Orisolan
Orisolan, Oriso for short, are a race of anthropomorphic polar bears. These reclusive anthropomorphic bears tend to live around mountains and snow.
Basic Information
Anatomy
They look like anthropomorphic polar bears, with cute little tails.
Genetics and Reproduction
ask a human.
Ecology and Habitats
Mountains, cold pine forests, and some warmer tundras.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Omnivores, tend to eat more meat though.
Additional Information
Facial characteristics
very short fur, long leather nose, human like mouth, kinda circley ears (just google a polar bear, shorten the nose, make it standing up)
Average Intelligence
Human like?
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
good smell, normal sight, maybe bad hearing at times
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Generally an Orisolan names have a first name, family name, then their home's location. All three are given normally, when meeting an Orisolan for the first time. It is acceptable to then refer to them as just their first name, or full name.
Generally a person is given a name at birth that they use till they are mature, after which there is a ceremony and, a new name is chosen, as well as gender/pronouns. Before that the genderless pronouns are used (the fourth noun class, for inanimate objects not the nb one).
Female names: Yolivarni, Lanrasni, Porendirni, Oranilen
NB Names: Tolinarni, Ratuseni, Gotenan, Fosoluned
family Names: Uren, Tor, Sani, Enan, Oran
*Family names are all 2 syllables
Common Names
Male Names: Roseni, Uraluned, Garan, Torenan, FarusenFemale names: Yolivarni, Lanrasni, Porendirni, Oranilen
NB Names: Tolinarni, Ratuseni, Gotenan, Fosoluned
family Names: Uren, Tor, Sani, Enan, Oran
*Family names are all 2 syllables
Major Organizations
The Sanuliwani Confederacy is pretty big for off world orgs. Other than that, check out Ievahed World Congress and its member states.
Beauty Ideals
Long Nose, short ear. Additionally they like to dye their fur into different patterns like human tattoos.
Courtship Ideals
Meet, introduce to any other partners, get to know each other, form their own family.
Relationship Ideals
Small Group of self sufficient friends and/or lovers.
Average Technological Level
Earth + like 200 to 400 years
Space colonies, space elevator, ob
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Language: Osilorarin
Common Etiquette Rules
Don't assume pronouns.
Common Dress Code
Shorts, shirts optional. Sometimes people don't like shirts because their warm, sometimes because it hides their fur dye. Shirts are often the equivalent of human Hawaiian shirts because everywhere is warm for them.
Culture and Cultural Heritage
nomadic tribes and mountain villages
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
For the first snow of the year, everyone has the day off, comes together and tells stories of the dead, mourns the people who died in the last year, and has fun in the snow.
Common Taboos
Talking about conflict between other people, or even wars
Common Myths and Legends
The spirits of the dead live in snow storms, sometimes helping, other times hindering, always watching.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Mostly Reculsive from other sentient species.
Scientific Name
Ursa Sapian
Lifespan
120
Average Height
8 foot
Average Weight
400 lbs
Average Physique
Strong, a little slow
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Gennerally white, occasionally more gray, rarely brown
Related Ethnicities
Related Myths
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Comments
Author's Notes
If we make a language here, not necessarily gendered word endings, but limited number of word endings syllable structure: (C)V(C), must have at least one consenent for every vowel. <- outdated and wrong, see the language page for current info