Kavenai
They get very offended if you call them birds. I don't advise doing that unless you're wanting to get your ass handed to you on a silver platter by a feathered biped whom probably plays a musical instrument.
In most media throughout the Galactic Community Kavenai are stereotypically portrayed as artisans and musicians. They are much more likely to be portrayed as the starving artist type than say a thief, tradesman, security officer, or secretary. And, generally, the Kavenai you see portrayed in media is most likely to be of the Kraa subspecies, mostly due to the fact that Kraa are more likely to be hired as actors than other Kavenai due specifically to them being stereotyped as the "average" Kavenai.
In general, most of the subraces do not care if they are all referred to as Kavenai, since they are aware they all share a common ancestor and are just different evolutions of the same species. However, if one refers to them by the incorrect subrace the first time they will politely inform the person of their mistake, the second time will be less polite, and the third they will assume you are being purposefully ignorant and/or insulting. There are exceptions to that, all people are different after all, some like to give the benefit of the doubt, others assume ill-intent from the beginning, and some think that other races are just kind of dumb.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Kavenai are, in general, large bipedal birds. Though they take offense to Humans referring to them as "birds". There's a large amount of physical diversity among the species, with several subraces existing on the planet including the Kraa, Varri, Jaylieei, and Twirree.
The commonality between all Kavenai are that they're bipedal, have feathers, can fly, and are possessed of beaks.
Genetics and Reproduction
The actual gestation period of a Kavenai depends on the subrace, but each of the Kavenai subrace can produce viable offspring with the other subraces. The Jaylieei in particular are a prime example of that, as they are the offspring of a Kraa parent and a Twirree parent, or two Jaylieei parents.
Growth Rate & Stages
The different subraces grow at slightly different rates, however Kavenai as a species vary rarely live longer than 150 years as measured on the Galactic Calendar, this however, equates to approximately 75 years as measured by the Kavarri Calendar.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Though there is a difference between the abilities of the subraces, Kavenai all evolved with the ability to see in the dark.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
General Naming Traditions:
For Kavenai born on their home planet, or one of their colony planets, it is the general rule of thumb that all given names have to be approved by the appropriate channels and leader within that community. As such there are rules about what can and cannot be a name. Names that have meanings are preferred but not required, it can be enough that a name simply sounds nice and follows the rules even if it means nothing or is otherwise "gibberish".
Kavenai parents are not allowed to choose a "gendered" name for their child on day of hatching. Instead, they are premitted to name their children with very basic words and descriptors. The child then chooses their adult name at the coming of age ceremony inline with the tradition of self-gendering.
For Kavenai, middle names are not required and when present generally serve only to distinguish between two Kavenai with the same given name. There are not rules about what can or cannot be a middle name, however they must also be approved.
Culturally, Kavenai consider it a great offense to refer to someone by their "parental name". Kavenai surnames serve only to delineate which Kavenai are related to which other Kavenai.
Female Naming Traditions
In general, female names are made up of three syllables. First syllable is a hard K, G, P, X, or Z sound, second syllable can be any sound, and last syllable is an AA, EE, or II sound, though IR and RE sounds are also not uncommon. It's rarer but not forbidden for girls to have names as long as six syllables, or as short as one, however, girls are generally not allowed to be named with a two or four syllable name--exceptions have been made in the past.
Male Naming Traditions:
In general male names are made up of two or four syllables.
In either name set, the first syllable is made up of hard V, M, R, T, or TR sounds. For two syllable names, the last syllable is made of a vowel and a consonant sound. In four syllable names, the second syllable is a soft sound, the third is a vowel sound, and the last can be a soft or hard sound but must end in ey, ye, oi, oo, or eu sounds.
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