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by Jakob
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:17 am
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

Icen Tau Icen Tau hatched in Y946 along with his other half Razlok ("other half" refers to the other half of the clutch, rather than being a romantic term as it is on Earth, referencing the fact that Kyanah lay eggs in pairs). Kyanah put their pack name before the given name, so he's actu...
by Jakob
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

An analysis of Kyanah military tech used in Project Hope. Space: the Kyanah launched five starships during the first wave; the four starships of the second wave were cancelled. Their antimatter catalyzed fusion engines are capable of reaching 15% of light speed, though the need to slow down again ca...
by Jakob
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

Other assorted Kyanah trivia. Tears aren't related to emotion in Kyanah, they only show up as a response to dry or irritated eyes. As for smiling, it's a show of aggression rather than happiness, but perhaps that's understandable considering that they're packing 25 millimeter canines. Emotion is mos...
by Jakob
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

I think we need to establish a Kyanah timekeeping system and anchor it to Earth time in some way. The year on their homeworld is about 0.46 Earth years (yay Wikipedia!), or about 168 Earth days; alternatively an Earth year is 2.17 Kyanah years. This corresponds to 256 days on their homeworld, which ...
by Jakob
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:51 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

While there is significant diversity in the political systems of Kyanah city-states, the majority of them do follow a particular system devised in the same region of the planet as Ikun, and of which Ikun was an early adopter. The most important position is the City Alpha, a pack whose key responsibi...
by Jakob
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:46 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

The Kyanah do not have a world government like so many stereotypical alien civilizations, nor even large nation-states like Earth. The vast majority of the Kyanah population live inside city-states. There is no exact count of the number of sovereign city-states on their Homeworld. The Coalition of C...
by Jakob
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

Kyanah also employ a significantly different conception of personal space from humans. They will try to keep their distance from non-pack members, and any touch from an outsider will likely be met with violence, even if accidental. Albeit likely mild violence if it's an obvious accident. It's quite ...
by Jakob
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

Much can also be said about the dynamics between Kyanah packs. Kyanah will mostly interact within their own packs, Kyanah socially interacting with those outside their pack on an individual level, without the involvement of the rest of their pack, will be viewed with strong suspicion and jealousy. T...
by Jakob
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

As mentioned, the most important aspect in understanding Kyanah psychology is understanding their packs. Packs are usually formed from 4-6 adults; >98% of packs fall in this range, though the legal minimum to be recognized as one is usually 1 male, 1 female, and 3 total members, and many city-states...
by Jakob
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:08 am
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: Road to Hope
Replies: 19
Views: 659

Re: Road to Hope

So the centerpiece of a Kyanah is a U-shaped stalk that runs from the top of the spinal cord around the rear and top of the skull before ending behind the forehead, and functions almost exactly as a generative neural network. Continuous electrochemical signals are multiplied by weights as they trave...