Interesting that albinos are prized. Lots of the time the albino is treated as something bad

The social taboo against physical contact, supplemented by the rods is a nice touch.

Giving the whole "poke things with a stick", a new meaning.

I wonder if the Anup will make an appearance in Gre7g's future books

I dunno! But they're definitely gonna appear in mine. I'm eventually gonna get to making sheets for the species Gre7g created once I have some more solid information on them for ~2 infoboxes

Are you excited for his spinoff book Weaver's Lottery? His wife is doing the illustrations.

Reaper's Lottery, yes I already previewed it. I thoroughly enjoyed it (even though I made him tweak the ending although imo that made it better)

I've only read the first part. He showed it to me over Twitter.

The first contact between Anup and Ringel must have been awkward.

Question: Do they breathe Bromine, Oxygen or Nitrogen?

Their bodies process bromine and oxygen

What's the rod for?

Please read under Sociology

Right, found it. Sorry.

I have an older, brief species sheet for krakun that I plan on redoing but it'll probably be one of the biggest http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22924176/

Well, these guys are most certainly an interesting contrast to the last species you fleshed out. Very nice, I always appreciate a fellow synthesist (world-builder) who make the effort to bring about a remarkable and realistic diversity to their settings. Keep up the good work.

That's just not fair. Making an anubian jackal race that wears gas masks is like hitting all of my buttons at once.

Jackals! :D

I can see Anups that are Albino as a trophy spouse or even kept in a harem as a treasure to one of his regard to their awe.

Lots of unique potentials for rod designs too, nice touch using it as a cultural icon. Even training pups with the bandages. Though I wonder, would an Anup pup hold his parents hands in public or hold onto the staff?

With how Anup Sociology is like, I am not going anywhere near One.

I hate being poked, especially with a stick, and with a stick like that, I am more than likely to lash out.

Very cool! Wonder if it would be taboo to use the rod during sex, even in private.

Better thoroughly wash it afterwards

Interesting creatures!
I'd love to see something like this for my species!

Interesting atmospheric mix; I'm fairly sure an unprotected human would keel over immediately. Wonder what they'd think of our kind of nitrogen/oxygen mix?

"Bromine"? They sound almost Vulcan-like in personality.

Did they evolve naturally like that? The homeworld must be an interesting place.

When I make reference to their sociology like this it's a mixture of "they're inclined toward this behavior naturally" and "their cultural complexity was reduced following contact and this is the primary feature remaining"

Oh no no, I meant their biology. Y'know, resistance to caustics, processing bromide compounds, etc.

Oh yes, their homeworld has a bromine atmosphere that gives the sky a violet-reddish hue

i love em, there so cool =D

I love these species outlines, definitely firing the imagination!

(Darn, the huge doggies are seriously not cuddlers!)

I really love the amount of research you put into making these. It just draws the mind into visualizing how your setting works. I could see people trying to play an table-top RPG with this!

The concept of Total Awe is pretty interesting. I have to imagine that the day-to-day life of an anup looks pretty spartan and dour, with minimal decoration, plain, almost bland food, and comparatively dry entertainment, so that when they do enjoy something a bit more, it's all the more special.

It also suggests to me that their concept of an afterlife could be tied into being remembered, making a major historical impact, or otherwise inspiring some kind of awe in future generations. "The Most Interesting Anup in the Galaxy" would be a saint among them. Of course, this does imply that infamy works just as well, or at least has a place in their society with "good" and "bad" kinds of infamy that to other species looks like romanticizing bad people and bad deeds, not unlike Prohibition-era rum-runners and bank robbers. No doubt a source of intense theological debate.

So they are basically a military yet primitive society devoted to their sticks, with a lot of stupid taboos and a severe lack of good social interactions.
What could possibly go wrong?

Is this part of a current series or upcoming?

Both! This species in particular hasn't featured yet but it's in a book I'm currently hoping to get published

O3o I'll keep a eye for it, gonna wanna get in that

Godly!

Prefer "yellow meat" means animals with the same flesh coloration or something more cannibalistic? O_o

Well all the land animals on their planet are gonna have that same yellow flesh

"Wouldn't touch that wit ha ten foot pole" becomes "My rod isn't long enough for that"

I love your species sheets and want to see more!

That is a pretty nasty atmosphere to breathe.

Wouldn't think any other species could take it very long.

Hydrogen Bromide is a 3 on the hazmat scale and a corrosive chemical.

Oh a species for me, as i have such a soft spot for anything Anubis :P

I'da' thought their religion would center around death...

Bromides? Gaaah! That's some very bad juju. (This is the chemist in me speaking. )

Very cool refsheet, though!

Now that's the way to build a species! Incredibly imaginative and well thought through. Very few SF and fantasy writers put in a tenth of the effort that I see here.

I have to wonder about your process for creating the Anup. Did you figure it all out before writing, or did the details evolve gradually as you progressed with the text of the book?

Well I mainly needed a species for a particular scene that'd be hard to deal with (can't breathe their air or even come in contact with it) and needed a lot of weird quirks to facilitate the culture barrier (the main character is a linguist as one of his primary jobs but he only knows superficial details about the anup) and I came up with a lot of the details on the fly.

Ah, I get it. Thank you for the explanation, which was fascinating in its own right.

I already read 10,000 Miles Up and Skeleton Crew, and just bought Gre7g's second book as well. Now I can't wait for the Anup to appear in the Hayven Celestia universe. Rick, I don't know how you manage to maintain the levels of quality and inventiveness that you do, but I hope you never stop!

So restrictive subliminalists with an evil cult? cool! :D
I have a question if its all right? Are all their rods gold, or do some use other metals/materials? I imagine that replacing a gold rod is crazy expensive, or that other materials may be considered "lesser" to some extent as a social status symbol

It's rarely true gold, it's usually gold-plated. I'm sure some will use different colors depending on what's available too but gold is standard