World

Litta , the Littan homeworld has two suns, but it's not a desert. The suns only shine together two times during the year, otherwise, they're blocking each other. The atmosphere is thick to the point of blocking out harmful radiation from a dual sun system and at the same time, it actually blocks a lot more, keeping the planet at a mostly lush even green. It's a very ... green world, like a green house with streams, but no really large oceans. Large bodies of water are very uncommon. It does rain frequently as well. Nothing edible on Litta is solid - everything is liquid with a thick skin.

Physiology

Now.. in the case of mutations, Litta is actually free of the majority of mutations caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation, like... cancer. Cancer doesn't exist and there are far fewer mutations and a much higher life expectancy for a Littan and anyone who lives on Litta. A Littan can live for several hundred years and be healthy during all of it. Even though they have a short cycle for bearing children (10 - 15 years in the females), once that is done, they have a very long life in educating their kind and others on their planet. Age is a valued thing among them, as is the pursuit of knowledge and ... entertainment. Now... this does lead to a little bit about why when they were on Earth, they got the stigma about vampires only coming out at night. They did not want exposure to the sun. Riley is wearing a special sunblock, so he's not worried about it, plus, he's not out there for LONG. *And Riley loves the sun, even though he won't tan. Tanning is of course... destroying skin cells.

The Littans are all very pale in complexion, almost white with light colored hair and eyes are any color. They're usually as tall as humans or a little shorter on average and have rounded ears. The females have two sets of small breasts, since they have litters. They also have purple blood due to a low iron content.

They have a chest plate - a layer of thin hard bone that wraps over the front of their ribs. Their back is actually MORE vulnerable than a humans would be, because of their rib structure. The main purpose of the shield is to protect the heart, because their heart is more centralized and they have larger lungs in comparison to a human. Because of the way the ribs curve and join in the front, if they were hit full in the chest and the ribs bent inward, they could pierce the heart. Their ribs are more loosely joined together and flatter. While they are very strong and fast, as well as have a fairly high pain threshhold, sharp objects can easily pierce the plate. Their circulatory system has the ability to shut off within centimeters of a nasty wound to avoid excess blood loss. The only areas that won't shut off are between the brain and the heart. The lungs will actually shunt off in quarters if filled with fluids, blood or water. This does cause problems if a Littan contracts an illness that causes severe congestion and is actually a cause of deaths among young and elderly littans. Ideally, the lungs shut down to slow down infection and the body concentrates on that area. Severe infection will cause all four lungs to close and then they suffocate.

Feeding Habits

They're omnivorous with a tendency to be predators. Littans lack the ability to digest large amounts of solid matter so they actually live on a primarily liquid diet. They can't chew and usually only eat liquids or very soft foods so they only have front teeth (no molars) and their jaw lines are high and pronounced more than the others. They have a pretty nasty set of fangs, two sets on the upper jaw (two fangs on each side, a large one and a smaller one), one pair on the bottom, that are fairly noticeable. It'd leave a very serious gash... plus they have jaws that can extend back in such a way that they can get a good hold. Their bite is very nasty and will leave a good sized scar if it doesn't kill whatever they're feeding on, and the design makes it quite easy to rip something's throat out. They do find feeding on living creatures acceptable, because that's the way they are, but the majority find it abhorrant to kill a sentient creature just to feed on it, and they will feed on their own kind as well,... which goes a direction that I'm not going to show because it's sick to me. *In some ways, they considering feeding on their own kind the same way most humans view really kinky sex, and well,.. it is kinky sex to them. *

Their saliva contains a chemical that acts as a anesthetic to whatever they bite and has the lingering affect of making the bit person/thing very obedient, and affects most sentient creatures.

If they're hit in the jaw it can easily be dislocated,.. that's because it's readily dislocatable for a more secure bite/more area coverage, then the muscles lock and whatever they've bitten is in trouble. Of course, if they're not doing it themselves they can get severely injured.

Most littans follow a rule of not biting and feeding off "sentient" lifeforms. To them, blood is an intoxicant, especially red blood. Something to do with the iron most likely. It's considered an abhorrent practice by the majority and one of those social taboos. Fortunately, they don't really 'thirst' for it, but it can become as addictive as alcohol. As for Earth, there was a group of Littans who went down for research unknowing that they had a few with them who wanted to try human blood. Things got out of hand, one of them did wind up encountering Vlad Dracul and is partially responsible for some of the killing. Once the Galactic Consul caught wind of what was going on and the Littan government, that's when a ban was put into place. While Earth isn't part of the 'GC', they are not to be bothered by other aliens in such a way. Littans are now not allowed to indulge on the planet. As long as they don't feed, they can go to the surface. *The main purpose for most to go there would be simply to eat, they aren't ALLOWED to eat on the world, so most don't go there.

Alcohol doesn't work on littans. Any effect it has is extremely minimal, and it's mostly a source of empty carbs for them to eat.

Society

They're a 'nice' race overall in wanting to help out others, but also highly competetive and given to being carried away with excess and luxery ... and winning. They have a natural desire to bite when they feel threatened or angry, although most WILL bite and let go.

They're actually a matriarch based society as well, the females lead pretty much in everything, are more agressive and in general... high strung. They consider themselves as equals, but the females can be highly demanding. Littan females tend to be possessive and agressive, at least toward other people (Riley wouldn't get away with flirting. He'd have to find a littan female who loves flirting as much as he does so they can flirt with each other). Most of the joined males will do whatever the female wants just to avoid any trouble. Most of them. There are always those exceptions on both sides. *So .. not much difference in human society in some respects even if they are female ruled. Single males are much more likely AND will stand up to any female and don't particuarly like being dominated. Most single females are much nicer until they have their first litter, then they get very protective of their kids,... to the point of spoiling them nowadays. The females are more rash and hormonally driven in high tension situations and tend to overreact and overdo things. The males are usually a lot more stable and do handle the areas that require their mindset. They are by no means pushovers, although do come across as extremely laid back. Of course, with all the races, individuals can stray in any degree and there are laid back females and extremely aggressive males, but they balance each other out. Riley is a bit more agressive than most overall, despite all of that and how .. horrible it could sound, they are a pleasant enough race to be around in general and helpful to the Rishan's. They consider them kids as a whole that need to be protected and helped and since there is a resemblance, they feel a need to help them when they can.

The last child is the favored one, they usually end up inheriting everything from the parents as well. They tend to have 2-3 kids at a birthing, while a single birth is called a solo, and is very rare. They tend not to have any more kids after a solo because children born after a solo are considered cursed. Another solo birthed one year later on the exact day is considered a soul twin of the first, and the two look out for each other.

Littans don't look down on crossbreeds, even though they are discouraged since many times they ARE born solo and solos that remain solo are looked upon in two ways. In some religious circles, a solo without even a soul twin is marked for the priesthood. In others, a solo is VERY unlucky and doomed to always be alone. This is how a lot of Littan children have ended up with the ADC.

They have a law that when a Littan woman dies in childbirth, if any children live, their upbringing is to be done by the mother's parents, overriding the father's claim to the children.

Littan males actually have a preference for full bodied women to thin tall athletic ones, with breasts that are near the same size. Actual size doesn't matter so much. For the male Littans who 'drink', they will normally seek out Rishan or Kourwine females of a fuller body to overweight body type. They tend to go for the opposite sex since it's considered somewhat of an intimate act, only you don't REALLY want to be on the receiving end of affection of this type. Littans are very NON-PROMISCIOUS as a general rule.