Lub

The **Lub** are a race of biped avians from the planet Lub. Lub are distinguished by their bioluminescent postules on their heads and tails. As a species, the Lub value democracy, creating many alliances and being one of the founding members of the OGC. Lub are one of the most common races throughout the galaxy. Despite being colorblind, Lub showcase a proefficientness with art, creating uniquely styled work.

## Biology and appearance

The Lub are a race of biped avians from the planet Lub. As a bombid, Lub possess a bipedal stance, with two legs, two arms, and a head on top of an extended neck. Lub are flightless, forgoing their wings for arms. Though their arms are covered in a coat of feathers, the legs are featherless and extended, like many other avian species. The Lub's body ends with a puffy tail, which showcases the Lub's signature postules. Lub are usually 1.3 meters tall, and are lightweight, only weighing eight kilograms.

The Lub's small head sits on top of an elongated neck. Their chin has a small wattle. The Lub's beak is small as well, only designed for swallowing insects. The Lub possess two small, beady eyes that are pure black in color. Lub are colorblind. At the top of the Lub's crown is an arrangement of feathers that displays the Lub's head postules. The Lub's postules are bioluminescent, glowing in a white light in dark locations. The glowing orbs grow from a series of elastic stems that are unique for each individual Lub.

Lubs have four-fingered hands with claws, styled after the typical avian feet, which the Lub also possess. Likely due to their color blindness, Lubs lack any sort of vibrant coloring, having a white coat of feathers, their postules being gray and glowing white, and even their legs and beak only being a dim orange color. The Lub's feather are fluffy and loose, making Lub prone to preening themselves.

Like most avian species, the Lub hatch from eggs. Unlike their parents, Lub eggs are bright yellow and neon blue, likely to blend in with the colored trees of their homeworld. Lub chicks are squat and fat creatures, and gain the extended neck, long limbs, and the Lub's graceful trot when they reach maturity at eight years of age. The main part that changes over the course of a Lub's 65 year lifespan is the wattle, which never stops growing meaning larger wattles are seen as a sign of wisdom.

Like most species, the Lub have two sexes that are assigned at birth. Though both sexes have their postules, male Lubs typically have longer postule stalks for mating purposes.

## Society and culture

Lub society is a full democracy, run by a parliament. All matters of the public are decided by a public vote, with intercourse in between. Due to the peaceful nature of their society, Lub were able to develop space travel fairly quickly. Lub culture values democracy, with the species attempting to develop a relationship with nearby civilizations even before they founded the OGC. Lub remain at the forefront for almost all diplomatic operations, operating as the "spoke species" for the OGC.

Another thing the Lub value is form, with most Lub showcasing a proefficientness with art, creating uniquely styled work. However, since the Lub are colorblind, this artwork often is only is shades of grey, giving them a dull appearance. The Lub's fondness for form originated with their nest-building. This has carried on with Lub art and architecture, with flowing shapes and stylized forms. Lub's cities feature towering curved towers and public art pieces at every corner. This makes travel in Lub cities surreal, due to their colorless, but stylized design.

The Lub's main language is Lubble, a chirp sounding speech with short burst of speech. Lubble has become the unofficial "relations language" because of the Lub's prominence in most diplomatic events.

## History

The Lub originally evolved on the planet Lub, evolving from a small flying bird species. The first signs of sapience began to show when the Lub's ancestors began to create more intricate nests, which soon evolved to full blown structures. Eventually one city decided to explore the rest of the planet, contacting the other Lub, and establishing world peace.

The Lub were able to develop space travel fairly quickly and begin their exploration of the cosmos. Upon making contact with nearby civilizations, the Lub would extend their borders, becoming allies after sending diplomats.

The Lub Republic first made contact with the Bombus Empire around forty YBO, after extensive negotiations, the Outer Galaxy Coalition was first created. Both governments merged and pooled their resources into the nearby planet of Osayr, creating the galactic center and capital of the OGC, with the Lub Republic and their own allies becoming the first members. The creation of the OGC at 0 YBO marked the beginning of a new era, with the Lub leading the forefront.

Over the course of the OGC's two thousand years of existence, the Lub, along with the Bombus, have remained the primary participators in the government, leading the expansions and negotiations. Lub has had a Rector since the beginning, and over two hundred Parsons have been Lub. Most notably, Parson Twee Citalla was able to stave off galactic civil war with an illegal mission to the Tridesxt Belt for the Coalition, Oubdis Treaty.

## Lub in the galaxy

As the founding species of the Outer Galaxy Coalition, the most powerful governmental force in the galaxy, Lub are one of the most common species in the galaxy with numbers right behind the Bombus. Lubs are easy to find at every governmental institution or diplomatic hub. Lub remain at the forefront for almost all diplomatic operations, operating as the "spoke species" for the OGC. The Lub's language, Lubble, has become the unofficial "relations language" because of the Lub's prominence in most diplomatic events.

Lub rarely work in violent careers, opting for governmental or overseeing jobs. Due to their artistic eye, most of the famous artists of the galaxy are Lub.