Autumnian

**Autumnians** were a sentient species native to the planet Autumnia. They were sometimes mistaken as humans due to their similar appearances. Many Autumnians were naturally-born pacifists and managed to get by without much use of magic.

## Biology and Appearance

The Autumnians were extremely similar to humans in regards to their physical biology, with only a few distinctions. This was due to their mixed ancestry, as the Autumnians were a product of human-Antumbrian hybridization. As a result, many Autumnians easily resembled humans. The Autumnians were distinguishable by their tanned, red-tinted skin, their slightly-pointed ears, and for their ability to be born with red-colored eyes and white hair. Most Autumnians had very poor magic conductivity and often had difficulty utilizing the magic arts as a result.

Male Autumnians tended to be much hairier than their female counterparts. In general, the Autumnians had the capability to reproduce with humans and other sentient humanoid species.

## Society and Culture

Above all else, what Autumnian society valued the most was keeping the peace. Because of its history of wars thousands of years prior to the Modern Era, the Autumnians strived to ascertain such acts of war would never happen again. As a result, the Autumnians had a reputation as naturally-born pacifists. This way of pacifism was so prevalent throughout Autumnian society that the government on Autumnia did not have a proper global police force, but rather militias exclusive to individual towns, made up of members of the community. Rarely did Autumnia see much crime at all for this very reason. The happiness and well being of others was held to a high respect amongst Autumnians.

Many Autumnian first names and surnames had the suffix *-os*, with names like Igetis Machitikos, Syn Trofos, and Elefa Theros. While their home planet was an autumnal paradise, the Autumnians preferred to wear clothing easy to breathe through. Thick cloaks and coats were made for the slightly colder periods and areas on the planet.

### Before Global Unification

Before Autumnia fully united as a single entity, the Autumnians were rather hostile to others from different clans. Similar to the Antumbrians, the Autumnians had a fierce warrior spirit that they have since lost after the planet was unified and cultural values gradually shifted towards pacifism.

## History

### Colonization of Autumnia

The initial colonization of the planet Autumnia by human and Antumbrian settlers happened at an unspecified date, though long before the Artifice Wars. It was unknown what happened during this time period, but eventually the population of human/Antumbrian mixed ancestry had no access to space travel for eons. Remnants of the settlers of old were discovered by Autumnians in later eras, although they were unable to decide what to make of these remnants of the past as they had no recollection of interstellar travel at that point.

### Division of the Home Planet

For the longest time before the 11th century ASA, the planet of Autumnia was completely divided into different clans, some warring against one another and others that formed alliances, which would both rise and fall as time went on. With this being said, the Autumnians did not participate in the Artifice Wars, as there was no united global entity that existed at the time powerful enough to make much of a galactic impact.

### The Autumn Wars

Tensions heightened 1040 ASA when the Autumn Wars ravaged Autumnia. Many of the planet's clans by now had either died off or combined with other clans to become bigger and stronger. All of the different clans of Autumnia primarily fought over resources and territories. These clans clashed with one another for years until 1063 ASA. The wars lasted a total of twenty-three years, and much blood was shed. It was these events that acted as a catalyst for Autumnian pacifism.

### Global Unification

After the Autumn Wars, a miraculous peace treaty was signed between the different clans of Autumnia. The Autumnians were exhausted from fighting and wanted to put an end to all conflict on the planet, which resulted in the unification of the planet's clans and their transition into becoming the Autumnian Parliament. Not too long after, the Autumnians joined the Galactic Embassy.