Ixvapyan

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Ixvapyan
Four Letter Code	IXVA
Federation Status	Restricted
Planet of Origin	Ixvapya
Encountered	Members of this war-bred species were encountered by the crew of the USS Independence-A after they had nearly blown up DS17 and stolen a Federation starship.
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	(unknown, assumed) N
List of Named Ixvapyans
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• Proper Name: Ixvapyan
• Pronounciation: (Ex-va-pi-an)
• Catelog / Common Name: Ixvapyans

The Ixvapyans are a warrior type race that base their classifications on the desire and development of their people to a given area of expertise, much like Starfleet in some aspects as there are Warlords, Healers, Architects, Engineers and such. The Confederacy of Core Worlds at times has hired the Ixvapyans for matters of war, but condemn the race and the potential warlords in youth are hunted down during the Journey phase of their youth.

Due to the ink dye the race uses in their tribal markings through several generations, their physiology has been altered to allowing the race to elude most of the conventional sensor technologies. Reports have suggested they can move through walls, or perhaps appear unexpectedly. Little is known about the race, aside from the fact that their skin is richly embellished on coverable areas with tattoos. They are tall, bald and black skinned.

Status

They were once a part of the Core World races before their species, systems and homeworld was destroyed by other member species representing the Core Worlds.

Physical Characteristics

Physical sighting describes the Ixvapyan as a humanoid, black skin tone, bald, no distinguishing marks although displaying tribal-like characteristics. They are, however, technologically savvy and do not appear on sensors, which makes them extremely difficult to track.

Tattoos

The security sensors on DS-17 recorded an image of an Ixvapian, however only a tattoo on his forehead was visible. The image has been attached to this record as it is believed that it may help in explaining certain archaeological mysteries in the future.

• Unconfirmed at this time. Specialists are reviewing the footage arguing whether or not it was a trick of light or an actual Ixvapyan.

The glyphs of the Ixvapyan tattoos are reminiscent of certain as-yet undeciphered writing systems from Earth's and other civilization's past.

Cloak

The Ixvapyan's are known to be able to hide themselves from sensors. They reflexively release a chemical from their pores that blocks the sensors from reading what is behind it. This reflex happens when their body dectects the presence of a scan. However they are able to consciously stop releasing the chemical thus allowing them selves to be beamed up.

Reputation

Ixvapyans are relatively unknown. Their space ship captains are entitled Warlords. Unlike the Grendallai, however, it is suspected that, wherever the Ixvapyan homeworld is, there is a thriving society. There have been faint hints of a culture behind members of the species.

Physiology & Physiological Requirements

Ixvapyans are a long-lived race, children do not come of age until after 50 Suns and Moons into their juvenile years, which adds another 50 Suns and Moons. An Ixvapyan reaches adulthood at 100 Suns and Moons. It is unknown exactly how long an Ixvapyan lives, although the guess is somewhere between 300 to 400 years.

Reproduction

Ixvapyans have three genders. The first two genders have the responsibility of facilitating a kind of heterosexual reproduction, with males containing replenishable gametes inside of an internal storage organ from which the female extracts by means of retractible proboscises located at the knees, in order to enter pregnancy.

The third gender, the caed Ixvapyan, is responsible for population control. This gender possesses organs capable of killing off excessive gestating fetuses inside the female. Caed Ixvapyans can also mate with male Ixvapyans, serving to control the supply of male gametes available to potential mates in the population.

It is thought that this gender was the result of a favourable mutation in a climate in which Ixvapyans had evolved to dominate the food chain of their world, threatening to eat themselves into extinction. Thus, an intra-species predatory gender emerged.

An intricate system of phermones and pigments is responsible for attracting or repelling caed mates.

Ixvapyan gestation typically lasts six months with groups of anywhere from two to six offspring being produced per pregnancy as a function of environmental conditions as they are assessed by caed Ixvapyans mating with female Ixvapyans.

Caed Gender Pronouns

subject sing. tze pl. tzey

object sing. tzon pl. tzoy

Culture

• Social

Unknown at this point.

• Government

Unknown at this point.

• Ethics

Unknown at this point.

• Development

At somewhere near 50 Suns and Moons, Ixvapyans undergo their Trial, depending on their interest and where their inherit talent lies. Potential Warlords are trained on the jungle planet of Skrizvypai. Healers and Architects have their own Trial which determines the path of the particular Ixvapyan.

Warlords

The path of a Warlord is distinguished by the Journey each individual candiate undertakes, deposited far from the Ixvapyan systems and left to find their way back to their race. Warlords undergo a fierce Trial to determine their worthiness before being dumped in some area of space well beyond the borders and left to fend for themselves. Often times potential Ixvapyan warlords are hunted down and killed by other members of the Core Worlds, greatly feared and hated. A Warlord commands an Ixvapyan warship for the race, either protecting the systems or hired to initiate war by another race. Older Warlords proceed to become Architects at a later age (around 250 - 300 years old).

• Known Warlords
  • Isobar - deceased
  • Hadrian - deceased

Blade Masters

They are Caed Ixvapyans that studied and practiced the art and science of war, demonstrating mastery over every single aspect, from blades to energy weapons, tactics and the design of war. The last known Blade Master died over one hundred and fifty years ago.

Architects

They are Male, Female and Caed Ixvaypans who design and implement planetary settlements, population, city-states, decide policy and governance, whom determine where, when, why, what, who and how. They are charged with the development, preservation, and expansion of the Ixvapyan race. The Architects oversee the popluations of what's known as the Seven Systems. There are no known Architects left alive.

Healers

Generally they are Caed (although there are some Male and Female), who are the equivelent of Doctors.

Engineers

Primarily in the areas of starship design and planetary development.

Discovers

Or Scientists, those who develop, study and implement the science and work exclusively with Architects, Healers, and Engineers. Discovers are rare. They are also the ones that discovered and developed the metallic compoent in the dye they use to paint themselves which altered the Ixvapyan physiology (as to their genetic development of masking).

Technology

Unknown at this point.

Economy

Unknown at this point.

Military

Unknown at this point.

Politics

Unknown at this point.

History

Unknown at this point.

Interstellar Location

The Ixvapyan Cluster is composed of seven systems within an undisclosed area of the Ithassa Region. One System is dedicated solely to training facilities while the homeworld, Ixvapya, resides within another system.

First Contact

No First Contact has been initiated yet.