Average Size:    3.2 metres tall Average Mass:    300 kg Average Lifespan:    300 yrs Reproduction:    See Below Body Temperature:    20 C PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND STRUCTURE These craggy, stone-faced giants are noble warriors of ancient heritage. They seek just and honorable contact with all other races and have little patience for brutality and the kinds of atrocities marking much of the galaxy's development.  Clairconctlars are bidepal, hairless symmetrical beings that look like giant men of a very massive build. Clairconctlars do not have hair and the tone of their skin ranges from a granite-like hue to chalk-white lime. Not surprisingly, their skin is roughly textured like a slab of rough stone. In addition, their hands have three fingers and an opposing thumb. Each digit is twice the thickness of that of a human. Their feet have four toes. Clairconctlars are "mineralvores". They eat minerals like granite (regarded as bland but nourishing), gold (regarded as putrid), mercury (regarded as thirst quenching), and quartz (regarded as a prized delicacy).  Due to the size of a Clairconctlar, custom modifications must be done to equipment - like enlarging a vibroblade to twice its normal size or modifying a projectile weapon with a large trigger area (so they can fit their fingers in). This usually means a double in cost when purchasing any item.  SENSES Clairconctlar hearing and sense of  touch are similar to that of a human. Their eyesight is slightly improved compared with that of a human as they can see in the infrared region. The sence of smell of a Clairconctlar is however very poor. They especially have difficulty with "sweet" smells - like perfume. Clairconctlars normally perform actions at a snail's pace . They are patient, and extremely slow to anger. When aroused, however, they move with deadly swiftness.  SPEECH The Clairconctlar speak at a very slow pace. Their voices are loud and exude an air of royalty and confidence. It normally takes three times as long just to get a complete reply from any Clairconctlar as compared wth the other standard UPF races. The language of the Clairconctlars is an enigmatic series of rumbling vibrations.

Picture of a Clairconctlar - © by Accolade SOCIETY AND CUSTOMS All living Clairconctlar are sired by their queen. The queen looks like a majestic blue-gray mountain, larger than many moons. The location of this immense mountain is a well-kept secret known only by Clairconctlars. At intermittent cycles, the queen emits a pale blue egg, called a Conc Rock. The Conc Rock is actually a mass of adamantine flakes. In the right circumstances, each flake has the potential to grow into a Clairconctlar. When the queen releases a Conc Rock, the Clairconctlar take it deep into a cave rich with mineral deposits. There, the flakes leach geologic nutrients from the stone walls, and grow into embryonic Clairconctlar.  Over the centuries of gestation, the flakes accrete enough matter to be born as living Clairconctlar. The Conc Rocks are vital to the Clairconctlar because they represent the continuation of the race. Anyone who knowingly destroys one is subject to a vengeance hunt. Clairconctlar forsake all other obligations until they hunt down and exterminate the rock-breaker. ATTITUDES Clairconctlars get along well with all other races except for Yazirians who almost always lose their patience when dealing with them. Dralasites are very fond of them as Clairconctlars are not resentful of their sense of humor (In fact, the Clairconctlars find Dralasite humor enigmatic indeed). SPECIAL ABILITIES Ability Modifier Table STR/STA DEX/RS INT/LOG PER/LDR +20 -10 -10 +0 Poison gas resistance Clairconctlars are unaffected by poisonous gases they breathe in.