Piuss

The Piuss are Opressia FTDOF's race: hopefully he/she will be here shortly to round out the intro.

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Species Name: The Piuss [PYHOS] Homeworld: Piussus Appearance:

Elf-like in appearance, with somewhat emotionless faces that never quite seem to be 100% in the real world, pointed ears. Their veins are wide, flat, and defined, so they have light blue lines crossing their bodies. They have silver skin. Their spacesuits are skintight padded polyester, gold in color. Their armor is just plated tungsten over much of their suit, red in color. They do not wear space helmets.

Basic Biology:

Their planet has no atmosphere, so they do not need to breathe. They have an unusual organ that recycles oxygen through their bodies. They have machines to refill their oxygen in case they for some reason lose it. Their planet has unusually strong gravity, so they move swiftly and with agility virtually anywhere else. They have extremely good vision, hearing, and smell, but no sense of taste. Their tongues are forked. They have very dense bones, so they don't often have breaks or fractures. Lifetime is about 400 years. They can communicate telepathically.

Ideology:

They believe they are superior, but are polite about it and don't bring it up too often. However, they do not have ethical problems about killing anything that is not of their race, because they have the technology to survive without anyone else.

Culture:

They are generally quiet, and they avoid small talk, only dealing with things of importance. They believe it is their destiny to own everything they see, though they prefer a peaceful annexation. The highest job is the enforcer. The next highest jobs are ones in science, improving the Piuss' capability to expand their territory. Next are jobs in the military

Government:

They have a total democracy. Weekly meetings are held telepathically. There is a job to mediate these meetings and keep track of pressing topics. The enforcers (mentioned above) then carry out the plans decided upon at these meetings.

Religion:

They have no religion because they believe they are the gods.

Military:

There is an unrealistically low crime rate, and there has never been a revolution. The land forces are minimal, with the army spending most of their time on transports or other planets. The military is led by the Enforcers.

History Prior to FTL Discovery: Unknown. Somehow the various groups of the race joined to create a large empire.