NationStates Jolt Archive

(OOC: Okay, I don't think anyone's made a thread along these lines. Just describe the physical features of your nation's native people. If there are multiple, list them. Let's see how varied they go. Also, if you do not have any native peoples, you can simply put whether they be caucasian, latino, asian, etc. Also, if they wear a certain style of clothing, describe it.)

Sigmans as a people have lived in the deserts of their homeland generations, and as such, have fairly dark tans. Their skin is naturally a light brown in color, often being mistaken as arabic.

Sigmans have stright black hair for the most part, however those with mixed backgrounds often have brown or blonde hair. On a rare occasion, a pureblooded Sigman will be born with hair that is nearly silver in appearance, and shines brightly under the desert sun. They are viewed as good luck by the people, and often go above and beyond to achieve greatness. Sigmans also are not an overly hairy people, most men not even growing beards.

Sigmans have piercing green eyes, almost hinting back to a time when their nation was covered with lush forests, before major volcanic activity a thousand years ago reduced it to desert, and more recently when the attacks of several nations removed what little forest remained. For some odd reason, roughly one in every five hundred Sigmans will have red eyes. These red eyed are generally far more aggressive in nature, and are shunned by their people for it.

In stature, Sigmans often are between 5'10" and 6'8". They are a fairly tall people, and often take great pride in their height, taking on a disdainful attitude to those shorter than they.


Sigman attire is actually fairly complicated and is different indoors and out. The most comon clothing color is white.

For men, light baggy pants and a baggy shirt are the base layer. They also wear boots, often military style, and gloves to protect themselves from the often harsh climate of the deserts. They wrap a long cloth around their shoulders and face, leaving an opening for their eyes. Sunglasses are often also worn to protect their eyes from blowing sand and the sunlight. In heavier wind, they will use strategically placed belts to cut down the wind resistance of their outfits.

Women wear dresses made of the same light material as the men's shirt and pants. They often tie up their hair (if it's long enough) and keep it under the same head wrap as the men. They wear actual shoes instead of boots, and often go without gloves, being able to keep their hands underneath extra cloth wraps they wear.

In the military, all uniforms are black. They manage to keep the bagginess of normal attire, but wear shin protectors and chest armor.

Indoors, both men and women wear nearly the same type of clothing. A close fitting shirt, normally concealed by the outside wear, and baggy pants. The women may choose to substitute the pants for a skirt or dress.


Visitors to Sigma Octavus often find the clothing changes to be odd and unecessary, until they begin to encounter the weather first hand, at which point they themselves begin to adapt that style of clothing.

It's a little bit funny actually. The background radiation combined with a staple food of deep-fried peregrine falcon have joined forces to mutate my people into birdmen.

As you may have guessed by looking at my name, it doesn't take much to imagine how a Southeast Asian looks like. Varieties of ethnicities, and probably as a result of Prime Minister Neo's Western influences and preachings of tolerance, there are quite a lot of mixed people (not a majority, nor a minority however), and as a result of more Western (but still healthy!) food, they're closer to Western height now (ranging from 5'10 to 6'3).

The people of Yurka come from a strange ethnic stalk, migrating from an unknown Continent millenia ago to a distant island, they eventually thrived there in solitude. Eventually, after a nuclear war they were forced to leave their religous and ancestral homeland once again. During this time they have remained more or less homogenous. Along with this homogenousness is an excessive artistic expression they undergo, causing them to do anything for the sake of beauty. The cheapness of cosmetic surgery in Yurka doesn't help with the fact that Yurka's people are exceedingly superficial.

The Yurka are a tall graceful people, usually pale with black hair, though white or silver are not uncommon, and certain noble houses are famed for having blonde or even brown hair, though these later cases are extremely rare. They usually lack most forms of facial hair, and only a minority are even capable of naturally growing full amounts of facial hair. Thankfully, they view this as rather unclean and impure as far as appearances go, so facial hair isn't really missed.

The eye color of most Yurkans is an extremely dark blue, not unlike that of the ocean, and in fact many old Yurkan proverbs speak of it as being the spirit of the sea which moves through their veins. Some have a blue-green color, while a few actually have black. There are also an almost impossibly small margin with white eyes, though still able to see. Most of the old stigmas of eye color are more or less gone, but the more rare the eye color, the more important one is destined to be. It went into more depth however, with white eyes meaning one was part of the spirit Realm or the like, though its too complicated to get into casually.

As stated before most people in Yurka are tall, with men being roughly between 5'8 and 6'5 on average, while women are usually 5'6 to 6'2 on average, due to a healthy diet. However, they are also very skinny, and as such have very little body fat, leading to most female breast sizes being between the sizes of A to C.

Men and women usually dress the same, as the society is very unisex, with dresses usually absent. Tattooing is rather common, though only the matta, a small tattoo crossing an eye, like the one Alia Yurka, founder of the nation had. The clothes typically worn are professional looking and well kept, as Yurka is a superficial society where one really attempts to look their best at all times. Even the lower fringers and criminals don't walk around in rags, not that they would be able to find any.

The clothes are also invariably warm, though they usually match the enviornment as well, since the Empire stretches over numerous locations. From deserts to mountains to coastline and ocean, clothes vary from place to place, though fashions usually emanate from the main cities outward, lasting for a few years before slowly changing into something else.

The military uniforms are either black or white, and most wear gas masks at all times in case of chemical attacks. Along with this, the Jackboots worn with the uniforms all come equipped with small knives which can be kicked out, to assist in melee combat. Even then, all of the clothes are exceedingly well-kept and styled nicely.

Ming-- A mix of Mongolian and Southern Chinese mostly coastal China focused on Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. They are larger than most Chinese because of their richer diet.

Cruonian-- A Greek and Eastern European mix with strong Greek classical democratic influences.

Britonian-- A radicalized United Kingdom offshoot.

Paxarian-- Pacific Island Nations.

Ohyayian-- Hippie Communards with a strong business bent. Think Dr. Weil, Ben and Jerrys.

Americonies-- A radicalized wasp American offshoot think of the 1920s gone haywire.

ooc: this is probably more gameplay then international incidents

ic: the people of camaroi are of many different worlds and bear the appearence of many different species of creatures, both from earth and their own homeworlds as well. often liveing either alone or in small groups, we tend to form stable nonfirtile relationships (so don't believe ns's population figures, the're a projection based on a number of premises that for obvious reasons don't quite apply). most of us are sufficiently coverd with long silkey fur to not require manufactured clothing, either for warmth or modesty. though there are also quite a few with scales or feathers instead. nearly all have tails and pointy ears. most walk erect on two leggs like humans and are generaly bilateraly simetrical, but there the resemblence ends. we're much cuter then any mere human ever hopes to be, male and female alike.
but we're not just simple creature, though we tend to love simple freedoms. a few have wings or can teleport but most even so, prefer to travell on the ground, enjoying riding on little trains just big enough to sit on and a few just big enough to sit inside of. our fur, scales and feathers come in every color and pattern of colors immaginable, (and probably some you'd rather not!). one unusual charicteristic, even among other 'furrys' is our enlarged brain cases. average cameroi intelligence is a closely guarded national secret so as not to embarress or intimidate the citizens of other nations. we have no standing armys but much of civilian tecnology that can be very effective as weponry at need. we also tend to have sharp teeth and claws and other, more unique and exotic abilities. and we like things strainge. to an outsider camaroi may seem a bewildering mix of old, even primitive tecnologies, side by side with what are generaly classified as 'future' tecnologies.
typicly we wear only backpacks or belts with pockets in which to carry things, though decorative objects are sometimes worn as well. those who've physical forms are not inhierently 'modest' do occasionaly sport 'aprons' or the like. and we do like to build thengs, mostly all strainge and twisty, both for amusement and for our never ending enjoyment of doing so. it is the honor earned by creating and giving away beauty that is the engine that drives our nonmonetary economy. what else? oh we also love to give and receive huggs but are often shy about doing so, given the frequent reaction of nonanthros.

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Since Sarzonia is based on refugees from the United States of America, some of the ethnicity of Sarzonia is based on that country's. With an influx of British-influenced NationStates, it's somewhat of an Anglo-American culture.

The peoples of Helfaer are generally heavily tanned due to their desert environment, giving them a Mediterranean or Middle Eastern appearance. Their hair is generally black, although very dark brown is occasionally seen. Facial hair grows quickly, although most groups in Helfaer traditionally regard it as unclean. Long beards and moustaches are uncommon, however quite a few men have short-clipped beards. This dates back many centuries, as water was too scarce to use for things as frivolous as shaving before the invention of the aquifer drill, so many men would simply cut their beard very short. Those without beards generally cultivate a layer of stubble, as being clean-shaven is seen as a sign of decadence and weakness.

Hair is generally kept short among men and women of the working classes. Men will generally keep their hair so it never covers their ears, and female hair rarely passes the shoulders. However, buzz cuts are unheard of, due to the dangers of sunburn on the scalp. Among the nobility, there is more flexibility. Women grow their hair long, sometimes even reaching the waist, while men may wear it down to their shoulders. Eyebrows, meanwhile, are generally medium sized.

Eyes are generally dark brown or green, although around two percent of the population has amber eyes.

The men and women of Helfaer are tall, with men generally ranging from 5'10" to 6'4", and women from around 5'8" to 6'1". They are generally wiry rather than heavily built, with very low body fat, although in recent times with food becoming more abundant the people have gone from being masses of muscle and bone to being a little smoother, although only a tiny amount could be called fat even by their bitter enemies.

Clothing among most citizens is designed to be durable but lightweight and loose. Most men and women generally wear loose trousers and a t-shirt. Gloves are also common so as to avoid touching sun-heated metal. Tattoos are worn by many people as there is no social stigma about them, however almost no-one wears jewellery. Watches are worn by almost everyone, although the straps are almost never made out of metal due to the heating effect. As most civilians are armed, holster belts and bandoliers are also common.

The people of UPLR are penguins of all varieties. What did you expect, Hippos?

Lars Faltrin
Minister of Lame and Unfunny Sarcasm

Since Strathdonia is basically the Sub-Saharan African nation of Malawi the vast majority of the population is african, the white popualtion is a little higher than it would be in real life as is the number of mixed race families (due to the anti racism measures). probabaly the msot unusual fact would be that every male over 18 does posses a full military uniform (ok so its a shirt, a pair of shorts, boots, bush hat and a rhodesian pattern assault vest/webbing, actual colours vary but most are with light tan, khaki or rhodesian camo pattern. There is also quite a high incidence of kilt waering amoungst the popualtion (although a Strathdonian kilt is generally made of lighter material than the traditional scottish style).

The Toopish Goblin is a pasty-green skinned ratty looking creature, they usually wear black drapes and occasionally carry the Moon Flag on their chest or back, they have contorted backs which make them hunch over and gritty yellow teeth (hence the bad breath) they speak in quite a raspy voice.

Grobbles are smaller, about 4 foot, who are usually dressed in a black loin cloth, they share appearence with the Goblin with far more bruises, cuts and infactions due to thier poor well-being.

Noomian Orcs have a far deeper green skin and ripple with muscles, this greenskin is far rarer and are only occasionally seen in civilised Toop, they also have bad teeth but do not suffer from the hunched back, an Orc will hardly be seen without armour or some form of tough clothing.

Info on my nation's people can be found here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_people)

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Our people are Celtic in origin, we have a heavier build and are of average height. Our hair is usually black or ginger and our eyes are most often bright green or sea blue. Most of the people dress in modern western fashion but with the addition of a shoulder sash made from their clan tartan and a traditional but functional dagger called a dirk. In the more remote highland regions people have retained a more traditional way of life and still often wear kilts or woolen leggings in their clan or family tartan. Highlanders are also more tied to their martial history and still walk about armed with a buckler and basket hilted broadsword (used commonly in duels, which are regulated by ancient custom) as well as more modern weapons, most commonly the AK-74 that is produced locally. Because of the tightly knit clan structure, immigration has not been a large force in our lands, but a signifigant west-indian population exists in the cities.

Snake Eaters draws upon two major areas.

The first is the standard human. Wide variety of hair colour and eye colour, with brown being the dominant in both cases, in accordance with the gene pool of the human race. Currently, the ratio is 50:50 male/female, so it's nice and stable.

The other race is similar in physical appearance to a human, and many of the genes are similar. Given the name of the nation, these people are named the Snakesse, and they are the natives of Snake Eater Prime, the main planet. Although outwardly they are similar, there are some simple anatomical differences. Unlike humans, their sight extends into the infra-red spectrum slightly, shortening their visual distance as a result. Also, underneath the eyes and along the side of the nose are two heat-seeking pits, like those of a snake. These help make up for the loss of vision. Another main difference is that, although they do possess a nasal cavity, and thus a nose, they are also able to 'smell' with their tongue, an activity that is not uncommon. It is far more accurate and sensative than the average human nose, making them great trackers. The final difference is their native language, Snakesse, is much more fluid than Basic (SE Term for English), and thus their vocal chords are shaped differently. Althought capable of speaking Basic, they do have a slight slur on their words as a direct result. Inside, they are known to possess three lungs, and a more hardy liver than the average human. There are three major sub-species:

1) Northern; This species is slightly hardier, and with a more muscular build than the Tropical or Arctic varieties. They inhabit large areas of the forest to the north, close to the mountains. They can also be found in the Jilachi Desert region.

2) Tropical: Inhabit the rainforest near to Snake Eater Prime's equatorial region. Less muscular, but highly agile.

3) Arctic: Much hardier than either of the above, but significantly less mobile. Their build can vary, but they do tend to have higher levels of fat, in order to preserve heat more effectively.

Clothing-wise, Snake Eaters follows modern-day (as in, right now) ideas, with jeans among men and women being commonplace. As Snake Eaters controls a number of planets with varying climates,there is no hard and fast rule as to what they wear.

In the military, there are three main types. The first is ceremonial, which consists of black trousers and tunic with silver fastenings, and a wedgewood blue shirt with black tie underneath. For women, the trousers are replaced with a knee-length skirt. Polished shoes/boots are a must. The cap is of a different colour depending upon the regiement, with the cap badge being displayed on the front. Stable belts may also be worn in the appropiate colours.

The second is off-duty dress. This consists of trousers, shirt and ripstop jacket in the this pattern (http://www.euro-surplus.jp/Jacket/UK-Soldier95%20DPM%20Tropical%20Jacket.jpg). Variations on this include the three tone Urban, Desert and Arctic, with a slightly lighter four-tone outfit for Jungle operations. The boots are of this design (http://www.bates-shoes.com/order/images/2500.jpg), and are avaliable in desert, arctic or black. Headwear is a beret, again in the appropiate colours. Badges of rank are worn on the front, whilst badges of achievement (parachutist, etc) are displayed on the upper left arm.

For battle, Snake Eaters uses the self-designed Tactical Infantry Warfare System (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=460238), which does draw influences from the Grand Army of the Republic in design. Depending on the theatre of war, the armour is different in colour, to better blend in with the surroundings.Squad markings are on the right shoulder, and regiements markings on the left shoulder. (N.B The weapon shown in the picture is not an accurate representation of the weapons used by the army)

Due to the effects of Project Genesis, and perhaps several mutagens that run amok in the Mother Jungle, Nistolonians look slightly different from the humans they desended from. They tend to have skin that is greenish around the edges, long, pointed ears, snake eyes, and long, pointed canine teeth. Their build is slight, though well muscled, and they range from 5'5" to 6'. They also tend to be good looking by human standards, if one overlooks the some of the stranger features.

The Sesheral of Selshenshra have been mutated with negative effects. They often have bald heads or small patches of hair. They have a gray colored skin with dark green blotches. Their lungs are mutch smaller than most humans and are usualy born with heavy asthma.

One of the more startling part about them is their eyes. They usualy have milky white eyes with no pupils. Most are born blind, but have exeptional hearing. For these reasons they still use close range weaponry and are masters of traps.

A strange note is that most Sesheral live to be around one hundred years old, and the oldest noted Sesheral was around one hundred and seventy years old.

I have Terrans, and they're human. Think Rednecks. Without the racist baggage.

I also have Protoss, and they look like this: http://hem.passagen.se/gaming/protoss.jpg They're psychic, and it's fun. ^_^

True Jenrakians died out centuries ago due to civil wars. Their ancestors, Ascherans, died out millenia ago due to constant successions. So I guess the only true Jenrakians are nobility and purists, but alot of the population is usually a breed of Ithrimm (our word for foreigners - translated usually to visitors) and real Jenrakians.

Some of hte more noticable features of Jenrakian people are:

1) They have strong immunities and resistances against many diseases, and their healing rate is slightly higher than standard accounts.

2) They're relatively normal height in a general sense. There aren't many short Jenrakians, but there aren't many tall ones, either.

3) The distinct feature of a typical Jenrakian is the protruding nose accompanied by a high set of eyebrows. Although some of them don't have these features, most of them do.

4) Make-up is considered proper in aristocratic Jenrak, so you'll see alot of nobles and politicians with mascara - including men. The Warriors Castes (such as the Temsplace and Aursauk denominations) consider them as (no other way to put it in my dictionary) the 'pussification' of the Jenrakian man. Hence Warriors do not wear make up and avoid to, while the opposite is true for aristocracy.

5) Normal Jenrakian people are relatively normal in view, the majority having a slight tan. While Jenrak is an extremely arid and desert infested nation, and that many people would assume that the civilians would have a strong tan, most of Jenrak's cities are underground and surface activities (such as amusement parks, sight seeing, etc. ) are done at night.

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My Galaxy consists of mostly SW Species but on the Capital World of the Galaxy Zandor Rockers and Sith (species not Jedi/Sith) are rampid. If you need information on the two species go to Starwars.wikicities.com and search for the two species

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Huge, hulking, green, nasty, cunning, heavily armed at all times. Oh, big teeth.

It would really depend on the area of the Empire. In the Skiberdeenian colonies a good 7 to 12% of the population is white, mostly taller, and blonde. The rest are indegenous, darker skinned with black or brown hair - but they are totally integrated into the population and government [it's been a thousand years of colonization, so by now they've been able to gain rights, especially due to their loyalty during the civil war]. In the Empire itself the center of it is mostly white, taller, blonde/brown/black hair, and with larger noses, while in Sarcanza, in the mainland, it's more indegenous - darker, smaller, et cetera.

To see what the people of the Dominion, think of modern day Europe. The RL nations that the Dominion owns; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France [Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardenne, Corsica, Franche-Comté, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrénées, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes], Georgia [the country, not the state], Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Poland, Portugal [including Azores and Madeira], Romania, San Marino, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, and Western Russia [Northwest Russia, Southwest Russia and Central West Russia]. Just think about or research what those people look like and dress like.

To see what the people of the Dominion, think of modern day Europe. The RL nations that the Dominion owns; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France [Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardenne, Corsica, Franche-Comté, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrénées, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes], Georgia [the country, not the state], Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Poland, Portugal [including Azores and Madeira], Romania, San Marino, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, and Western Russia [Northwest Russia, Southwest Russia and Central West Russia]. Just think about or research what those people look like and dress like.
This also helps, only that the nations I own are the Phillipines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei.

The Average Kraven Civilian, is usualy garbed in some Grey overalls, or Blue Depending on their sector and area of work, (Grey for Munitions, Blue For Chemicals, Red for Foundries, Green for Power Stations, Black for Oil Refineries) Their skin is pale with an almost grey tint to it, due to the pollutants in the air, and the general lack of sunlight as for the best part of the year The Kraven penninsular is covered in dark grey clouds and dense smog.

Average hair colour is dark brown or black, eye colours vary but due to the Chemicals in the atmosphere are often, Grey or have a thin white film across the Cornea giving the impression of blindness, the eye itself looks completely white with a faint blue hue, Doctors however have stated that the film doesn't detriment the sufferers Sight.

Average height is 5' 11", 5'6" for women, most are of muscular build due to the labour intensive work they perform on a daily basis.

Hillians are Irish looking people, but only a few are gingers. Most will wear baggy T shirts and Jeans and will usually have at least one pistol on them at anytime.

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Amazonian average people are human, with light brown skin, dark hair, dark eyes. Genetic enhancements found through medicinal advancements render the average citizen 6'4", 220lb for males, 5'8", 140 lb for females. Generally, they have larger build frames and bulging muscles for males, while females keep the broad build but generally don't have the muscle build of the males. Clothing is usually in the form of longer, flowing tunics or robes.
There is another sentient race that is fairly unintelligent and kept mostly out of sight, the Ta'uns. These creatures are short at 3'5" average, and have short, brunt snouts and talk in a chattering language that can be understood by most Amazonians. They are frequent bastions for disease, though this generally doesn't affect Amazonians due to genetical elimination and defenses. They are reptilian yet warm-blooded, but have no hair. Skin is pinkish-orange, eyes are yellow.

Pythogrians are a very tall and mucsular people. The average adult female is 6 feet tall, 150 punds, and the average adult male is 6 feet 5 inches and 190 pounds. The native skin color is whitish, and sometimes somewhat silvery. Hair color is mostly blond or brown, but red is not uncommon, and blue (yes, blue) is sometimes seen. Silver is even heard of. Eye colors are again, rather normal, but always very shiny. Again, silver is reported, and even, sometimes, red.

Yes, they are somewhat odd. They evolved that way, mainly die to mutagens around their homeland back in the Neolithic ages and a bit after. The genes that came fro mthat have only grown stronger, and are very good at overriding other genes.

DISCLAIMER: This only applies to native Pythogrians, which are about 40% of the population. Immigrants, or people born in Pythogria but of other ethnicities, are, of course, different. Mixes are reported sometimes (about 10% of all births.)

kirisubans are humans of asian descent. If you think off the real life Japanese you can't go too far wrong.

the average height for men is 5'5" and for women its 5'2".

We have a small percentage of our population (1 to 2%) who are immigrants and whom maintain their own culture and practices. these practices can vary depending where they came from.

a similar percentage of Kirisubans are mixed race (3%).

the population ratio is 55% female and 45% male.

In FT the basics are still the same but the ratio is 67% female and 33% male.

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