Voshi

Voshi are a race of near-humans who don't quite fit in with human societies. Unlike most other races, Voshi have never had slaves as their culture states no one can be owned, nor can possessive terms be applied to a living being, so Voshi don't HAVE friends, relations, families, or pets; they ARE WITH or ARE AWAY FROM them. In other words, a Voshi's pet would be a pet with a Voshi. They may also say "this" instead of "my" (which they don't use anyway*)

*Voshi do not refer to themselves in the first person, which annoys many races. Instead, they use a gender-based pronoun (he or she), as in "She doesn't like that person." They also don't refer to another in the second person, also using gender if they know it, otherwise referring to the other as "it". Because they have no written language, and if they did, no one would understand it, they don't write at all, but learn to read every language they can.

Voshi are slightly more attuned to nature than humans, but not as much so as the Consati. They feel empathy for plants for the same reason as the Lorax: "I speak for the trees because the trees have no voice."

Voshi are naturally adventurous, very intelligent, and have more common sense than other races. However, they lack a sense of self-preservation, so they are often the first races on and last races off a battlefield. They are very capable fighters and join almost every war, but have never bothered the dar mien. Unlike other races, they have no fear of the dar mien and see no need to fight them.

The name of a voshi is often an adjective followed by a bird species, such as Golden Sparrow, Little Robin, or Adventurous Whippoorwill.

Appearance

Voshi appear very much like humans, but have (blood) red-tinted black hair and natural, white-pigmented patterns on their flesh. This pattern is unique and is how voshi identify each other. Also, they have a tendency to attach the most modern technology to their bodies, occasionally giving them the appearance of robots, but they are not cyborgs, as the technology is seldom an enhancement on nature, nor is it controlled with anything other than button presses or switches. Most of the technology they equip is related to their job or role in life, so a voshi doctor may have a robot surgeon on their arm and a voshi welder will likely have a specialized blowtorch on theirs.

Reproduction

Same as humans, and able to interbreed with both humans and consati without the burning and scarring that both of the other races get from each other. The resulting child gets either the immune system and genetic diversity of a human or the lack thereof from the consati, making consati hybrids genetically inferior to human hybrids. The child will look and act as a Voshi otherwise. Voshi treat these hybrids as anyone else, but are only as likely to reproduce with them as they are with a consati, as it weakens the race as a whole.

Technology

Voshi technology is the same as it is for humans, though technology they attach to themselves is modified to be more useful and practical.

Cuisine

Voshi will eat anything edible and cannot be poisoned.

Relations

Despite being in almost every war, they have mutual respect for all other races and are, in fact, peaceful with them. They will fight on any side of any war unless the war is with the dar mien, but are not any closer to understanding the dar mien than any other race is.

Classes

Voshi can be anything and will have added helpful technology to their bodies.