Nathenean

The Natheneans have a humanoid build with two arms ending in five fingered hands and two legs ending in five toed feet. Additionally, while they generally resemble humans, the Natheneans also possess a number of jackal-like traits, including long, pointed, furred ears, slightly pronounced canines, slight claws on their hands and feet, and a tail.

The Natheneans give birth to live young.

The Natheneans prefer warm environments, similar to the dunes of their homeworld.

The Natheneans are omnivorous.

While superficially similar to humans, Natheneans have sharper facial features.

The Natheneans can be found throughout the galaxy, particularly within the systems held by Natan Stellar Kingdom, as well as the systems of members of the Dominion of Spheres.

The Natheneans are highly intelligent, particularly in regards to Archeotechnology.

The Natheneans have a keen sense of hearing and sight, and can see well in low light conditions.

Male: Kames, Mehhur, Eshen, Rashept, Ata
Female: Ariu, Bensa, Maat, Nau, Shera

The Natheneans consider a healthy complexion and intellectual curiosity to be attractive traits.

Among the Natheneans, males are expected to be strong and decisive, while females are expected to be supportive and nurturing, though there are exceptions.

Nathenean nobility marry based on the prestige and history of the two families involved.

The Natheneans are generally monogamous.

The Natheneans are one of the most technologically advanced species in the Dominion of Spheres, particularly in the field of starcraft, exploration, and Pulse Blades. Additionally, the Natheneans are well versed in the use and maintenance of the various technologies and relics left behind by their predecesors, including the Kanophi (data repositories used for preserving the knowledge and memories of individuals, with more advanced models capable of storing near-perfect copies of their minds) and the Shedim (large mechanical constructs that serve as guardians, and are often given life and intelligence through the Kanophi).

Typical Nathenean clothing is light, and frequently uses colours of black, grey, and gold.

Since the earliest days of their people, the Natheneans have long been fascinated with learning and discovery. Having lived alongside one of the Elder Races, and having spent much of their pre-FTL history cloistered within the high tech bunkers they'd built for them, the Natheneans strove to learn all they could so they may stand alongside their benefactors. Though they would never recieve such an opportunity, their fascination with furthering their knowledge remained strong, serving as the driving force behind their expansion and interactions with the other races of the galaxy.

Additionally, the Natheneans hold a deep veneration for their ancestors. While this normally applies to their actual flesh and blood ancestors, the Natheneans have also included the Elder Race that preceeded them, as well as those who've had their memories and knowledge interred within the Kanopis Network. This reverance for their ancestors can also be seen in how they respond to the Shedim, who they revere as their most steadfast defenders, amd welcome into their society just as they would any organic life, despite their nature as synthetic beings.

According to surviving records, the Natheneans are believed to have appeared on their homeworld around the tail end of the Novan Age. Around this time, their homeworld was already occupied by a more advanced species that served under the Shapers as one of the Elder Races, and it would be this species that would claim stewardship over the fledgling Natheneans. When the Voidfall came, this unknown species created numerous underground vaults for the Natheneans to take shelter in, allowing them to survive the coming calamity that would wipe out their benefactors. It would be within these vaults that the Natheneans would live out the next several generations in relative peace, sheltered from the chaos of the wider galaxy, and absorbing the knowledge and technologies left to them by their former guardians.

In time, the now much more advanced Natheneans would emerge from their vaults to reclaim their now drastically altered world, and to unite the scattered remnants of their people. With their world reclaimed and united, the Natheneans turned their gaze to the stars in search of other relics of their predecessors throughout the galaxy, expanding their own territory as they went. It would be during this expansion that they would encounter the Azeth during the Age of Discovery, and the two powers became fast allies over their mutual interest in the relics of the Novan Age, forming the beginnings of what would eventually become the Dominion of Spheres.

The Natheneans are close allies with the Azeth, and despite being powerful enough to rival them for leadership over the Dominion of Spheres, they are content to serve as part of its ruling council. Among the member races of the Dominion, the Natheneans are the most open to dealing with those outside of the Dominion, typically in the interest of furthering their own knowledge.