The T’xun (commission).

This is the latest commission that I’ve completed for Ryan Bowers world building project, you’ll see him down in the comments where I’m sure he’ll answer all of your questions about his project. You can also find him on X and Instagram too under the name Ryan bowers.

Here’s the description for the T’xun:

 The T’xun are a pacifist people, always opting for diplomacy over war. One thing of note is that the T’xun are the only known spacefaring herbivore species in the galaxy, something usually exclusive to intelligent beasts of prey. The T’xun hail from a moon orbiting a superearth in a trinary star system, something else of note is that they have two brains! The T’xun are a race of sheepish, herd-like collectivists. Because of this, stable governance has always come easy to them. Given that they are a conformist, non violent and self-domesticated species, crime really isn’t a factor. They pride themselves on their subservience to the state, this led to the easy adoption of a world government in order to prevent any potential causes of war or violence.

The T’xun have gone through a rigorous process of enforced selective breeding over the course of centuries, this advanced form of eugenics has selected both for passiveness and also a refined form of intelligence. The T’xun are analytical and logical by nature, they do not give themselves over to the passions or art. They lack a spiritual and sexual aspect also, being an atheistic race of hermaphrodites that breed only out of necessity. Individuality is practically a sin in T’xun society and thus they have very little in the way of culture, everything is inoffensive, universal and utilitarian. Their sole orientation as a society is towards exploration and the sciences, they take great pleasure in the cataloging of new discoveries in order to contribute to the collective pool of knowledge. They have become the pioneering powerhouse of pharmaceutical, robotic and medical sciences throughout the galaxy because of this. They no longer even need to engage in the shameful animal act of intercourse, opting for pod grown T’xun more often then not.

As has been previously stated, the mitigation of harm and suffering is the prime directive of the T’xun, because of this, they have become extremely physically weak and susceptible to being dominated by more assertive species. With all of that being said, the T’xun make for very friendly, amenable and cooperative neighbours that are very willing to trade. Luckily for them, their first extraterrestrial contact was the peaceful and matriarchal Galji. This alliance between the T’xun and Galji came to be known as the free worlds alliance, a trade Union with a mutual protection clause between all member states.