Ammaile

The **Ammaile**, plural **Ammailis**, are a race of mammalian bipeds from the planet Ammailia. Ammailis notably store all of their body fat in their extra fatty tails, giving them a slim physique of pure muscle. The Ammaile are extra appealing to most other species, creating a market for Ammailis. The Ammaile have spread across the galaxy due to their extra appeal, with some Ammaile going as far a surgically removing their tails.

## Biology and appearance

The Ammaile are a race of mammalian bipeds from the planet Ammailia. As a bombid, Ammailis possess a bipedal stance, with two legs, two arms, and a head. Ammaile have extra muscles in their legs, giving Ammailis extra jumping power. The most notable trait of the Ammaile is that they store all of their extraneous body fat in their tails, giving the Ammaile a slim physique of entirely muscle whilst leaving the tail bloated and sagging. Ammailis are typically 1.8 meters tall and weigh in on average at 70 kilograms with the tail adding an extra 90 kilograms at minimum.

An Ammaile's head has a common mammalian snout with two nostrils. The Ammaile's mouth ends with a beak, lacking any sort of lip. The tongue of an Ammaile is elongated, originally evolved to help the Ammaile's ancestors swallow fruit. The Ammaile's head also contains two frazzled ears with stronger than average hearing capabilities. Ammailis have two eyes, which can come in a variety of colors.

The Ammaile's feet possess only two muscular toes with thick soles for landing from jumps. The Ammaile's hands have four fingers. An Ammaile's skin is pastel-colored and their entire body is covered in a thin layer of amber-colored fur. The hairs on an Ammaile's coat are short and fine, enough to protect the base skin, but not enough to provide warmth due to the hot climate of their homeworld.

Over the course of their 75 year lifespan, an Ammaile reaches maturity at around fourteen years of age. Ammailis are born with their fat tails, having already developed in their mother's womb. At birth, the tail can be up to four times bigger than the infant. Young Ammailis spend most of their adolescence sleeping curled up in and sustained by their extra fatty tails. Though the tail loses it's baby fat as the Ammaile ages, it still remains fat for the Ammaile's entire life. The tail allows Ammailis to survive up to forty days without water and up to two months without food. With morbidly obese individuals, their tail can become so big that they cannot move without assistance.

The sexual dimorphism between Ammailis is average. Like most species, the Ammaile have two sexes that are assigned at birth. Like most mammalian species, female Ammaile possess enlarged mammary glands and female reproductional organs whilst males have male reproductional organs. Both sexes have a muscular frame, though male Ammaile often have more muscle.

## Society and culture

Ammailis have a fit build due to their tails, giving them a slim frame that is appealing to most other species. This extra appeal leads many Ammailis, especially the females, to work in or be trafficked into the sex industry. Female Ammailis are encouraged to keep themselves fit so they can be desirable to males and other species. This mindset leads to many Ammailis to surgically remove their tails to get rid of the extra weight and make themselves more desirable.

Other Ammailis have their tails removed simply because they are bulky and take up space. Ammailis that get rid of their tails have to keep track of their diet and fitness since they can no longer store body fat naturally.

Aside from the body toxicity associated to and by the species, the Ammaile are an intellectual race. Though their knowledge is nothing compared to genius species such as the Gephew and Marae, Ammailis enjoy the thrill of discovery and are always open to learning new things.

Ammaile culture possess lesser technology levels than other species. They encountered slavers and traffickers from other systems before they could develop space travel. Ammaile culture has a five to one ratio of females to males, though their society is a patriarchy, being led a select few males. The Ammaile's language, Ammaili, is only mainly spoken by the Ammaile themselves.

## History

The Ammaile first evolved on their homeworld of Ammailia. The Ammaile evolved from a hopping herbivore species that lived on the arid deserts of Ammailia. The Ammailis were able to develop sentience and build a planetwide culture with low-level technology and sparse cities.

At around zero YAO, the Ammaile were first discovered by a group of Godalgee archivists. Slavers and traffickers were the first beings to encounter the Ammaile, taking advantage of their low-level technologies before they could develop space travel. This led to the Ammaile quickly being spread in the Unclaimed Regions, then throughout the main governments.

In the times since, the Ammailis were able to create a name for themselves and become an established species in the galaxy. The Ammaile were inducted Outer Galaxy Coalition in 996 YAO, and maintain an alliance and Rector to this day. The Ammaile are firmly established in the governmental battleground, with fifty-four and counting Ammailis serving as a Parson.

## Ammaile in the galaxy

The Ammaile are an extremely common species, with a population that rivals the Lub. The species overall appeal to other species has spread the Ammaile far and wide, unfortunately mostly through criminal enterprises. Though Ammailia were able to break free of slave trade with help from the OGC, their original exposure to the rest of the galaxy leaves a reproduction addled stigma in Ammaile culture.

Over half of the workers in the sex industry are Ammaile, and with the species reputation as being "desirable", their presence is likely to stay. Ammaile are still commonly traded in the slave trade, with smaller tailed individuals being especially prized.

Despite how the Ammaile is perceived by other races, and how many of the Ammailis themselves perceive their species, many off world Ammailis venture beyond the tropes of their kind, getting work as scientists, archivists, and scholars. Ammailis also often get more active jobs, due to their muscular build. Ammailis that get these jobs replace their tails with cybernetic enhancements and follow a strict dietary routine.