Tsaamit (TSAH-meet)
With their lanky limbs and blue-tinged skin, the Tsaamit are among the more unusual-looking intelligent races to be found in the Middle Realm. They're wanderers at heart, even more so than the Twolligs, with a tendency to drift across Chengai, Tasawa, and Kameshk alone or in small groups, visiting a variety of locations and never settling in one place for long.
Basic Information
Anatomy
The Tsaamit are bipedal, with two arms and two legs. They have two sets of horns on their heads, one small and the other larger, both of which are lightly ridged.
Genetics and Reproduction
Gestation lasts around 270 days.
Growth Rate & Stages
After birth, young Tsaamit are feeble and require constant care. They grow and steadily become more independent until they physically mature at the approximate age of 20 years. Puberty begins at around age 15. Mental maturity is completed at around 25 years.
Ecology and Habitats
The Tsaamit can make a home in all but the most extreme climates. While they can't stand conditions that are too harsh, they still thrive in a variety of Middle Realm environments.
Dietary Needs and Habits
The Tsaamit are omnivorous and consume both plant and animal products.
Behaviour
They are driven to travel in wide, circuitous routes around the area where they were born. The routes may vary in size and direction, but they're usually circular. Sometimes a Tsaamit may visit the same places over and over each time they complete their route. Other times, they might prioritize stopping at new locations.
Additional Information
Facial characteristics
Their faces and nose bridges are long like the rest of their bodies. Their eyelids are creased. They have medium-sized, pointed ears that stick out from the sides of their heads.
Average Intelligence
As one of the Realms' intelligent races, the Tsaamit are capable of demanding intellectual pursuits like advanced mathematics, architecture, and sciences. They are typically gifted in physical areas like dance and combat.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Their sense of sight is excellent and their hearing is good. They are not hindered by low-light conditions. Their sense of smell is limited.
Civilization and Culture
Beauty Ideals
Highly-saturated tones of blue in the skin are considered attractive to the Tsaamit.
Gender Ideals
Gender expression is seen as fun, but otherwise entirely inconsequential. How someone identifies has little bearing on what they're expected to do or how they're told to behave.
Lifespan
100 to 120 years
Average Physique
They have lithe, long arms and legs. While strong, they're not stocky or heavily-muscled.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
The Tsaamit have skin ranging from pale sky blue to navy. Saturation levels vary from one individual to another. Northern Tsaamit often have dark brown or black hair and Southern Tsaamit usually have gray or white hair. Their eyes are brown, black, silver, or blue. Their horns are brown, dark gray, or black.
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