Thekar

"The Thekar affinity toward knowledge and progressivism is a rarely known fact, not often guessed at by their outward appearances."

- Antenocte

The Thekar are a race of aliens residing on their homeworld of Planet Cold 03 (formerly Planet Thekar). They are LC, or least concerned on the endangered species scale.

Origin
Despite sharing a planet with the Pubbo, the Thekar did not exist until 1 Million Before Age; which was nearly 19 million years after the other sentient race had first existed. Because the Thekar developed into intelligent, sophisticated tribes, and began hunting the Pubbo for food, they decided to name the planet after themselves. As the years progressed, and the Pubbo took to the air, the two species became estranged, and had minimal contact.

Early Thekar were spread across their planet; and after the great years of rain near the 800,000 Before Age, much of the land was flooded, and became a massive archipelago. This effectively split the population into various communities. Over the coming centuries, the various tribes fought or forged alliances, with some becoming more powerful, and others dying out. By the time of Nitro's coming to the planet, only a few massive tribes remained, although they were not necessarily hostile to one another.

Intergalactic Usage
Being on the border of and Nitro's territories, Planet Thekar was the site of a notorious, albeit brief bit of kin-strife. The two brothers both claimed the planet for themselves, and attempted to occupy it. Much talk and threats were exchanged between the two; though Nitro arrived to the disputed territory first. Upon finding the residents, the Thekar, he also claimed those for his armies, and began fighting down the populations to his submission. While doing this, Cooler arrived, and decimated his brother's fleet in orbit. Leaving Nitro with his personal soldiers stranded on the planet, Cooler descended into the atmosphere. It was there, he discovered the Pubbo, the race he originally thought his brother was after. After noting them, he landed, and dueled with Nitro.

The two beat each other up, with Cooler holding a slight advantage until their father, arrived, and made them stop. As part of the terms of agreement, Cooler was allowed to take the Pubbo; and Nitro could take the Thekar. The planet itself was taken by their father to prevent further wars, which was an extremely rare move. And despite Cooler acquiring the Pubbo rather easily, the Thekar proved to be a more difficult task for his brother.

Nitro conquered the Thekar quickly, but even in their submission, the species mostly refused to serve as his soldiers. It got to the point where Thekar forced into the armor and services of war attacked their fellow soldiers to spite their tyrant ruler, and show their rebellious tendencies. Nitro eventually returned to the planet, along with several strong captains, and went to each tribe. Upon finding the representatives of each tribe, he publically tortured and mutilated each one of them. And he promised to do the same for any other who refused to serve him loyally. He had no insubordination from them thereafter.

The Thekar comprised a rather small portion of Nitro's overall empire, at 0.65% of the population. After Nitro's death, his daughter Yuki took the mantle of his empire. A famous Thekar, Naro, served directly under Yuki as her personal commander for all of her forces. He was later killed by the Ledas, signaling the end of Nitro's empire. Thereafter, the Thekar, who were not a space-faring species, returned home.

Their current population is 1,560,509,306.

Appearance
Thekar are bipedal animals with two arms. They are covered in fur, except on their chest and face. The color of their fur varies - from orange, to blue, to grey - and it is speculated that Thekar's can change the color of their fur based on their environment. While they do not possess claws with only three fingers on each hand, Thekar have extraordinarily sharp teeth. Their faces are lean, and their noses long. They have very low ears, which are on the sides of their necks, and are merely slits. They have large spikes jutting out from the sides and top of their head toward their back. Thekar also have three eyes, which are equally spread across their head, with the middle one slightly elevated over the others. On their hands and feet, they have very subtle suction cups, which are mainly used for aid in climbing. There is no difference in the appearance of males and females aside from the obvious genitalia differences.

While they breathe Oxygen, the large presence of other elements in their atmosphere (namely Argon and Flourine) makes Thekar blood blue.

Mental Traits
Thekar mental traits vary greatly. Depending on the tribes, some are intellectually-based, some are war-like, and some are peace-driven. All Thekar are highly educated from a young age, so despite which way one leans, they are all properly nurtured. Naro is an example of the intellectual-based society. Thekar tend to be introverted around other races, and keep to their own kind. As mentioned above, Thekar have inherent rebellious tendencies; as most of their societies were either republics or oligarchies, most of the race deemed individualism important. This culture was partly lost after their annexation by Nitro, and forced slavery. Early Thekar showed contempt for the other sentient race of their planet, the Pubbo, showing that the species would look down on weaker species. Once enlisted in the, many Thekar exceled as officers, and this gave some evidence to the theory that many Thekar are naturally born leaders.

Lifespan
Thekar males live for around 380 years. They reach sexual maturity at 60 years. Female Thekar live for around 375 years, and reach sexual maturity at around 30 years.

Technology
Thekar had low-tier technology. Various tribes had cities with electrical power, and mechanical vehicles and devices, similar to the level of technology on. Importantly, the Thekar had no space-faring ships and minimal flying machines on planet. Because of their planet's naturally high gravity (25G), and the fact that most tribes were better connected in trade by the waterways, flight tech never developed. This was also important in showing how the Thekar never knew that there was a race of Pubbo (who were thought extinct) living in the upper atmosphere.