Ocaran

"They are nasty, mischievous creatures. More like knives with wings than anything else."

- Antenocte

Ocarans are a species of aliens formerly residing on their homeworld of Planet Nitro 015 (formerly Planet Zryggheympe). However, their planet was randomly destroyed by sometime before Nitro's death. They are considered EN, or endangered on the endangered species scale.

Origin
Ocarans were first recorded around 2 Million Before Age. Their planet was a small one, and was uniformly a boggy swamp. As the Ocarans developed, they were not originally the dominant species; that title belonged to a taller, blue-skinned race called the Savil; and they were a far more progressive species. Because of the ferocity of the Ocarans, they eventually overpowered the other races, and rendered them extinct. The Ocarans thereafter did not organize often, and many lived alone amongst the swamps. Only a few societies ever existed, and they were highly barbaric, and relatively small. They existed in the ruins of the only remaining Savil cities, as Ocarans did not possess the skill to craft entire cities. Because of their lack of organization, and the toxicity of the swamps, few species ever came to their world.

Intergalactic Usage
That changed when Nitro, of the found the planet to be in his realm. Because he claimed it, he sent several soldiers, with adequate enviro-suits to the planet. They destroyed all of the kings of each society, and the remaining Ocarans pledged loyalty, as they were in awe of the power they had witnessed. These first-generation soldiers, despite their loyalty, had extreme brutality, and could not function with other troops. Because of this, they were sent in as berserker-type soldiers. They were fully wiped out within a year of service.

Afterwards, because of the problem with the Ocarans lacking societies, Nitro took many of the wild ones, and placed them on other planets of his with the sole purpose of breeding him new soldiers. These second-generation Ocarans did not have the ferocity of their parents, having not been in a hostile environment. They made much better soldiers. Within several years of this program's start, Bills, the God of Destruction had awakened, and was randomly destroying planets. Planet Nitro 015 was caught in the crossfire, and was destroyed. Most Ocarans were killed, with the only others being in Nitro's army. Still, as he had breeding centers set up, the species survived, and remained in his service.

Kirka was a second-generation soldier, and became one of Nitro's highest ranking soldiers. After Nitro's death, Kirka continued to loyally work for his daughter, Yuki until his death at the hands of the Ledas in the 774 Age. At this time, with the dissolution of Nitro's Empire, it is unknown where the remaining Ocarans went to. It is suspected that they stayed on their various breeding sites, and eventually overran those planets.

The current population is 14,890.

Appearance
Ocarans appear as small, fragile creatures. They are, on average, anywhere from two to three feet tall. They can vary in color, but are usually purple, black, tan, or dark green. They have sharp, pointed ears, which are significantly larger, in proportion, than the rest of their heads. They have four eyes, and they are usually colored yellow, red, or blue. They tend to have long, thin noses, and large mouths filled with many rows of teeth. They can manipulate their teeth slightly because they have feeling in their gums. Moving their gums, they can point their teeth in any direction they want.

Ocarans are known to have unnaturally long fingers, which are extremely sharp. They also have wings, and can fly by using them. Ocarans who can use ki still fly with their wings, as it would appear awkward if they did not. Ocarans are usually slightly hunchback, and have pronounced spinal cords. Usually, they are very skinny beings, and the imprint of their rib bones, in addition to their spinal bones, can be seen under their skin. Because of the conditions on their planet, their bodies are filled with various poisons. As such, eating an Ocaran will often kill the predator, and this has led to the species overpowering the other carnivores on their planet. Prolonged physical exposure to an Ocaran can also lead to poisoning. They are mostly hairless except for small patches on their heads.

Mental Traits
Ocarans are vicious beings. With their teeth and sharp fingers, they are experts at hunting and killing. Many Ocarans are solitary, and do not interact other than when mating. The few civilizations that existed were monarchal and extremely savage. Ocarans in those, as well as in the wild, were all cannibalistic, and extremely territorial. Especially in the few Ocaran groups, the leaders enjoyed having gladiator-type matches between the weaker subjects, which always resulted in the death, and graphic dismemberment of the losers. Outside of those few groups, the wild Ocarans usually lived alone, being abandoned by their mothers as soon as they could hunt. However, Ocarans were not beasts, and were indeed sentient. Despite the lack of organized government, they could all speak a common tongue, basic though it was.

Kirka was a notable exception because he was taken from the planet at birth. He never developed his species' way of life, and instead grew up in a formal military environment, lending him toward the logical, intellectual way of life. His case is usual for all second generation Ocarans. Because of the species' ruthlessness, the first generation - the one that survived Nitro's conquering - was savage to the point where they were used as kamikaze fighters. As such, few survived long; and the next generation of Ocarans was trained off-planet to prevent the instillation of such savageness.

Lifespan
Ocarans were extremely long-lived. Males and females both lived for an average of 500 years, and there were reports of some living upwards of 700 years. However, due to the harsh conditions of their world, few lived past the age of 30. Sexual maturity is reached at about 12 years.

Technology
For wild Ocarans, the ones who live mostly alone, technology is extremely limited. They tend to build houses out of rotting tree trunks, and like to fashion things, such as beds, doors, tables, out of wood. While some have created wooden boats to traverse the bogs, and most can craft fishing poles, and other rudimentary devices, anything more advanced is rare. In the few communities, things are a bit better; as there is use of not only wood, but also stone and metal in crafting buildings; this is not their own doing, but some Ocarans have been able to mimic the workmanship. Because Ocarans can naturally fly, they have no need for flying machines. Some of the wealthier kings did use slave-pulled chariots, but such things were rare. Most have mastered fire, be them within communities or not, and only the wealthiest and most intelligent kings could afford other forms of power; namely water-based. While being a predominately carnivorous species, some recent Ocarans have adapted to being omnivores, and have fields of crops, with proper watering systems.