Umibōzu
Bulphoi
Umibōzu are a race of semi-nomadic marine sophonts with a pair of prehensile rostral trunks which they use both as primary manipulators and occasional snorkels. Umibōzu are known for being the only fully marine sophont species who practice sedentary agriculture, being meticulous farmers of various seagrasses and kelps. Umibōzu are also renowned as the builders of the cairnroads, to the benefit of all marine and otherwise seeafaring sophonts.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Umibozu are very large, vaguely potato-shaped sirenians with a pair of rostral trunks not unlike those of the related pachyderms. They use these appendages to manipulate the world around them, as well as to take breaths without breaching the water's surface.
Additional Information
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Umibozu are found in most subtropical and tropical shallow waters across the world, though they originated off the northern coast of Sikano.
Civilization and Culture
Average Technological Level
Umibozu build simple tools and structures out of stone, wood, bone, and other available materials.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
The umibozu speak a very low-frequency language whose name is anglicized to "guernt," as most other sophonts cannot replicate the infrasound required for the correct pronunciation of the word.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Umibozu trade with many races, but most frequently with the freshwater kawataro. In exchange for marine plants and other sea products, the umibozu receive woven toolbags and building materials from far inland.
Scientific Name
Trichechus sapiens
Origin/Ancestry
Average Weight
450 kilograms
Average Length
3 meters
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