Lung
Lung
Biology
| Average Height | 5'9" |
|---|---|
| Blood Color | Red |
| Lifespan | 80-130 years |
| Locomotion | Bipedal |
| Reproduction | Sexual |
| Skin Color | Tan |
| Thermoregulation | Exotherms |
| Weight | 90-200 lbs |
Relations
| Allies | Lizards * Humans * Arians * Thrilxots * Shapeshifters * Kerbals |
|---|---|
| Enemies | People (not humans) * The Humpties |
The Lung (singular and plural) are a sub-species of Humans.
Description
Lung have antler-like horns and scaly tails with hair tufts. Some individuals can possess more bestial traits such as carp-like whiskers, lion mane-like hair, deer-like ears, and fish fins and scales.
The Lung are a unique ethnic group that is only found in Yan and its surroundings such as Higashi, and many of them are either imperial members of the Yanese dynasty or upper-class bourgeoisie, i.e., tycoons, aristocrats, civil servants. The history of Yan is specifically intertwined with the dynasty of Lung house since the tribal era of Yan the Chieftain who united the Hundred Clans of Yan, and anthropologists even believe that the Lung are some of the surviving oldest races on Terra whose civilizations are the first to emerge in eastern Terra if their historical accounts are accurate. The dynasty of Yan, including the ruling Yanese Emperor, often refer to themselves as the True Lung, an honorific title that refers to their respectful veneration over their ancestors and Yan the Chieftain; the "True" in this case is hence not the antonym of "false" but rather an honor as the true and genuine successors of ancestral respect.
The Lung house is known to be ardent history lovers. In order to showcase their narratives to later generations, they often have official historian archivists whose job is to research and write down historical records which are later stored in their imperial libraries overseen by the Yanese Ministry of Rites. These histories covers from the unification of the the Yan tribe, the Hundred Clan Rebellion, the Great Hunt against the Feranmuts, to later history into the modern era, and many famous Yanese official histories include Tales of the Lung, Origin of the Hundred Names, and Common History of the Hundred Clans. Because they are certified by the imperial court with concrete facts and humanistic approach, the Lung's history can be seen as a legitimate primary source when compared with other nations' narratives that are based on oral traditions or religious foundation.
Since the end of Yanese isolation in 845 and diplomatic establishment with nations of the Terran heartland, there have been frequent interactions between the Lung house of Yan and the Draco house of Victoria. There was even a period of history in which the Dracos also adopted the name of "Lung" as a Yanese translation and referred to the Lung house as a "Draco dynasty" in Victorian translation. This was based on inaccurate presumptions among foreign envoys when attempting to translate their respective names. Consequently, many Yanese were at one time shocked that the Dracos were actually their long-lost cousins. Over the course of active communication, both houses eventually corrected their names in their translations. After the Aslans' palace coup that toppled the Victorian Dracos, some of them have been seeking refuge in Yan and even quietly integrated into the Yanese dynasty.
Despite being major residents of Terra (AKA Terrans), they are not a native species, therefore, their actual homeworld is Earth.
Trivia
- The translation error between the houses of Dracos and Lung is inspired by real-life debates in recent decades regarding whether to refer to Chinese dragons as "Long/Loong".