Wukong

The Wukongs are a species of transhumans of the Shonaka Federation after genetic splicing done in order to survive in the Poseidon Galaxy. They are a proud race of people with a warrior culture that are able to manipulate ki, or chi.

## Physiology & Abilities

The Wukongs are best described as large humanoids with males standing at an average seven and a half feet tall while females stand six feet tall. They may appear human but males have furry arms on the top part of their arms and all Wukongs have simian tails. Males are muscular while the females are semi-muscular. Yet if anyone of them ends up missing a body part, an organ, their hearts, or pieces of their brain; they regenerate in a matter of five minutes pending on the damage.

The Wukongs are known to have super strength, speed and agility while also having greater dexterity, acrobatic skills, and greater battle instincts. The Wukongs use these skills in a variety of degree while also taking advantage of the tail they have. They are able to mine without tools by using their fists and pressure points on the rocks that cause them to shatter. They even till the soil with their bare hands along with cutting down trees with karate chops. Tools are meant for those that haven't strengthen their muscles yet, in other words, the young.

Wukongs use ki in their daily lives that can be acquired through training, strengthening the body and have courage to face against the horrors of the galaxy. They use ki as a substitute for forge fires in order to prevent industrial pollution and has been proven to be far more effective than any form of fire. They even use ki to not only shoot energy blasts and have psychic-like powers, but also manipulate the elements and the metaphysical laws (see Society & Culture).

## Society & Culture

The Wukongs exist in clans that control the territory known as a state or providence. Each and every clan have their own martial arts techniques and styles that are practiced from one generation to the next with each leader of the clan developing a few deviations that are trusted in one of the families in the clan. Originally, the clans consist of forty to fifty families co-existing in the state with a martial arts master as the head. But in the future, it became six-hundred to a thousand per state that later spread to a million families.

All education are done at martial art temples and monasteries while also training children martial arts as well.

The Way of the Dragon is a philosophical religion that follow the teachings of Taoism, Confucianism and many martial arts codes. However, it also teaches about the metaphysical laws and doctrines that make up the elements that can be control by one's ki. The metaphysical is made up of nine principles and seven elements.

The Mind, is the principle of the sentience of civilized life forms and the mental sensitivity expressed by cognizant individuals. Dimension; which consist the principles of the dimensions between the material plane, The Shroud and many different dimensional planes not yet discovered. Conflict; which is the principle that represents the constant dichotomy between peace and war where one can incite or resolve wars or arguments, drew their powers from battle, and were charged with presiding over the precepts of change and upheaval. Nature; which is the principle of their natural surrounding as well as the growth and perpetuation of organic entities. Balance; which is the principle that maintains and regulates all the laws and elements. Energy; which is a principle that is concerned the capacity for activity and exertion in the universe, both natural and artificial alike. Time; which is the principle of the past, present and future. States; which is the law that is concerned the distinctions taken on by substances within the universe, such as solids, liquids, plasma and gases. Death; which is the principle that is concerned the ultimate fate of souls in the universe, particularly following their demise as living beings in the material planes.

Each and every element can be control with the understanding of the principles and focusing ones ki with a significant style of martial art that goes with it. Air is associated with the mind and dimension principles and can be utilized by using the martial art styles; Baguazhang and Xingyiquan. Light is associated with any of the principles and can be done by the martial arts styles of fire and air along with Tortoise-style Kung Fu. Fire is associated with the principles of conflict and nature and can be utilized by using the martial art styles; Changquan, Southern Dragon Claw and Xingyiquan. Spirit is associated with the soul, which can be utilized by understanding the balance principle along with achieving enlightenment. Earth is associated with the energy and time principles and can be utilized by using the martial art styles; Hung Gar, Nanquan, Chow Gar Southern Praying Mantis and Wing Chun. Water is associated with the principles of states and death and can be utilized by using the martial art style; Tai'chi. Darkness, like light, is associated with any of the principles and can be done by the martial arts styles of water and earth along with Tiger-style Kung Fu.

The architecture and aesthetics is based on Pagoda, Buddhism, Zenshuyo, Qing Dynasty Chinese, Taoism, Khmer, Imperial Mongolian and Goreyo in the traditional sense.

In the Phoenix Division and Tortoise Division of the military, they may use crafts but they are also allowed the secret to fly across the battlefield when their craft is destroyed and continue the fight. When retiring, the secret is wiped from their memories and anyone else's that they may tell the secret to.

They have fighting tournaments every five years to showcase each clans' martial art skills and new techniques.