The Moclans are a rugged species from the planet Moclus.
Biology[]
Moclans are quite sturdily built for a humanoid species, with their skin being ridged and mostly in shades of brown with lighter chest areas, due to their precise form of reproduction, sexual dimorphism can be most notably seen in the cranial area, where mails have a small diamond pattern in their head ridges where as females do not.
Most aspects of Moclan biology are radically different from most other species due to the harsh environment of Moclus, with Moclan hearts having an average rate of 50 to 70 bpm, their digestive system being to draw nutrients from most forms of organic and inorganic matter and them only requiring to urinate once per year, the only major issue with the Moclan immune and digestive systems is that they're highly susceptible to addiction. Though it's never been observed, we can be fairly certain that any pair of Moclans are capable of producing an egg, Moclan eggs are quite quickly incubated as well, with one parent only needing to remain sat upon the egg for around twenty-one days before it hatches.
Culture & Society[]
Moclan society is one built around two factors, extreme sexism and gratuitous construction of the military, the sexism is one of the more notable features with it being ingrained to such a degree that being female is seen as a disability with early life sex-changes common practice, though there is a colony of solely female Moclans outside of Moclan territory. It also known that heterosexuality is punished in their society with a male found guilty typically being sentenced to life in prison.
Moclan coupling practices are typical in many ways, with first dates and later becoming partners (with the first date being called a gomaskah and partners usually being called kodashik) which could eventually lead to marriage. Where they differ from Human relationships is in their separations, when two Moclans are partners and break up, they typically remove one of their former partner's teeth, which they feed to their next partner, when a married Moclan wishes to divorce their partner, they typically kill them. Reconciliation between partners is seen through the Commencement Rite of Kazh-gal, where the two partners will strip down to their undergarments and chase each other through the wilderness, if one partner gets away, the relationship isn't renewed, if they're caught, the two consummate in the middle of the wilderness and return reunited.
One of the most important events during a Moclan's year is the Ja'loja, the time when a Moclan urinates. It's seen as a time of renewal, with family and friends typically present to observe the beginning of a new year in the Moclan's life, traditionally at a location the urinator choose during childhood.
A popular game among the Moclans is Latchkum, a game which involves tossing around a wooden egg-shaped contraption from one participant to another until one holds onto the latchkum for too long, where the device will then stab the holder through the hand and Latchkum is declared.