Phicar

The **Phicar** are a race of stubby mammalian bipeds native to the planet Phica. The Phicar are nearly blind, only being able to see low-light levels, such as those emitted by their bioluminescent head stalks. Phicar mainly sense the environment with their sensitive facial whiskers. The Phicar are an intelligent and preservative race, headlining the ecology movements across the galaxy and creating many of the widely used eco-friendly technologies.

## Biology and appearance

The Phicar are a race of stubby, mammalian bipeds native to the planet Phica. Phicar have a near-bombid frame with two short legs, two arms, and one large head that takes up the majority of the torso. Their limbs are short and stubby with the arms being completely incapable of bending. Because of the bodily layout, Phicar rarely ever need to eat, and sleep for extended periods. Phicar have a noticeable back hump where the essential organs are located. Counting the head stalk, Phicar are 1.15 meters in height, and weigh 19 kilograms on average.

The Phicar have a wide mouth that can barely open. Two large incisor teeth buck out of the mouth, that are used for digging tunnels. Phicar have a small snout with two miniscule nostrils. Multiple whiskers emerge from the sides. These whiskers are their primary sensory organs, with Phicar brushing them against surfaces as a way to sense the environment. Above the snout, Phicar have two large eyes. The black pupils are extremely dilated, making it seem like they take up the whole eye. These eyes are nearly blind and can only faintly see specific low-light levels. Above the eyes, there is two small brows and two folded ears that poke out from either side. Most notably, the scalp extends into a head stalk, that bends over with a bioluminescent end. This bioluminescence not only attracts small arthropods that help to feed the Phicar, but it also emits the light levels that they are capable of seeing, giving the Phicar limited eyesight through their narrow tunnels.

The Phicar's two flipper-like arms are nearly useless, being incapable of bending and only having two non-opposable digits. The paws have three opposable toes. The Phicar's skin is pale purple in color, while a thin coat of purple fur covers the body. There is darker colorations in the fur on the stomach.

Phicar pups are laid in litters of up to eighteen. These young mature at the age of 18 while the adults can live up to 70 years. Phicar pups lack any limbs and their head stalk is merely a glowing stub, meaning the pups are completely helpless and must be cared for for the first five years of their lives. These traits grow over the course of adolescence. The differences between the sexes is minimal.

## Society and culture

Phicar are an intelligent and preservative race. Because of this, Phica has become an ecological haven, being the birth place of many eco-friendly technologies that are used across the galaxy. The creations of the Phicar serve to help the creatures of various planets or to help other sentient species. Because of their blindness, Phicar prefer darker areas.

Phicar burrows are composed of a complex labyrinth of tunnels narrow enough for a Phicar to brush against both sides at once. These tunnels lead to a series of "ante-chambers" that serve as the public gathering places for the entire burrow. All the Phicar share these chamber as sleeping quarters, dining areas, and intermingling meeting areas. Phicar societies rarely breaches the surface in an attempt to preserve the ecology of the surface. The burrows are led by an "Organismo", a male Phicar who is selected through tests of endurance on the surface.

Phicar mainly speak Phican, a language primarily only used by the Phicar themselves.

## History

The Phicar first evolved from a burrowing predator on the planet Phica. After developing sentience and space travel, the Phicar developed their current societal goals upon the collapse of the ecosystem on Hico, Phica's moon, after extensive mining.

Around 350 YAO, the Phicar, despite their reservations, were inducted as members of the Oubdis Alliance. The Phicar agreed to help the development of it's various corporations' technologies in exchange for the expansion of its ecological programs. Thanks to the Phicar, the development of the sanctuary planet program in the Alliance was undergone.

Since then, the Phicar have spread across the galaxy. The Phicar remain a part of the Oubdis Alliance with a Shareholder on the board. The Phicar have managed to gain influence in the OGC as well, headlining many developments in the lower known galaxy.

## Phicar in the galaxy

Phicar are a common race throughout the galaxy. Though they are most common in the Oubdis Alliance, they can be found in the OGC and elsewhere. The staff on almost all sanctuary planets is Phicar. Phicar also make up the majority of ICA Force, helping many planets who undergo calamities.

In the Alliance and out, Phicar most often work in scientific jobs, as research and studiers. Outside of that, many Phicar work in the medical industry, either in the ICA Force or simply as medicians.