Post by Jai'byrd on Mar 14, 2011 8:20:16 GMT -5
The Na’vi
General Statistics:
- Average male is approximately 3 meters (around 10 feet) tall with the females being slightly smaller.
- Average male has a mass around 162 kg (approximately 356 pounds). In Pandoran gravity (0.8 Earth g) they weigh 1271.38 N or 286 lb (compared to 1589.22 N or 357 lb in Earth’s gravity.) Female mass slightly less due to lighter build and slightly shorter stature.
- The average Na’vi life span is longer than that of a human; approximately 30% longer, though they mature more rapidly.
- Na’vi skin is smooth, iridescent, and cyan in color accentuated with slightly darker cyan stripes. Their bodies have feline-like features such as long sweeping tails, pointed ears and triangular faces with flat bifurcated noses, all framed with large, almost hypnotically golden eyes. Bioluminescent markings that seem to follow the path of the circulatory or nervous system aid in identification and mood display.
- Despite their cyan skin color, the Na’vi have red blood, utilizing an iron oxygen-transporting compound similar to hemoglobin.
- Na’vi have hair on their heads including the long braid protruding from the base of their skulls protecting their neural queue. The Na’vi appear to have no other body hair, with the exception of eyelashes and a small “bob” of fur on the end of their tails.
- Waist is narrow and elongated. The shoulders are very wide, creating a V-shaped upper back. The neck is long and body slender. Musculature sharply defined, giving no sense of emaciation despite thin proportions. They also have only four digits on both their hands and feet unlike Humans or Avatars with five.
- Skeleton is reinforced with naturally occurring carbon fiber.
- They have roughly four times the strength of the average human.
Basic Info:
The Na’vi are humanoid creatures that live in various territorial clans across Pandora. Though their culture is essentially paleolithic, they have an egalitarian social organization, unusual in a society at such a stage in their development. A premium is placed upon young men and women growing up to become exceptional hunters and possibly warriors, as is necessary due to the nature of the Pandoran environment and the level of Na’vi technological advancement. The Na’vi have failed to develop tools and weapons for purposes beyond possible primitive warfare with the surrounding clans and hunting/survival, an anomaly stemming perhaps from the fertility of the planet. For a race that is so connected to all other creatures, warfare would seem unlikely, but not unheard of, as indicated by numerous references to the term “warrior.” However, there was no hesitation to go to the many other clans to ask for help, so if there is interclan conflict, it is probably the rare exception to the rule. They do, however, have a rich handicraft tradition and engage in extensive body decoration signifying both rank, activity, and individual tastes. The Na’vi worship Eywa, the guiding force and deity of Pandora and the Na'vi. The Na'vi believe that Eywa acts to keep the ecosystem of Pandora in perfect equilibrium.
Clans:
The Na’vi are organized into relatively complex clans. Occasionally, different clans from distant areas will cooperate in times of a great crisis. The current known Clans are (Click on the names for more information and specific Clan occupations):
Despite Clan cultural differences, there are two standard “rites of passage” Na’vi have to go through before they are considered a full member of the Clan or an Adult who may take a mate (in other Clans there may be more, see Clan/Organization Information for more - links above):
- Iknimaya is a treacherous but fundamental rite of passage in which a young Na'vi must select, capture, and successfully bond with one of the ikran who nest in the Hallelujah Mountains. This is usually completed around 14 to 16 years of age.
- Uniltaron or Dream Hunt is a rite of passage, in which Na'vi seek their spirit animal, usually completed around 12 to 14 years old.
[Admin's Note: All information was generously taken from the Avatar Wiki and edited to reflect this particular RP world.]