Mowling
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Mowling
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The Mowling are a species of small mammal like creatures, who are decidedly accident prone in nature. Having somehow survived to reach their own space age, they have recently been taken under the guardian of a living God, who styles himself Jeff. Little is known about this mysterious figure other than the fact that he is an alien of considerable power.
Biology
The Mowlings are mammals comparable to mustelids or rodents. They give live birth to sizable litters and have quite high birth rates. They evidently mature very fast. Sex is said to have a "non-trivial casualty rate" but it unknown if this has anything to do with their biology.
They are classified by The Measured as a level A4 sentient species
History
The Mowlings evolved as the only animal life on the planet Moop, with their only natural predators being plants. In only four centuries ago the Mowlings went from primitive cave dwellers to a space faring civilization. Their accident prone nature means that natural selection works faster on them. After they managed to master the more docile plants of Moop, they began the long road to inventing technology... and industrial accidents.
They were discovered by the Scryve after they had recently discovered space travel, and were subsumed into the empire within the year. Two years later, several Mowlings were taken back to Scryveno Seat itself, where the Scryve public adored the little creatures. However due to the fact that none of the Mowlings survived this visit, their role in the empire was to be designated as Organ Donors. They are one of the only Ward species of the Scryve Empire that have not had any genetic modifications.
A lot of their early history is unknown, even to the Mowlings themselves. They have library fires that happen every few years. A few decades ago a comet was on a crash course for Moop. The Mowlings sent a ship in an attempt to stop but only crashed into it. They next attempted to build a giant paddle to bounce it away. This was then powerful alien known as Jeff appeared, and stopped the comet for him.
The Mowlings built a large building in his honor, but it collapsed and killed many of them. Jeff, feeling guilt, began to help them often and eventually the Mowlings began to worship him as their God.
Society and Culture
The Mowlings are a kind people, a kind people that regular die in horrible ways. They have a strong sense of family, telling their children rhymes to protect them from Moop's plants.
They absolutely revere Jeff, attempting to build many things in his honor. After his departure they were quick to try and find someone new to worship, picking the Pinthi, they had quickly built many tributes to them. Functionally, humanity are their current guardians.
Territory
Relations with other species
The Mowlings are very friendly and naive. They like races that are mean or rude to them, and commonly give physical affection to strangers.
Jeff-Jeff
Scryve
Humans
Ships
Mowlings Fencer
The Mowling Fencer vessel is relatively simple by the standards of other aliens in this part of the galaxy, though still not one to be taken lightly. Its primary weapon is a short range laser, of surprising strength, though historically it has resulted in the deaths of more Mowlings than anyone else. Of more interest to those on the hunt for Mowlings is their Prayer Control Circuits, capable of calling for help from Jeff, the obscenely powerful alien who styles himself the Mowlings' God. When activated, Jeff soon arrives on the scene, and does not look too favorably on anyone causing the Mowlings grief.