Nevelin

= Biology =

The Nevelin are humanoid mammalians that range from 5 1/2 feet - 6 1/2 feet(1.6764-1.8288 meters) in height, with males usually being a few inches taller than females. They possess thick, hairless skin with a rough texture; the skin acts as a sort of biological 'armor' that protects them from predators. Their skin is naturally black or various shades of grey, with some individuals possessing splotches of different colors across their body. Many suggest that new skin tones will develop as the Nevelin spread their people to new environments, though it will likely be many centuries before this begins to occur. Nevelin eyes are positioned so as to provide binocular vision and provide the Nevelin with near-perfect night vision. Eye color can range from blue, green, purple, violet, or yellow. Nevelin are omnivorous, and can eat the vast majority of foods with little to no issue, though they seldom consume raw meat compared to other members of the Empire. Like Aeverian humans, they have an array of teeth, with pointed canines and incisors at the front and molars in the back of their jaw. Their thin, sometimes sinewy arms and hands end in four long, bony fingers that each possess pointed claws; this allowed them to find food in small, hard-to-reach spaces on their homeworld. The Nevelin's feet each have three toes; two in the front, and another in the back. Each toe has a hook-shaped claw and function similarly to fingers, being capable of gripping objects or curling into a fist. This allows the Nevelin to maintain their stability even on rough, rocky terrain. However, they are not a physically impressive race, an average Nevelin being on par with a physically fit human.

When oxygenated, Nevelin blood is clear and colorless rather than red. When not oxygenated, this blood becomes an amber-yellow color. This is due to their blood chemistry being based on Coboglobin, which uses cobalt rather than iron. Coboglobin performs best in warm, oxygen-rich environments such as their homeworld, which has a significantly higher level of oxygen than most other terrestrial planets. Unfortunately, this means that the Nevelin perform very poorly in cold environments and will slowly begin to suffocate to death on planets with lower oxygen levels. In order to survive in such environments, the Nevelin wear special breathing equipment and have invested heavily into their terraforming technology.

The Nevelin use sexual reproduction between the male and female. Once the female is impregnated, she will carry the baby in her womb for about ten months before giving birth. The child will take about twenty years to reach maturity, and can live up to about 120 years naturally barring illness or injury.

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