Temolek

The Temolek are a species in the Boundless Fantendoverse, they were initially described by early explorers as the Western Great Simians in contrast to the Eastern Great Simians, a.k.a. Humans, although both species appear to resent the title in part due to their long history of division and conflict.
==Appearance==
As far as species go, the Temolek and Humans are unique as they physically appear identical to one another, no one is entirely sure how this came to be, the conditions of their homeworlds although similar developed rather differently. Some attribute it to being a natural outcome of the sheer number of species that exist while some, including those of Temolek and Human heritage suspect it may point to a higher being's role in their creation.
Nevertheless, Temolek are a human-like race that typically stand between one to two metres in height and are generally appear hairless relative to their closest evolutionary relatives although do have a thin layer of hair covering most of their bodies with the densest being on the top of their heads, likely to protect them from their sun's rays. They walk plantigrade and have five digits on the end of each limb, this results in them being somewhat slow runners for their size but thanks to evolutionary advantages which allow them to swear they're able to greatly extend their endurance far beyond that of most species including other space-faring ones.
==Culture==
The culture of Temolek society is often compared to that of Human society, although the two are similar in many ways this holds true of most species. Temolek culture is one of several that has yet to unify into an overarching monoculture, this is a result of the numerous nation states that exist on their homeworld and have a degree of influence over the Temolek people who are citizens under these nations, unlike other species which see hostilities or competition between different houses or factions that follow a singular monoculture these are instead truly competing monocultures with no singular culture having become dominant.
Temolek's do appear to greatly admire their sense of art and drama, often taking great pride in their works and often taking influence from other species when developing their concepts of fables, artstyles and stories. Many refer to these as Temolek-Cross Art as they're seen as a wholly unique synthesis of Temolek culture and the target alien culture. It is hard to gauge the average lifestyle of a Temolek as due to the lack of a dominant monoculture the quality of life ranges from pre-industrial society to near on par with the most advanced space-faring societies. For those that exist within the parts of Temolek society that have managed space-faring travel, there is generally a concern about the presence of one's resources, this comes in part from their belief in a limited resource theory that posits that there are a finite number of resources that exist and as such attempt to convert resources from those they consider useless to them into ones they consider useful.
Temolek's are one of the core members of the Neo-Terra Community, despite the division amongst their people the largest powers of their homeworld do agree on the act of terraforming planets for the betterment of the Temolek people. Their advances into geothermal terraforming allow the Temoleks to reshape a planet, creating distinct landmasses and changing the abundance of raw materials in the planet, this developed out of older Temolek technologies that sought to convert the low-grade minerals in the Temolek's homeworld into higher grade to be used in their construction of structures and devices and later when exporting to other space-faring species.
==Abilities==
Like the Humans, Temoleks are one of the stronger species to exist in the local region of the galaxy, their ancestors method of tool use was unique as it often would favour physical strength over dexterity or accuracy and without a reliable means of fleeing in most circumstances this allowed the species to develop a combination of raw strength and endurance that is not easily matched. In terms of magic, like others there are Magians within Temolek society and there is no unifying type of Magian either, suggesting that Temoleks are not as inclined towards subterranean power as they might let on. It is also quite possible for a non-Magian Temolek to learn magical abilities, this is usually through the Academies of magic located near their territory although some have developed it on their own in particular in ancient times there are records of some of the more spiritual peoples of the Temolek homeworld gaining magical powers through various forms of meditation.
==History in the Fantendoverse==
The Temolek history in the Fantendoverse as an entity on the space-faring stage is a fairly short one, having appeared to prominence within the last five decades they've become involved in several of the conflicts spanning the Perseus Arm of the galaxy thanks to their alliance in the NTC. They're generally viewed by the other species in this alliance as naïve albeit tactically skillful as they're often capable of thinking and devising unusual solutions in times of crisis. Although to the Orion Trade Federation the Temolek are generally viewed as an evil counterpart to Humans, they're in many ways simply parallel with the Temolek having helped strengthen relationships between the NTC and the Chain of Flowers and Sea of Spirits, providing an effective buffer zone against what they perceive as an invading force in the OTF who seek the destruction of their ideals and goals.
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