Vastus

A small amphibian humanoid native to the planet Desolo. They are a sentient species discovered by Humans in 2345.

Basic Information

Anatomy

They have four limbs used for standing and four-legged forms of locomotion. Their heads are forward facing with small eyes covered by dense fur. Their ear holes on the side of their heads are covered by a protective flap of skin. Their hands and feet have four digits.

Genetics and Reproduction

They reproduce through sexual reproduction through glands. Gestation takes 6 months and generally results in a single offspring which is deposited in a soft egg.

Growth Rate & Stages

Infancy lasts an Earth year. Childhood lasts 6 years. Adolescence lasts 3 years. Adulthood lasts 30 years. Old age is over 45 years.

Ecology and Habitats

Their species evolved in wet forests until they adapted to the arid desert that spread across their continent.

Dietary Needs and Habits

They eat an omnivorous diet which is a combination of wild game, domesticated animals, and domesticated crops.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Most of this species follow a feudal system of society.

Facial characteristics

Two eyes covered with hair. A mouth with varying teeth. Two slits for nose holes a protective layer of fuzz on the top of the head.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

All reside in the Bah’go region on the planet of Desolo.

Average Intelligence

They have intelligence comparable to humans.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Their sense of smell is very strong to make up for a lack of hearing and vision in sand storms.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Family names are chosen during a marriage. Those who are unmarried do not posses a family name. First names are chosen by parents and maintained throughout life. It is uncommon to change one's name with exceptions including the death and remarry of a spouse, thus creating a new family.

Average Technological Level

The Vastus of Bah-go-kee are at the technological level of humanity's medieval period.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Bah-Go

Common Dress Code

Most Vastus dress plainly in cloaks of brown, yellow, or mud red. Higher class Vastus dress more stylishly with colors like bright blue and bright red being centerpiece.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Culture is passed down through the consumption of the Ikapu plant which when crushed into a powder and consumed created a psychedelic hallucination allowing for the communication between the individual and their ancestors.

History

The Vastus evolved from amphibian-like creatures that came to the shores of an ancient continent of the planet that existed millions of years ago. Over those millions of years, the continents began to join together and created a massive desert which enveloped the planet's surface. Those amphibians adapted to this by becoming partially bipedal and developing a hardened layer of skin as protection from their sun. As life on the surface died in a massive die off like the Permian extinction, the Vastus were able to etch out a living and develop communities along moisture pockets near the coasts of the super-continent. Agriculture took root around 13,000 BCE with the domestication of local fauna following shortly after. In 290 BCE, a legendary figure known as Aluki-Maro was said to have united the Vastus of Bah-go-kee under one Castu and had so much power that all Vastus that are alive in the 24th century CE are descendants of him. In 301 CE and unknown catastrophe fell upon Desolo creating even harder conditions for survival which brought the unity of Aluki-Maro's empire to an end and regressed the Vastus in culture and technological advancement. They would eventually regain their former glory with the rise of the New Kingdoms in 1209. Where Bah-go-kee and neighboring regions would expand in a medieval-like era of warring for resources and slow technological development until the arrival of the human led exploration team on board the I.N.S.O. Sentience.

Historical Figures

Aluki-Maro

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

The Vastus mainly view other sentient species with curiosity and with opportunity be it through creating more relationships in their desolate world or to exploit them for personal gains.

Scientific Name

Parvamicus harenaensis

Origin/Ancestry

Desolo

Lifespan

60 Earth Years

Average Height

1.2 - 1.6 meters

Average Weight

30 - 45 kg

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Color varies between Black, Brown, Yellow, and Red