are they the only sentient species on the planet? or do they coexist with other species?

There are three sentient species known on the planet.
Koori, Koorik, and Koorin.
But yes, those are the only ones!

Are the infected Jungle Koori still alive or are they animated corpses?

They are still "alive", they just don't have any sentience anymore. So who they WERE is "dead", but they're not decomposing or anything. Their organs still function. They still eat and drink. But they are pretty mindless and just sort of wander and trip over things most of the time.

what is their tech level? as compared to human eras

Overall, I'd compare them with... humans right before or right when the automobile first came out.
But with some differences.

They don't have TVs, radios, or anything similar/as advanced. Everything is through mail and word of mouth.

They DO have very basic "automobiles" (literally just open wooden carts with a steam engine that moves the wheels) and boats with simple propulsion, but they are for the more wealthy and not seen too often.
Waterwheels and other such things exist, so they have minimal electricity for things like freezers and SOME lighting (though those are another thing for at least upper middle class wealth. Not everyone has it.)

As far as weaponry goes, it's mostly blades, piercing weapons, etc. But they do also have some primitive electric and pneumatic "guns" and crossbow-like weapons.

Their medical science is a little more advanced and they don't die from diseases often. They've got a pretty good grasp on medicine.

Does that help..?

it does, thank you, any magic?

In general, no.

Something that's asked frequently that I just thought I'd address here-


Q: "Why do koori/koorik/koorin have shoulder blades if they have no arms there?"

A: Giant arms on your head tends to put a lot of weight up there. You need a pretty strong neck and some good upper torso support to handle it all.
So they are more like "pseudo shoulder blades" that are there to support the neck/head rather than the shoulders/arms.

Also, their planet's gravity is 8.69 m/s² (about 89% of Earth's gravity) so that helps with the heavy arms issue as well!

should that have just resulted in a much thicker neck that tends to blend into the torso?

In the case of koorin, that is exactly what happened. though they still possess the "psuedo shoulder blades". (which again, aren't really shoulder blades at all.)

However, because all koori, koorik and koorin are tool using, sentient species, they require a certain.. ~finesse~
So it is evolutionarily beneficial to them to still possess some kind of "neck" allowing for a wider range of motion in both their head and manipulators.

Hello, could you provide me some more info about this? For what this project stands for and why it exists?

Thank you for your time :3

(I will PM as well)

You mean the worldbuilding project? o:

It's just a group project with prizes and no deadline in the interest of creative worldbuilding and having fun!
I also wanted to involve the community in the creation of an open species and their world, customs, etc.
I thought it'd be nice to let everyone add their own input and creations into it. ;w;

That's pretty much all there is to it! Just a fun, group creativity exersize with prizes. <3

You mean that I can create my own species and publish in someway to collaborate on the grow of this project?

Yep! Here's the journal if you want to look at it:
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4600777/

Do they have different sexual orientations, or is it all one orientation?

Homosexuality is typically evolution's response to higher populations, so of course!
There aren't as many homosexuals or bisexuals as there are in human society (because there isn't as much of a population...not even close) but they definitely are around. c:

Also some more info:
Transgender is much MUCH more rare (almost never ever happens) because koori and koorik aren't as big on gender roles and the social stigma isn't really there like it is here.
In other words, a female can be "masculine" and nobody would think of her as "acting like a man" because for them... there's not really any such thing? If that makes sense.

Also, koori, koorik and koorin have pretty much figured out that homosexuality is a natural evolution thing and since there's no kind of equivalent to religions or anything in their world, being a homosexual isn't a big deal.
If anything, telling someone you're a homosexual would get a surprised and curious reaction because it's somewhat of a rarity. But definitely no hostility or anything.

I hope that helps!

Yes it does help a lot~ Thank you ^^

What are the distinctions between Koori, Koorik & koorin? I've tried to look into it, but I can't seem to figure out how they differ from species to species...

All our reference material is in our scraps!

Here you go!
Koori: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9761413/
Koorik: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9770276/
Koorin: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10521765/

and also this:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10554499/

and there are other refs in the scraps showing other distinctions as well UvU Hope that helps.

Are the Koori, Koorik and Koorin able to support their own body weight with their ear-arms? For example, could they pick themselves up/walk on them for periods of time?

Yes! Koori and Koorik CAN do it (though it's uncomfortable), while Koorin tend to actually do it quite often.

Another question I'd like to address here:

Q:"Are there scientific names for koori/koorik/koorin? If so, what are they?"


A:
The scientific names are as follows:

Macromanus brevis (Koori)
- Macromanus brevis brevis (Common Koori)
- Macromanus brevis lineatus (Jungle Koori)

Macromanus platycaudus (Koorik)
- Macromanus platycaudus platycaudus (Common Koorik)
- Macromanus platycaudus magnus (Tundra Koorik)

Macromanus insularis (Koorin)

Another question I'd like to address here:

Q:"...How do they not break their necks and die."

A:
There are a multitude of reasons why this doesn't occur.

* Their arms possess no bones whatsoever except for in their hands. The rest is various ligaments, air pockets and muscle/fat tissue, resulting in a lighter limb.

* Gravity on their world is only 8.69 m/s², or 89% of Earth's. Not only does this allow creatures to exist with smaller wingspans, greater jumping abilities and taller structures, but it also allows the koori, koorik and koorin to support more mass without the added weight.

* Koori, koorik and koorin have specially shaped vertebrae in their necks allowing 270° rotation and puts a lot less strain on their vertebral arteries. So they have a much higher range of movement without having to worry about snapping their neck or cutting off blood circulation.

* Even with all of this, their neck can get awfully sore. Think of a human female with large breasts. Sure, she can live fine without a bra, but it can get awfully uncomfortable for her. Koori and Koorik have a similar problem with a similar solution. Koori tend to wear cloth "neck braces" which act as comfort support for their head and neck. Koorik however, have a cultural habit of growing their fur extra long around their necks and using special oils to mat it. Sort of like a giant, downy, dreadlock collar around their necks. Koorin simply have shorter, stockier necks.

I have noticed many of the pre-made species of this world have ear arms, such as the Gaot & Telay. When I make a new species does this also have to be a theme with my species?

it doesn't have to be, but it would probably make sense to have it that way.
but of course, there's always species that are the "exception to the rule". no legs, multilegs, tentacles, those fish with the weird feet..........

It just depends on what you want to do. UvU