Ixionidae

Name: Ixionidae
Notes: A protectorate species under the Hitsuji flag, the Ixionidae are a centauroid species that are, on average, more martially minded than their ovine hosts. As such, when the wandering Ixionidae found there way into Hitsuji territory during their search for new species to add genetic material to their own in order to strengthen their species, the Hitsuji offered the tired arrivals sanctuary and their medical support in exchange for the Ixionidae using their combat prowess to protect the, on average, non-combat minded Hitsuji.
As a civilized and cultured people, Ixionidae live chivalrous lives. Their code is almost a perfect reflection of that of medieval Europe on Terra. After joining up with the Hitsuji, the Ixionidae integrated the concept of bushido into their lives after blending with a human colony also under Hitsuji protection that was modeled after mid 19th Japan. While the older generations still are, more or less, pure followers of chivalry, younger generations are easier at adapting and combining the two.
Impressed by the human's concept of bushido, the Ixionidae latched onto incorporating more than just the culture into their own. In keeping with their original purpose for traveling in the first place, they managed to pair off female Ixionidae with male human partners. As Ixionidae D.N.A. is dominant, this proves advantageous as, without artificial intervention, Ixionidae and humans are able to procreate and produce viable off-spring. To date, only half-descent children have been produced, so it is unknown just how many generations it will take for Ixionidae genetics to be diluted to the point where off-spring will be humanoid as opposed to centauroid. Though no such off-spring yet, in theory Ixionidae should be just as easily genetically compatible with all the other species humans are.
Though they appear human from the waist up, Ixionidae do not have any human-like ears on the sides of their heads. Instead, they have a small, expressive pair of equine-like ears attached to the middle of the top of their heads. Though mobile, allowing a Ixionidae to non-verbally communicate and express emotions, they are still rather stiff and do not have the same range of motion as other species with motive ears.
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