Asquablian

The **Asquablians** are a race of semi-aquatic ichthyoids native to the planet of Asquable. The Asquablian breathe with their gills, but can absorb moisture with their skin. Asquablian families are distant, leaving their young mere days after hatching. This makes most Asquablians socially-isolated individuals.

## Biology and appearance

The Asquablians are a race of semi-aquatic ichthyoids native to the planet of Asquable. Asquablians are quadrupeds, possessing four short legs and two small arms. The Asquablians body extends into a tail that ends with a fin. Asquablians typically weigh 81 kilograms and stand in a crouched position at 1.3 meters. A large spine lines the Asquablian's back extending from the head to mid-waist. Because they evolved from an aquatic species, the Asquablian breathe with their gills, but can absorb moisture with their skin allowing them to spend up to ten hours outside of water.

The Asquablian's body ends with a less wide snout. The snout has two nostrils, and the lipless mouth can have up to 200 teeth. The most notable trait of the Asquablian's head is they eyes. The eyes typically are green in color, and rest on the end of elongated eyestalks that emerge and bend down from the back of the head. This gives Asquablians their signature "eyes below the head" look.

Despite the arms' positions away from the legs, they both have the same digit layout on the feet and hands consisting of three thin, sharp fingers with connective webbing. Their similarities is likely due to the arms being the ancient Asquablian's third pair of legs. The Asquablian's skin has a smooth and slimy texture. Asquablians come in various shades of blue, with the webbing on the spies, appendages, and tail fin being a darker shade and the snout and eyestalks being a lighter shade.

Asquablians reproduce quickly and efficiently, with eggs being laid and hatching in only two weeks. The young Asquablians fully mature even quicker in only one year's time. Over the course of an Asquablian's 70 year lifespan, they may reproduce up to 1500 times if they are particularly active. Their is only minor differences between the males and females, the main being that female Asquablians have long tails.

## Society and culture

Due to their quick reproductive nature, Asquablian relationships with their families are practically nonexistent, with the parents leaving their young to fend for themselves mere days after hatching. Only 50% of Asquablian young survive their first year, after which they begin to reproduce themselves.

Asquablians are a socially-isolated species, with most members being loners who prefer their own company, an option that is often needed for their mental well-being. This preference is often seen as aggressive, making Asquablian particularly unpopular. Besides this, Asquablians can grow to build relationships if their needs are maintained.

Despite Asquablian culture on Asquable being disorganized, Asquablians were able to develop average levels technologies allowing them to spread across the galaxy. Asquablians share their name with their main language, Asquablian. Asquablian is mainly only used by the Asquablian race.

## History

The Asquablian first evolved on the planet Asquable, developing from a fully aquatic creature with six fins. Over millions of years, these fins developed into the Asquablian's four legs and two arms. Due to their introvertive nature, Asquablian society never progressed beyond periodic meet and greets, despite this, the Asquablian were somehow able to develop space travel by around 5,000 YBO.

The Asquablians made contact with OGC during the Western Expansions in 1,748 YAO, after which they were inducted as members, and began to spread throughout the western galaxy.

The Asquablians have maintained their minimal presence in galactic politics with a Rector and at one point, two Parsons. Besides this Asquablians stay relatively isolated to their homeworld and OGC outposts near Asquable.

## Asquablians in the galaxy

The Asquablians can be commonly found in the western OGC, but are scarce elsewhere. This is due to the species' preference to be left alone, unfortunately, this preference is often seen as aggressive, making Asquablian particularly unpopular in the public eye. Asquablians are typically alone, with small friend groups at most. Asquablians stay relatively isolated to their homeworld and OGC outposts near Asquable.

Asquablians are useful due to their extra limbs, making them good at mobile jobs such as soldiers or deliverers. Asquablians that work for the OGC tend to be located at the outer edge of the known galaxy, often keeping an eyestalk on Dead Space.