Welcome to Thursday's Pact Days! Today, we have the Dar Massaga.
One of Zeus's is Captain Dargon Kal-Turak. He's one character that you will see more of throughout the series though he and his Trine won't be the focus.
A couple of side notes: For a list of species that have been posted so far, see the The People of Valespia page. I'm placing these in alphabetical order so I won't unintentionally place importance on any specie. I will leave off information on the species that will spoil future books. My standard sheet has the same categories for all species. So there will be blank categories just because that species didn't need them.
Enjoy!
Species: Dar Massaga
Planet: (males) Hedisa
Prime
Other races on the
planet:
(females) Hedisa Gamai, Alpha-zetamites
Planetary Terrain: Rocky, jungles,
flat plains, tundra
Capitol: (males) Chaclea;
(females) Thoricea
Country:
Patron Ryo Pardeep: Alpha-zetamite
Description: average height
is 5'9" to 7'8". Copper blood type. Marsupial lion. Both males and
females have pouches, able to carry and suckle young. Extremely robust with
powerfully built jaws, very strong forelimbs, retractable claws, a unique trait
among marsupials. Semi opposable thumb and has an elongated claw. Hind feet has
four toes. Thick, strong tail possessing chevrons on the underside for ground
contact, used for support. Strong bite. Not a runner, ambush creature. Blind
canals in the nasal cavity to detect pheromones and seasonal mating. Can sniff
out someone in season. Has two hearts.
Sharp teeth, flat nose, overfull hips,
teardrop-shaped ears. Elliptical pupils, males have a single line of hair like
a mohawk, females have full manes. Skin tones and fuzz/light fur vary from
individual to individual. Different stripe patterns, too. No nipples. Double navel.
Share a symbiotic
relationship with the Alpha-Zetamite. Alpha bonds with the males, Zeta with the
females. Telepathic connection to their symbiote. Bonding takes place when the
Dar Massaga is a juvenile.
Sex and Procreation: Dar Massaga are
a highly sexual species and have a sexual relationship with their Alpha/Zeta.
Sometimes it's very public sex. The Dar Massaga males and females don't get
along so they meet at central location to procreate. The female's mating heat
releases pheromones.
To mate, they gather on a moon of Hedisa
Gamai. There they breed and birth before returning home. Males carry male kits,
females carry female kits. The Alpha-zetamite chooses the sex of the kit. When
in dire need, a male will carry a female kit and vice versa, but only if there
are population problems. The Alpha-zetamite gathers the sperm and eggs and
combines the reproduction material, then Alpha-zetamite carry and birth the
kit. If the Dar Massaga doesn't want to carry, then every five years they give
an offering of egg or sperm.
The male's six is sheath in his body. He
has 4 oblong shaped balls, 2 of which produce a natural lubricant. Evolution of
a same sex population.
The kits are birthed by the Alpha-zetamite.
They are about as big as a peanut/thumb. They are born in their Thylakos
form/cat form and crawl to the Dar Massaga pouch. The symbiote is pregnant
about six weeks. Once born, the kit will spend the next year in the Dar Massaga
pouch. At the six month mark, the Dar Massaga changes to their car form and
will remain that way until the kit leaves the pouch.
The kit will morph into their biped from
when they leave the pouch.
When Dar Massaga scent a potential
partner, they will release a Calling. If the other is interested they will
answer the Call. They are monogamous until they decide they want to bond or go
their separate ways.
When both the Alpha-zetamite and the Dar
Massaga are attacked to the same person, they will quickly imprint if not
careful. That person becomes their Marked. If the relationship is non-sexual,
that person is called a "companion". If they enter into a sexual
relationship, then they form a Alpha/Zeta Trine. A highly prized relationship.
Thylakos means murderous or meat cutting,
tormentor, butcher, leopouch.
75 cm/29.5 in at the shoulder
150 cm/60 in head to tail
100-130 kg/220-285 lbs max:160 kg/350 lbs
Imprinting: the Dar Massaga and their
Alpha will find someone to whom they are both attacked and compatible with.
This normally happens within their own species, never with a female, but
occasionally with a species not of their planet. One in one hundred will find
someone who is compatible, when they do, both of them will imprint on the
person. Sometimes the imprint on a person they do not have a sexual
relationship with. But they will not be able to stay away from the one they
imprinted on for a long period those who have been separated from their 'marked
one' fall into a deep depression. If not reunited in time, the Dar Massaga will
waste away and die.
"Since Dargon allowed himself to
imprint, he would be whatever Zeus allowed him to be: a friend, confident,
bodyguard, or lover. Their relationship did not have to be sexual. He knew
others who were no more than comrades, good friends."
History: "The Dar Massaga engaged in
an interspecies war that destroyed the surface of the two primary planets of
the Dar Massaga system, Hedisa and Hedisa Gamai. Eugenics and biological
warfare were used, and both planets were stripped of one gender."
They asked the Conti'Quan for help
restoring the ecosystem after the Alpha-zetamite made first contact.
True form: "morphing"
"Thylakos"
"Thrived in jungles, as lions they
spent a great amount of time in their upper reaches."
The form of Dargon's birth. Thick fur,
vibrant green eyes, copper metallic ridge on the crest of the animal's head.
Long golden fur, thick copper ridge, familiar braid, rings piercing the
teardrop-shaped ears. One hundred and thirty kilo lion. The stripes on the coat
started at the base of Dargon's neck and moved vertically down the spine to the
tip of the tail. The shoulders broad and strong, the back legs shorter with
narrow hips. Thick tail with chevrons underneath. Rumbling sounds like a
child's rattle. Big paws, retractable claws, the first digit was semi-opposable
and a bore an elongated claw.
Changing: "his humanoid form was
similar in size and shape to his lions body. The bones did not appear to melt
and reform but to move from one position to another, to reshape the purpose of
the limbs and muscles. It was like watching someone who was double-jointed being
repositioned. The fur did not retract but deflated like a balloon, thinned,
leaving a light fuzz behind. Muscles moved and found other positions in
Dargon's hands and feet. Dargon's face changed, the lips plumped. Though the
teeth stayed the same, cheeks hollowed, the color of his nose lightened. The
transformation left Dargon covered in sweat and panting." The process
isn't painful, only difficult.
The male sex: four heavy, oblong-shaped
balls set at the apex of his thighs just below the smallish sheath. His sex
withdraws from the body, long heavy, and glistening. The head was tapered to a round
point with a small flare around the crown and ridges encircling the girth of
the shaft at about one centimeter intervals. Pheromones. Clear fluid glistening
dripping from the sex — natural lubricant.
Dar Massaga who leave their home planet are
single.
Mating heat: mating heat is the Dar
Massaga's body gearing up to produce viable sperm for mating or for an
offering. The pheromone signals that the Dar Massaga is fertile, like an
invitation. The heat only happens around those who could be compatible
partners, those they are attracted to. "Look at it as a signal for
compatibility between the three."
Cultural mating rituals: the pairing for
mates and partners was always with one physically stronger. The dominant
partner protects the more fragile male. There are set rules the Dar Massaga
live by. "Dargon's physical size, military record, and success in battle
where testament to his virility. If Dargon returned, suitors would be clamoring
for his attention. On his homeworld, he would herd Zeus to his lair and bring
home a large kill as evidence he could provide, then seduce Zeus."
Common Occupation: body guard,
councilor, pilot, criminologist
Government Systems: Republic
Current Leader:
Council of Neighn
of Member:
Bram Kal-Atu
Allies: Conti'Quan,
Gaziniti, Ice Trans, Wolfine, Battion, Asani, Chi-Lin, L'Eema, Ryden, Quell,
Ursid, Dire D'Noss, Fal'Amoric,
Star System: Durega Solar
System
Other planets
occupied by species:
Military Leader:
Cultural names and
terms specific to species:
Kit – young/babe
Companion
Marked/Bonded
Alpha/Zeta Trine
True Battle Form
Morphed
Language of the stones
Imprinting
Scent – spice, natural perfume
Mating heat
Mating scents
Chuffing grunt
Issue mating challenge
Alpha purrs
A Calling
Barked chuffing growls
Rolling, chuffing growls
Names:
Males: Kal-
Femails:
Bram Kal-Atu
Dargon Kal-Turak
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