The Iathrians

[Kitkat]

Why thank you! But the honor should really be dircted at Gec, really all I said were basic features like skin color, the eyes and the hair.

Updated the overview sheet a bit. I got almost all of the ideas from the creature design, not the other way around, too.

[fallingwhale]

Where is their brain.

[Kitkat]

I was just thinking about that. I think that it either would be horse-shoe shaped and at the back of the neck, or in their trunk where the lungs would normally be on a humanoid. I'm leaning towards the latter.

[Eligecos]

Towards the back of the head than on the top I would say.

[Kitkat]

That seems about right, more concentrated toward the primary perception organs and whatnot.

[yuu]

Apr 29, 2010 1:14:34 GMT Kitkat said:

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HOLY CARP YES!

Awesome creature is awesome!

A truly excellent execution of the humanoid form.

[UFO King]

Dude, this is incredible. That's one of the coolest things I've seen in quite a while.

[yuu]

I mean, it has that awesome Digi/Pokemon look yet still retains a very realistic and practical design.

Hey, Kitkat, how do/can they wear hats?

[Clarke]

One of the best humanoids I've ever seen.

[Eligecos]

Goes to show you, humanoids don't have to conform to conventional human anatomy.

[Kitkat]

Apr 29, 2010 11:07:06 GMT yuu said:

Hey, Kitkat, how do/can they wear hats?

It'd probably be possible for them to wear a hat, but they don't really need to because their hair fills the role hats normally do.

[Kitkat]

Iathrian Ship Design


A note: This is the first DoGA creation I extensively textured!

The Iathrians design ships very efficiently and simply, unlike more advanced races. Their technology is still relatively low-grade, with the only noticeable advancement of theirs being the Warp Drive, while most other common technologies are absent. This has led to a design aesthetic... basically nonexistent. They require ships to have an artificial gravity wheel for extended travels, and also rely on thrust for gravity, meaning that generally, the ship decks are arranged like a skyscraper, not a boat. The only exception being the centrifuge, and that has rotatable accommodations like beds, bathrooms, etc. for thrust gravity and centrifugal gravity.

The section in which all the habitation areas are stored, the comparatively tiny section at the far front, is capable of detatching from the main ship to act as a lander. It usually does this in an event of exploring a particularly interesting planet or moon, or, in the event of a disaster aboard the ship, it can be used as a life pod, that, as long as the atmospheric seal is maintained, can sustain inhabitants almost indefinitely.

The large section midway through the ship is the primary sublight propulsion system, housing the fuel for 8 large rocket motors, capable of building up enough delta V to get going up to 1/16 lightspeed, if you burn it all at once. However, that presents the problem of being unable to slow down except for a gravitational brake, as well as being unable to maneuver afterwards.

The Warp Drive invented by the Iathrians, housed at the extreme rear of the ship, is still very ineffective, only being able to achieve 16x lightspeed, meaning that very long distances between systems still take considerable time to traverse. As such, the ships are often designed with sophisticated galleys capable of creating artificial foods from simple plants and bacteria.

[thatweirdguy]

Great looking ship and my race uses a Warp Drive too.

[fallingwhale]

May 4, 2010 15:32:43 GMT thatweirdguy said:

Great looking ship and my race uses a Warp Drive too.

It's not a warp-drive unless it defies the light barrier.

[thatweirdguy]

May 4, 2010 16:04:20 GMT fallingwhale said:

May 4, 2010 15:32:43 GMT thatweirdguy said:

Great looking ship and my race uses a Warp Drive too.

It's not a warp-drive unless it defies the light barrier.

Good point.