Nemeians

Overview

The Nemeians are a species which appears to be a feline-humanoid-hybrid, as one had crossed the terranean cats with humans (no, it wasn't me!!!) and gave them the ability of space travel.

But originally the Nemeians are much older than humanity by around six thousand years. They originate from an earth-like planet in terms of hospitality, weather conditions, atmosphere and gravity. It is a bit larger than Earth...Terra... well, you know what I mean. A bit larger with a bit less open water, but with a lot of running water like streams and rivers and a few more lakes. Not that it would make a difference.

The Nemeians have humanoid appearence and can procreate like humans in terms of biology. Not in terms the act, go away, you naughty...! Oh, yes, sorry, where was I?

Appearence, yes. They normally walk on two legs, but can run on four if they want. Like terranean cats they are fast. Their tail is for balance purposes and some specimen are using it as a tool for grabbing things or it beloved. That also includes humans, but we are getting to that.

They are friends with humanity and cuddle buddies. The Lyranians are not liking it, but what can they do against it? Well,this is a story for another time, but lets be honest, you are eager to hear it.

Society

The Nemeians are a matriarchal society, ruled by a queen with her betrothed, her king. They use different words, in human words it translates to "those who can purr the loudest" and that is fitting really well. Normally it is a thing of blood and lineage, but another female Nemeian can challenge the queen to a contest. With claws, tails, teeth and... purring. It doesn't matter if you can fight more or are stronger, if you can't purr loud enough, you aren't fit to reign. Why's that? They think if you are not understanding the needs of your people by purring, you can't understand others and you are ruling in a bad way.

Besides the royal house there are only two other "directions" a Nemeian can go: Scientist or Worker. There is no "real" military like in the Lyranian or Human society. Somehow everyone recieves basic training and can specialise further. That shall fool the enemies of the Nemeians - who the hell should have those purring adoraballs as enemies, what is wrong with you?! - that they do not have a military or even a recognisable force. That is not true and a deadly error. Every Nemeian can wield a weapon and fight in Close Quarter Combat because of claws, teeth and tail.

As said, there are Scientists and Workers. The Workers provide everything: food, water, shelter, plumbing, carriages, space ships and everything in between. Scientists provide the knowledge, the experiments and the numbers the workers need for their daily business.

"Uhm...sorry, I am in need of carpenting service."
"Carrrpenting?"
"Yes, I need furniture. Desks and chairs."
"Ah, furrrniturrre. Yes, you go to Ilirrria. She can make furrrrnutirrre and chairrs."
"She is the carpenter then."
"Yes? No? Maybe? But she can make them."

— Human asking a Nemeian for directions

Nemeian society consists mainly of Workers, then there are Scientists and the rest is royality. The royal family can be a lot more extended than humans think, but in the Nemeian society they are not really noticable.

There are a lot of small and large families and Nemeians care for each other. Just like terranean cats they are both loners and social folks. They care for their children and the children of other families. Death is everywhere, even when they are not on a Death World like the humans or the Simiiforcs. Be it falling damage (they can land on all four paws, but even the Nemeians can only soak up so much damage), illnesses, diseases or accidents. So basically other Nemeians "adopt" the children of other families if tragedy strikes. In certain cases humans can adopt the children of their partners too.

Technology

Every technology of Nemeian society is designed to make the life of every Nemeian easier and more comfy. This includes the royal family and their own planet of course. First they developed fusion technology which is similar to the human fusion technology and then they started to build space ships.

Why? Not of overpopulation or greed, they are just curious and maybe they find a really comfy planet. Nobody knows how a comfy planet shall be in terms of weather, gravity or continents. They say "We know it when we are there".

In more practical terms their technology is similiar to the Human Technology, but more suited to the needs of the Nemeians. That means they can work with a lot more arms (most exoskeletons have at least two additional arms), their tails are taken into consideration as well as their claws and paw-like hands.

Some of their carriages are self-driven with things human scientists would consider "dumb" artificial intelligence, but smaller ones can be used as treadmills and with a complicated system of gears a Nemeian can "run" inside them - or pay other Nemeians to "run" for them - and move the carriage.

Since their contact with the Lyranian empire they are not so fond of their cold accuracy and thinking, but have adapted some of their developments like injectors or diffusion injectors (through the throat). This also includes a variation of the Lyranian shield technology and their plasma based weaponry.

The spaceships of the Nemeians are round. Balls with a hexagonal architecture so the cat-like Nemeians can have stability, comfiness, offensive and defensive capabilities in one ship. This has nothing to do with their fondness of round, rolling things, ok?!

Purring Tales

"The first thing our new Nemeian crew members did was to inspect their quarters and put a lot of pillows on the floor and on the bed. We had to wait at least half an hour before one of them was done with... whatever they had done. Some of them were still purring. You ever heard a Nemeian purr? It is like a Maine Coon cat. Close up. With a microphone. It is soozing, but you can't hear your own words sometimes."

— First Officer on a human destroyer on their new crew

"They are all so fluffy. And cuddly. And comfy. And they purr. I mean, they purr! It is so frigging cute, I can't get enough of my wife!"

— Excited husband when interviewed for a Nemeian-Human-Relationship magazine

"I visited this ... kindergarten during midday. They had their nap and well, what should I say? It was a huge den full of little Nemeian children. A den of kitten, so to say. Either they purred or not, but it was so warm and so peaceful that I had to leave to room. Otherwise I would have joined them."

— Alira Børsheim on her visit of a Nemeian kindergarten

"You ever slept with a Nemeian? I mean, next to each other? At first they lay like a human. Eventually they start to curl themselves into a small ball of fur - you ever saw a ball of fur with a pajama? - and maybe purr because they are happy. But if they are in cuddling mood, they not only start to cuddle, no, they wrap themselves around you and engulf you in a blanket of purring fur. Maybe with a bit of claws, but you have to endure that. It is a training if you want to have children with them. They behave the same way."

— Female human sharing her experiences with Nemeians

Female Nemeian by CrazyEddie via Midjourney

Male Nemeian

Data

• height: 140 - 220cm
• weight: 90 - 150kg
• lifetime: 60 - 100 years
• Two legs
• two arms
• one brain
• two eyes capable of night-vision
• five fingers on each hand
• five toes on each foot
• extendable claws on feet and hands
• two lungs
• one heart
• two kidneys
• humanoid primary sexual organs
• one tail (with more or less fur)