Galactic

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The Galactics *(Homo draconis)* are a genetically engineered humanoid race living on the remnants of the planet Kiaudin. They were created by Alpha Darua using Human DNA and DNA from Dragon bones. They are a Type II on the Kardashev Scale.

## Anatomy & Physiology

Galactics are humanoids with draconic wings and horns. On average, they are taller and more muscular than Humans. They have the same range of skin tones as Humans. Their life cycle is the same as Humans'. Their teeth are mostly the same as Humans', but with sharper canines. While biological males and females have a height difference it is on average only a few centimeters.

Each Galactic has 1-3 sets of horns, with 1 being the most common and 3 being the rarest. Horn amount is controlled by a hormone which stays level throughout a person's life. Horns are cartilaginous and very mildly flexible, though they cannot move without outside force and will hurt if pushed on too hard. Horns are sensitive to temperature and pain, though not as much as normal skin.

All Galactics have draconic wings, with one wing "arm" connecting to the rest of the body behind the shoulders and three wing "fingers" at the end of the arm supporting the wing membrane. Each finger is capped with a claw made of the same stuff as the Galactic's teeth. Two-horned Galactics have an extra claw at the wing "wrist", and in three-horned Galactics this wrist claw is longer and hooked. The wing membrane stretches between the fingers, ending just above the claw. It is connected to the person down the back to just above their hip. The membrane is sensitive to temperature and pain, though exact sensitivity varies from person to person. The wing membrane can be dyed or pierced.

Two parents with the same amount of horns will almost always produce a child with that same horn amount, with a very small chance of having a child with a different horn amount (considered a mutation). Two parents with different horn amounts will usually produce a child with the lower amount in the parent couple. 1/2 horn couples have a very small chance of producing a 3-horned child and 2/3 horn couples have a small chance of producing a 1-horned child (both considered mutations), 1/3 horn couples will usually produce 1 or 2 horned children but can have a 3-horned child.

### First & Second Generation Galactics

First generation Galactics are those created directly by Alpha Darua herself. They have no ancestry to speak of and seemingly do not age beyond adulthood. First-gens are usually "born" already in an adult state, though Alpha has made exceptions, mostly for first-gen couples with trouble having children. Most first-gens are in the range of 200-500 years old, and while there is younger first-gens there's relatively few of them due to Alpha moving her primary focus to different projects. The oldest first-gen (and oldest Galactic in general) is Platinum Atuzia at 511 years. First-gens are usually considered "perfect" or "ideal" due to being genetically engineered by Alpha.

Second generation Galactics are those created naturally, via sexual reproduction. They are the descendants of first-gens and age like Humans, living for around 100 years on average. Second-gen Galactics are referred to as "second generation" no matter how far removed they are from their first-gen ancestors. Second-gens are by far the majority of the Galactic population, at around 99.99% of living Galactics (first-gens being around 1 in 10,000).

### Chroma

A person's Chroma is the color of their Soul, which in Galactics colors their blood, irises, hair, horns, and wings. Wing membranes are often lighter and less saturated than the person's Chroma, but if the person's Chroma is very light or desaturated it can go the other way. A person can only have one Chroma, which does not change throughout their life (with one exception, see 1.4.4 - Faded Chroma). Chromas are divided into 13 categories, which are as follows:

* Pink
* Red
* Orange
* Yellow
* Green
* Blue
* Purple
* Brown
* White (Non-Variable - #ffffff)
* Black (Non-Variable - #000000)
* Gold (Non-Variable, Metallic - #f8ca34)
* Silver (Non-Variable, Metallic - #eaeaea)
* Bronze (Non-Variable, Metallic - #6d400a)

Non-variable Chroma categories only have one possible color in them (listed with the category itself), and metallic Chromas make anything they color look shiny. Sometimes all the non-variable categories will be lumped into one, and sometimes grey will be included in that list despite not being a natural Chroma.

### Human Hybrids

Galactics are genetically close enough with Humans to have viable offspring, and the classification of hybrids is based on what features they have. Hybrids with either horns or wings are considered Galactics and are given symbols, and hybrids with neither are considered Humans and are not given symbols. Hybrids cannot have more than one horn.

The hair and irises of hybrids are often determined by genetic factors from their Human side instead of Chroma.

### Injury & Disease

#### Horn Injury

Horns are covered by a thin layer of skin, which if broken will bleed. If the cartilage below is damaged it will scar over in adults and may reheal in children. There is a chance of infection if a horn is damaged, so it should be bandaged up. If an infection gets bad the horn might need to be amputated. Horns will not regrow in adults if amputated, but can be re-attached if the injury is recent enough. Children who lose a horn can regrow it, though it will be visibly stunted. Infants are barely affected by lost horns. There are prosthetics to replace lost horns, but people can also use charms (wearable items enchanted to alter someone's appearance) to "fix" a lost horn.

#### Wing Injury

The arm and fingers of a wing are mostly bone and muscle so they're difficult to break, but if that does happen the person will have to wear a cast and might not be able to fly again. If the wing membrane gets ripped it can be repaired, but if the injury scars over in a ripped state the person might be grounded for life.

#### Vampirism

Galactics can be born with vampirism. They would be born with bright irises, the options for which are:

1. Their Chroma color but with the brightness and saturation at 100%,
2. One of the three primary colors in light (#ff0000, #00ff00, #0000ff), or
3. Pure white (#ffffff)

Their eyes would be more painful to look at the less saturated they are, and would be unaffected by a faded Chroma. They would also have unnaturally sharp and long canines after their adult teeth come in. Their more vampiric traits would only "activate" after tasting someone else's blood, after which they would have cravings for blood that would come and go on a timescale of months and would have to be fulfilled or else the person would turn into a mindless cannibal (usually referred to as "going feral"). They would also be able to remotely control the bodies of the people they've taken the blood of, which is usually called mind control but actually passes up the mind entirely. When in this state both the controller and the controlee's pupils will be the same color as the controller's irises. They would also be able to tell if someone has God blood (which is bright rainbow and has healing properties) just by being near them.

#### Faded Chroma

When someone with a normal Chroma experiences extreme negative emotion, usually fear, shock, or sadness, their Chroma can turn grey (#7f7f7f). This state is called a faded Chroma. When somebody is in a faded state, everything colored by their Chroma is grey and their magic is weakened. Some people, especially those skilled in magic, may also experience physical weakness. It is rare but possible to be faded from birth.

When someone with a faded Chroma experiences notable positive emotion, usually happiness or relief, then they will start to gain their normal Chroma color back. This is a gradual process, and usually manifests in Chroma-colored objects or body parts as stripes of the person's normal Chroma overtaking the grey over a period of months. As long as the person continues to experience positive emotions they will continue to regain color. The recovery process is usually harder for those faded from birth.

## Society & Culture

### Galactic Kingdom

The Galactic Kingdom, which most Galactics live under, is a monarchy controlling Kiaudin's solar system. It is ruled by King Platinum and the Atuzia family and has been since it was founded. The order of succession if Platinum ever dies is as follows:

1. Vermilion Atuzia
2. Adru Atuzia
3. Adrie Atuzia
4. Chrome Atuzia
5. Amber Meda
6. If none of those are available to hold the crown, it would go to the oldest living first generation Galactic who's fit for the duty.

The Kingdom itself is based in the remnants of Kiaudin, with each planet fragment called an island. Islands larger than 50 across kilometers are given names and mayors, who manage the island. Islands smaller than 5 kilometers are usually designated as under the nearest mayor's control, but may also be directly under the crown's jurisdiction, usually for scientific reasons or as a nature preserve. All islands under one mayor's control are considered part of the same city. Mayors are elected in city-wide votes every 5 years and may pass or repeal local laws as long as the changes are constitutional. The census is held every 10 years and is run by the crown.

#### Island & City Naming

City names were originally decided on by the first mayors of each city, but may be changed if a city vote is held on it. Islands are named in the format of [city name]-[number], where [number] depends on how close the island is to the main city island. The main island of the city is numbered 1, and the closer a smaller island is to the main island relative to the other islands in the city the lower it's number will be. Islands directly under the crown's control will be named "Crown-[number]", where [number] corresponds to the order in which they were put under control of the crown. Crown-1 is the biggest island in the kingdom (~500km across) and is home to most federal government buildings.

### Colors

As so much of a Galactic's body is colored by their Chroma, it's considered an important part of their identity and thus taboo to dye or otherwise change the color of parts colored by their Chroma. Most big-name stores run in the Galactic Kingdom won't carry hair dye as to not lose profits from the people who are strictly against such a thing, and as a result hair dye and dye for someone's wing membranes can usually only be found in "counter-culture" type stores.

The only time it's considered acceptable for someone to dye their hair or wings is if they're in costume, usually for a play, acting role, or Halloween.

### Clothing

Galactics' clothing is usually Chroma-sensitive, so it'll take on the Chroma color of whoever's wearing it. Their clothes also usually come with the symbol stitched in, and Chroma-sensitive so they can be mass-produced without worrying too much about color. Symbols in mass-produced Galactic clothes are almost always made for ones, so twos or threes usually have to modify their clothing symbols. Galactics also have access to Human clothes, which they'll usually wear some sort of accessory with to show off their symbol. There's also the option of custom-made clothes.

Accessories made to clip or wrap around horns do exist though they aren't too common, mostly worn to events. These are usually not Chroma-sensitive as they are made for a specific theme.

Galactics usually don't wear heavy clothing as it hampers their ability to fly and it rarely ever snows on Kiaudin. Galactic clothes are enchanted to pass through their wings, and learning this enchantment is part of basic schooling.

## History

### Early History

After Alpha landed and set up on Kitimautako Island one of her projects was to dig around to see if she could find a possible source for the rumors about the island being cursed. After digging for on and off for a couple years above places of high magic concentration, she discovered the bones of Dragons that had died millennia ago. It took some research, but she was eventually able to extract workable DNA from them. She edited together her Dragon DNA with that of Humans and after many tries, came across a combination that would work and created Platinum, the first Galactic. She planned to keep Platinum around her lab while she worked on different possibilities for Dragon-Human hybrids, but after talking with him she decided to program a teleporter pad to send him to an old planet who's inhabitants had long left it. To her surprise it worked, but unbeknownst to most mortals it had been blown up into planet fragments. With the confirmation that these fragments, or islands as they would come to be called, were somehow still able to support life, Platinum and Alpha began coming up with a plan to resettle Kiaudin.

Alpha came up with a system of symbols to classify Galactics so she could keep track of them and started making more people to send to Kiaudin. They were able to build up rudimentary wood homes with the resources available to them on Crown-1, but as they expanded onto other islands they ran into problems. Alpha was banned from entering Ero, the closest country to Kitimautako Island, and her teleporter had a size limit which prevented her from bringing home or sending Platinum certain things they needed. There was also a risk of destabilizing all of the islands if even one of them was mined, a risk which was small but still judged as being too great.

Alpha was able to engineer a craft to mine material from the nearest planet to Kiaudin and bring it back, which the Galactics were able to put together with her instructions. With this they had access to previously inaccessible resources and could become more independent. Around this time the first second-gen Galactics were being born, and the population was growing in general. To manage their growing world, Platinum was put in place as king and began managing Kiaudin like a proper country.

### Mid-History

As the population expanded onto different islands Platinum put the mayor system in place, with the first mayors of each city being appointed by him. Soon after the Galactics started gaining outside recognition, Platinum was invited to the ICC as a representative of his Kingdom. Around this time Alpha started focusing more on her other work, as the Galactics barely needed her help anymore.

### Recent Events

Around 50 years ago, the Dyson sphere around Kiaudin's star was completed. It provides all of Kiaudin's power.

## Naming Conventions

First names tend to be names of colors in the person's Chroma category (e.g. Violet for a purple, Midori for a green) or concepts or objects associated with the person's Chroma category (e.g. Amber for an orange, Candy for a pink), though this is not a strict rule.

There is no social expectation of taking on your partner's surname after marriage, and if parents with different surnames have a child the child's surname will usually be that of the one who gave birth to them.

### Symbols

Galactics' symbols are divided into two parts, the inner and outer symbols.

#### Outer Symbols

Outer symbols are made up of arrows and are dependent on how many horns someone has. If someone has one set of horns, they'll have one arrow in their outer symbol, two horns gives you two arrows, and three horns gives you three arrows. A one's arrow is directly below their inner symbol, at the six-o-clock position. The arrow added on for twos is at the ten-o-clock position, and a three's arrow is in the two-o-clock position.

#### Inner Symbols

Inner symbols are based on the person's Chroma category, with separate symbols for all the non-variable Chromas as well as grey. Inner symbols are made to be able to be drawn in a single line, even if it's more difficult for some than for others. The inner symbol is always placed in what would be the center if all three arrows were present, regardless of the person's actual horn amount.

## Notable Characters

### Atuzia Family

The Atuzia family is the royal family of Kiaudin, and all of its members are generally held in high regard.

#### Platinum

Main article: Platinum Atuzia
Platinum Atuzia is the current king of the Galactic Kingdom and the first Galactic created by Alpha. He is a first-gen silver three, and one of only two threes in known existence.

#### Vermilion

Vermilion is Platinum's "son", created for him by Alpha. He was killed in an accident involving the creation of Kiaudin's Dyson sphere, but eventually agreed to return to his body. He is a first-gen red three, and one of only two threes in known existence.

#### Chrome

Chrome is Platinum's wife who he married some time after Vermilion's death. She is a second-gen silver one.

#### Adru & Adrie

Adru and Adrie are Platinum and Chrome's children, and twins. They are a second-gen gold two and bronze two respectively.

### Amber Meda

Amber is Platinum's general and oversees weapons and armor manufacturing for the Kingdom and is one of the most trusted figures in the Kingdom aside from the Atuzia family. She is a first-gen orange one.

### Midori Mirna

Midori is a player in Stexis Ifiiae's SBURB session and a Knight of Void. She is a second-gen green one.

## Trivia

* They were not originally a fanspecies - they were reclassified with the addition of symbols into their lore.
* Which colors fall in which category is entirely up to the person creating the character. There used to be strict hue guidelines but they kept getting moved, and there was also the problem of brown as a category.
* While grey is not a possible natural Chroma color, colors close to grey are. As long as it has more than 0% saturation (or is pure white/black) it's good.
* In canon, "Galactic" and "Galactic Kingdom" were names given to them by Humans which they formally adapted after realizing how widespread the names already were. The species name given to them by Alpha was "dragonbloods", though this was never used much by people other than her and the ones she directly created.
* Galactics have a thematic association with the Life and Void aspects.
* Galactics undergo three notable changes after God Tiering:
	1. Scales in their Chroma color around their extremities (hands, feet, nose, ears)
	2. Horns turn to bone (they retain their color)
	3. Glow in the back of the throat of the Aspect color (their bodies can't handle full on breath weapons)

## Etymology & Inspiration

"Galactic" comes from "Galaxy", in reference to their home planet.

## Gallery

Rojo Riolo, a red one in a wheelchair.Cino Lan, an orange one with visible teeth, showing off her canines.Cal Dorian, a yellow one recovering from a faded Chroma.Evergreen Graia, a green one.Snowcone Herring, a blue one.Bromeliad Noctis, a purple one and Human/Galactic hybrid.Milk Cirec, a brown one with partially dyed hair.Reykjavik Kasae, a white one.Fell Vrim, a black one with a prosthetic leg.Gilding Eta, a gold one.Vegavis Yama, a silver one with a prosthetic horn tip (right horn, left from camera view).Copper Bay, a bronze one.Nemo Ouroboros, an orange one and Chroma-eyed vampire with a faded Chroma.Magenta Loch, a pink two.Redstone Mozin, a red two and white-eyed vampire.Apricot Dorian, an orange two.Zedus Koar, a yellow two with a tattoo.Ganymede Errant, a green two with a bandaged wing membrane.Velvet Riaoue, a blue two.Orchid Quio, a purple two with glitter in their hair.Soil Mozin, a brown two.Catty Rakata, a white two.Deepslate Rakata, a black two.Olympus Lila, a gold two.Alloy Wring, a silver two with a missing eye and partially dyed hair.Brass Bay, a bronze two.Iax Varian, a gold two with a faded Chroma.Fuchsia Loch, a pink three.Ruby Atho-Miriam, a red three.Adagio Cassa, an orange three.Loess Atho-Miriam, a yellow three.Anak Carchares, a green three with prosthetic legs.Blueberry Doe, a blue three and primary-eyed vampire with dyed hair.Purple Araci, a purple three.Molin Idarya, a brown three.Celsius Hyria, a white three.Galactic Equius Zahhak - a blue two with a recently broken horn, which is bandaged up.