Quesarid

**Quesarids** (Ques kesarida), endonymically called Kesardi'or (Singular: Kesardi), are an endangered humanoid species that live solely on the planet of Veridia (or taKesardi'psa). Their population has dropped radically ever since the Quesarid Genocide. They are intelligent, similar to that of Humans, but are much less advanced and have not discovered, nor been allowed by the Terrans to, space travel.

**Quesarids** originally lived in their own dwellings and had unique architecture, but have since been forced to live in slums by the Terrans.

## Physical Features

### Appearance

**Quesarid** males used to be between 1.7 and 2.0 metres tall and weigh 63 to 80 kg with females between 1.6 and 1.8 metres tall and weighing between 60 and 78 kg; but during the Quesarid Genocide many of the strongest and tallest **Quesarids** were targeted, this led to a decrease in the average heights and weights of both genders. They have two pairs of eyes, each pair is usually a different colour although there have been rare cases where they had all four eyes the same colour, eye colours are typically blue, red, green, or purple, but black, white, and orange have been seen rarely. They have larger mouths than Humans and smaller ears and noses, their eyes are about the same size as Humans' although slightly smaller and slanted more. They have a main endoskeleton, as well as smaller exoskeletons on their knees, palms, and elbows; their exoskeletons are usually painted red, blue, or green as a form of decoration.

### Diet

**Quesarids** are omnivorous with a favour for plants, they are usually fed by Humans though which means they have a very similar diet to humans and have lost much of their cultural cuisine.

## Culture and Society

**Quesarid** culture was vast and highly unique, but has been mostly lost after years of assimilation and of course the Genocide.

### Architecture

Not many records were kept on **Quesarid** architecture, but many of the original explorers remarked about how intricate it was and how they integrated natural elements as well as unnatural elements. They also had a large sense of community and usually lived in sprawling towns and cities, we don't know anything about their society or hierarchy unfortunately.

### Language

Their language is endangered, only being spoken by about 60% of **Quesarids**, we do not have any records of it or any attempts of deciphering it, so if it were to die we would have no way of bringing it back like we did with Latin.

### Cuisine

As with most other parts of **Quesarid** culture, we do not know much about their traditional cuisine, but they seem to have a preference towards eating plants and having meat as a side dish for the main course, sort of the opposite of how Humans typically have meat as the primary part of their meal.

## Interactions with Other Species

### Humans

Humans and **Quesarids** first came into contact when Humans landed on Veridia for the first time with an exploration mission, the early explorers got along nicely with the **Quesarids** but didn't keep many records of their initial interactions, as Humans continued to send explorers and colonisers to Veridia and began to settle there relations turned hostile, with some **Quesarid** cities openly attacking Human settlers, but those early attackers were quickly dealt with and nothing came of it. After the Terran Federation officially took control of Veridia, they took over almost all of the **Quesarid** cities and turned them into new cities for Humans, making **Quesarids** second-class citizens. Many **Quesarids** were outraged with this and a little while after the Terrans' administration was fully set up, the May Uprising occurred.

#### May Uprising

The May Uprising was a long and hard battle, with Guerrilla **Quesarid** soldiers being highly trained in fighting locally, but the more advanced Terrans were eventually able to squash the rebellion, but in retaliation they began the Quesarid Genocide, and killed 67% of the native population, leaving **Quesarid** culture and traditions nearly eradicated and causing lasting impacts on their species.