Corru/Obesk
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- named for homeworld Obeski
- established civilization enduring thousands of years
- disputed origin due to genetic isolation of obesk
Anatomy
- mammal humanoid with phenotypical variation (castes)
- receptors used for interfacing with corru thought substrate
- chitinous claws evolved to piton (climbing) and pierce (defense/predation)
Culture
- foraging civilization living in small communities
- communitarian distribution of necessities
- anarchic organization reduces need for large-scale leadership
Spirituality
- modern obesk are largely agnostic, with animist traditions
- Structurism remains notable, particularly in Ekiva
- Humorism has strong cultural influence (archetypes) but is associated with curling receptors and thus taboo
Taboos
- curling receptors is considered dangerous, queer behavior
- post-Structurist prescriptivism is the primary source of marginalization
- castes and sexes are prescribed certain characteristics to which they are expected to conform
History
Origin
- oldest known fossils suggest Tuvazu
- relationship with corru suggests shared origin
- genetic isolation suggests extraterrestrial
Prehistory
- learning to explore and settle caverns
- sailing across the ocean to reach other continents
- funeral immolation tradition
Reliquary Age
- qou burial chambers (qou minds stored in individual corrucysts)
- cult of Velzie
- oldest surviving settlements from this era
Corrucystic Revolution
- Vazni discovery enabling technological civilization
- prevalence of Structurism, particularly in Ekiva
- qou proto-Collectives (storage of many qou minds within one grand cyst)
Age of Travelers
- discovery of the Dull enables further technological revolution
- space industry blooms in search of true origins of obesk
- beginnings of mega-engineering planning (it stopped being scifi, at least)
The Call
- revival of Structurist progenitor theory
- discovery of humanity
- hesitance to take risks with their violent culture