Dallbash

The **Dallbash** are a large race of mammalians from the planet Dasher. A pinniped-like species, the Dallbash have multiple layers of fat along with six articulated flippers. Their frozen homeworld of Dasher creates large amounts of trade due to the valuable pearls in the water and gas frozen in the glaciers, making the Dallbash a rich and powerful culture. Dallbash culture values monetary gain to the point that many Dallbash undertake illegal endeavors in the underground.

## Biology and appearance

The Dallbash are a large race of mammalians from the planet Dasher. The Dallbash body is round, with multiple layers of fat. The Dallbash have six tentacle-like flippers that function as both arms and legs as well as a short tail at the rear. The entire torso acts a neck leading up to the Dallbash's small head. The fat layers fold over each other and act as insulation. Dallbash are large, being 2.7 meters tall and weighing on average 680 kilograms, though some individuals can weigh up to 840 kilograms.

The Dallbash's small head lacks any ears or other appendages. The mouth is a small muzzle with a cleft palate that overhangs over the maw. Despite not being able to easily see, the Dallbash have 14 large, flat teeth, useful for grinding meats and plants. The Dallbash's black, beady eyes have noticeably large lids. There are whiskers on the nose and above the brow.

The Dallbash's flippers are boneless, acting more like the tentacles of a cephalopod rather than the flippers of a pinniped. These flippers split in half at the front into two "fingers". The flippers act as arms and legs, being capable of supporting a Dallbash's weight as well as being able to grasp and manipulate objects. The tail is also split like the flippers, but are functionally useless. Dallbash have tan skin with a brown coat of fur that covers their whole body. The lower half of the head and portions of the fat layers lack any fur.

Dallbash live a longer lifespan than average, at 120 years, and reproduce rarely, usually only once in their lifetime. Dallbash give birth to only one young at a time, which mature at the age of 25 years. Like most mammalian species, female Dallbash possess six enlarged mammary glands and female reproductional organs whilst males have male reproductional organs and more body fat. Male Dallbash are also typically larger and possess larger sets of whiskers that can be styled as facial hair. Because of the fat layers, Dallbash can survive in extreme cold environments as well as a one month period without eating.

## Society and culture

Dallbash have a "survival of the fittest" oriented culture, with the culture valuing gain and rewarding those who succeed. This gives the Dallbash a self-centered nature, giving them an overall image as a selfish species. The Dallbash's craving for monetary gains makes them pursue wealth through any means necessary, meaning that many Dallbash pursue unscrupulous activates in the underground.

The valuable resources of their homeworld, Dasher, allows the Dallbash to constantly maintain their trade routes with other civilizations, which makes Dallbash outposts hubs of trade and commerce.

Though Dallbash civilization is spread out, the technologies are below average level, with the more advanced technologies being bought from other races. Dallbash villages are elaborately carved from the glaciers of Dasher, decorated with the various sea life from below.

The main language spoken by the Dallbash is called Hnumgth, which is exclusively used by Dallbash and Dallbash companies.

## History

The Dallbash first evolved on the planet Dasher from an aquatic pinniped-like species. The species began to develop technology beginning with their first encounter with an unknown species of traders who saw the value in the gas frozen in the glaciers of the planet. Thanks to the trade of the valuable gas and the pearls found in Dasher's oceans, the Dallbash gained large amounts of wealth, letting them buy space travel early from the more advanced civilization.

Even before their planet was first catalogued by the OGC during the Western Expansions, the Dallbash managed to make contact and become members nearly a thousand years earlier at 763 YAO. The species has spread across the galaxy due to their wealth of trading opportunities, making them well-known as a "rich" species.

The Dallbash remain part of the OGC and the Oubdis Alliance with representation in both governmental bodies. Multiple CCOs and Parsons have been Dallbash, with the species having enormous sway in politics due to their wealth and influence. Dallbash are often the investors behind most major galactic events, being the ones fund the entire enterprise.

## Dallbash in the galaxy

The Dallbash are a well-known species due to their wealth and influence. Even though they are well-known and recognizable, Dallbash are a rare sight due to their reluctance for reproduction and the fact that most Dallbash are rich and rarely venture out. Dallbash can be found all across the OGC and Oubdis Alliance, and even can be found leading gangs in the Unclaimed Regions.

The Dallbash's craving for monetary gains makes them pursue wealth through any means necessary, meaning that many Dallbash pursue criminal enterprises in the underground such as the drug trade, and racketeering. The Dallbash are the species with the most influence in the underground, being right behind the Hakkan. Dallbash that aren't enrolled with the criminal market are often rich, being the CEOs behind company and organization.

Dallbash aren't looked upon very fondly, especially by races that are less well off. Dallbash are stereotyped as a selfish and snobbish species. These ideas are even spread amongst the Dallbash themselves, with many Dallbash who are less wealthy hating the upper Dallbash, while the upper Dallbash have constant infighting amongst themselves.