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Most adult Brikars range in height from 6’4” to 6’8”, the males being a bit taller that the female of the species. But it would be difficult to tell by the casual observer. The average Brikar weight   runs from 600 to almost 700 pounds. They have a very hard skin, and their bodies are extremely dense. Due to their size, and dense bodies, Brikar do not swim. They are not buoyant and will sink in water.

Brikar require a major rest period every 5 to 7 years.  They will sleep for up to three weeks, depending on physical exertion during that time. Medication can bring them out of it, but with only very strong simulation.  Most Brikar can lift several tons. They can also go without breathing for up to 20 minutes.  They can also withstand energy weapons blasts that would kill most humanoids, with little to no effect. Projectile weapons similarly ineffective against their bodies.  

Due to their size and strength any form of weakness is frowned upon. Most Brikar will never sit down in public, and chairs are rare in any shop. Only the very elderly would consider using a chair or bench in public. To fall or to be knocked down, is to be publicly shamed in public. One form of discipline in to be forced to sit in public in front of ones peers.  Only on the athletic field during sporting events is this to be permitted to be knocked down.  

Public displays of any emotion are frowned upon, and usually only shown sparingly in private. The elderly are given a high status in their old age, thus emotions are not unheard of for them in public. It is considered a rite of passage of age. Most senior posts in any institution are made up of the very old. There is no mandatory retirement, but a lot of older Brikar retire to take up cultural pursues. To question an elder or person in a senior position is rare.

Children from the age of 3 to 7 are sent to public pre schools. To learn the core values that are ingrained in to their society. “Duty, Loyalty and Honour”. This are state run institutions, children remain there for 4 years until they return to primary school and their homes. At that time they live with their families. It is not considered uncommon for adult Brikar to live with their parents. Brikar children are routinely matched up for marriage while just young teenagers. The female elder of a house hold is in charge of all marriages to be arranged.

Brikar can usually feel the onset of the end of their lives by a stiffening of the joints. It usually starts about two weeks before death. Usually the Brikar will get his affairs in order, and in some situations will name a successor if he is still working. Retirement is not mandatory, it is an individual decision.  By tradition, most will walk out in the open spaces, and perhaps met with a trusted friend or successor.  Dying declarations are considered a binding contract with the individual and the dying member. That person is duty bound to care them out, and they have the force of law and tradition in the society.   When the person dies, normally the body will become hard and will at some point turn into rock, becoming part of the landscape. Death is a normally just part of life and there is little mourning of the dead, just to be remembered in the family stories that are passed down from generation to generation.  

Brikar still maintains some military formations.  The Brikar Defense Force (BDF) is the umbrella organization for the Brikar Army and Brikar Space Force. The BSF has a small fleet of 12 patrol craft, whose primary function is to monitor their system and the near by border with the Klingon Empire. They are the roughly the equivalent of Nova class starships. A bit slower, but they have heavy defensive capabilities.  The BSF also maintains a string of sensor outposts near the Klingon border. They are routinely turned off under the peace treaty with the Klingon Empire.