The Zavian empire, a space empire of merged races and species of unearthly beings. All are of the 'zave' class, such as we are of the mammalian class, lizards of the reptilian class, and birds of the avian class. They are the largest, most prosperous, and most moral empire in their galaxy, and believe in what many assume to be the Christian god. They do not have a 'leader,' claiming their 'king,' or ruler, to be the lord. Such as the jews of biblical times before they had a king, the Zave appoint a judge, who they trust is the closet to their Lord among all their populations, who they have faith will bring every decision to their God, and thus they believe that, if said to be, the judge's commandment is that of their Lord's. The empire strictly detests mistreatment of animals or the environment. And in their early sentience, they still acted somewhat like animals despite being sentient, and still carry on some of those animistic traits. They are also vertebrates, but mysteriously, the different species of zaves occurred on different planets. Not all are sentient, and not all of the zave class is advanced, and so not all are part of the Zavian Empire. But they hint their religion to their fellow tribal and medieval zaves, and are willing to accept them into the empire once they are advanced enough to comprehend.
The zecki love names that start with 'Z.' Many of their words begin with this letter, as the words 'Zecki' and 'Zavian' come from their language, and nearly all words have 'z' in it somewhere. They have eight different pronounceations of the letter, actually. They have hooked, black, and opposable foretalons which can be used to grab, pick up, and hold things like a human hand. Just with really sharp talons. They have large floppy ears, and hippo-like maws with 2-foot-long 'tusks' that make for an ability at lethal goring. They are about the size of an African hippopotamus, but obviously don't have quite so much... 'Chub.' They are of a muscular form, and in their more primitive and animalistic times, played the niche of a hippo in their environment. They are completely herbivoric, but surprisingly aggressive and defensive. They have a salamander-like build, and powerful tail in which they use to swim; so, they swim sorta like how crocodiles do. They have no scales, and no fur or hair, just smooth skin that must be kept moist. Females are slightly larger than males, and size of tusks can or cannot depend on gender. At the tip of the tail, is many spikes, which are filled with a lethal venom. The venom is no different than a banded sea krait's, and quite deadly. Like hippos, they are nocturnal, and thus have large, slitted, cat-like eyes for seeing in the dark. They can also sorta use their tail as a mace... A venomous mace. They have deep voices, and 'bellow' instead of shouting. Zecki do have a sense of modesty, like all zaves, and wear clothing, and take offense at being seen unclothed. They are the most advanced of the races that merged to be the Zave, and are able to comprehend more than humans; the average young adolescent Zecki and out-logic and out-reason the average human. They are also the most aggressive, the most protective of their environments, and the most focused on their religion.
A Zecki in armor...
The top is a female Zecki, and the bottom is male. This shows some simple clothing difference, but it isn't universal between genders. Males are not offended or insulted if wearing a robe like the female above, nor are females offended for wearing simple shirt and shorts as the male below.
Another, more closely related member of the Zave family, this is the Krekotiki. The krekotiki are much more peaceful than the Zecki, and while they love the environment, they are more likely to simply try to encourage others to treat it well. Another race with slitted, large and cat-like eyes, krekotiki can have different eye colorations, unlike the Zecki; gold, green, or blue. Gold and green and more common, with blue being slightly rare. They are covered in purple scales with darker purple stripes, and have feathered wings that actually allow them flight; but they are slow to get off the ground, and not the best fliers. They can pick things up with their talons, but only as much as an owl can, and they can only fly with extra weight if it is very light. The krekotiki are 4-3 feet tall at the shoulder/back, and have long tails to balance them when running. Their tail tip is also tipped with dark purple feathers, which can fan out during flight like the tail feathers on a bird. They are completely herbivoric, and have 'duck bills' for slurping up the mushy vegetation of their home planet. Or, that's what they used to do, in more primitive times. They have long-ish legs for wading through that mush, and are also a bit aquatic, but less aquatic than most zavians. They have high-pitched, songbird-like voices that seem to tweet. They are close to their religion, but not quite as close as the Zecki. Both genders are of equal size and height.
A Krekotiki in armor.
A krekotiki commoner.
Simply displaying more variation... This one is wearing a hat.
The vree, as shown in the picture above, are eyeless and blind. That's why they don't really wear clothing, because the don't need it if they can't see. Instead, they determine each other's genders by scent, so they were a sort of 'perfume' to conceal this scent. They rely on their sense of hearing, smell, and touch to get around, and a bit of heat-seeing. They have sensitive, soft-scaled skin that must be kept moist, and is very flexible and 'elastic,' which is necessary for their eating habits in primitive/animalistic times. Before I go on and explain this, please know that the modern, civilized vree is a very domestic creature that would never dream of doing what their animalistic ancestors did. The vree are strictly carnivores, and have shark-like maws, which are filled with multiple rows of jagged, shark-like teeth. They swallow their food whole, and like a snake, they can unlatch their jaw bones in order to swallow larger things. While they don't care what end goes in their mouth first like snakes do, they care very much if the creature is alive, and refuse to swallow anything still alive. In their primitive times, they didn't care, but now they are more advanced and aware, the care out of pity for what they are eating. Vree also refuse to eat sentient beings, alive or not. Vree have croaky but high-pitch frog-like voices, and the males are bigger than females. Like the Zecki, they have venomous spikes at the end of their turned-up, sickle-like tail. The venom in the spikes is as lethal as a diamond-back rattle snake's. They have a bit of chub on their form, but underneath it, is the muscular form of the apex predator they were in their primitive times. Their bellies sorta drag on the ground when the walk, and vree walk in a sort of 'waddling' motion. They are about the size of a Siberian tiger. They are also very aquatic, and really good at leaping, like tree frogs. This gives them rather powerful hind legs. The have webbed claws on all feet/hands, and opposable but webbed foretalons. They love to eat food, and thus, some become very good chefs... In which, Vree's tastes aren't much different than you usual carnivore's, so they can eat human food as long as it's just meat. They are modestly close to their religion, and more of a shy and peaceful race. Many consider them adorable, with their squeaky voices, chubby form, and waddling motion of walking.
A Vree in armor.
The kuni are completely covered in scales, and another race that is carnivorous. Though, the kuni have more ability to tolerate low-protein foods than the Vree. They have horns, and stand about 5 feet at the shoulder/back. Their maws are not too different than a lion's, and they have a large sort of fin tipping their tail to help them swim. They have relative flight ability, but like the krekotiki, they're sorta lousy fliers. Long legs for wading, these creatures prefer fish as food goes. They have webbed talons that have as much grasping ability as an osprey's, and they assist in swimming. Kuni have high-pitched, hyena-like voices and laughter. They can have different colors of eyes as well; indigo, cyan, green, or gold. Rarely, they can have purple eyes. They love entertainment and being social, and they are one of the more playful races of the Zave. They are very creative and artistically creative, renown for their stunning art and media. They are modestly close to their religion, and decently skilled at stealth. They have slitted eyes like most zavians, and twisting gold-hued horns. They can inter-breed with the ran-ja, though it's uncommon due to the species different advancement levels.
Kuni in armor...
And a kuni commoner. I'll have more of the Zave class up here sooner or later, this isn't all of them. But it is all of those in the empire.
Here's the Zavian alphabet, the official writing of the Zavian Empire, translated.
Ok, now I have some stuff that isn't part of the alphabet, but still necessary.
Here, try to decode these sentences.
Here, I finally have a code for their language. As in, certain letters become different certain letters, and it's vowel for vowel. Not the most realistic way of making a language, but I'm content with it.
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