Elbaari

The Elbaari are a species from the planet Abaaru in the Eelaa-Buraan System, they are known for their multiple holidays and celebrations, but are also known as hard-workers and honest tradespeople.

#### **Sociology**

Like Braxans they seem to have similar social habits to Humans, Elbaari drink a lot of water because of their
relatively dry homeworld, and they love to drink alcohol almost as much as Humans or even the Krann. They have 42 holidays in a single Abaaru year, which
is around three quarters an Earth year, although to make up for it they have
much more stamina than most Humans and working 10 hours or more is no problem
for them, working just as hard as they play and take partying and working all
in their stride.

The Elbaari traditionally wear “*saraash”,* leather or elasticised cloth
scarves or turban-like headwear that as well as “naari”, neckbands that often
denote family or, more commonly, the province they were born in. This clothing
can be many colours and some have a round metal centrepiece with various
decretive styles etched in to them and in the military saraash headwear were
decorated accordingly to indicate rank.

The biggest export from Abaaru is the bolaana;
a squash-like vegetable, some species of the plant are known for its naturally
fermented alcoholic juices. The production of alcoholic beverages and stews made
from the various alcoholic and non-alcoholic species of bolaana are favoured by
many species across the galaxy and bolaa, a beer made from the vegetable, has
become highly lucrative for the Elbaari.

The
Elbaari are a species, like Humans and Braxans, that have a neo population and they have been
held as superheroes and villains for centuries. During the early years of their
society, neoelbaari were seen as witches, but not as persecuted as neohumans
during such times, were held with a certain amount of respect and curiosity,
although perhaps not quite the celebrity status of Braxan neos, a great deal of
the non-neo population of Abaaru did not trust their kind in the wake of
supervillainy. After the study of genetics and the advent of superheroism a
public factor, the world became obsessed with them, often holding powered
superpowered duels and neo-inspired sports, perhaps in an effort to calm public
hysteria and get as much powered criminals off the streets. Recently the number
of neoelbaari has dropped slightly, but one city on Abaaru, known as Naarel, is
known to have an almost 91% neo population and accounts for almost 78% of the
entire species’ neos. Naarel was a normal city like any other until it became a
centre for neo research and education 200 years ago, raising the neoelbaari
population dramatically.

#### **Appearance and Physiology**

Elbaari are tall and thin beings
with tan orange to pale yellow skin. They have elongated heads and are hairless.
They can have brownish auburn, yellowish orange or red eyes, although flicks of
green or white are also not uncommon.

They have a highly-complex jaw system that has stretched into a trunk ending in a small beak to allow their ancestors drink from small, natural, water-filled wells in the ground or holes in hard nolaana trees and today the Elbaari have still have this adaption. They also have a very long tongue that can detect minute amounts of flavor.

Elbaari are highly dependent on liquids a
lot more than solids and over their evolution, developed a high resistance to
alcohol and ethanol found in natural abundance within certain vegetables and
roots, notably the bolaana.

They are much weaker than Humans are
because of their planet's lower gravity but are said to have a much better
sense of taste and smell and have a much greater stamina level able to handle longer
periods of exercise.

The Elbaari are not capable of tolerating
temperatures lower than 8 degrees without serious discomfort.

#### **Technology**

Elbaari are around 250 years behind the technological developments of Humans and build
saucer and disk-shaped starships.

They are known for their microthruster
and jetstream technology, while they also use antigravity systems, jetsream
tech still remains popular for smaller craft and serves as manoeuvring thrusters
making their starships and aircraft particularly agile.

#### **History**

Much of their
history before the Two Centuries War  is
still relatively unknown. It is not thought the Zelturian Empire saw any
interest in Abaaru.

During their early days of space travel
the Elbaari cruiser Alburaa Baasa received a distress signal from the first
manned Shralatarian hyperspace test vessel the Mellus. The Mellus had become
trapped in the gravity well of a nearby gas giant and it was pulling them in.
Any later and the Mellus would have never been seen of again.

When the Alburaa Baasa took the crew back
to Bashalara the Elbaari were hailed as saviours and the two species became
great allies for centuries.

However in 3000 a trade-war between the
two over sudden tariffs placed on the bolaana vegetable due to a recent drought
loomed over their relations.

The Shralatarian had been importing the
vegetable for centuries for free and they had created major business across the
galaxy making alcoholic food and drink. The Bolaa company, who made the beer so
popular, was partly created and owned by the Shralatarian and one of the first
cooperatives of the two species. This put enormous strain on the company and
several blockades were administered to stop Shralatarian freighters shipping
the last of the veg to Bashalara, where the Bolaa HQ was based.

After disgruntled, out-of-work Bolaa
employees planted several bombs in Elbaari freighters as they returned from
their last shipment from Bashalara, resulting in aggression from the Elbaari.

Short battles played on the edge of the
Abaaru System that became known as the Bolaana Wars but the battles were
quickly ended after Confederacy diplomats came to an agreement to help replant
bolaana, and the Andarian colony of Baris became a host for this plantation and
the new Bolaa HQ.