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Arcadian

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Four Letter Code	ARCD
Federation Status	Neutral
Planet of Origin	Arcada
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T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	Planetary Development Scale
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Name

• Proper Name: Arcadian
• Pronunciation: Ar'Cad'ian

Home System

• Quadrant: Beta
• Location: Sector (coordinates A02-0004-1302)
• Proper Name: Arcada
• Pronunciation: Ar'Cada
• Star: It orbits a class G (Yellow) star
• Distance from Star: it's orbit is approximately 158 million km
• Companions: 5 other planets. It is the 4th planet in the system

Home World

• Proper Name: Arcada
• Pronunciation: Ar'Cada
• Diameter: 12,749 km (7,968 miles)
• Gravity: 1.06 standard gravity with a density of 5.8
• Axial Tilt: 0.87%, no appreciable tilt and no seasons
• Orbital Period: 471 days
• Rotational Period: 36 hours
• Classification: M
  • Surface Water: 58%
  • Atmosphere: 1.07 is a standard pressure with 75% nitrogen, 24% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals
  • Climate: Warm semi-tropical with tropical at the equator.
  • Population: Just over 750 million

History

Their history is one of war. So much so that it became an intricate part of their lives and culture. It was only when they learned that their was other intelligent life forms in the galaxy that they came together and managed to form a lasting peace. This peace has now lasted over 100 years.

The incident that resulted in this radical change for them was the crash of an alien cruiser. It crashed leaveing behind it a streak of flames in the night sky that could be seen for miles. Then upon impact with the ground the sound and shockwaves awoke any who had still been asleep within a 25 miles radius.

The first group to reach the crash site was a hunting party. They were attacked by a few survivors. However the Arcadians were able to rally and fought back. The end result was the death of every single survivor on the alien ship.

Government

The first and original form of government which is still in use involves each clan being lead by a tribunal of 3 elders. This position is for life and the elders can be both male or female. Typically it is made up of 2 males and 1 female.

Since the creation of the Lasting Peace they have a new government which represents all their people. Each clan is allowed to send 1 individual to serve on a planetary council which debates and votes on all issues that affect the people and their world. This is also a lifetime position.

Description

The Arcadian species are humanoids with dark indigo skin and stand on average 6' to 6'6". They are a warrior people and tend to be extremely athletic. The females are more slightly built than the men but are still in excellent physical condition.

The only hair that they have is eyebrows and a single mohawk like strip of hair that starts high on their forehead and runs back over the top of their heads and ends below their shoulder blades. Their hair is a dark shade of blue and the mohawk is only an inch wide but stands up to 1 foot from the top of their heads.

They wear knee high leather boots and sturdy pants usually dark in color. The men wear a pair of crisscrossing dark leather belts that go from shoulder to hip and serve them as a weapons harness. The females wear the same but with a wide strip of cloth that circles their chest to both support and protect their chests.

Physiology

They tend to be fairly athletic as a species and overweight Arcadians are unheard of. They have most of the same kinds of medical problems as most other humanoid species. They also tend to be stronger than they look. On average they have twice the strength of a athletic human of the same size.

Psychology

They are a stoic people but one that enjoys life. Around strangers they will maintain a cool, unemotional front. Otherwise they tend to smile and laugh the same as most other races. They seem to be fairly well adjusted with few know cases of mental problems.

They can be prone to violent berzerker rages, fortunately these are not that common any more. While in the grips of one of these rages they will completely ignor any and all injuries.

Religion

They worship a trinity of gods. Arca is a male god of hunting, the weather and nature. His wife, Dian is the female goddess of fertility, prosperity and survival. The last one is Cadi who is Dian's brother and the male god of war, craftwork and learning.

Mythology

They have a large and colorful set of legends and myths. Most have to do with individuals who excelled at one task or another. In fact there are just as many good stories regarding aspects of all 3 gods as there are stories about heroic battles.

Notes

THIS PROFILE IS CURRENTLY BEING RE-WRITTEN BY THE SDC; Species Development Committee