Arborians

Arborians, nicknamed 'walking trees' inhabit a planet known as Arboria Prime that orbits the large hot blue star, Alpha Regnus. They have no gender as any of them can flower and pollinate themselves to produce a single large round seed. They encourage cross pollination however for genetic diversity.

Correct pronoun usage would be hir (singular), hir’s (singular possessive), ‘hirn’ (plural), and hirns'(plural possessive). When in doubt 'it' can be used, although that conveys conotations of non-sentience.

Arborians are unusual in that they possess a metabolism and body structure that has both animal and plant characteristics with a thick tough outside skin of cellulose.

Physical Appearance

Tough durable rubbery cellulose skin covers hirn bodies and limbs such as that found on dolphins or elephants but slightly wrinkled and range in color from of white and beige, golden yellow, to terra cotta to brown black in color. Arborians have lots of root legs that join together at a trunk that is approximately at middle of the thigh on an average human.

The top part is composed of upper tree branches with leaves such as those of a quaking asp that shake and rustle when speaking. The voice is generated through the leaves themselves by vibating them at specific speeds to achieve various frequencies. ‘Leaves’ are a silvery green. The main trunk is roughly 2.5 feet and connects the ‘legs’ or root-like structures to ‘arms’ or branches. Overall height at full growth can reach approximately 7 feet tall. Main branches that at rest are anywhere from 90 - 135 degrees can number from four to seven but are flexible and can bend down easily.

Arborians see using vine-like appendages with eyes that can open or close and can number anywhere from 3 to 5. These are attatched at the crotch of the main branches or arms. They are often pigmented brown, green, golden yellow or blue and can look at times startlingly human with dark pupils at the center. They can extend from 1.5 to 2 feet in length depending upon the age and height of the individual.

Hearing

Arborians can hear by detecting vibrations through touch and through the air. No ears are visible.

Special needs

Arborians eat through root tips on their ‘feet’ that can open or close with large pores in rich loamy soil. They require a few hours of sun with plenty of UV rays in which to rest, eat and conduct photosynthesis each day.