Dalurians

Biology and Culture
Dalurians are a humanoid avian species from the Daluria Moons. The Dalurians were originally a ground-based avian species which lived in community and prospered. However, at some point in their history, global war occurred and their society was devastated. Over the course of decades, they rebuilt what they could of what once was, but the permanent damage done to their planet had made the air poisonous to breathing and skin contact. Due to this, a cult-like theocracy arose and took over their society, promising an utopia once the air was once again pure. Their religious state talks about the divinity of technology, which had saved them from extinction.

The Dalurians were forced to totally be converged with technology, being drowned into machine implants and masks from birth, having to carry a large respirator on their backs that is powered by an underground-grown plant that generates their breathable air called Jalla-Sha (translated from Dalurian, "plant of life"). Very few to no Dalurians are totally implant-free. Especially because some strength augmentations have to be installed to be able to carry the large plant-based respirator. In Dalurian society, rejecting technological augmentations is considered a sin and a crime. Dalurians who do not have augmentations are usually born outside of the moons.

Implant-less Dalurians are a very rare sight due to the dictatorial nature of the moons' government. They grow multi-colored feathers when not disturbed by implants, and are capable of powered flight.

Society and Technological Advancements
The Dalurian society is based around a societal caste. If you are born into a profession, you will die into it. Millions of Dalurians are raised every day to become one of the three classes, from lowest to highest: Miners/workers, caretakers, or soldiers. There is a fourth class composed of those within the theocratic government, who can make use of extra plants simply for decoration. Those usually possess the roles of diplomats to spread their religion to other worlds.

Although they are capable of creating more portable respirators, the theocratic government believes that the more technology they have embedded in their body, the more connected with the machines and therefore the more blessed they would be.

Dalurian society had already achieved space travel previous to the arrival of the galactic powers, and they populated their moons with their people. Around 5023 A.E, the Empire of Etheria discovered the Daluria Moons in their galactic exploration campaign, and decided to deal with them instead of absorbing them, similar to what they did to the Quattapodians. Their reason for this diplomatic approach is that the Dalurian space navy was way too big and would take too much effort for a barely colonizable couple of small moons. Their deal was structured as an exchange of goods: Dalurians would supply the Empire with resources, and the Empire would help them with any military efforts, be they civilian or extra-planetary.

As of 5061 A.E, the Daluria Moons are still a brutal theocratic dictatorship.

Notable Dalurians

 * Holy Head Priest Pheweew

Mentions

 * The Dalurians have not yet been mentioned in any Everdream work.