THE NARAM
The Naram were once isolated on their homeworld but as the Golgan Empire fell apart, the Naram began their outward expansion into space, claiming former Golgan territory as their own. They are extremely human-looking and the debate about the genetic relationship between the Naram and humans has raged for centuries. Doubtless, Narams and humans share a common ancestor because they can interbreed. Nevertheless both humans and Naram have evidence from their homeworlds that proves they evolved from purely local origins. That fate would create two races so similar within the galaxy is unlikely, and so the debate rages on. Physically, their is little difference between Naram and humans. Naram culture, less diversified than human, dictates that Naram wear their luxuriant hair long, though certain classes, like warriors, may cut their hair. Length of hair indicates how long the wearer will live and the quality of his or her life. Therefore, when warriors cut their hair, it is a symbol of their potentially short and difficult life. Certain other characteristics, such as bushier eyebrows or thick beards, help identify members of the Naram race. The Naram have a narrower range of skin colors than do humans, and very few have blonde hair. On the average, they are slightly taller and slimmer than humans, who consider their facial and physical characteristics beautiful. The Naram seem spared of some of the diseases that afflict humans and have fewer stigmas attached to reproduction and sex. The length of pregnancy for Naram is about two weeks longer than for humans, but Naram young seem to mature three years quicker than their human counterparts. Although there are tests to distinguish a Naram from a human, they are lengthy and costly to perform. Culturally, the Naram are far quieter and less violent than humans. Some attribute this to the Narams' extremely violent early history, which brought them to the brink of extinction several times. Since then, the ways of the Naram have always less aggressive and destructive than those of their human kin. The Naram can deal with other races in a less contradictory manner and are more likely to be trusted than humans are. Nevertheless, their less violent culture has not dimmed their abilities as warriors, and the Naram are quite capable of human-like unpredictability.
