Pantorans (Second Human Empire: Hamo Wue'eeijikl) were a humanoid species native to the moon of Orto Plutonia, Pantora, located in the Pantora system. Pantorans were a sentient species native to Pantora, a moon orbiting the planet Orto Plutonia.
Biology[]
Pantoran are a humanoid species. At first glance, they only differed from the otherwise similar Humans in their blue skin and yellow eyes. Like all mammals, the Pantorans grow hair, the color of which varied between black, blue, light purple and sometimes white. The Pantorans shared many traits with other blue-skinned races, especially the Wroonian, Atlantean (Vequadale) species, and, to a lesser extent, the Chiss and the Kree were sometimes mistaken for Pantorans while the former are from a different universe and the Chiss were believed by xenobiologists to be an offshoot of the former. However, unlike the Pantorans, the Chiss had red eyes. On one occasion, the Chiss Imperial Navy officer Mitth'raw'nuruodo wore dark glasses to hide his red eyes, and pose as a Pantoran.
The species had two sexes, male and female. The Pantorans also seemed to have a greater resilience to low temperatures than Humans, since they only needed light wardrobe even under extreme cold weather conditions.
Some Pantorans also displayed simple golden facial tattoos known simply as Pantoran tattoos as a status symbol or to represent their clan and family. Given to a Pantoran during childhood, these tattoos were based on ancient Pantoran texts. The Pantorans had a greater resilience to low temperatures than humans. Kevmo Zink suspected that Rodians and Pantorans saw light across a different spectrum but was unsure what the exact difference was. Known individuals ranged from 1.65 to 1.77 meters in height.
Society and Culture[]
Pantoran society developed on Pantora, a world located in a region flush with slavers and spice merchants. Constant run-ins with these types led the Pantorans to become fiercely independent and proud. While the Pantoran society was democratic, the feudal traditions of marking their foreheads, and cheeks with yellow markings to symbolize lineage persisted into the common era. These traditions spurred a cultural interest in genealogy and history, and many Pantorans cherished relics from the past such as jewelry which connected them to their noble ancestors or helmets that belonged to a great heroes of a bygone age.
Most Pantorans adorned their faces with yellow or bright goldtattoos that signified their family affiliation. Kiza had those markings on her arms. Those like Lassa Rhayme, who had no loyalties toward a family, bore no markings at all. The Pantoran regime was a democracy, and its governing body was the Pantoran Assembly.
The old nation states of Pantora were unified under a democratic planetary government, the politics of which were considered an art form. Governed by the Pantoran Assembly, the elected body was led by a Speaker, who balanced the power of the chief executive officer, known as the Chairman. These cultural traits are much common in other universes despite their differences. Pantoran architecture was very vertical: whereas other cultures left their rooftops bare, Pantorans would not waste space, building more structures atop others and planting gardens. Their cities were elegant and somber, built amongst dreary marshy tundra that stretched away beneath overcast skies.
Some Pantorans were known to worship an unnamed moon goddess.
History[]
Pantoran in the Multiverse[]
Known Pantorans[]
- Lys Solay
- Riyo Chuchi
- Notluwiski Papanoida (Filo)