Aruzan (RP)

## Aruzan

**Aruzans** were the native people of Aruza. They were small humanoid or Near-Human beings with faintly blue skin and dark, almost black, hair. Aruzans were a relatively unknown species, having stopped being well-known after the Ruusan Reformation where political reform caused the planet to be secluding itself away.

## Biology and appearance

### Physiology

The Aruzans were near-humans, meaning their shape, features, and dimensions were greatly similar to those of humans. However, some notable differences being that their skin was a faint blue, their hair extremely dark, and their eyes shined, whatever colour they were. Because of those first two characteristics, they were sometimes mistaken for Pantorans or Chiss by those more culturally insensitive. Aruzans were extremely powerful telepaths, though without the Attanni, it was extremely hard to focus.

The Aruzans of the Universe of Fracture were a slightly time-sensitive species. This allowed them to unconsciously detect the flow of time and how it moved, being able to detect the presence of universal portals as well as be able to tell if someone had travelled along the Thread. An Aruzan who trained in this latent ability would be able to read the history of those they gazed upon, being able to read their entire past like a book as they as they had lived normal, linear lives. Aruzans who went down this path were known as the "Gazers", a subset of Aruzans who acted as oracles and used their gift to help their species in any way possible.

Aruzans had the ability to share their memories and emotions with one another through cybernetic implants called *Attanni*. Aruzans felt the barriers of individual identities slip away when using their Attanni, as though they and whoever they had linked with were the same person. Certain Human cyborgs could also share these links, as well as individuals with extremely powerful telepathic powers.

### Life Cycle

Aruzans had extended lifespans, greater than that of an average human. The average Aruzan male lived for 105 years, while the average Aruzan female lived for roughly 120 years. The "Gazer" Aruzans were able to live for far longer, with rumours of one living up to 1000 years, however, this fact was greatly disputed by scientific literature.

The Aruzans would also retain their youthful looks for a longer period of time if they had formed a strong Meld with another individual. A stronger connection could allow an Aruzan to look young well into their eighties.

## Society and culture

Aruzan society was one heavily based off tradition, with many set ways on how to live one's life. For example, the sharing of an Aruzan's first name was the most serious and important thing to an Aruzan, due to the sense one has when giving up their identity to someone else.

Aruzans in the last 1000 years were a secretive and hidden race, disliking the modern political era and thus choosing to seclude away from it. Aruza is ruled by ten main houses, of which have more than ten-thousands members. The next level of the class system goes down to families with a member count between 100 and 10000, being the largest group. This was known as the "Coalition of the Lesser Spoken", allowing the smaller families to still have some say in the political affairs of the planet. Families with less than one hundred members were regarded little in politics and society, and while not treated poorly in any way, were not treated with the same respect as the upper echelons of society received.