Species: Leng’gui

Tai’Ling

Ghaust

The Leng’gui are a semi-aquatic, humanoid race of aliens whose presence in the local cluster originates from the Chi star system and whose practices, society and technology are among the most advanced and enigmatic in the region. Although they prefer to take humanoid forms, their technology left such limitations to ancient history long before the Fell Wars. By that time, they already had the ability to move the consciousness of a being into any incarnate biology via complex astral-biological machinations. Among their daunting technologies that allowed this is the Chi Dasa, a gemstone that can store a living consciousness within it. Along with other similar tools the Leng’gui can both resurrect the deceased and move consciousness to biological forms that have little, if anything, in common with humanoid appearance.

Leng’gui are fiercely loyal to Heaven’s Guard and are as close to angelic as might be carnally possible. They possess a potent form of telepathy, seven sets of vocal cords and due to federated consciousness are capable of up to seven simultaneously separate thoughts at a time, which dwarfs most other humans limit of one. 

Everything about being and working with the Leng’gui is… complicated. One instrument used to bridge the gap between their capabilities and those of their peers is a simplified version of their language, known as Sekhut. Used first by Galatians to communicate with them natively when the situation required it, this language may be difficult, but it still only allows child-like speech and lacks entire octaves of syllables and grammatical structure. The result is that negotiations and encounters with the Leng’gui are replete with over-long fanfare and preparations to ensure the best chances of true understanding.

Aside from their technological and biological differences that might otherwise separate Leng’gui from their peers, this race also has an affinity with the hyper-advanced race of living structures known only as Gonago’lai who have chosen to work with them to terraform countless worlds. As one of the few species to successfully communicate more than rudimentary statements to these beings, the Leng’gui are critical bridges to and among the exceedingly few allies of a being that seems able to anchor reality itself by nothing but its presence.

Lastly, the social systems of the Leng’gui set it apart from most human systems in many ways. One of the more treacherous distinctions is that a practice common among other humanoids is highly offensive – so much so that the act has a name – (ra) or Blasphemy. Ra is the use of a title or name of a profession as a replacement for the name of the one who does the task. Considering that many human societies engage in this practice in the naming of their children or family lines, awareness of this powerful divergence can be a life and death lesson as it is highly offensive to Leng’gui.