Belza

Belza are a gaseous species of synthetic origins that use complex suits to live ant interact with the realm outside the gas giants they call home.

• Bevels everywhere!
• Their suits have plenty of room for whatever they want, since they don't need much in the way of the complex life support most creatures need.

• Rapidly reaches maturity after one year.
• Theoretical lifespan of 200 years, however the species is only 13 years old at the time of Lor's first expeditions.
• Does not propogate often outside the gas giants, is honestly more effort than its worth.
• Uses a form of asexual reproduction that's more of a forking of consciousness rather than a simple copy/paste
• Reproducing is mostly a choice, but towards the end of their lifespan, Belza feel the need more.

The Belza, as a cloud, run the gamut of colours, but mostly suiting towards a “mood ring” style of emoting. As they spend most of their time in the outside world in suits, this becomes very handy indicating emotion.

The Belza suit is what most folks will interact with. The choice of form is a very wide field, but several aspects show up most frequently. The Belza love bevels in their aesthetic design and try to incorporate curves into all of their metalwork. The limbs, given the EM nature of the hardware, connect without joints, allowing the limbs to float and flip and extend the reach without stressing or grinding any bits.

The actual torso unit of a Belza suit uses some form of coolant to make all the hardware running smoothly, usually either an oil tank or a rod of some kind. They don't particularly like painting the metal, opting to either mix in colour when forging the parts, or decorating with things like cloaks and other fabrics.

Finally, the most important part of the suit is the head, where the Belza actually is and the little amount of life support it needs. The head can detach in emergencies for a quick getaway, but otherwise it's usually a knight-helmet shape with a glass plate where the visor would be.

The Belza have no average in either suit or cloud form.

The Belza use a form of LIDAR in order to see the world. As clouds, this gives them the appearance of will o' wisps. In suits, it gives the viewing plate the visage of glowing eyes.

An unsuited Belza speaks in trilling, vibrant tones that resemble chimes. A suited one has the many options a voice translator can provide.

Belza don't have brains in the traditional sense - they effectively are brains. But, their complex nature allows them to interface with electronics in their cloud form, allowing them some form of flexibility.

Belza subsist mainly on a diet of raw hydrogen and electricity. Both of which are inserted or absorbed either through a suit's interface or directly by the cloud.

Belza don't have or need an immune system in a traditional sense, but their cloud forms can't thrive for long in an atmosphere that isn't rich in hydrogen.