Karzi (Car-zee)
Basic Information
Anatomy
Karzi are bipedal humanoid creatures that live in near total darkness. Their skin is extremely sensitive to light and upon contact will start to burn almost instantly. Because of this, they live exclusively on space stations that rotate forever in the dark side of various planets and moons if not in the void of space to shield themselves form deathly rays. Their heads are filled with many large blade-like teeth set in their huge, cheekless mouthes. The top half of their heads is made entires of photoreceptive tissue, essentially making it one big eye. Unlike human eyes, Karzi eyes can view in 360 degrees at once, though they are unable to perceive any colors besides grayscale as well as not being able to see much of any high resolution detail, especially at long distances. Their mouthes are made only for tearing food into consumable pieces, as they have no throats of any kind for things that enter to go down. Instead, their “mouthes” are located directly in the center of their stomachs in the form of a fleshy orifice that leads directly into the Karzi stomach where the food is digested.
Genetics and Reproduction
Karzi reproduction is bizarre, a fully developed baby Karzi being laid as if it were an egg by its mother, where it is then fertilized by the male.
Ecology and Habitats
Karzi prefer cold, dark, wet environments. When there is not enough moisture in the air, or if it is too hot, their skin will greatly dry out and can cause major health complications. Of course light is extremely harmful to their skin, brighter light even instantly vaporizing their flesh upon contact. This also puts them at a much higher risk of cancers and such acquired from radiation. Because of this, any Karzi that goes to a foreign location must wear a very protective environment suit, and when on raiding mission Karzi will often disable the power and lights in a targeted ship and in addition wear special cloth wraps that have been chemically coated to repel light and radiation while still allowing some sight through it.
Dietary Needs and Habits
After foot is ripped into smaller digestible pieces, Karzi will them feed the sustenance directly into their stomach via a contractable opening in their middle. Once digested, the waste is then excreted from the same hole. While this seems gross to some, Karzi cannot taste as they have no tongues so this is perfectly natural for them. Diet wise, Karzi can digest nearly anything without adverse effect, leading many to eat things that many other races would consider garbage. This also means they produce very little in the way of waste.
Additional Information
Average Intelligence
92 IQ
Lifespan
360 years
Average Height
6’5”
Average Weight
195 lbs
Geographic Distribution
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