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Slime People tend to be very quick on their feet and adaptable. With only a loose cultural identity of their own, they find it very easy to adapt and conform to whatever societies they integrate with, often mirroring whichever environment they find themselves within. This mirroring carried down to the personal and social level, with mirroring in social situations being common. Slime People sometimes struggle to form their own identities because of this, or struggle with a sense that they lack an identity, being unable to tell their identities apart from their masks. | Slime People tend to be very quick on their feet and adaptable. With only a loose cultural identity of their own, they find it very easy to adapt and conform to whatever societies they integrate with, often mirroring whichever environment they find themselves within. This mirroring is carried down to the personal and social level, with mirroring in social situations being common. Slime People sometimes struggle to form their own identities because of this, or struggle with a sense that they lack an identity, being unable to tell their identities apart from their masks. | ||
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Hundreds of thousands of years ago, ancient civilizations spanned the galaxy. While almost nothing is known of these people, what they left behind holds great significance for scientists across the galaxy, and for the Slime People. When the ancient aliens vanished, they left behind monolithic structures filled with machinery and devices that we can scarce comprehend. Xenoarcheology has spent decades studying these artifacts, yielding very little in return for their effort. | Hundreds of thousands of years ago, ancient civilizations spanned the galaxy. While almost nothing is known of these people, what they left behind holds great significance for scientists across the galaxy, and for the Slime People. When the ancient aliens vanished, they left behind monolithic structures filled with machinery and devices that we can scarce comprehend. Xenoarcheology has spent decades studying these artifacts, yielding very little in return for their effort. | ||
The megastructures left behind by these ancient aliens left rotting and decaying on worlds across the galaxy gave birth to the first Slimes and Slime People. Despite being born independently on planets spread so far apart this shared origin from the industrial runoff and decay of these ancient structures gives all Slime People a sense of community, and a very similar biology and physical form. | The megastructures left behind by these ancient aliens, left rotting and decaying on worlds across the galaxy, gave birth to the first Slimes and Slime People. Despite being born independently on planets spread so far apart, this shared origin from the industrial runoff and decay of these ancient structures gives all Slime People a sense of community, and a very similar biology and physical form. | ||
Slime people have only existed for roughly 1000 years according to estimates, but in this time many of their societies achieved what took others tens of thousands of years. Their close relationship with, and worship of, the ancient xeno technology gave them an edge in technological development, with most becoming space faring societies independently. They traveled the stars, finding other aliens and soon one another. As they linked together and refound themselves, their purpose grew in intensity. They strived to discover their Gods, the aliens whos ruined structures gave birth to their Species. | Slime people have only existed for roughly 1000 years according to estimates, but in this time many of their societies achieved what took others tens of thousands of years. Their close relationship with, and worship of, the ancient xeno technology gave them an edge in technological development, with most becoming space faring societies independently. They traveled the stars, finding other aliens and soon one another. As they linked together and refound themselves, their purpose grew in intensity. They strived to discover their Gods, the aliens whos ruined structures gave birth to their Species. | ||
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Species Name Here
The Slime People, lacking a better name, are a fairly new Species in the grander scheme of the Universe. Their history is short by every other Species' standards, and their culture is fragmented. Despite this their rise onto the galactic scene has been expedient and dramatic, as they rapidly adjusted to the various societies they found themselves integrating within. Their versatility is perhaps their greatest strength, and it has allowed them to flourish.
Identity
Biology
Slime People are an artificial Species, though they were not developed with intentionality. Their existence is accidental and that shows through in their biology. Slime People possess most of the basic organs that commonly develop. Lungs, stomachs, eyes and ears and mouths. However they lack a large number of the tertiary parts generally found in more traditional organics. Their hearts pump to move fluids around the inside of their membranes without the need for any veins or arteries, similar to an insect. Their membranes are highly absorbent and are especially reactive with water, which is caustic to them. Interestingly despite this, their internal organs are capable of processing water and several require it to function.
Slimes maintain their semi-solid forms through surface tension and internal pressure, lacking any bones. Slimes breathe nitrogen, processing it in their lungs and binding it to their internal fluids where it is then used by various chemical processes in their body. They are capable of filtering out oxygen and other gases and exhaling them, so they do not require special equipment to function on a space station.
Most interestingly they lack a traditional brain, instead having a 'core' that fulfills the same role. Slime cores are ill understood- while all Slime People have a core, some non-intelligent slime creatures also do. There is practically no evidence of any difference between slime creatures with a core, and those without, though some test subjects have been seen developing and forming cores in laboratory conditions.
Psychology
Slime People tend to be very quick on their feet and adaptable. With only a loose cultural identity of their own, they find it very easy to adapt and conform to whatever societies they integrate with, often mirroring whichever environment they find themselves within. This mirroring is carried down to the personal and social level, with mirroring in social situations being common. Slime People sometimes struggle to form their own identities because of this, or struggle with a sense that they lack an identity, being unable to tell their identities apart from their masks.
Culture
History
Slime People, and Slimes in general, have developed independently across dozens of worlds spanning the galaxy. They are so wide spread that it is believed there may still be upwards of a hundred uncontacted groups of them on various planets across the galaxy. Despite their far-spanning origins, which may imply dozens of unique Species, the Slime People all share a common element in their creation that makes them all biologically related.
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, ancient civilizations spanned the galaxy. While almost nothing is known of these people, what they left behind holds great significance for scientists across the galaxy, and for the Slime People. When the ancient aliens vanished, they left behind monolithic structures filled with machinery and devices that we can scarce comprehend. Xenoarcheology has spent decades studying these artifacts, yielding very little in return for their effort.
The megastructures left behind by these ancient aliens, left rotting and decaying on worlds across the galaxy, gave birth to the first Slimes and Slime People. Despite being born independently on planets spread so far apart, this shared origin from the industrial runoff and decay of these ancient structures gives all Slime People a sense of community, and a very similar biology and physical form.
Slime people have only existed for roughly 1000 years according to estimates, but in this time many of their societies achieved what took others tens of thousands of years. Their close relationship with, and worship of, the ancient xeno technology gave them an edge in technological development, with most becoming space faring societies independently. They traveled the stars, finding other aliens and soon one another. As they linked together and refound themselves, their purpose grew in intensity. They strived to discover their Gods, the aliens whos ruined structures gave birth to their Species.
Religion
The Slime People were birthed from the ruins of ancient xenos megastructures, which hold religious significance to them. They see these structures and the technology and artifacts found within as holy relics, birthing grounds created by the gods that gave them life. As they ventured out into the wider galaxy their journey became not an exploration, but a pilgrimage. A journey to find their gods, or at the very least to discover what happened to them. This drive and goal has brought them into conflict with many of the other civilizations in the galaxy, who often pillage these ancient structures for research, desecrating what the Slime People consider to be holy sites.
There are many sects of the Slime People's religion with different beliefs, often derived from the environment they were birthed from. Those from factories tend to believe their creation was deliberate, the will of the gods. Those from bunkers and cities believe the gods created them as a last ditch effort to survive whatever calamity destroyed them, that they are the inheritors of their gods' legacy. Others still believe their creation to be an accident, happenstance. The largest schism in their faith stands between those who believe their gods are dead and seek to discover what happened to them, and those who believe their gods are still alive somewhere in the galaxy. This schism is one of the few things that has ever driven the Slime People to war amongst themselves, disturbing the typical unity they find in their shared faith.
Family and Community
How do their views of family and community work? Are they collectivist, do they communaly raise their children? Are they very monogamous or polyamorous? Do they keep tiny tightly knit family units or tend to live with extended relatives? How has their view of ideal community impact them and their society?
Fashion and Aesthetics
Their fashion trends of the last several decades. Their preference for clothing, colors, building styles, etc.
Society
Government
Their government structure
Economy
Their economy. Exports, imports, etc
Trivia
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