#tulua

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Serena @asktheseawitch​

Azaïd @askthetheateroftruthcrew​

Tulala @dennydraws / @high-stakes-gambler

Across all cultures, tuluans are a family oriented species with a sense of lingering horror and confusion directed at cultures that send their kits off young. Tuluan cubs are expected to stay and live with their parents and siblings until they marry or a new generation comes into the household. Most kits will refuse to move far from their families and in more rural areas, this has resulted in “generational villages” where entire neighborhoods are the relatives of a tuluan and as such, require them to venture out into the city to find love or non-familial connected jobs.

The tuluans believe - in general - in the Sound of Life. Though this can vary from culture to culture, the general concept is that to speak, shout or roar is to prove that you are alive and that silence is a sign of death.

The tulua are the only species capable of almost matching the Asari in terms of longevity with an average lifespan of 800 years. This alongside their common coloration being shade of blue and purple has led to many biologists speculating that the pronounced presence of eezo and biotics result in longer life spans.

Marsupial-like in nature, tulua give birth to very undeveloped young that spend the first year and a half of their lives inside their parents’ pouch rapidly growing in side and weight. Their kits typically leave the pouch for the last time as a year old although particularly small runts are permitted to stay until they’re too big to fit comfortably anymore.

The tulua are a Citadel species known for their boisterous but friendly demeanor. Hailing from their homeplanet Nedawi, they are frequently described as “close range biotics” for their biotic prowess that rivals even the Asari. Though they’ve long since unified and reached a state of relative peace, the tulua can become somewhat irate if you refer to them by the wrong cultural identifier.