Waterborn Peloran

by on May 25, 2019 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Art, The Races of Humanity

The thing to know about Northern Minnesota is that it is cold. Temperatures of below zero are the rule, not the exception. We see snows nine months out of the year. The lakes are frozen a couple meters down nearly half the year. Then there are the towns ringing all the small islands up there. The blue-skinned Peloran built their houses on the water so they could go in and out whenever they wanted, and then proceeded to heat the water around their islands for good measure. It’s pretty amazing to see those towns in a January cold snap, with heat fog rising above the water and obscuring entire islands you know are right there. I used to love approaching through that fog until the houses faded into view. Wait for a pretty blue face and shining eyes to open a door and usher me into a warm place to rest and relax. Maybe swim in the warm water. I really loved those days.

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Waterborn Peloran

by on May 24, 2019 at 12:01 am
Posted In: The Races of Humanity

The Waterborn Peloran sport blue skin, much like their Arnam cousins. Though their eyes are predominantly bright blue rather than sold black orbs. And they can’t breathe underwater. That limits their ability to live beneath the waves, but with breathing masks and oxygen they can swim underwater like they were born to it. Which they basically were. Their bright blue eyes can see underwater without any aid, though they can’t match Arnam eyes in the black depths far below the surface. They are every bit a match for the Arnam in the shallows though, and many times people report seeing the Arnam it is actually one of their Peloran cousins. Remember that the next time you see a blue skin walking down the street. Check their eyes if they aren’t wearing shades. You might be surprised who you are looking at.

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Waterborn Peloran

by on May 23, 2019 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Art, The Races of Humanity

Waterborn. Tanfor. Peloran. There are many names for them. The blue-skinned Peloran were the Albion’s first successful attempt at gengineering a soldier for underwater fighting. Though later advancements in the concept would far outstrip their capabilities. In some ways. The Arnam are actually too specialized in many ways, to the point that they find normal human environments uncomfortable. The Waterborn Peloran can walk and function in air as easily as any other human, and can survive in most planetary environments. Even desert areas won’t kill them, and they don’t require waterbeds to sleep in. They can maneuver, see, and fight underwater far better than other Peloran, while still being able to fight on land as well as most other Peloran. That was the secret to their success as a core Peloran genetic codex.

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Waterborn Peloran

by on May 22, 2019 at 12:01 am
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It’s pretty hard to talk about the blue-skinned Peloran without talking about the Arnam as well. They are cousins, you know, and both pretty much live in the water. The Arnam under it, and the Peloran on top of it. Though they tend to meet in the middle a lot. Which is where I come in. I grew up on the southern shore of Rainy Lake, and I traveled through all the other little lakes, streams, and whatnot on the American-Canadian border. And that’s where a lot of the blue-skins settled down after Contact. There are all kinds of small islands dotting those waterways, and many were remote even for us. Others…well…there were dozens of them within just a few miles of my home. The blue-skins fell in love with them.

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Waterborn Peloran

by on May 21, 2019 at 12:01 am
Posted In: The Races of Humanity

The Albion wanted soldiers that could fight in any environment, from outer space to under the water. Most people know that the Arnam were their preferred soldiers for underwater work, but fewer people know that they were the…final perfected model. Others came before them, and many still exist today, living above the surface of the water with their Peloran brothers and sisters. They can’t live underwater, but they can certainly fight under the surface. We call them Waterborn Peloran because we almost never find them willingly away from some body of water, the larger the better in their mind. They tend to really enjoy water sports, where they’ve made their biggest inroads into the American cultural consciousness. Most people just assume they are Arnam, but the fanatics can spot the differences in seconds, even if they are wearing shades.

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