Britonican

Britonicans are the dominant species in the Eiel Kingdom, native to Eiel Britonica, and had a heavy role in the development of the modern Nostrom Cardinal Galaxy.

Biology and appearance
Britonicans bear a standard humanoid appearance, and are very human-like. The only visible differences they have from humans are blunt, spike-like bone growths protruding from their knuckles, known as jackbones. Jackbones are most defined on Britonican males, and are a trait from the early days of Britonican evolution, used by the simians they evolved from as built-in weapons to use against prey and each other. While modern jackbones are not as large or sharp as they were on proto-Britonicans, modern male Britonicans are still able to cut the skin of a human with their jackbones. Britonican females have smaller, blunter jackbones, which are less likely to cut skin. Other distinctions between sexes are the same as they are for humans and most humanoids, with male Britonicans commonly growing facial hair. Britonicans possess two hearts and orange blood, along with skin, bones, and muscles more durable than those of the average human, and strength to match. Their lifespans can reach up to 230 standard years, with a human-like aging cycle. Britonicans have a low sensitivity to magic and the supernatural, having little to no proficiency in the subject. They are compatible with some species that humans are compatible with, although their genes are not as elastic. They have a heightened tolerance to both very cold and very humid temperatures, and are known to have a tolerance for alcohol over twice that of the average human.

Habitat
General habitat: Variable

Gravity: Standard

Pressure: Standard

Atmosphere: Terrestrial

Ambient concentration of Celestial Energy or Magic: Low

History
Britonicans arose on the world of Eiel Britonica, from a species of simians with large bone spikes on its knuckles, when the planet's surface was dominated by a single supercontinent. Their early civilizations survived the massive geoquakes that tore the supercontinent apart, and the largest of those islands, Lomtronica, became the seat of the Eiel Kingdom. The Eiel Kingdom grew into a technologically powerful nation with the passage of time, conquering rival kingdoms and launching campaigns against the destructive Rilearchs. As the Britonican population grew with the size and advancements of the Eiel Kingdom, Britonican engineers designed the planet's first megacity, which was constructed through organic workers and heavy machinery to encompass the island of Lomtronica. Britonican space travel developed to mine resources from their metal-rich moon of Jewel, which helped to fuel the expansion of megacities. Around this time, The Commonwealth was formed, contracted by the Eiel Kingdom to handle megacity construction and expansion. Cybernetics became very common in this period, first seen among the Commonwealth workers. Britonican space travel advanced to hyperspace-faring, allowing the Eiel Kingdom to spread across their system and beyond, with technological advancements soon dominated by the Commonwealth. Britonican scholars on Eiel Britonica decided to create proper centers of intellect as space travel flourished in order to keep intellectuals on the planet, forming the University of Osfird. Most Britonican citizens were swayed by the Commonwealth as they took over the government and eliminated the monarchy, and were soon subject to increased costs of living and an authoritarian state, which lasted almost 4000 years. However, they maintained their dominance as more species were brought into their society. Britonican elites grew extremely wealthy, mostly at the expense of the poorer population. Disparities in wealth and increasingly deteriorating freedoms caused civil unrest to grow in the later years of the Commonwealth. Britonicans almost always made up the population of colonists sent to worlds the Commonwealth assimilates, and are often placed immediately into positions of power. After the Halian Reorg Pashingcon's broadcast of Amer's successful revolution and independence, which practically froze life across Commonwealth space, scores of Britonicans on Eiel Britonica rebelled against the Commonwealth, and many colonists on other worlds fled back to Eiel Britonica or other areas of space away from the rising revolutions, as many Britonican colonists were executed or imprisoned by native populations of colony worlds. The Britonican rebels on Eiel Britonica took power from the Commonwealth at the conclusion of the revolutions. The subsequent economic crisis was solved by new corporations that were formed in the wake of the Commonwealth collapsing, and foreign financial aid saved the Britonican homeworld from complete collapse, especially from the Reefian Neuron Institute. Although Britonicans are still found across the Nostrom Cardinal Galaxy, the bulk of their population remains in the reformed Eiel Kingdom, now contained in the Eiel System.

Society
The Britonicans are mainly organized under a constitutional monarchy. Their culture has been known to be one of superiority and dominance in the days of expansion, and persisted in many areas throughout some of Commonwealth reign, although mainly within the executive offices of the Commonwealth itself. Upper class Britonicans are known to act in very controlled and refined manners, constantly scrutinized by the media and meant to awe the common folk, a trait that can still be seen in their modern society, although more concentrated to the nobility. In contrast, low class Britonicans are often seen as belligerent and generally rude, prone to fighting and proving their dominance with nothing more than their fists and jackbones. The consumption of, and sometimes addiction to, alcohol and smoking products is commonly seen throughout all classes of Britonican society. Although many Britonicans are known to act rather cold towards others, they can have as much emotion and personality as any other race of similar intelligence. During the Commonwealth era and persisting beyond it, cybernetics became very common, especially among the low class. Cybernetic augmentation was often used to gain physical enhancements and conform with a growing trans-organic mindset being pushed by the Commonwealth, and as low income areas became increasingly dangerous, weaponized cybernetics were used to increase one's chances of survival. Eiel Britonica has strict gun control laws, something mirrored by other Britonican societies following the revolution era. During their early expansions, they saw less advanced alien species as nothing more than savages, sometimes seeing themselves as superior due to their appearance and physiology alone, but their post-Commonwealth society grew past major speciesist traits, granting equal rights to all who joined their kingdom.

General characteristics
Type of government: Constitutional Monarchy (current), Corporate state (Commonwealth)

Technology level: Advanced

Proficiency in magic or other abilities: Low

Cultural traits: Known to conform to their sets of laws and moral codes

Population: Thriving