Pa'Li

**Physical appearance and biology** - Pa'li anatomy is structurally no different from that of homo sapiens, but several superficial characteristics are radically divergent. Most prominently, their skin pigmentation is expressed mostly in grey, blue, and purple tones, ranging from rich shades composed of those colors to extreme paleness. Pa'li skin also presents an otherworldly subcutaneous glow which flows in regular organic patterns. The irises of their eyes are strongly luminescent, and take on a greater variety of vivid colors than typical human eyes, ranging from sharp blues and greens to bright red and orange, or even shining purple or silver. Their hair also grows naturally in bright, dramatic colors, and even when dark or muted it typically shows colorful undertones.

**Society and Culture** - The Nomads society is run by a council of the three castes. Each caste within the Nomad society has a specific task that they do in addition to combating the Hive. The Warlock caste is the Diplomatic and Religious caste. The Warlocks appear to be the leaders of the Nomads but they are not. The Hunter caste are the Intelligence and recon branch of the Nomad society. Finally the Titans are the military strength of the Nomads society. Titans usually get the best weapons and armour before the other two castes. Though the nomads fight for peace on their planet especially with the hive a constant threat. they are not beyond using violence to solve societal issues. as such they have developed a deep respect for the "gladitorial" games that pit groups of champions against each other in non lethal combat (given the societies declining population). Any nomad that enters the champion's training system would be trained to near perfection in the art of martial arts and weapons handling. By the age of 15 all nomad children are expected to have attended at least two years of champion Crucible which in comparison is like taking 3 years of starfleet academy security combat training with the cirriculum leaning heavily on hand to hand and individual weapons training that fits the caste the "cadet" was born from. For example a hunter born champion would receive training exclusively for hunter weapons. Crucible champions are the champions of the nomad people, exemplars of the highest aspects of their race. After the two years it was the Nomads decision if they wished to continue for the next 8 years.

The Nomads, or Pa'li, have an automated droid or Exo-Pa'Li that is an Artificial Intelligence.

**The Crucible.**

The Crucible is the Nomad version of a military school. It is divided into three different 'academies' which are Melee Battler, school of Titans, Melee Horizon, School of Hunters, and Arcana Temple, School of Warlocks. Each academy focuses on their specific area of specialty, however at the beginning of each year there is a grand melee where all the schools fight to show which caste has the main voice of the Nomads for the next ten years. During the Melee it is not uncommon for Fireteams to form and continue throughout the ten years per class. This shows a societial unison to combat the societies enemies.

**Technology compared to the Federation**: Though they've developed similar warp drive technology to the federation. Their ship operate via a gravity drive. They have not mastered anti-matter which prevents them from using heavier weaponry such as photon torpedoes, therefore their projectile weapons are that of the NX-era vessels. Their energy weapons are around TOS Era Starfleet.

**Disposition**: (to the other races in the Outback) : Nomads are standoffish and resemble baseline humans, Although living in the Void has given them some unique abilities.

**Combat Ability**: Nomads have a various set of skills when it comes to combat. They also have tech that to others appears to be magic.

**Resources**: The planet The Nomads inhabit has a rich source of Dilithium. The moon has a good suppy of Duranium.