Tempestian

General Characteristics

Tempestians are a humanoid species. Tempestia is host to a variety of cultures, dividing themselves primarily into city states or else loose domains run by guild masters. A primitive form of something akin to capitalism has developed in most Tempestian regions, while universal equality is still not yet enjoyed in some cultures.

Biology

Tempestians are short in stature, being at most five feet tall.

Tempestia is host to two sentient "races." However it should be noted that these races are very closely integrated so that they are present in every Tempestian culture. The two races, the Pesans and the Empis, both reproduce sexually. Oddly neither Pesans nor Empis are capable of reproducing with one another but instead need to be paired off such that a male Empis mates with a female Pesan or vice versa. This fact will be of interest later.

Pesans

The Pesans are amphibian-like in that they possess gills and are capable of remaining under water for extended periods of time. Like the Empis however their skin shares the same range of roughly twenty tones from dark to light. They are able to move low to the ground like Terran reptiles but also walk upright. Much of their biology is still not yet fully understood.

Empis

The Empis lack the gills which the Pesans possess. They are generally slightly taller than Pesans.