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==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
In many ways they are very similar to most humanoid species, other than the 3 different genders. They have a complex biology | In many ways they are very similar to most humanoid species, other than the 3 different genders. They have a complex biology dependent on enzymes, chemicals and hormones just like almost every other humanoid known. How they differ is the unique set of organs and their particular set of neural processors and chemicals that gives them unusual powers of sensory perception, especially for energy fields. | ||
===Biology=== | ===Biology=== | ||
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The unique aspect to Laudean physiology is the lomale, the Laudean's third gender. Lomales are quite rare, representing only 3% of the Laudean population. Their heights and weights generally split the differences between male and female averages. They are often slightly more muscular than females, but of a lighter frame than males. Their facial features are an odd combination of the male and female, though like females they do not grow facial hair. A lomale's genitalia are more similar to a male's, however, having a penis-like appendage, but lacking testicles or a scrotum. | The unique aspect to Laudean physiology is the lomale, the Laudean's third gender. Lomales are quite rare, representing only 3% of the Laudean population. Their heights and weights generally split the differences between male and female averages. They are often slightly more muscular than females, but of a lighter frame than males. Their facial features are an odd combination of the male and female, though like females they do not grow facial hair. A lomale's genitalia are more similar to a male's, however, having a penis-like appendage, but lacking testicles or a scrotum. | ||
Though the Laudean females supply the unfertilized egg and womb used in procreation, and males provide the sperm, these elements are not sufficient to successfully generate Laudean offspring. The female's | Though the Laudean females supply the unfertilized egg and womb used in procreation, and males provide the sperm, these elements are not sufficient to successfully generate Laudean offspring. The female's unfertilized egg lacks specific gene sequences necessary to produce offspring, and so is inert. The female body lacks the specific hormone needed to generate the gene sequence. The lomale's body carries this hormone, and thus copulation between a female and a lomale is necessary during a time period before the female's body produces an egg. | ||
Once the egg is produced, its outer layer is virtually | Once the egg is produced, its outer layer is virtually impenetrable to a male's sperm. Once more, the lomale is needed during copulation to provide an enzyme which helps break down the egg's outer shell to a state where penetration by sperm is possible. Due to the relationship between the lomale's hormones and enzymes, the same lomale must be involved in both aspects of the procreation process. | ||
Recent studies hint that the Fielding ability in Laudeans is also closely linked to lomale physiology. This is theorized by interspecies procreation between Laudean males and non-Laudean females. No lomale was required nor involved in the process, and the resulting offspring appear to have absolutely no Fielding ability whatsoever. | Recent studies hint that the Fielding ability in Laudeans is also closely linked to lomale physiology. This is theorized by interspecies procreation between Laudean males and non-Laudean females. No lomale was required nor involved in the process, and the resulting offspring appear to have absolutely no Fielding ability whatsoever. | ||
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* No medication is used. Instead the oil taken from a root called Derma is used. | * No medication is used. Instead the oil taken from a root called Derma is used. | ||
* In all settings a Mid-Wife is present. | * In all settings a Mid-Wife is present. | ||
**The Mid-Wife is specially trained to use her [[The Fielding League|Fielding]] power to sense the unborn child's life | **The Mid-Wife is specially trained to use her [[The Fielding League|Fielding]] power to sense the unborn child's life energy. | ||
The Mid-Wife is in charge of the ritual and normally only her the mother and the father are present, and sometimes a Mid-Wife Apprentice will observe. | The Mid-Wife is in charge of the ritual and normally only her the mother and the father are present, and sometimes a Mid-Wife Apprentice will observe. | ||
The mid-wife lights special sweet smelling oil incense that releases | The mid-wife lights special sweet smelling oil incense that releases endorphins into the air, putting all in the room at ease. Next, the mother is propped up with pillows under her legs and back. Then the Derma is poured on the mother, which numbs the area, allowing the infant to exit smoothly. The Mid-Wife now begins to palpate around the womans middle to insure the baby is in the proper position. While doing this, she chants a poem in the Ancient Laudean language. The poem is lyrical and sounds like a lullaby; in fact the poem is about the first birth, according to Laudean creation myths. She continues to repeat the chant until the baby has emerged. The umbilical cord is then cut using a conventional laser scalpel. The Mid-Wife then blesses the baby by placing the symbol for welcome on the infant's forehead, bringing the ritual to a close. | ||
==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||
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Despite only having (relatively) recently achieved warp flight, the Laudeans are a very technologically advance people and by no means backward. The natural evolution of the Duronis system and its sandbar hampers warp travel (even for Starfleet vessels) and thus the Laudeans were at an evolutionary hindrance whereby their technology advanced considerably without them being able to develop warp travel as quick as other races. | Despite only having (relatively) recently achieved warp flight, the Laudeans are a very technologically advance people and by no means backward. The natural evolution of the Duronis system and its sandbar hampers warp travel (even for Starfleet vessels) and thus the Laudeans were at an evolutionary hindrance whereby their technology advanced considerably without them being able to develop warp travel as quick as other races. | ||
Incidentally, the difficulties of space travel in the Duronis system is why the Laudeans went relatively unknown to | Incidentally, the difficulties of space travel in the Duronis system is why the Laudeans went relatively unknown to neighboring political entities, such as the Romulans, Zalkonians and the Federation. Once these powers noticed the Laudeans traveling at warp then their interest would be peaked and discovery of the [[Laudean Fielding]] ability would be of great interest to all parties. | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||