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|homeworld=[[Kovalar]] | |homeworld=[[Kovalar]] | ||
|capital=[[Janilyn]] | |capital=[[Janilyn]] | ||
|allies=[[Utan Mir]] | |allies=[[Celestine Ascendancy]], [[Utan Mir]] | ||
|enemies=[[Fatar]], [[Ishvana]], [[Cleax]]}} | |enemies=[[Fatar]], [[Ishvana]], [[Cleax]]}} | ||
==Morphology and Physiology== | ==Morphology and Physiology== | ||
[[File:Shenfemale.png|thumb|left|A Female Shen]] | [[File:Shenfemale.png|thumb|left|A Female Shen]] | ||
The Shen are a humanoid race with distinctive appendages growing from their heads. The males possess four large symmetrical horns, while the females possess one central horn and a corona of appendages. They possess long faces with gaunt mouths and strikingly bright eyes which lack pupils. Both sexes exhibit a pair of tentacles growing from the base of their jaw which they often ornament. Females give birth to live young after a gestation period of approximately 13 months, and the average lifespan is approximately 120 years. They are strongly monogamous, and divorce is frowned upon. Homosexuality is common and accepted. | The Shen are a humanoid race with distinctive appendages growing from their heads. The males possess four large symmetrical horns, while the females possess one central horn and a corona of appendages. They possess long faces with gaunt mouths and strikingly bright eyes which lack pupils. Both sexes exhibit a pair of tentacles growing from the base of their jaw which they often ornament. Females give birth to live young after a gestation period of approximately 13 months, and the average lifespan is approximately 120 years. They are strongly monogamous, and divorce is frowned upon. Homosexuality is common and accepted. | ||
'''Height ranges:''' 155cm - 218cm | |||
'''Age ranges:''' 20-120 | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Shen are one of [[Starmourn Sector|Starmourn's]] older [[Younger Races]] in terms of the age of their civilization, though they are far from the eldest. Famous for their former connection with the believed-extinct [[Elder Race]] of the [[Utan Mir]] who taught them to wield [[Void Kith|void kith]], today they are famous for their real estate and transportation interstellar corporations. The achieved spaceflight approximately 110,000 years ago. | The Shen are one of [[Starmourn Sector|Starmourn's]] older [[Younger Races]] in terms of the age of their civilization, though they are far from the eldest. Famous for their former connection with the believed-extinct [[Elder Race]] of the [[Utan Mir]] who taught them to wield [[Void Kith|void kith]], today they are famous for their real estate and transportation interstellar corporations. The achieved spaceflight approximately 110,000 years ago. | ||
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The Shen use two racial languages - [[Low Shen]] and [[High Shen]]. The former is what they use most of the time in day-to-day use. The latter is a dialect reserved for important events like the Ritual of Coadunation or the funeral of a Prime Elder. | The Shen use two racial languages - [[Low Shen]] and [[High Shen]]. The former is what they use most of the time in day-to-day use. The latter is a dialect reserved for important events like the Ritual of Coadunation or the funeral of a Prime Elder. | ||
The Shen originated the practice of [[Shi Dhuk]] as well, and the Shen Tradition is the leading Shi Dhuk tradition to this day. | |||
==Notable Members== | ==Notable Members== | ||
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[[Category:Shen]] | [[Category:Shen]] | ||
[[Category:Player Races]] | [[Category:Player Races]] | ||
[[Category:Races]] | |||
[[Category:Younger Races]] | |||