Ixendrian
The Ixendar (or Ixendrians) are a highly
advanced species who live spinward and slightly
coreward of Earth, beyond Dorvala.
What Humanity knows...
Humanity knows virtually nothing of the
Ixendar, other than the fact that they possess technology
significantly more advanced than Earth’s.
A few superheroes have encountered members
of the species and reported about them to the US
government and/or UNTIL.
Biology
The Ixendar are a mammalian humanoid
species very similar to Humans in most ways.
Their skin color ranges from a dusky ochre to a
dull gold; most of them have dark-colored hair
in various shades of black, grey, or brown. The
average male stands 5’9” to 6’4” tall, the average
female two inches shorter. Their noses and
heavy browridges form a single facial structure
that tends to make them look angry or stern to
Humans, and which also gives sense of smell and distinctively deep voices.
Ixendar women give birth to their children
aer an eight-month gestation period. A baby
Ixendar is born with several of his skull features
(including the nose/browridge) still “soft,” and
thus requires extremely close attention and care
for the first three months of his life until they
harden to boniness.
The Ixendar can have superpowers. The rate of
superpower development on Ixendria is roughly
equal to that of Earth, and the average superhuman
is approximately 50% as powerful as a
Human with superpowers.
Homeworld
Ixendria is a terrestrial planet 1.02 times the
size of Earth with 1.0 G gravity. It’s a near-planetopolis;
as of 2011, over 80% of the landmasses are
covered with what’s effectively one gigantic city,
and the Ixendar have even begun constructing
platforms out over parts of the oceans so they can
keep expanding their city. In just a few centuries
the entire planet will be covered with streets
and buildings. The gigantic towers and glittering
buildings of Ixendria are known throughout
the galactic community as the epitome of urban
quality and sophistication.
To prevent this massive urbanization from
disrupting weather patterns or causing other
environmental problems, the Ixendar use weather
control satellites and elaborate planetological
monitoring and control systems to prevent storms,
unusual tidal phenomena, quakes, or the like
from wreaking too much damage to the planetary
infrastructure while still maintaining enough of
a weather system to keep the planet functioning
properly.
Society
The Ixendar are as diverse in their customs as
Humanity; characterizing them broadly is difficult.
However, a few generalities apply.
First, the Ixendar tend to be very clean, and to
prefer clean environments, to the point of fastidiousness.
This is due to their highly-developed
olfactory senses; strong, unpleasant odors bother
them, and may even be considered an offense.
Second, social status and social pressures are
very important to most Ixendar. The average
Ixendar spends most of his life trying to ascend
the social ladder (and/or prevent himself from
sliding down it). Following social mores, be they
simple fads or elaborate behavior protocols,
is important to him. Thus the Ixendar have a
well-deserved reputation for being law-abiding;
breaking the law, even in trivial ways, would
contravene social dicta for proper behavior.
The Ixendar possess very advanced technology,
including fast FTL starships, energy beam
weapons, and even some control of gravitics.
Their laws strictly forbid giving or selling Ixendar
technology to less advanced species; they believe
each species should make its own breakthroughs
they way they did.
Although they’re not yet a fully post-scarcity
society (the way the Malvans are), the Ixendar
want for relatively little. Many of the unpleasant
tasks on Ixendria are taken care of by robots or
similar devices, leaving the average Ixendrian a
lot of leisure time. As a result, the arts, sports,
and many similar activities flourish. It’s not at all
uncommon for an Ixendar to have half a dozen
“hobbies” that he can devote as much time to as a
Human can devote to just one.
