Nuurians

> *A race of pale beings, very similar to us and who call themselves the Nuur or the people of Anuur, their homeworld. They are bipedal and smart, strong, big and impresive creatures; very smart and advanced in many ways, they tend to reject war when it can be avoided. They have been able to mix with us, and have been friendly to humanity ever since we stablished contact. However, the nuurians can be known as well to be very secretive in their ways, so caution while proceeding with them is strongly adviced*" **- Olga Garmendia, Xeno-species expert from the Intergalactic Federation.**
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The Nuurians are a race, located in the Herschel Space and native to the planet of Anuur in Kevenam. Most Nuurian worlds lie within the two major Nuurian nations: The Nuurian Federation and The Lordship of Nuur.  Template:!Species

It is an advance race, but lies within the limits of the known Herschel Cluster of Galaxies. They are said to have extremely flexible genetics. They are masters of it and are commonly known as ***"Flesh Crafters"*** althought this term is usually pejorative.

While the Traditionalist used a voting system, in which conservatives and anti-tech parties rule supreme in the parlament, the Lordship is divided into 10 ministries: *The Science and Technology Ministry, the Economics and Production Ministry, the Education Ministry, the Preservation Ministry, the Health Ministry, the Building Ministry, the Society and Cultural Ministry, the Military Ministry,* *The Diplomacy Ministry* and *the Colonization and Exploration Ministry*.

They are related to the Luunan, a mixed race of Nuurians and Humans who mostly live in the border worlds between Nuurian space and the Intergalactic Federation as a result of contact between both races. Some Nuurian worlds have joined the Intergalactic Federation and the United Alliance.

Some have speculated that life from other corners of the cosmos may have arrived from Anuur, but this has not been proven. The genetical affinity between Nuurians and Humans may have been the result of genetic engineering over millennia over their bodies, which has made them very much adaptative to alien genetics. The Nuurians are an old race, older than Humanity but have not been so keen on expansion and have been conservative into doing so, as they had fear to encounter advance and posibly dangerous species out there.

## Description

They are of a white color, with rather small heads and strong bodies. Their upper torso is usually very strong and they have hands shaped as claws.  It seems they are as well viviparus as humans are. However, their delivery is easy. Male and females are very similar with little to no dimorphism. Their "hair" is more a creatine like structure, that in some it is represented as horns, while in others as a more membranous crust, that protects their back neck and seems to have been useful in water ambiances.

## Government and Nations

Nuurians are divided into two systems: **The Traditionalists** and **The Lordships**.

### The Nuurian Federation

The first, ***the*** ***Traditionalists*** follow traditions and are not very much into mechanical technology. They have focus themselves on biological advancements (Such as flesh-made spaceships) and have a democratic approach to rule. The Old Religions have a strong presence. They are grouped together in the Nuurian Federation.

### The Lordship of Nuur

***The Lordships*** are a way more technocratic society and rule is given to those more capable in terms of knowledge in their field of expertise, that act with total power over their followers who put their trust and wellbeing into their hands. Power is given to those more prepared. Their nation is known as the Lordship of Nuur.

Both nations have been at war numerous times but nowadays have a joined alliance against their common enemy, the Hwila. While currently at peace with them, several wars between Nuurians and Hwila have been taking place over the millennia. Currently a cold war between Hwila and Nuurians is taking place supporting minor species conflicts within each other's territories.

### **State Divitions**

#### *Nuurian Federated States*

* ***The Association of Anuur***

Made out of *Anuur* and its most loyal colonies, *Meshuur* and *Inku*, it comprises the Homeworld of the Nuurian species as well as the Capital of the Nuurian Federation. It is one of the most densely populated areas within the Federation. It is the cultural center of the species.

* ***The Triple Nuurian Coalition***

Three heavy populated worlds with common grounds united, alonside their colonies to form a coalition, that set the bases for the Federation. Formed out of three worlds, *Linku*, *Fuundar* and*Teluun.*

* ***The Akinur Democracy***

A state based on pacifists. The Akinur state is one of the founding nations of the Federation. They are centered around several colonies which were bounded together through democratic values. They are the least religious but arent against it at all. Some of the worlds in the Akinur democracy were visited by Unionist missionaries and gave rise to the Nuurian Theocracy.

* ***Theocracy of Keelur***

A theocracy based on the Tel-Naamism religion. This oligarchy is based with the cult of the main deities.

* ***Shwuunic Alliance***

An alliance of planets, all of which have in common that they profess Shwuunism.

* ***The Haagu Republic***

A merchantile deeply religious and traditionalist state. Many cultures and religions are mixed in here. Most of it descends from the joined colinization of the Federation as a whole, where members of the other states (which are monolithic culturally for the most part) were allowed to send colonies. Due to this, the new colonization frontier was organized and jointly decided to declare state status, forming the Haagu Republic, making it the youngest state in the Nuurian federation.

* ***The Ikla Compound***

United by the power of Iklanism, this state of the federation is united through the Iklanism religion.

* ***The Nuurian Theocracy***

The Nuurians are the only alien species to have embraced the Unionist religion after Unionist Humans and Nuurians mixed together in the World of Jakubar. Here both groups mixed and the Unionist parasyte was integrated into the Nuurians, something some powerful factions within the Union claim as blasfemous while others cheer about. Jakubar was colonized by Nuurians and soon visited by Unionists from pro-xeno factions, who arrived to do active proselitism of the Unionist faith to them, successfully achieving so. This gave birth to a set of worlds of Nuurians and Luunans converting to the Unionist faith.

* ***The Wekluu Dominion***

The smaller of the states within the Federation. It is based on the Wekluunism, a fanatic religion based on the teachings of a holly profet. They are considered to be the most ferocious and warrior-like out of all the religions within the federation (except for the Tel Naamism worshippers of War Gods).

#### *Lorship of Nuur Spaces*

* ***Nuur Space Region***

The capital space, it hold the planet of Nuur where it all arose and that holds the "Center of Guidance", where all the ministries reunite. It is also home to the Lord Ruler, known as "*Nikluu Ehakle*" usually chosen through a complex system. It is by far the most important and one of the most populated Spaces in the whole nation. The Pact of Nuur gave rise to the nation. Nuur was one of the first colonies to be founded by the Nuurians and thus holds a special place among Nuurians. Those in the Nuurian Federation just think Nuur needs to convert and embrace the traditions, leaving behind it technological drive.

* ***Anklu Space Region***

Home to the Preservation Ministry. With its regional capital of Anklu. It is based on preserving whatever the Nuurians have ever created for eternity, or as long as possible, even to the point of outliving their own civilization for millions of years before they are gone. All cultural aspects of society, including entertainment are made here.

* ***Feer'sku Space Region***

Govern by the Science and Technology Ministry, who's seat is on Planet Ferku. The capital planet gives rise to the entire space area as it was as well the center of colonization of this region. The center of innovation of the nation it holds massive technological and research facilities.

* ***Lokanu Space Region***

Home to the Economics Ministry, named after the Lokanu world. A center of commerce within the entire Lorship. One of the largest space regions, it is focus on banking, trading, stock exchange, financial assets of any kind, manufacturing and transportation. It is located very close to the center of the Lorship and is heavily populated.

* ***Mikuuklu Space Region***

Home to the Society Ministry.

* ***Talkuuk Space Region***

Its the seat of the Education Ministry. Most of this Space is focus on the education of the population with massive centers of studies and holding all the universities in the Lorship. This Space Region is rather small.

* ***Saanu Space Region***

Home to the Colonization and Exploration Ministry seat. In charge of taking care of most of the colonization of frontier worlds, looking for settlers and manufacturing the large colony ships and other equipments needed for that. They are also in charge of charting most of known space, send space probe missions and exploration groups to unknown areas or areas known but not in depth, for colonization or scientifical reasons.

## Religions

Five major religions are known to be spread all over the Nuurian territories. Minor religions exist, but none as important as this five. Most of their followers are centered inside the Traditionalists, the Nuurian Federation. The Lordship however, has somehow limited the amount and expantion of religions within their borders.

 File:Nuurian art deity.jpg  **Shwuunism**

It is a religion who considers live as sacred and the Universe as one single living entity, a god, known as Shwuu. They considered this entity to be their father, their figure and protector, seeder of life. Followed by the Chaos, who isnt a god but the absence of Shwuu doings. They worship this being in a similar way as the monotheistic religions of Humanity.

**Tel-Naamism**

Tel-Naam is a religion of polyteistic nature. They worship gods of several forms, and based themselves on the hidden forces of the natural world, this includes the physical forces, and the living things. The religion is focus as well on the worship of Flames and Brightness and a set of Phylosophies.

**Iklanism**

This religion is a dual worship of deities. The Chaotic Deities, and the Creation deities who are considered to be in an eternal fight of eternal destruction and creation and this includes all aspects of things. Change is the real god, and is considered to be a fluid being, a bodiless creature.

**Wekluunism**

A very hardcore and strict religion, it is based on the worship of Neyelu, a Nuurian prophet that relies on a set of religious texts and bases itself on strict routines and phylosophies that promote a strict hierarchical society and a worship of spirits.

**The Unionist Religion**

Mostly followed by the Nuurian Theocracy and many Luunans, it is mostly practiced within this nation and rejected by many Nuurians outside of it, as it is seen as a foreign religion, considered to take their own will out. It is regarded as a disease rather than an actual religion or cult by other nuurians. The religions is known as ***Kuulism*** by the Nuurians.

## Territories

Native to Kevenam, they do have expanded over the Nuurian Region, also called "***Ukuurken Region***" by the Nuurians. This places them close to the Morsan Region (Belonging to the Intergalactic Federation of Lewis), the Unionist territory of the Dilbili Nebula and not far from the Imperial lands knowns as the Thisbe Region and the Larissa Region. They share Kevenam with Humans and other species. While they have acted as a loose sort of guidance towards other minor Xeno-nations and civilizations inside their borders, they tend to simply ignore them and allow their own develloppement.