Luparans (Species):

Classification: Sentient species.
Description: The Luparans are a formidable species of wolf-like humanoids native to the harsh and rugged landscapes of their home world, Lupara. Evolved as apex predators, they possess a primal ferocity and instinctual prowess in combat, making them formidable warriors and hunters. However, within the Luparan species, two distinct subspecies have emerged, each with its own unique characteristics and tendencies: the Luxarans (Light Wolves) and the Umbrarans (Shadow Wolves.)
Physical Characteristics: Luparans exhibit a bipedal nature but are equally adept at moving on all fours, utilizing their powerful limbs and sharp claws to traverse their rugged terrain with ease. Their muscular frames are covered in thick fur, ranging in color from lighter hues among the Luxarans to darker shades among the Umbrarans.
Luxarans are distinguished by their more humanoid features, possessing lighter colorations of fur and a more upright posture. They tend to have a more civilized appearance, with facial features resembling those of humans, albeit with pointed ears and elongated canines. In contrast, Umbrarans have a more beast-like appearance, with darker and coarser fur, broader shoulders, and a more hunched posture, inspiring a sense of primal savagery.
Cultural Characteristics: The culture of the Luparans is deeply rooted in a warrior ethos, with honor, strength, and loyalty forming the pillars of their society. Luxarans typically live in cohesive packs, governed by a strict hierarchy and a code of honor that emphasizes cooperation, unity, and the pursuit of justice. They are known for their drawing for the Lightside of the Force, viewing it as a source of guidance, wisdom, and protection.
In contrast, Umbrarans live in smaller, more fragmented packs, characterized by internal strife, rivalry, and territorial disputes. They are fiercely independent and individualistic, with each pack vying for dominance and supremacy over their rivals. Umbrarans are drawn to the Darkside of the Force, harnessing its power to fuel their aggression, enhance their combat prowess, and fulfill their primal desires for conquest and domination.
Regardless of subspecies, every pack is lead by an Alpha whom has proven themselves over years of challenge and rivalry. Pack Alphas tend to be only the largest, strongest, most aggressive, and smartest of Luparan kind, expected to lead to their pack to greatness or die trying. Pack Alphas can change in the event of a lesser-Luparan successfully defeating a Pack Alpha in combat, most of the time resulting in the death of the prior Alpha.
Notable Attributes: Luparans possess a variety of notable attributes that distinguish them as formidable warriors and hunters:
#Primal Instincts: Both Luxarans and Umbrarans possess a keen instinctual understanding of combat tactics, tracking techniques, and survival skills honed through generations of hunting and warfare. They are adept at reading their opponents' movements, anticipating their actions, and exploiting their weaknesses to gain the upper hand in battle.
#Feral Transformation: In moments of extreme stress or intense combat, Luparans have the ability to tap into their primal instincts and enter a feral state of heightened aggression and strength. During this transformation, their senses become heightened, their reflexes sharpen, and their physical abilities are greatly enhanced, allowing them to unleash devastating attacks on their foes. However, the downsides being the Luparans enter a sort of blindrage, fueled only by the desire for bloodlust that will last until the Luparan is satisfied in bloodlust, incapacitated, or of course killed.
#Force Sensitivity: Both Luxarans and Umbrarans are naturally attuned to the Force, albeit with differing inclinations towards the Lightside or Darkside. Luxarans draw upon the energies of the Lightside to enhance their senses, strengthen their bonds with their packmates, and uphold the values of honor and justice. In contrast, Umbrarans harness the raw power of the Darkside to fuel their aggression, instill fear in their enemies, and assert their dominance over their rivals.
#Pack Mentality: Luparans place a strong emphasis on loyalty, unity, and cooperation within their packs, relying on each other for protection, support, and guidance. Whether Light or Shadow, Luparans understand the importance of working together as a cohesive unit to overcome challenges, achieve their goals, and ensure the survival of their species.
Technological Levels: Both Luxarans and Umbrarans possess heightened levels of technological prowess, while not ultra-advanced they have successfully shifted into interstellar travel, cybernetic enhancement (even if highly frowned upon by both variants) unique crafts, and various other feats and sources. Umbrarans in particular, are known to reinforce their claws and teeth with a rare alloy known as "Umbrasteel" native to the mines of their side of their homeworld.
Umbrarans therefore, unlike their lighter variants are master forgers, blacksmiths, and metal workers traditionally with a strong protection of those that can shape metals. Umbrarans Pack Alphas are the second-most respected after prized Umbrarans blacksmiths, said blacksmiths who are rarely challenged or brought into harm. This is due to the Umbrarans knowing without their metalworkers, their advantage in their constant warfare with the Luxarans and other species would be all but nullified.
Living Conditions and Social Ties: As prior mentioned, the Luxarans and Umbrarans hate each other typically. While there are plenty of records of the two subspecies getting along, traditionally both species only work together in rare examples of mutual interest and/or self-preservation. It's rumored both the Luxarans and the Umbrarans fought a fledging Orange Cult Imperium to a near standstill for months on end, before eventually seeing the benefits it offered and agreeing to join it.
Luxarans tend to live in very homely-like cave-systems, which to a human might look like a cozy cabin was crammed inside of a cave randomly. Luxarans homes tend to be compact, holding maybe a pack or two at most and rather urbanized typically in placement. Luxarans are extremely sociable and tend to explore rather often, which is why they tend to get into so much contact with their darker variant. Luxarans cannot stand staying at home too long, and will become miserably depressed and restless in times of quarantine.
Umbrarans on the other hand have far more rugged massive cave systems that tend to hold subpacks, or sometimes a full pack in them possess massive ancient caverns of depleted ores that lead to further and further deeper layers of less depleted ores. Umbrarans tend to live extremely bare-boned, and spread their cave-systems far apart from one another in the most secluded of forests, mountains, and otherwise. Umbrarans cave systems are practically individual cities for each subpack or pack of Umbrarans, and they very infrequently tend to leave such "cities" unless in times of active conflict or to mate.
Mating and Relationships: Both variants of Luparans mate for live with a singular partner, who fills their entire life typically. Female Luparans are smaller and more agile than their male counterpart, notably more-so in the case of Luxarans. Female Luparans tend to be lavished and spoiled by their male counterparts, and therefore most female Luparans regardless of subspecies tend to be rather spoiled and entitled in nature, which often offends other species.
Luparans believe in soulmates, as The Force tends to draw them to opposite gendered (though not always as the species openly allows freedom of sexuality) individuals, typically such individuals the Luparan has spent most of their time with prior. (Such as a childhood friend, or a fellow soldier in battle.)
Luxarans females in particular yet also males to a slightly lesser degree, most species cannot help but to be find attractive in at least some form of way be it romantical or otherwise. Luxarans are sometimes know for interspecies relationships, which is biologically possible with most humanoid species. However, both Luxarans and Umbrarans greatly prefer to mate with their respective subspecies and soulmates.
Umbrarans on the other hand, are even more committed to their partner then even the Luxarans. Having either species as a partner, it is almost a guaranteed to have a loyal and loving partner for life. (As the species can live up to two hundred years old!) However, Umbrarans tend to focus on their needed sociable nature on their partner, resulting in the females and males having a more equally spoiled nature from both partners and any young they have. The downside of this for non-Luparans is that Umbrarans tend to be violently xenophobic towards any other type of species be it human or alien, and very infrequently tend to socialize and even less often enter relationships with non-Luparans.
Lifespan and Rites of Passages: Luparans start out as pups, being such until they are considered adults in age alone by twenty. Pups are about as spoiled as females typically, developing their fur color by the time of being adults. Both subspecies agree that pups are not to be harmed, as entire wars have broken out where both subspecies have or attempted to wipe out foreigners who have so much as harmed a Luparan pup.
However, a Luparans is expected to hunt a Gorsyk (A hideous blob of tentacles and biomass considered one of the few predators of Luparans) whenever it turns that age to be properly considered an adult, and upon doing so is formerly welcomed to the pack, culture, and traditions of their respective pack and subspecies.
As prior mentioned, Luparans can naturally live to be around two hundred years due to being boosted by their Force Sensitivity like most species. Comically, as the species gets older their hairs turn slowly more gray which often results in Luparans getting mistaken for Umbrarans and vice versa, one of many reasons the species very infrequently tends to live as long as it can.
Ties With Other Species: As prior mentioned, Luparans are rather sociable creatures. Both Luparans and Umbraran can get along with other species, however as commonly seen the Luparans tend to be far more tolerating towards external species than the Umbrarans. However, a Umbraran is considered entirely loyal to an individual or party once it has sworn such, even more-so than the Luparans themselves. The following is a list of species ties that cannot include all known species.
-Humans: Luparans are distrustful of humans, due to prior events and something or another about a racial slur known as getting called a "Furry." While neither Luprarans, or seemingly even Umbrarans know what this "Furry" word means they do find it highly offensive. Umbarans on the other hand seem to be slightly closer with any humans they deem "honorable" as there are many recorded cases of Umbrarans swearing life-bonds and friendships with humans and humanoids.
-Sirens: Both Luparans and the Umbrarans are close with the Siren species of Trisylii, as as comical as it sounds both subspecies like to observe the Siren species similarly to how a canine might watch a typical bird in action. There are no recorded cases of either Luparans or Umbarans preying on Sirens, and there are rumors of possible alliances between individuals that are not yet verified.
-Humanoids: It strongly depends upon the humanoid, but Luparans seem to be fairly tolerant towards most alien life, whereas the Umbarans tend to have varying outlooks. Some extremely humanoid species such as the Twi'Leks, Zabraks, and Nightfolk are typically mistaken as a form of human mutant or subspecies by the Umbarans. However, despite their admitted inherit bigotry and species is capable of gaining the respect of Umbarans, though it may take time and effort to achieve such.
-Xeno life: 
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