Omwati



The Omwati are lithe near-humans with light blue skin and a bird-like appearance.

Biology and Appearance
Although the Omwati are not a branch of Humanity, the external differences are extremely small. Omwati skin is a bluish color, and their eyes are generally blue or black with paler blue irises. The size of an adult Omwati borders that of a Human, although their morphology is typically slightly frailer - especially among female Omwati. There are very few Omwati with a stout physiology. Their most striking characteristic is their "hair", which appears to be made of small, diaphanous feathers of a pale iridescent shade. Omwati do not have any other hair.

Society and Culture
Naturally intelligent and perceptive, the Omwati have great skill at solving abstract problems, and they feel proud of their customary review of past lessons while planning for the future. Children are particularly adept at memorizing and processing information; young Omwati commonly have a great potential as engineers if provided with the correct training. Those Omwati who do not feel like following this path still have advanced skills in computer operation and advanced machine maintenance and repair. The graceful Omwati place great stock in the concept of friendship, second only to their concept of the family. Their home planet, Omwat, is covered by honeycomb settlements, the city-like constructions that the species utilized.

Omwati have an elegant language, Omwatese, which has unusual tonal inflections. It is written using a fluid script of jigsaw-like letters. Most Omwati learned to speak and read Basic as a second language. Keyboards with letters are not to their liking, as members of the species prefers music to words as a computer data input method. Certain Omwati have two-part names, such as Helix Lur, Xel Tanni, and Qwi Xux. Others go by only one name, such as Girral, Orthan, and Zallir.

Stats & Skills

 * Attribute Dice: 12D
 * DEXTERITY: 1D+1/4D
 * KNOWLEDGE: 1D+2/4D+1
 * MECHANICAL: 1D+1/4D
 * PERCEPTION: 1D+1/4D
 * STRENGTH: 1D/3D+1
 * TECHNICAL: 1D+2/4D+1
 * Move: 10/12

Special Abilities
Technical Aptitude: Omwati have a permanent +2 bonus to any use of Technical skills.