Ascellian

The Ascellians are a bipedal sentient race of humanoid similar to humans in many ways. Their homeworld is considered Titan, Saturn's largest moon, though smaller amounts of their numbers can be found elsewhere. Ascellians are a very intuitive and moderately-high technologically developed race, known for their psychic gifts and ability to physically adapt to their surrounding environments. Below is a brief outline of general Ascellian aspects, and not a thorough synopsis.

Anatomy

Racial Information and Differences (Compared to Humans)

• Further classed into separate albeit related species: Var-Ascellian and Vel-Ascellian.
• A key ability to physically adapt to different environments, including temperature and pressure change (keeping in mind their home moon can dip to temperatures between -100 and -200 degrees Celsius).
• Slightly superior sense of hearing, slightly inferior sense of touch and taste.
• Natural and in-cognitive senses of telepathy and empathy. Psychic senses can further be honed throughout life into more proactive and consciously-willed means of telepathic, empathic and other extrasensory perceptive abilities.
• Higher peak potentials of physicality; strength, durability, agility, etc. Their culture somewhat places more emphasis on mental exercise opposed to physical. On Earth, they are generally considered hardly above human in function.
• Longer life-spans, in general matching a rate double of a human being.
• Two hearts. Their second heart is located at a lower and slightly deeper location within the chest. They are able to live with just one.
• Ascellian bodies utilize nitrogen, and expell methane and oxygen gases.
• Males are naturally stronger and possess superior muscle mass in physical activity, while females are naturally more flexible.

Ascetic Attributes

• Pointed ears.
• Common eye colours include shades of violets, blues, greens and grays.
• Common hair colours include whites, blonds, strawberry-blonds and light browns.
• Var-Ascellians typically acquire skin tones of milky blues and greens. The Var bone structure generally favours better use of muscle mass and strength.
• Vel-Ascellians typically acquire skin tones of darker green, blue and sometimes off-purple shades. The Vel bone structure generally favours better flexibility and running speed.
• Albinos are rare, and possess lighter or white skin tones.

Culture

Demographics and Society

• Population estimated to be around 2-2.5 billion.
• Generally a peaceful race. A limited number of gravitational superweapons have remained dormant for a few centuries.
• Some past friction exists between Var and Vel Ascellian, though in current day discrimination is at most minimal.
• 'Sexual Orientation' as it is known to humans, is not an officially defined concept.
• Acquire one universal Faith, including a Pantheon of five Gods and five Goddesses.
• Violent unnecessary acts of crime are highly frowned upon, though Ascellians are generally more lenient with non-violent crimes (such as theft and harassment). Crime rate is generally low. Death penalties to not exist, and the act of mercy killing is recognized as a normal part of culture.

Technology

• Slightly superior compared to human achievements overall.
• Especially proficient in gravitational and psionic technologies.
• Possess stable means of quick space travel (within days) in the galaxy.
• Aerial locomotion is most common, and varies greatly in terms of method variety.

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