Votos (Species)

Name:

Omniaudire species name: Votos. (Comparable to the term "mankind". Describes the species as a whole, or undetermined large groups)

Single form: Vota (That Vota over there is drinking his/her beverage; I am a Vota)

Plural form: Votas (Those Votas over there are glaring at me!)

Noun form: Votosian (These are the finest Votosian sculptures you'll find.)

Self-given name: Valerian; Arcoslian

The first self-given name is referential to the Votosian homeworld, Valeris. The second refers to the common Votosian lifestyle of dwelling in icy subterrenean settlements.

General
The Votos are a bipedal humanoid species with 4 arms. Their outer skin is slightly translucent. Underneath the outer skin lays a honeycomb-like grid filled with insulating gel pockets. Underneath this lays another layer of thin skin protecting the inner organs. Most Votos have a blue-greyish skin, although this can differentiate to brown-grey or yellow-grey.

Votos have excellent darkvision, being able to navigate in the least amount of light.

While Votos are excellently protected against the cold of their homworld, they prefer a temperature slightly above the melting point of water, or around 5-10 degrees celsius. Votos get uncomfortable in temperatures above 20 degrees celsius or below -20 degrees celsius. Temperatures above 30 degrees celsius quickly become lethal for Votos, while they can be exposed to temperatures as low as -50 degrees celsius before it becomes lethal.