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Kinsper Concept Sheet by RottedMilk

Kinsper Concept Sheet

RottedMilk

For my Survey of Science Fiction and Fantasy class we had to design an alien species based on a real earth animal. I selected a Jellyfish, Stingray, and Stork and came up with the Kinsper.

The Kinsper come from a planet of low gravity, when they leave their planet they have to wear a gravity suit to keep their hollow bones from breaking on planets of higher gravity. On planets like Earth they face racist slurs (Jellyhead, is a popular term), hunting, and hate crimes. A trend on colonies and other planets was to stab the soft membranes covering their organs in the back of their heads, this caused instant death as they were essentially eviscerated. They became a popular commodity on the black market, the fluids in their heads and their bones were used in ‘fertility treatments’ since they so strongly bear a resemblance to the stork.

On their home planet, the Kinsper enjoy quiet lives of fishing and fabric dyeing. They make their homes near water and on cliff faces and sometimes in stilt homes. If need be, they can reproduce asexually. They usually dress in bright colours since their eyesight is less than terrific and clothing style and colour can communicate class, gender, and of course, the individual. Due to an ungulating motion when they walk, they look like belly dancers, thus also making them prized dancers with their long legs and flexible spines.

Also much like the stork, the Kinsper are mute. They communicate to each other through a series of clicks made with their teeth. When off their home planet they utilize a communicator so they can 'talk'. Nobody outside of the Kinsper community speaks their language which also leads into their names. Only other Kinsper will know an individual's 'true' name. A 'true' name is considered a sacred gift given to them by their gods. When communicating with others they have an 'every' name. This Kinsper's 'true' name is Ia-Osh'in but his 'every' name is Ezra.

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