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Welcome to the world building wiki for the Kellashee's Viridian Construct project.
Kellashee can be described as having the appearance of an anthropomorphic hybridisation of feline and fairy dragon, though their origins lie in neither. Theirs is a highly technological, yet deeply nature-attuned culture. Their home world, Viridia, is a planetary ark construct; a created world surrounding a well-shielded small star. The inner surface of this world bears a highly complex, finely tuned system of biomes containing richly flourishing ecosystems. The Kellashee are highly devoted to the upkeep of their world as it contains the last living traces of their prior home world, as well as vast collections of living systems that have been carefully and fastidiously transplanted from other threatened and dying worlds.
Physical Attributes: Kellashee have decidedly feline facial features - whiskers, sharp teeth and leonine manes that frame their faces and cascade over their shoulders and down to their chest. Their ears are set to the sides of their heads and are elongated and vaguely leaf-shaped. Horns adorn their heads and these come in an astonishing variety. Their young are born with only tiny, soft nubs and their horns develop throughout childhood and into adolescence. Growth slows and eventually stops as they reach adulthood. Many Kellashee have antennae which function in a purely ornamental sense.
Their shoulders bear draconic wing armature including upper arm, elbow, forearm, and thumb. Instead of fingers with wing membranes, they have large butterfly/moth-like wing structures with three tiers and tendril-like ornamentation. Despite the fragile appearance of these wing structures, they are incredibly resilient and water repellent.
They generally stand between 4'6" to 5'9" and have softly rounded features that belie robust frames and a graceful demeanour. They are quick and nimble on land and in the air. They are thickly furred which acts as insulation in the many varied, and often harsh, climates of the living systems they nurture. Thick ruffs of fur encircle their wrists and ankles, providing more insulation against inclement weather conditions. Their fur patterns run the full gamut of feline-like markings from relatively plain to intricate spots and stripes and their colouration also runs from subtle to extremely bright.
Kellashee have long semi-prehensile tails that are thick at the base and taper towards the end, with a thick tuft of fur at the end.
There are three sexes present in the species - male, female and neuter. Neuter kellashee cannot breed and are not numerous but are born to some families across Viridia in every generation.
Psychokinetic Abilities: Kellashee have the ability to draw upon energetic fields present in the world around them, be it from technology based fields or from the natural world around them. They can use this energy to weave illusion and teleport short distances. As it is extremely demanding on the body, typically these skills are only utilised when highly necessary, such as escaping danger.
Culture: Kellashee are usually born with, or develop during childhood, one of three major affinities:
Living Systems Attuned - Individuals with this affinity are highly attuned to the ebb and flow of the natural world around them. They are instrumental in the successful integration of entire ecosystems right down to single species of fauna, flora and all between.
Mechanically Attuned - Individuals with this affinity are highly attuned to the mechanics and technology required to keep their world functioning. This affinity can range from the most basic mechanics to the most delicate technologies.
Empath Attuned - These individuals are found more rarely. They are quite often of the neuter sex, although any sex can have any affinity. They are attuned to the Kellashee as a species and devote their lives to the service of their kind. They fill many roles such as healers and arbiters, but can also have the ability to enhance the energetic fields surrounding themselves and those around them, giving them the ability to "push" their psychokinetic abilities to greater effect and at less of a physical cost. They can also have a slight heightening or dampening effect on the emotions of those around them which they may put to use in defusing emotionally charged events.
Kellashee live in large, extended family groups. Despite the high level of technology, they refuse to set themselves apart from the living systems that they nurture and instead live amongst them at a relatively basic level. Technology is a part of their everyday lives, but not in an intrusive or destructive manner.