstract and unusual, the natural deposits of Lumonium on the planet create moving pictures however this is underappreciated by others.
The Pryzrab have a unique sport to their culture which can be somewhat of an experience for others when visiting their territory, known as Photoball, the game is described as a combination of Laser Tag and Baseball with specialized low energy devices used. It is seen somewhat as a triumph of the Pryzrab people as the sport developed during a post-war era in their planet and the original devices used were actually energy weapons which had their batteries drained.
Perhaps the most unique attribute of the Pryzrab culture is their hibernation, prior to the invention of the stasis chamber, the Pryzrab would go into a dormant state for 15 years at a time, this dormant state was innate to their homeworld as the whole planet would physically dim during this time and led early astronomers to mistakenly believe the planet had disappeared. The dormant state allows the Pryzrab their extremely long life spans with many Pryzrab alive today who still remember when they made first contact with an alien species.
==Abilities==
The Pryzrab are especially astute Psi users, possessing potent telekinetic abilities which allow them to keep afloat as well as more easily navigate their homeworld's mountainous terrain. The Pryzrab's physical strength is generally inferior to a human's however they're able to boost it with their telekinetic abilities to far exceed that of most forms of life. Their crystalline bodies also provide remarkable protection from danger to their cores although they're still affected by radiation which is far more deadly to them than carbon-based life as the waves produced can disrupt their cores killing them from exposure for more than an instant.
==History in the Fantendoverse==
For a long time, the Pryzrab were more of an interest to other species as their development over generations to slowly becoming a space-faring species is well-documented in other cultures and typically cited as the standard procedure for first contact. The Pryzrab have generally spread out using their technological feats particularly in stasis technology in novel ways to provide extremely long-distance transport between planets which thanks to the Pryzrab's being the best suited species for their own stasis chambers has lead to them being rather well-known for their large ark-like ships which transport rare and valuable goods as well as many of the Pryzrab's most well-respected composers, musicians and artists during their tours.
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