1. The Azurians are a cold blooded species
and have a natural lifespan of around 100
years.
2. They have a
tough hide-like skin with hard facial
ridges. Their skin is usually some shade of
blue although colours close by in the
colour spectrum are not entirely unusual.
Facial ridges are usually a somewhat
different shade of the main skin colour.
3. They are
generally very sturdily built and stand
around 6 feet 5 inches (192.5cm) tall.
Heads and hands tend to be larger than
human proportions. It is not unusual for
heads to have small horn like protuberances
from the top or rear. Such protuberances
are normally the same colour as the rest of
their skin. Most have clumps of
fairly coarse hair growing from their heads
or necks. They commonly have only four
digits on hands and feet.
4. They are a
very hardy species that can withstand
extremes of both hot and cold weather
without any noticeable discomfort. They are
not prone to natural diseases and tend to
live to old age unless they die first from
unnatural causes! They eat and drink almost
anything but do so only twice a day, once
in the morning and once in the afternoon.
They do not eat or drink to excess and keep
their physical trim and vigour right until
the end of their lifespans.
5. They are not
a particularly numerous species as they
only breed twice in their normal lifespan,
once at around fifty years of age and once
at around seventy years of age. They
produce a reasonable proportion of magic
users (fantasy settings) and psi adepts
(sci-fi setting) some of whom can be quite
talented and extremely powerful.
6. There are two
main sub-species the Az and the Ur.
7. The Az are
effectively the high caste members of
Azurian society producing most of the
leaders, magic users and officers. There
are three genders of Az. Males and females
predominate but there are also androgynes
who can mate with either males or females.
Almost all magic users, psi adepts and
similar professions (such as scientists and
medics) are androgynes. Male Az tend to be
a little larger than the other two genders
and all three genders have somewhat
different head types. Male heads tend to be
longer, female ones blockier and androgynes
have scalier skin and what looks like a
small tube on either side of their snout.
You can see an example of each gender here.
8. The Ur are
effectively the low caste members of
Azurian society and provide most of the
foot soldiers and ordinary workers. Urs are
either male or female. There is no record
of them ever producing an androgyne. Both
male and female Ur are similar in size to
male Az. Their heads are slightly larger
than the Az and have more ridges running up
their snouts between their eyes. Males tend
to have neck hair and females have hair
growing from the tops of their heads. You
can an example of both genders here.
