Mortan

The species whose name has been translated to Mortan is a one whose society has been reclusive. The Mortans have a conservatively dressed society with members wearing large robes and wearing facial masks to conceal their features. Mortans have a monastic tradition, and their culture is presently spiritualistic. It is known that at some point in their homeworld's past there was a devastating war that polluted much of the planet's natural flora and fauna. Mortan spirituality and customs- their garb- originated in the time following this global conflict. No Mortan has ever consented to a medical examination, leaving much mystery to their concealed appearance. Their own admission regarding anything of their biology is that they can live for a very long time. Death is felt more strongly by them, the lose of an individual that has been around for so long, a great consistency in the lives of many, is deeply felt. Their spirituality is deeply obsessed with death, and has little emphasis on the wellbeing of flesh nor of luxuries they would deem decadent. Such things would be seen as distractions from what makes life worth living. They live simple lives now, with little industry compared to what they once had accomplished. Much of which lays buried in the sands of their world. Mortan space vessels are, much like ships of old, built over long periods of time through artisanship. While the Mortans build these craft to be minimalistic yet elegant most non-Mortans feel the vessels are crypt like. Those Mortans who do voyage into the stars are often historians or monastic followers seeking to establish a new place of respite for secluded contemplation of entropy.