Tales from Ardulum
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KEFT - Keft System
The Keft people are bipedal, most with red-hued hair and melanin-based skin tones. Most have eight fingers per hand, the nails of which end in indigo or purple talons (ranging from 30-45 mm long on average). Most Keft secrete empathic mucus from their fingertips and, under stress, also from their sweat glands. A Keft usually presents in one of three genders (female, male, or gatoi). Only two genders are required for reproduction; however, the addition of a third parent increases fitness in the offspring.
XINAR - Xinar System
The Xinarn people, comprised of two genetically distinct but physically similar species, are bipeds with carotenoid-based skin tones and no body hair. Both species have between four to six fingers per hand. Each species has one gender, but reproduction takes one member from each species. Offspring belong genetically to one species or the other and are never blended.
YOSHIN - Yoshin System
The Yishin are bipeds very similar to the Keft, but they differ in the length of their claws (generally less than 14 mm long). Their bodies are covered in thick, orange hair that often obscures their melanin-based skin. Most Yishin secret empathic mucus from their fingertips and, under stress, also from their sweat glands. The Yishin have a trinary gender system (female, male, and gatoi); only two genders are required for reproduction, but the addition of the third increases fitness in the offspring.
About the Author
J.S. Fields is a scientist who has perhaps spent too much time around organic solvents. They enjoy roller derby, woodturning, making chain mail by hand, and cultivating fungi in the backs of minivans. Nonbinary and always up for a Twitter chat.
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Other books by this author
Ardulum: First Don
Ardulum: Second Don
Ardulum: Third Don
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