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'''Paelians''' ''(Paelian: tʃʊpæl)'' are amphibian humanoids native to three worlds: [[Paelia]] in the [[Pael System]], [[Nera]] in the [[Nera system]] and [[Nemea]]in the [[Nemea system]]. In | '''Paelians''' ''(Paelian: tʃʊpæl)'' are amphibian humanoids native to three worlds: [[Paelia]] in the [[Pael System]], [[Nera]] in the [[Nera system]] and [[Nemea]] in the [[Nemea system]]. In 2298 they joined the Federation together with another allied species, the [[Ranjen]]. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
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* '''Diameter''': 14,949 km (9,289 miles) | * '''Diameter''': 14,949 km (9,289 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': 1.1 G with a density of 5.8 g/cm³ | * '''Gravity''': 1.1 G with a density of 5.8 g/cm³ | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': 49,2° tilt resulting in six | * '''Axial Tilt''': 49,2° tilt resulting in six seasons | ||
* '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | * '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | ||
* '''Rotational Period''': 34 hours | * '''Rotational Period''': 34 hours | ||
* '''Classification''': M | * '''Classification''': M | ||
** '''Surface Water''': | ** '''Surface Water''': 73% | ||
** '''Atmosphere''': 1.7 p is standard pressure with 71% nitrogen, 28% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ** '''Atmosphere''': 1.7 p is standard pressure with 71% nitrogen, 28% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ||
** '''Climate''': 7 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ** '''Climate''': 7 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ||
** '''Population''': around | ** '''Population''': around 7,9 billion | ||
===Nera=== | ===Nera=== | ||
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* '''Number of Natural Sattelites''': 7 | * '''Number of Natural Sattelites''': 7 | ||
* '''Diameter''': 10,009 km (6,219 miles) | * '''Diameter''': 10,009 km (6,219 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': | * '''Gravity''': 2.1 G with a density of 5.9 g/cm³ | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': 1.87°, no appreciable tilt and no seasons | * '''Axial Tilt''': 1.87°, no appreciable tilt and no seasons | ||
* '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | * '''Orbital Period''': 471 days | ||
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** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 81% nitrogen, 18% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 81% nitrogen, 18% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ||
** '''Climate''': 4 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ** '''Climate''': 4 major different climate zones, tropical around the equator | ||
** '''Population''': around | ** '''Population''': around 800 million | ||
===Nemea=== | ===Nemea=== | ||
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** '''Surface Water''': 44% | ** '''Surface Water''': 44% | ||
** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 63% nitrogen, 36% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ** '''Atmosphere''': 1.07 is a standard pressure with 63% nitrogen, 36% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals | ||
** '''Climate''': | ** '''Climate''': Tropical | ||
** '''Population''': around | ** '''Population''': around 1,8 billion | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Early space travelling=== | ===Early space travelling=== | ||
The first Paelian colony ship was only able to run at half impulse at maximum. Its leave was followed by brutal attacks on the orginal Paelian homeworld by marauding Klingons. Although no Paelian resisted Paelia was dramatically devasted causing some people to doubt if space was the right place for them to be. The construction of a second ship was stopped until the colony ship returned and reported that they were successful on populating an uninhabitated world which they called Nemea. Almost immediately another space ship was built to travel twice as fast as the first one. | The first Paelian colony ship was only able to run at half impulse at maximum. Its leave was followed by brutal attacks on the orginal Paelian homeworld by marauding Klingons. Although no Paelian resisted Paelia was dramatically devasted causing some people to doubt if space was the right place for them to be. The construction of a second ship was stopped until the colony ship returned and reported that they were successful on populating an uninhabitated world which they called Nemea. Almost immediately another space ship was built to travel twice as fast as the first one while being smaller. | ||
The second colony ship set off for another world and established another colony where Paelian culture would develop from that time on. This world they called Nera. Even though Klingon marauders came back some times after their initial attack Paelians never lost their pacificistic attitude. They did not even passively resist the invaders and thereby got them to lose interest after a while. About a century after the foundation of the colonies and the Klingon attacks Paelians made once more first contact with a spacefaring species, the Ranjeen, which proved to be more fertile. One of the technologies exchanged was warp-drive which enabled the Paelians to travel to their colonies in some weeks instead of decades. Nonetheless the three worlds would continue to exist as three different Paelian subcultures. | |||
===Entering the Interstellar community=== | ===Entering the Interstellar community=== | ||
When the Klingons, at this time at war with the Federation, looked for ressourceful planets they could occupy, they heard about Nemea. Rumours of them being great hunters and constantly fighting their world's unkind envrionment. Their interest in conquering a more honourable opponment's world was great and so they decided to launch an invasion on both the Ranjeen homeworld and Nemea. In 2267 the United Federation of Planets intervened by | When the Klingons, at this time at war with the Federation, looked for ressourceful planets they could occupy, they heard about Nemea. Rumours of them being great hunters and constantly fighting their world's unkind envrionment. Their interest in conquering a more honourable opponment's world was great and so they decided to launch an invasion on both the Ranjeen homeworld and Nemea. In 2267 ({{ma|Old World calendar}}) the United Federation of Planets intervened into the conflict that was about to start. Both, the Ranjeen and the Paelians had applied for membership in the Federation. The Klingons knew that if the two worlds joined the Federation Starfleet's strategical position in the war would be improved by far. To avoid this they agreed to declare all three Paelian worlds, the Ranjeen homeworld and its single colony a Neutral zone for the duration of the war. After 2293 when the relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire changed for the better, the Ranjeen and the Paelian people were allowed to join the Federation. At the end of 2297 the Ranjeen got the status of a full member shortly followed by the Paelians in early 2298. As citizens of the Federation Paelians and Ranjeen were allowed to apply for Starfleet. Some time passed before anybody liked to do that but in the end individuals of both species decided to join Starfleet. | ||
==Physiology== | |||
Paelians resemble Bolians in appearance, and are distinguished by their ears, barbels around the mouth and their distinctively smaller palms and feet, which exhibit longer fingers. Actually the length added to their fingers is coming from the missing metacarpal and metatarsal bones. Between their fingers and toes remained some interdigital webbing which isn't tensed all the time. | |||
===Organ system=== | |||
The internal structure of the Paelian body is completely different from Bolians. Gills allow Paelians to breath under water while they have lungs to breath on land. Instead of lots of organs Paelians possess a very decentralized structure of innards. The removal of waste products from breathing or drinking is performed by the veins and arteries. Paelians also do lack a heart which is compensated by hundreds of small muscles placed at crossings of blood vessels. A complex network of nerves performs all functions usually covered by a brain. Unlike most other systems of the Paelian body their digestive system is quite normal regarded by other Humanoids' point of view. | |||
=== | ===Paelian sexes=== | ||
Although Paelians share the same tones of blue which they go through between their moultings there is a range of different patterns which helps identifying the sex. The distinctive patterns, more easily felt by touch than by eye sight, are even more distinctive. They become obvious when Paelians bluesh, though. In addition the colour of their eyes differ slightly. While "male" Paelians have eye colours ranging from red purple to blue green, "female" Paelians' eye colours range from blue green to yellow orange and "xemale's" eyes are coloured something in the range between yellow orange and red violet. | |||
===Reproductive System=== | ===Reproductive System=== | ||
Paelians evolved to a species with three different sexes that mostly differ by their reproductive organs. Due to a certain ambivalence every Paelian can bear a child and fertilize other Paelians. The three sexes were named "male", "female" and "xemale" by Federation scientists. Males are able to fertilize females, females can fertilize xemales and xemales can fertilize males. The children of those couples are always belong to the sex not involved in the reproductive process. Rarely homosexual couples are also able to give life to a baby. In that case the child would be of the same sex. | Paelians evolved to a species with three different sexes that mostly differ by their reproductive organs. Due to a certain ambivalence every Paelian can bear a child and fertilize other Paelians. The three sexes were named "male", "female" and "xemale" by Federation scientists. Males are able to fertilize females, females can fertilize xemales and xemales can fertilize males. The children of those couples are always belong to the sex not involved in the reproductive process. Rarely homosexual couples are also able to give life to a baby. In that case the child would be of the same sex. | ||
Unlike most humanoid species Paelians have two genitals | Unlike most humanoid species Paelians have two genitals. Very much like most humanoid species their sexual organs are openings that do also cover functions of the digestive system. While urine is poured out through the frontal genital, the posterior sexual organ expells faeces, too. All three sexes transmit the semen through the frontal genital and receive it by their posterior genital. | ||
Paelians lay eggs which exit the Paelian body through the posterior genital. Once their offspring hatched, they need to be breast-fed by at least one of their parents. For this purpose, all sexes posses breasts. It totally depends on the culture only whether both, mother and father, feed their children with breast milk or only one of them. | |||
===Moulting=== | ===Moulting=== | ||
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Although it was widely discussed if mental disorders might be a reason enough to interfere with a Paelian's right of absolute freedom. It is up to the psychologist's opinion and judgement if he is willing to do something if necessary against the patient's will. Since there is no law to act upon psychologists will only have to face their own conscience and ask themselves for which steps they can take the responsibility. This did result in some tragedies but also in a generally quite impressive integration of disabled people into society. | Although it was widely discussed if mental disorders might be a reason enough to interfere with a Paelian's right of absolute freedom. It is up to the psychologist's opinion and judgement if he is willing to do something if necessary against the patient's will. Since there is no law to act upon psychologists will only have to face their own conscience and ask themselves for which steps they can take the responsibility. This did result in some tragedies but also in a generally quite impressive integration of disabled people into society. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
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===Arts=== | ===Arts=== | ||
Paelian arts have developed of the people's needs. Wherever people start building houses they'll get to a point at which they want some aesthetic elements, too. The same goes for tools, early furniture and other objects. In the course of time, Paelians started to paint pictures on land and under water or composing music. But most of it still had a function. Only when Paelians increased the crop some people started painting pursued for their own sake. Others started to write fictional stories. | Paelian arts have developed of the people's needs. Wherever people start building houses they'll get to a point at which they want some aesthetic elements, too. The same goes for tools, early furniture and other objects. In the course of time, Paelians started to paint pictures on land and under water or composing music. But most of it still had a function. Only when Paelians increased the crop some people started painting pursued for their own sake. Others started to write fictional stories or compose songs. | ||
In the course of time, | In the course of time, artists emerged as a new profession. They dedicated their lives to art. But when more ressources were available art became an activity for other people than artists, too. Drawing or painting to music became a very popular party activity. Most of Paelian literature was contributed to by more than one Paelian. Otherwise they treat art like many other peoples of the galaxy. | ||
====architecture==== | ====architecture==== | ||