Oresrians - Revision history

Cholmondely: Added link to oxp

2021-12-17T13:16:51Z

Added link to oxp

Cholmondely: Changed category from nonfictional people to Category:Non-humanoid people

2021-01-25T10:02:53Z

Changed category from nonfictional people to Category:Non-humanoid people

Cholmondely: Oops! Classic category, not Elite category!

2021-01-19T20:06:41Z

Oops! Classic category, not Elite category!

Cholmondely: Added Elite category as in Dark Wheel too!

2021-01-19T20:05:35Z

Added Elite category as in Dark Wheel too!

Cholmondely: Added Dark Wheel source

2021-01-19T20:04:14Z

Added Dark Wheel source

Selezen: Trying to differentiate this information from the evolving Elite: Dangerous retcons.

2017-10-24T21:33:42Z

Trying to differentiate this information from the evolving Elite: Dangerous retcons.

Debresser: Category:Fictional people

2016-01-18T19:01:17Z

Category:Fictional people

Maik: added link to Finis

2012-01-06T10:20:43Z

added link to Finis

Diziet Sma: spelling fix

2009-06-14T08:36:44Z

spelling fix

Murgh at 09:13, 25 February 2006

2006-02-25T09:13:40Z

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 *First mention is in [[The Dark Wheel]] - page 32
 *Additional background can be found in [[Drew Wagar]]'s [[Finis]].
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 *Additional background can be found in [[Drew Wagar]]'s [[Finis]].
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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
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		+	*Additional background can be found in [[Drew Wagar]]'s [[Finis]].

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		+	'''PLEASE NOTE: This information is NOT CANON for the Elite: Dangerous setting.'''
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	The Oresrian race is a species in the Insectoid family of horrific appearance to the human eye in their own right, but no less so due to their uncanny resemblance to the [[Thargoids]]. Ironically, these races that are so difficult to distinguish from one another, are sworn enemies for reasons, evidently, too ancient for anyone alive to remember.		The Oresrian race is a species in the Insectoid family of horrific appearance to the human eye in their own right, but no less so due to their uncanny resemblance to the [[Thargoids]]. Ironically, these races that are so difficult to distinguish from one another, are sworn enemies for reasons, evidently, too ancient for anyone alive to remember.

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	Additional background can be found in [[Drew Wagar]]'s [[Finis]].		Additional background can be found in [[Drew Wagar]]'s [[Finis]].
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	Unfortunately, it takes a highly trained eye to tell an Oresrian apart from a Thargoid. The standard advice is to assess the thorax markings, and look closely at the shape of the hind leg's fourth joint, which in Oresrian anatomy should be noticeably more convex. It is often equally, if not more, helpful to contemplate the contextual situation of an encounter.		Unfortunately, it takes a highly trained eye to tell an Oresrian apart from a Thargoid. The standard advice is to assess the thorax markings, and look closely at the shape of the hind leg's fourth joint, which in Oresrian anatomy should be noticeably more convex. It is often equally, if not more, helpful to contemplate the contextual situation of an encounter.

		+	==Further Reading==
		+	Additional background can be found in [[Drew Wagar]]'s [[Finis]].
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 ==Behaviour==
-Of high intelligence and extreme convictions of conformity, Oresrians are never alone, and must always be dealt with in groups, with delicate, shrude courtesy. To what end their collective consciousness bonds them mentally is unknown, but conducting a conversation with Oresrians will be done to the group as a whole, and any Oresrian statement made may switch from one speaker to another, not uncommonly in mid-sentence. They will also resent the use of the pronoun ''I'', as individuality is considered a gross weakness.
+Of high intelligence and extreme convictions of conformity, Oresrians are never alone, and must always be dealt with in groups, with delicate, shrewd courtesy. To what end their collective consciousness bonds them mentally is unknown, but conducting a conversation with Oresrians will be done to the group as a whole, and any Oresrian statement made may switch from one speaker to another, not uncommonly in mid-sentence. They will also resent the use of the pronoun ''I'', as individuality is considered a gross weakness.
 It is often stated that Oresrians are peaceful by nature, in comparison with Thargoids, but many who have experienced an Oresrian encounter would beg to differ.  In fact, where Thargoids may seem cold and calculating, Oresrians have been known to have hot tempers with short fuses. Nothing will trigger this quicker than being erroneously confused with a Thargoid. Certainly no less than in any insectiod encounter, it is not recommended to engage unprepared.

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 Although historical sources are not forthcoming from the Oresrian separatist government (nor their Thargoid counterparts for obvious reasons) it is inferred from coincidental information that the two races have been engaged in an ongoing, ruthless war for more than 1000 st.years.
-[[GalCop]] scholars have over the years relesed several theories speculating on the initial cause of this conflict, but the theory that Thargoids and Oresrians once were tribes of the same species, often resurfaces.  Many, however, have difficulty accepting that a millenial war could have started over accusations of cowardice, or as the published thesis states, "being called chicken", finding the reasoning circumstantial and the inferrence from the two races' extreme militancy and bravery-fixation, to be quite superficial.
+[[GalCop]] scholars have over the years issued several theories speculating on the initial cause of this conflict, but the hypothesis that Thargoids and Oresrians once were tribes of the same species, often resurfaces.  Many, however, have difficulty accepting that a millenial war could have started over slurs of cowardice, or as the published thesis states, "being called chicken", finding the reasoning circumstantial and the inferrence from the two races' extreme militancy and bravery-fixation, to be conveniently superficial.
 ==Appearance==
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 ==Behaviour==
-Of high intelligence and extreme conformist conviction, Oresrians are never alone, and must always be dealt with in groups, with delicate, shrude courtesy. To what end their collective consciousness reaches is unknown, but conducting a conversation with Oresrians will be done to the group as a whole, and any Oresrian statement made may switch from one to another, often mid-sentence. They will also resent the use of the pronoun ''I'', as individuality is considered a gross weakness.
+Of high intelligence and extreme convictions of conformity, Oresrians are never alone, and must always be dealt with in groups, with delicate, shrude courtesy. To what end their collective consciousness bonds them mentally is unknown, but conducting a conversation with Oresrians will be done to the group as a whole, and any Oresrian statement made may switch from one speaker to another, not uncommonly in mid-sentence. They will also resent the use of the pronoun ''I'', as individuality is considered a gross weakness.
 It is often stated that Oresrians are peaceful by nature, in comparison with Thargoids, but many who have experienced an Oresrian encounter would beg to differ.  In fact, where Thargoids may seem cold and calculating, Oresrians have been known to have hot tempers with short fuses. Nothing will trigger this quicker than being erroneously confused with a Thargoid. Certainly no less than in any insectiod encounter, it is not recommended to engage unprepared.
 ==Distinction==
-Unfortunately, it takes a highly trained eye to tell an Oresrian apart from a Thargoid. The standard advice is to assess the thorax markings, and look closely at the shape of the hind leg's fourth joint, which in the Oresrian case should be noticeably more convex. It is often equally, if not more, helpful to contemplate the contextual situation of an encounter.
+Unfortunately, it takes a highly trained eye to tell an Oresrian apart from a Thargoid. The standard advice is to assess the thorax markings, and look closely at the shape of the hind leg's fourth joint, which in Oresrian anatomy should be noticeably more convex. It is often equally, if not more, helpful to contemplate the contextual situation of an encounter.
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