Azul

Name: Azul
Homeworld: Chintamani, moon of Yeouiju
Notes: Naturally evolved from a small, quadrupedal equine species similar to the mythical pegasi, the Azul are native to Chintamani, the Class L moon of Yeouiju. The Azul evolved to a bipedal stance and a more complex skeletal structure in their forelimbs so as to more easily reach food instead of only grazing on lower hanging plants, but their 'hands' are still more or less modified hooves meaning they can't use them as easily as species with 'true' hands. A small statured species, they are similar in average height to Moogles and Jakkai.
Capable of limited flight, Azul fur, hair, and feather colors range across quite a wide natural range of hues and combinations. However, it is not unknown for them to use dyes.
Not an aggressive species, nor all that acrobatic, the Azul still have a respect for flight. This leads them to view more capable flight-able species with awe and reverence. However, this does not lead them to worshiping or enslaving themselves to members of such species.
When the Imoogi arrived on Chintamani from Yeoiju, the Azul watched carefully as the other species established their presence on the moon. Eventually, a few brave members of the population approached the Imoogi and allowed the development and generation of a translation matrix to allow both species to communicate without having to go through trained translators. The telepathic aide of Balaur helped smooth out this process.
Some generations later, the Imoogi gathered Azul volunteers to establish a population on Yeoiju proper. A couple generations later, they gathered volunteers from both populations for transgenics programs. First the Imoogi 'uplifted' the Azul into the beginnings of the Yarraman species, then the Thowra species, then the Feitlebaum and Hwin species with the Bucephalus species being added to the population along the way.
A herbivore species, the Azul enjoy a varied diet. In modern times, the species operate farms on the planet and both moons instead of their ancestral grazing in the wild. Using Imoogi bioengineering technologies, they have been able to develop high value food crops designed to be optimized for the Azul biochemistry.
Category:Species