Our Father's Last Guidance Character Profiles

Welcome to the Character Profile page! Before you start to create your character, please check out the "anthropology" of the characters before you decide your race! These were created by myself and several friends of mine, though the roleplay didn't really start off at all. I hope these will make good use here instead.

Zarr Characteristics created by: Drazilly

• ZARR
  Etymology: The word Zarr is derived from the Russian word 'Tzar' or 'Czar', meaning king or lord
  Characteristics: Zarrs are humanoids in shape and build similar to Koldar and Humans. However, the main feature seperating the species is the fact that the Zarr's possess wings. These wings are usually 'bird' or 'angel' like, and are normally white in colour. However, there have been cases of 'bat' or 'demon' or 'dragon' wings. Zarrs usually possess one pair of wings; there have only been a handful of cases in which Zarrs have possessed more than one pair. The most notable case is the myth or legend of Yallama, the Seraph, who possessed three pairs of wings. Other notable cases include Zavijava Thanatos, and Darcius Crane. They are notable for the fact that both of them have appeared in recent times, as well as the fact that both possess black wings as well, a colour that is quite uncommon in Zarrs. Unusual colours determined by genetics are often symbols of the family in question. For example, black wings are usually a symbol of the Sariel family, as evidenced by the clan symbol, a S forming the bones of a black wing.
  The wings of a Zarr are perhaps the most obvious weakness for a Zarr. Not only does armour usually have to have holes large enough for wings to go through (especially when said armour/clothes needs to be put on; a wing tends to be larger in the middle than at the base), the wings can be quite sensitve. Touching the wing of another Zarr on purpose and with the hand can be interpretted as flirty or an act of intimacy.
  To many of the Zarr, their wings are a symbol of their freedom and superiority. This, paired with the sensitivity of their wings means that 'grounding' a Zarr, that is, binding their wings as punishment, is a punishment upon their pride, freedom and mobility.
  
  The Zarrs are notably strongly built, and are known for their supernatural strength, endurance and reflexes. Many Zarrs are very fast, especially with the aid of their wings. Unlike the Koldar, however, the Zarrs do not possess the ability and gift of magic. They depend solely on their physical power, however the Zarrs are powerful enough to match the magic wielding Koldar. They are faster, more agile, stronger, and have many other physical assets, yet the two races appear to be equally powerful, despite what each side would say about the other.
  The lifespan of a Zarr is approximately the same as a Humans, though Zarrs usually only die from natural causes or on the battlefield.
  The skin colour, like with humans is determined by melanin. Therefore, Zarrs do not possess any 'unnatural' colourings of skin. However, despite the presence of melanin, a Zarr's hair and eye colour can be virtually any colour, from blonde hair to bright blue hair, and from blue eyes to crimson ones, though genetics still naturally determine the characteristics. Other pigments dominate these characteristics.
  
  Culture and Language: The Zarr culture is quite divided, depending on the ancestry of one and ones family: the Zarrs were once divided into clans and tribes, before they became unified. Some of these clans were so divided that their language resembles nothing like the language of the Zarrs today. For example, the 'Celtic' clans, collectively known as the Gaeltacht, spoke what we would call Irish. The most powerful and largest clan, the Tzar (tbc/e), which took control of the clans, spread their language, which resembles Russian, to the rest of the planet (Junipa). However, the old Zarr language is now rarely spoken. After years of conquest, Galaxy wide, the Zarr language changed and borrowed words from other languages, especially the language of their enemies, the Koldar. Many of the other clans still speak their ancient languages, but they are slowly falling out of use.
  
  The more upper classes of the Zarr are quite formal in traditions, with many of them resembling those of the elizabethan period on Earth. Balls are arranged so people can mingle and so that connections and marriages can be formed. Zarrs are allowed to marry whoever they wish to, but the upper class are usually pressured into marrying certain people. Arranged marriages still exist, and many families do not think of marrying any other way.
  However, the younger members of the upper class are slowly breaking free of these obligations, though it is believed that they will never truly break free of the past. The upper class and the common class are slowly merging, it seems, and some claim that soon the only real difference will be wealth.
  
  As a whole, the Zarr race is a warlike one, preferring for their children to go to war than get a job elsewhere. Many commoners enlist for the armies, while many upper class families make their money by investing in areas that are not covered because of the lack of businesses.

• Koldar
  Etymology: Originally known as the "Nommo," named by the Dogon tribe. The literal meaning of it is "to make one drink." In the native tongue of Kolish, they are called the Koldar, meaning "Youth."
  Characteristics: The Koldar appear to be very human like. However, they do not have the muscular strength like humans do. They are very slender; it is almost impossible to find a single over-weight Zarr. They have a tendency to be a little taller than the average human, though it does not differ much. Their heads are also slightly bigger than humans. Albinism isn't very common to the Koldar on their home planet. However, the number significantly increases if they are born on another planet. This is because the mothers of the child isn't being exposed to the sun, or "suns" rather, as often as they would be while on planet Amma. This affects the Koldar children in a way that their skin comes out a snowish white, along with their hair. Uniquely, though, their eyes may not come out red. The eyes might come out a very light blue, or even a very paleish green.
  
  The Koldar do not have primate DNA in them, therefore they are not as hairy as humans. The only hair that they have is on their head, and it grows extremely slow. A Koldar will not have "long hair" unless they have been growing it for twenty years.
  The Koldar also age very slowly. A Koldar will go into puberty around the age of seventeen and will not come out of it until the age of twenty-six. They can live up to more than three times the life span of a human or a Zarr. Also, due to their unique genetics and how their brain operates, the Koldar do not appear to get "older" after they fully mature. As they age, they do not have a loss of Neural Circuits and Brain Plasticity, and their cortex's do not get thinner. Also, their cells do not get damaged unlike humans or Zarr.
  
  The Koldar are very frail and fragile. If they were to get into a fight with any other species, they will bruise easily and their bones will break, considering that their bones are equivalent to a woman who has survived anorexia for ten years or an elderly person. They are, however, rather flexible, allowing them to dodge opponents in a "dancing" way. The Koldar possess the ability to manipulate energy, time, etc. using algorithmic patterns and arithmetic solvers. They are able to process these methods so fast, it literally seems like they are "pulling magic from thin air," when it's not the case at all. It is unknown if the Koldar have been this weak since their existence, or if they "evolved" into their weakness due to their powers.
  
  Culture: Unlike the Zarr, all the Koldar share a mental connection with each other. Family, friends, different planets, etc, they have the abilities to telepathically communicate with each other. This explains why the culture originally did not share any different languages. With the presence of different languages, then they would not be able to process thoughts in the same exact way as another Koldar. However, with the recent friendship with the humans, the Koldar as a whole took an initiative to learn all the different languages that the Earthlings share. However, while they communicate telepathically, they all communicate in their native tongue.
  
  Whenever a Koldar child is born, the family of the parents perform a ritual in a room where the sky is visible to the mother and the child. The father of the child generally helps align the child in the exact angle of the constellation it's being born under as the mother gives birth. The reason being is so the child can get the most out of it's "powers." Though, the Koldar have already proven that this method actually does nothing to enhance the child's mental capabilities.
  
  Family does not determine their notoriety. In fact, they have a rather odd way of determining "the famous Koldar." Depending on the location, time, and area that a child is born will determine how much attention they will gather from their peers. The rarer the time a child is born, the more recognition he or she will receive.