Julean
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Juleans (/dʒuˈli.ən/, Aluinum sociabilis) (Amari: yeva /jəˈva/) are the native sophonts of Julee, the innermost of two inhabited planets in the juleo-elmian system. They are elmiforms, a cross-specific group of organisms which evolved Elmian-like (i.e. anthropomorphic) body plans.
The similarity between juleans and elmians has puzzled scientists over the eons. One theory posits that all species on both Julee and Elm derived from an ancient interstellar common ancestor that entered both planets through an asteroid that split before reaching each planet. This theory, called the sister planet theory, is sometimes extended to include the Earth.
Appearance
Coloration
Juleans, being alulians, are analogous to mammals on World. They possess a coat of fur that varies in colour (usually reddish purples, cream colours, as well as blacks and whites) and thickness depending on ethnic group. Their flesh ranges between the dark reddish-pinks (pigmented by betanin) to the pale yellows (given by their blood, which is composed of the iridium-based xanthocruorin, i.e. chloro-carbonyl-bis(tri phenylphosphine)-iridium).
Head
Due to them being elmiforms, their head is snouted, possesses a pair of eyes and ears, a nose and a mouth that they can use both to vocalise and consume nutrients. Their rhinarium connects to their mouth, which gives them a deer-like appearance. Their ears are big and round. They possess whiskers on their cheeks, and two antenna-like whiskers that begin from their eyebrows and end in tiny chemoreceptors.
Eye colour
Juleans exhibit a large variation in eye colour, the most common of which being pinkish reds and yellows. Other colorations include greens and blues.
Body
Juleans are elmiforms, which means that their body frame closely resembles that of elmians. They walk upright on their hind legs (technically their middle pair of limbs; their hind limbs became their genital claspers), while their front limbs are used for manipulating their environment using their five-fingered hands with opposable thumbs. They are digitigrades and their feet have what are chiefly called foot thumbs, opposable thumb-like toes that may be used to manipulate the environment. These derive from their ancestors, which were tree-dwelling, and regularly used their hind limbs to hold onto tree branches.
Psychology
Several aspects of julean psychology seem to be strongly linked to their extreme eusociality.
Non-confrontationality
Juleans are well-known for their aversion to fight. Their brains are wired to interpret violence as a life-or-death situation. Therefore, were a julean to engage in violent behaviour, their fight-or-flight response would immediately be triggered. Depending on the severity, this might also be quite traumatic to the individual.
Intraspecifically, juleans usually resolve conflict through other means, varying from spoken diplomacy, to bartering, to sex, among other techniques.
Altruism
Juleans are well known for their heightened altruistic behaviours, even interspecifically. This has led to the false assumption that all juleans are extremely gullible. This is not the case, as extreme altruism does not exclude them from critical thinking.
Reproduction
Juleans are hermaphroditic, and they possess both a penis and a uterus. Like other alulians, their genitalia are equipped with a pair of fully articulated copulatory claspers which may be independently moved like other limbs. These serve the function of latching onto a mate and stimulating them during sex.