1. The Dross are a warm blooded species with a
natural lifespan of around 80 years.
2. They are the
species that most resemble humankind in
overall terms having similar facial
characteristics, the same range of skin and
hair colourings, similar body parts and
internal organs and similar breeding and
eating and drinking patterns.
3. Although they
are hardier than humans they are more
susceptible to disease and the aging
process than other Newbold World species
and a goodly proportion of them decline
into poor health from around 60 years of
age or so and die well before achieving
their natural lifespan.
4. There are
several sub-species of Dross and they all
produce magic users (fantasy settings) and
psi-adepts sci-fi settings) ranging from
those with only moderate talent to a
handful in every generation who have great
power and talent. Dross magic users tend to
have longer lifespans than the norm for
their species and there are instances of
the most powerful ones reaching 200 years
of age and more.
5. Each
sub-species of Dross originally had its own
fairly distinctive physical build and
unique body proportions. These distinctions
have begun to blur as the Dross sub-species
have a much greater tendency to inter-breed
with each other than is the norm within
other species.
6. The main
sub-species are :-
a. Dross Ethereals : Super
slim bodies.
b. Dross Ords : Wide range of
shapes & sizes and human proportions.
c. K-Dross : Big and sturdily
built with large heads and hands.
c. Q-Dross : Very short and
sturdy with large heads and hands.
d. R-Dross : Wide range of
shapes and sizes with largish heads and
hands.
e. U-Dross : Very tall and
powerfully built with largish heads and
hands.
7. You can see
examples of Dross Ethereals and Ords here.
8. You can see
examples of K-Dross here.
9. And you can
see examples of Q-Dross, R-Dross and
U-Dross here.
