Septi

Physiology
Septi are similar to humans in appearance as they originate from the same Ancient Humanoids that spread throughout the galaxy. However, they have noticeable differences like the often green skin which can sometimes be paler like on a human or reaching a dark blue. Their eyes are often blue or red in colouring with black pupils, quite like humans. Their hair grows similarly to that of humans but will often be in flamboyant colours like red or purple. Septi tend to be quite short, the tallest recorded being around 1.6 meters in height but the average being much closer to 1.1-1.3 meters in height.

A roughly recorded history indicates that the Septi had to adapt to small environments in caves due to the nature of their homeworld and the large amounts of foliage on the surface where animals were hiding that could easily ambush early Septi. Because of this their skin slowly adapted becoming green and blue depending on where they lived, those in the foliage environment having green skin and those in the caves having dark blue skin. Due to the intense amount of foliage which often blotted out the sun and the dark caves, Septi developed the ability to see quite well in the dark and they developed better hearing, their ears getting larger over time to better hear in caves and the rustling of leaves.

Most Septi only has dull teeth which allow them to eat only plants since historically the early Septi never ate animals due to their size and the technology the Septi had. However around every 1 in 20 Septi are born with two pairs of teeth that do allow them to eat meat, this comes from a group of isolated Septi that reintegrated into the baseline after hunting animals for a long period of time.

The lifespan of a Septi is quite long and they enter into adulthood at an early age and adulthood takes up approximately 114 Earth years of their total lifespan of at least 201 years. Physical maturity comes at the age of 15 and they retain a young appearance from ages 16-120, it is after this that ageing begins to show.

Lifespan

 * Childhood: 1-10 Earth years
 * Adolescence: 11-15 Earth years
 * Adulthood: 16-120 Earth years
 * Middle Age: 121-150 Earth years
 * Old: 151-200 Earth years
 * Venerable: 201+ Earth years (Longest recorded 279)

Medical Conditions
The Septi have few unique medical conditions outside of what could also affect humans, they can suffer from something as simple as the common cold or as possibly dangerous as cancer. There are some unique medical conditions that may affect them such as:


 * Tarkhan’s Mind, a mental condition named after Hegemon Tarkhan the Mad, often comes on from a madness caused by extremely loud noises at a young age which negatively affect the developmental process of the mind. It is either not evident until later in life like in Hegemon Tarkhan or it is immediately noticeable. After childhood, there is little risk and it is not contagious.
 * Corprus, a unique disease that spreads from the bite of a Septi Rat, a large mammalian creature from the planet. It has a history of being a terminal disease due to the fact that it slowly destroys the physical and mental condition of the subject. Causing large growths on the skin, rotting flesh beneath the skin, and practical immortality other than the way it violently spreads through the body. It is not specific to the Septi people but has developed to most severely affect their biological systems.
 * Doro, a disease that was artificially formed by Septi Scientists when trying to cure the above Corprus within the Septi population. What ended up happening is that the vaccine sterilized the patient, caused insanity, and caused the transformation into a much larger creature that was extraordinarily violent. These creatures would cause a rampage and there is not a known cure to this other than avoiding it at all costs.

Pre-warp
Most of Septi space is located within the now known Septi Nebula, a large Nebula in the southern areas of explored space in the Alpha Quadrant. Originally a cruel and savage race with tribal origins during their ancient history that lead to the modern nobility and little being known about their development as a species. It is known that these tribes became increasingly violent with each other and despite no formal conflicts breaking out, some of the Septi that have become the modern noble family of Tash’gur were forced to the far side of the planet in a migration, during this they were forced to hunt and forage rather than forming established crop bases like the other Septi, it is because of this that some modern Septi are born with two sets of teeth, one sharp and one dull. But the other tribes formed their nation-states similar to the antiquity period of Earth, these various tribes had forms of an elective monarchy and their own sets of beliefs which further divided them.

It is during this period that advances in ethics and philosophy began to be developed. Ideals of what it means to be a Septi, the ideas that these tribal divisions make little sense due to the commonality of the ancient Septi. Few listened as few were advanced enough to read other than the Kings of tribes. History went on like this for many years, centuries that paralleled human history to an extent, the rise and fall of great nations, the colonization of new lands, and the elimination of radicals who threatened the old tribal authorities that governed the planet.

It was after these radicals fell that the history of the Septi greatly differs from that of humanity. The tribes agree upon a united front of sorts, combining their military and technological knowledge to push forward into a new era with manned space flight by the Earth date of 1900 CE. They used natural resources to power their first ships and were unable to reach past the atmosphere of their planet to others in their solar system. By the year 2000 CE on Earth, the Septi had developed Impulse Power and launched spacecraft that explored their solar system, they established mining platforms on the various suns to extract more resources and their stations remained primarily in their own system because they could not scan through the nebula of their home system, but this did not prevent them from developing expertise at forming liveable habitats on the moon of their own world, developing it with technology that allowed for an artificial atmosphere within certain capabilities. Their development outside of colonizing the systems of their world, however, was weakened severely by their lack of interest in exploring the galaxy any further and thus they did not make any attempts to develop warp drive.

However, this changed when in the year 2378, a Ferengi merchant ship that was lost and nearing the status of derelict had to enter the nebula to see if there was a place where they could repair, lo and behold they discovered an entire civilization and landed on the planet Septi after noticing the ships orbiting it. Amazed by the development of a civilization that had done so much but not had warp potential, they struck a deal, selling the schematics of a warp engine in exchange for the assistance of returning to space and repairing the ship. They had started their warp era.

Warp
The warp era for the Septi was an interesting time of fast development, they soon learned of nations like the Ferengi Alliance, the Cardassian Union and the United Federation of Planets. It was due to these possible threats that the Grand Council agreed it would be most beneficial to have a head of state elected from one of the major houses. The first hegemon who still reigns today is Rhogad Tash’gur, elected by the Grand Council to serve for life.

First Contact
First contact with the Federation was made in the year 2380 CE upon discovering the Federation outpost in the Thelka IV system. Communications were established with the Septi and as a gesture of goodwill while talks of possibly joining the Federation were in action, the Hegemon would send his own child to serve in Starfleet.

Beliefs
The Septi are influenced by their past as a tribalist culture, but they rarely had any deities that were followed to a large extent. However, they do hold the belief that one must work to earn their position. This is why even the children of nobles must work their way in a field to not be disowned.

Family
Families are often very diverse due to the fact that both genders can have children. The nobility are expected to marry to either successful commoners or other nobles and do not discriminate based on which gender or skin colour the other individual may be, but class is everything. Society is not paternal or maternal in basis as everyone is expected to work for the family's goodness and prosperity.

Society
Customs of the culture mostly have to do around respect for those who are successful in life, who demonstrate their ability to lead to others. The goal of every Septi is to advance themselves as far as they can and challenge those who may wish to stop them in that pursuit.

Behavior
The Septi tend to act in a very moderate manner, they are wary of new species but are quick to enter into negotiations if they believe it can benefit their position. They fiercely pursue opportunities and will often make rivals of people that do not wish to have a rivalry in order to advance their careers.

Rituals
Few rituals exist in Septi society, the only notable ones being when one advances their social status to something greater a small ceremony is had. Ceremonies for marriage are also in place and are one of the grandest celebrations in the culture as it usually signifies the advancement of one in life.

Recreational
Recreational activities mostly include the debate of philosophical matters among those of higher ranks and a sort of climbing sport enjoyed by the lower class that involves race climbing to the top of one of the large Deku Trees, the greatest and tallest trees on the planet. This activity has given the reputation of Septi having extraordinarily strong upper-bodies despite their small stature.

Language
The Septi language is strongly influenced by its tribalistic and philosophical past. The simplistic words are often loud and harsh to convey the fact that they are used primarily to organize simple things like farming or combat and are meant to be spoken loud so they can be easily understood. But the more complex words are spoken quietly but used in a very intense manner due to the traditions of philosophical debates in the ancient history of the Septi. The words themselves are often very long and tell very complex and descriptive positions in the debate. The written language is not much better as most written documents are for debating and are often void of the more simplistic items.

Nomenclature
Septi naming systems are relatively simple, one is given a name, usually with some kind of meaning behind it of what it is hoped that they will become, for example, “Rhogad” is the name meaning “ruler” and “Sunatir” is the name meaning “success”. Names are usually non-gendered but can be in some cases. Septi surnames are often about something that described the family, for example, the noble family of Tash’gur translates as “Sharp teeth” in reference to the fact they are often born with the sharp teeth needed to eat meat.

Ships
Septi ships are often very precise and fine in their design, having a pointed arrowhead appearance and often a singular large weapon with various smaller phasers and torpedos that do less damage but often provide fire support. These ships are inferior to Federation designs due to a lacking speed but are extremely dangerous in a battle fleet.

Stations
Stations are often very well armed and armoured and can be the size of a small moon depending on if the investment is seen as worth it. Often stations orbiting colonies serve practically as a moon due to their size and can act similar to small colonies for mining worlds.

Weapons
Septi weapons primarily focus on the use of a singular large gun for intense damage and small guns to ensure that the enemy cannot easily repair shields while the large gun repairs. Tactics used in fleets often have the guns in constant fire due to the number of ships.

Unique Technology
The technology of the Septi is not extremely unique, it’s not something that Starfleet has not seen before, it is just extremely focused on one purpose. Stations are often so large because the Septi do not see a need to expand into other systems when they are self-sufficient on their own. It is their hard work and effort that allows them to develop such large stations. They are not unique in the technology they have, they are unique in how they implement it.

Overview
The planet Septi is lush and well-developed, it has one large moon which is also inhabited and is in the rays of three different stars. The largest star of the three is a yellow Class G star, a white Class F star and a rare Neutron star. It has a 30-hour orbit and its years are 11,550 hours in length or a total of 481 days.

Ecosystem
The ecosystem on Septi Prime mainly consists of vast and large forests from the oxygen-rich atmosphere and the fact the Septi system is trinary and has three stars in the centre of it, providing lots of sunlight to the plant life. Animals generally grow to be quite large, often larger than the Septi themselves which forced the advancement of weaponry by the Septi and the planet is similar to Earth during the Carboniferous Period in appearance.

Government
The Septi Government, officially known as the Septi Elective Hegemony, is a complex system of pseudo-nobility that elect a near-absolute “Hegemon” to lead them from each noble family. The Hegemon rules for life unless unanimously deposed by the Grand Council, including the representative from the Hegemon’s own family. The Hegemon is expected to act in the best interests of the people and the Grand Council. There is also the case where a Diarchy may be established if the ruling Hegemon takes a spouse who is strong enough to beat them in fair combat. This complex system keeps in place the ability for a spouse to prevent one Hegemon from gaining too much power.

Space Infrastructure
Infrastructure in orbit of the direct planet includes a large colony on the moon where one of the noble houses resides. Most shipbuilding is now relegated to the shipyards in orbit of the gas giant Naral due to its closer proximity to mining stations.

Ground Infrastructure
Infrastructure on the surface of the planet primarily is large cities built in clearings of the dense forestry of the planet or along the coastlines. Low-altitude ships are used to transport people around the planet to where they need to go but the mining of resources has been relegated to other planets in the Septi System.

Important Landmarks
The most notable landmarks would be the Towers of the Grand Council in the capital city of Gyzani where the Grand Council meets to discuss issues and the Grand Towers of each capital region on the planet that serves as the residency of the holder of each seat on the Grand Council.