#qiela

[thestarshipdorado]

Background's too busy and I don't even care because it's 3 am. lol I don't care about anything! \o/ (By cockpit I mean "bridge" forgive me I am so tired)

The Bákģâíŋqá Fighter (Fast-light Fighter) is the fastest of Qîélán vessels at impulse speeds. It is a defensive craft, used primarily to patrol Qîélán space and keep it secure; they are usually found in groups of 3 or 4. Their crew compliment is minimal, never more than 30 individuals.

Because of the Bákģâíŋqá's ability to fly and maneuver like an atmospheric fighter jet the crew are tethered to their stations, or to railing along the walls, when red alert is sounded to prevent being tossed around during a fire-fight. With this system corridors have two designated sides for the easy flow of crewman going one direction or the other. This does leave crew vulnerable at times when they must untether to move around an open area, but these experiences are few and far between in the small vessel.

The flight controllers of the Bákģâíŋqá undergo special training, since they must control every aspect of the fighter's movements- speed, balance, how much power to give to each particular engine at a certain time, when the stabilizing thrusters are necessary- in both normal and combat scenarios. It takes years of practice and study to perfect the art of flying a Bákģâíŋqá. They are able to get this precision using a special visor which puts them in a 3D spacial environment, as though they are the ship itself, and generally use their entire body as the steering mechanism. This requires more tethering than most other stations during a battle, so that a jostled pilot won't accidentally maneuver the fighter incorrectly. Tactical officers in charge of weapons also have a modified visor to help with targeting. The front viewing window is purely for the rest of the bridge crew.

Uh, that's all I can think of, I would really like some questions to help me round this out. It could also be I'm really super tired and can't think so we'll see how this looks in the morning.

[thestarshipdorado]

I won't be shading these, because it can really take away from the basic coloring and also I just want a base to look back on. xD Her combadge is too small, but I nearly forgot it so at least it's there at all. haha On to the profile stuff.

Name: Qélï Üárák

Station: Captain, USS Dorado

Area of expertise: Science

Date of birth: born in the Earth year 2345, the Qîélá year Gän 1025-6037, Stardate 22969.84

Age: 35 Earth years

Planet of origin: Qîélá, in the Vüd system

Area of origin: Xünáêŋ, Yîmêláŗ Province

Backstory: Qélï was born in the city of Xünáêŋ, located near the southern portion of Yîmêláŗ Province, the only daughter of a government official (mother, Mâká Üárák) and a writer (father, Sgér Qúq). She decided at a young age she would someday join Starfleet after meeting an ambassador from Earth.When she was old enough to enter what would be high school for humans she entered an exchange program and traveled to Earth to continue her education there. It was there she followed a special set of courses to train towards entering Starfleet academy, and upon graduating from basic schooling that's just where she ended up.

She majored exobiology and xenology, but of course has a rounded understanding of most other sciences, especially xenoanthropology and xenoarchaeology.

Her initial station on the cusp of the Dominion War was on a science vessel, intended for exploration and surveying. However as the war escalated they were forced to come to the aid of another vessel and became involved in the larger battle. Through severe damage and the lose of the higher officers Qélï gained control of the ship and managed to bring the ship safely through the worst of it.

Thanks to her efforts in this situation she was awarded her own commander after 5 years of leave and assisting with the rebuild of battered Federation and its allies. The current story takes place during her command of the USS Dorado, a deep space vessel with the mission to conduct an in depth study of the Gamma Quadrant.

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This story is written in the first person view of an individual Qímtrü from birth till adulthood of. This excerpt is when they were a child of about 3, the first experience they get before they start to learn real pain and suffering in worship of the World God. And I warn you, it is pretty gory.

He crushed the finely cut pieces of ear and we all looked on, watching as the acid melted the strips of flesh and ate further into the Master's bone. He mumbled as he worked, as he always did. His words were strained by the pain of the acid but he did not seem to hate the pain as cousin did. When it was mixed to his liking he added a small amount of dried herbs, stirred it a bit more, then licked his finger clean. He gurgled, still in pain, but shuddered as well, with what I could only identify as enjoyment. He then beckoned us each to lick the potion from his fingers in turn- this would be our first commune with the World God.

Cousin went first, it was his ear after all. He'd been holding his bleeding head gingerly and his hand was also covered in blood. After he sucked the mixed off the Master's finger he grimaced and appeared to hurt, though not any more than he had already been thanks to his ear. After a moment or so he seemed amazed by his own hand covered in blood. He slowly licked the blood from his fingers and wiped it over his whole muzzle and head. His stare was vacant but also filled with wonder. We all tasted the mixture, we all felt the sear on our tongues, down out throats and into our stomachs. Two of the other young ones fell over in agony, writhing on the rough floor. But Master had consumed the remainder of the mixture after we had all had a taste and writhed with them, his wet, throaty screams echoing off the rock around us.

The rest of us sat in a daze, having tasted just enough to send our minds out. We heard them but were lost in our own discomfort, only ours was not just the burn in our guts and mouth but also the mind lifted far and away. I saw what the World God was, I saw the fire of its heart before it came to be the fire in the sky. Our eyes were wide and my mind understood well as it could with only the tiny glimpse it was given. The agony around me was like the primal, pure music of the world, sweeter than mother's song in the cold night, and I knew where my devotion must lie.

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Made some changes to the roman characters I use for the Dãmdkin language so they don't use the same accents above letters as the other languages- makes it less confusing for me. Will do the same for the Luaglȯn.

Given all three inhabit a similar area and interact I'd like them to be different enough because I'm picky and also so I don't get confused. hehe

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Naming

Ôrnês names are all technically all gender neutral, no sound or group of letters are considered masculine or feminine. For example a male may be named Jêldá and a female may be named Érdírô, which seem to our ears to be gendered. However parents tend to create a name together through mixing random syllables and picking something that "sounds good" so names are wide and varied in length and sound based on the preference of those naming the child.

It is considered very bad luck to knowingly name your child after someone, living or dead, mortal or god. A unique name means a unique soul and individual body; even if Ôrnês do not practice magic involved in the use of names as a source of power it is still exceptionally important to be of a unique persona, both in superstition and in general societal mindset.

Creativity is a modern factor, the parents of a child being viewed as lazy if they do not create their own name for their offspring- being considered noncreative is highly insulting, since it alludes to a weak mind overall.

But the main root would be a superstitions leading back to ancient times. One is where if a child is given the name of a living person they will, as they grow, cause the older individual to become ill and die as the two vie for spiritual survival in the same plain. If the child is named after a dead person, that person will come down from the stars as a vengeful spirit and take the child's soul, because the child has stolen their soul's expression on earth (in the form of a written word or a memory left of them). And lastly, to name your child after Kërbáŧ or anyone of the First Holy Children is an insult to those godly figures, since you are considering your child equal to them by giving them the same name- this mistake will also lead to the child's death. (As a side note, the subservient god Táľ would not be insulted, but it would be insulting to your child to name them after him.)

There are endless census lists of names, most all unique, kept in the cities, with a massive library in the capital of each province dedicated to keeping all the names of all the Ôrnês born in that province. Some names may sound the same and some may even be the same without the parents realizing. If it is a random occurrence it is viewed with humor rather than fear, a thought that perhaps the two were meant to meet at some point in their lives. The true malice behind one or more lives ending with a name only occur if the name is given knowingly.

Ôrnês also do not have family names, since husbands and wives keep their free and independent financial status upon marriage. Therefore, each Ôrnês learns their family history back at least 3 generations so that when they introduce themselves they can list the many names of their ancestors as a form of identifying who they are and their family relations (made all the more easy with all names being unique).

And example of an introductory recitation of a "full name" would be: "I am Gërláŋ, daughter of Ľéáņdík and Pävdâïv, granddaughter of Ģüktü and Béľâô, Kláádïtán and Ĵöť, great-granddaughter of Cûblär and Xlédgröläg, Êglâf and Zwyr, Šûqlál, and Ŗögnébdöl."

However such recitations are only necessary for formal introductions, in most cases your given name and parent's names will suffice.

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The average ages of species on Qîélá

Bêgwó- unknown Cyóŧ- 30 Déltêrá- 40 Êmbrád- 30 Ģímtrü- 25 Ĵêrêtá- 20 Ĵôräb-30 Kwâôl- 50 Móģ- 300 Ņêváx- 60 Ŋóšt- 70 Ôrnês- 80 Rélîqûn- 80 Sámít- 200 Támtqên- 70 Tétürê- 50 Trémtónť- 60 Üléá- 45 Zêüwát- 40

Bêgwó are a sort of "fairy" folk, very little is known about them and they rarely talk to other species so their average lifespan is not know by others.

Cyóŧ, Déltêrá, Êmbrád, Kwâôl, Tétürê, and some groups of Zêüwát are nomadic, leading to some lower life expectancy. Certain factors in their method of group organization leads to the fairly wide difference. The groups of Zêüwát living on the islands of Ĵímtábt tend to live marginally longer than their nomadic kin on Tápŗén, but not enough to make it of much matter. Üléá have similar group sizes to many of these other species, but are sedentary. All of these species have smaller group sizes, less stable lifestyles, and are more subject to the troubles that come from high dependence on their own powers of hunting and farming with little to no trade with others outside their groups which causes them to have lower life expectancy.

Ĵêrêtá have little use to live past 20, because their culture is not as extensive as many others and does not involve things such as property, marriage, or even procreation. They then choose to cease their regular life as sentient, independent beings in favor of joining their symbiotic trees in order to reproduce for a few years before truly dying.

Ģímtrü could potentially live for much longer, but their use of magic corrupts them and causes them to go mad, which in turn normally ends in their deaths in one way or another. Theirs is a violent culture, dealing with death and pain within themselves and inflicted on others to perform their perverse magics, and living past their 20s is nearly unheard of.

Móģ and Sámít are megalithic in size, leading to their exceptionally long lifespans. Their cultures are also simple, lacking in lore and clear forms of language, but they are clearly sentient. They communicate in a more animalistic way with members of their own species, and usually avoid or eat members of others. Ĵôräb are similar in their forms of communication with their own species, however they have the ability to speak telepathically with others if they so choose, which happens rarely.

Ņêváx, Ŋóšt, Ôrnês, Rélîqûn, Támtqên, and Trémtónť are all sedentary species in large established cities and towns. Ôrnês and Trémtónť share a religion and a history going back some 200,000 years. Rélîqûn and Támtqên have separate and unique cultures, but have very extensive history with each other and with Ôrnês and their servile race. These three species are also exploratory and curious of the world, looking to claim more land and increase their power. Ņêváx and Ŋóšt, however, live on very hard to reach continents, leaving them mostly untouched by the ambitious explorers until very recently. These species are all long of life due to their sedentary cultures and extensive magic and medicine.