Post by thursday on Mar 24, 2019 3:16:37 GMT -5
Novakid Lore
Wanderlusting Plasma Nomads
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History
The history of Novakids is an uncertain and folk-lore filled one. Due to the combination of the natural divisive stance of Novakids and their lack of written records, there is barely any understanding of their history at all.
A Novakid ‘colony’ has never been tried (with success as the end result), and as such, Novakids are more likely to be found in colonies or countries that accept multi-cultural ideas, alongside Humans, Apex, or whatever other races accept them. Of course, Novakid mayors, leaders, or officers can still be found, though they do not leave much of a footprint. This leaves Novakids open as people naturally accepting frontier justice, democracy, and meritocracy.
Physiology
Novakids are made of three complicated substances and materials - one known as the ‘brand’, one known as the shell, and another being the heated substance inside of them that acts as a shape or body. They usually live for upwards of a thousand years before they go into a process called ‘supernova’, where the Novakid will rapidly deflate their plasma similar to an explosion. Due to their naturally small weight and advanced reflexes, Novakids do not make good hand-to-hand combatants, instead they are fit for gunfighting with light or medium weaponry.
Novakids may be perceived as slow-witted or outright dumb by other species, but this is simply a case of a lack of education - there are plenty of Novakids that take up doctoring, engineering, or science, but plenty others prefer to leave that up to someone else as militiamen or musicians.
Brand
A Novakid’s face is made up of a magnetic substance without much of a scientific name, instead universally named a ‘brand’, much like what a farmhand would sear a cow with. A brand comes in many shapes and sizes, and in some cases can be entirely encased within the shell, a case known as ingrowing. Brands are a strange case, sometimes hereditary, sometimes completely different than their parent’s. The purpose of the volatile brand is to hold the magnetic shell together, thus keeping their life-blood safe inside of them, along with providing consciousness and personality to the assigned Nova. If a brand is broken apart or shattered, they will lose the ability to control their shape and will die, usually through rapid deflation. Although, there have been many cases of Novakids who have taken hits to the brand and survived with chips, albeit with the equivalent of brain damage.
Shell
A Novakid’s shell is held together by their brand through magnetic waves, keeping their plasma inside of their body. Novakids have a small amount of control over their shell, thus resulting in the ability to control their perceived weight or height. In the case that the shell is damaged, plasma will begin to ‘leak’ out through the wound until naturally sealed by the Novakid’s body - medical technology cannot help them, but it can stem the leakage.
Plasma
A Novakid’s plasma can be equated to blood present in the bodies of Humans, Apex, or Avians. The plasma isn’t exactly plasma, but rather a super-heated substance that seems to fuel the life of the brand. One notable happening is that as the Novakid’s life span increases, the color of their plasma seems to change as well, much like the life process of a sun. Some Novakids may opt to artificially ‘dye’ their plasma through technological processes, thus resulting in an unnatural color like pink or black. Much like fueling a fire, Novakids must supply their plasma with food or alcohol. This allows them to consume unnatural substances like paint thinner, absinthe, or ethanol without much problem - of course, they will still feel the disgusting taste.
Wanderlusting Plasma Nomads
History
The history of Novakids is an uncertain and folk-lore filled one. Due to the combination of the natural divisive stance of Novakids and their lack of written records, there is barely any understanding of their history at all.
A Novakid ‘colony’ has never been tried (with success as the end result), and as such, Novakids are more likely to be found in colonies or countries that accept multi-cultural ideas, alongside Humans, Apex, or whatever other races accept them. Of course, Novakid mayors, leaders, or officers can still be found, though they do not leave much of a footprint. This leaves Novakids open as people naturally accepting frontier justice, democracy, and meritocracy.
Physiology
Novakids are made of three complicated substances and materials - one known as the ‘brand’, one known as the shell, and another being the heated substance inside of them that acts as a shape or body. They usually live for upwards of a thousand years before they go into a process called ‘supernova’, where the Novakid will rapidly deflate their plasma similar to an explosion. Due to their naturally small weight and advanced reflexes, Novakids do not make good hand-to-hand combatants, instead they are fit for gunfighting with light or medium weaponry.
Novakids may be perceived as slow-witted or outright dumb by other species, but this is simply a case of a lack of education - there are plenty of Novakids that take up doctoring, engineering, or science, but plenty others prefer to leave that up to someone else as militiamen or musicians.
Brand
A Novakid’s face is made up of a magnetic substance without much of a scientific name, instead universally named a ‘brand’, much like what a farmhand would sear a cow with. A brand comes in many shapes and sizes, and in some cases can be entirely encased within the shell, a case known as ingrowing. Brands are a strange case, sometimes hereditary, sometimes completely different than their parent’s. The purpose of the volatile brand is to hold the magnetic shell together, thus keeping their life-blood safe inside of them, along with providing consciousness and personality to the assigned Nova. If a brand is broken apart or shattered, they will lose the ability to control their shape and will die, usually through rapid deflation. Although, there have been many cases of Novakids who have taken hits to the brand and survived with chips, albeit with the equivalent of brain damage.
Shell
A Novakid’s shell is held together by their brand through magnetic waves, keeping their plasma inside of their body. Novakids have a small amount of control over their shell, thus resulting in the ability to control their perceived weight or height. In the case that the shell is damaged, plasma will begin to ‘leak’ out through the wound until naturally sealed by the Novakid’s body - medical technology cannot help them, but it can stem the leakage.
Plasma
A Novakid’s plasma can be equated to blood present in the bodies of Humans, Apex, or Avians. The plasma isn’t exactly plasma, but rather a super-heated substance that seems to fuel the life of the brand. One notable happening is that as the Novakid’s life span increases, the color of their plasma seems to change as well, much like the life process of a sun. Some Novakids may opt to artificially ‘dye’ their plasma through technological processes, thus resulting in an unnatural color like pink or black. Much like fueling a fire, Novakids must supply their plasma with food or alcohol. This allows them to consume unnatural substances like paint thinner, absinthe, or ethanol without much problem - of course, they will still feel the disgusting taste.