#watsa

Thank you so much!!<3 *rubs hands together* yeess this is a great question! okay… (under a readmore because it’s long, sorry!)

Gender/Basic Facts: Stellone’s alien species is called Maubak. It’s sort of a play on words with “meow” and “bark”, since there’s two major differences between the people. On one end of the spectrum, there’s Maubaks who act/look more like sphinx cats. Where others look/act more like jackals. That being said, their sort of “gender binary” doesn’t revolve around genitalia (ew), it revolves around one being more cat or dog. I use the term “gender binary” very loosely though, because gender roles aren’t a big deal in this society. People usually dress and act however they want to because, as a very intelligent society, nobody cares.. lmao. They have better things to worry about, like drought and keeping historical landmarks clean. To get technical though, people go by 3 different types of pronouns. Translated it would be mau(cat), bak(dog), and “emby” (or, nonbinary. Emby is pronounced like the acronym “M.B.”, which stands for the full name, “Maubak”)

Architecture: The general aesthetic of their culture is a lot like ancient egypt. They wear a lot of golden jewelry and build grand monuments/temples. Their civilization might as well be illuminati because these catdogs are obsessed with triangles and pyramids. Most residential houses are built in some kind of pyramid-esq shape, made out of solid clay. Others prefer an all-glass structure (mainly the more cat-like maubaks because they love to bask in the suns :+P) 

Tradition/Climate: The climate of their planet is very dry and hot. But when it does rain, people make a big deal about it. It’s like a holiday, only super muddy. The tradition is basically a huge mud ball fight. People stop what they’re doing and run into the center of town and just wail on each other lmao. This is basically the only free-pass Maubaks get to act wild and crazy. As a whole, their civilization is very sophisticated, and like to keep to themselves. But when those rainclouds come rolling in, all that strict etiquette and social standards go out the window haha. Lots of people from Earth visit Maubak in the rainy season, because they say the rain tastes like cherry dr pepper!

Dumb backstory: For a while, I had this idea that they had ties with earth’s ancient civilizations. They landed in egypt, thinking the world was chill with aliens, until quickly realizing the contrary. Most fled in fear of  the sight of these terrifying beasts, but others wanted to praise them, thinking they were gods of the afterlife… namely one particular Maubak; Anubis. It’s kind of a stupid cliche that i had going for a while. Not too sure if that’s still canon tbh haha.

Societal structures: I haven’t really thought about forms of government all that much tbh. I just see their world being run by either a high council or king/queen type situation. But since their civilization’s been around for legitimately 20k years, they’ve figured out a way to keep things running smoothly. One thing I can say is that they pride themselves on intelligence, physical perfection, and preparation for the next generation. Schools are incredibly important and open to everyone. In fact, education is held to such a high standard, the schools themselves look like religious monuments. They’re HUGE.

Physicality: Maubaks come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The more dog-like Maubaks are usually tall and thin, and have long, spindly hands, noses, and ears. (Stellone is dwarfed in size compared to most Maubaks. When he first visits his home planet, everyone towers over him. It’s weird because he’s used to people thinking that he’s the tall one, back on Earth.) Whereas the cat-like ones (my other maubak oc, Leona, looks more like a sphinx cat), are usually shorter, chubbier, and have bigger eyes. 

EYES! Over time, Maubaks have developed an abnormality in the number of eyes on one’s face. The common amount people typically have is 3-4. It’s very rare and considered very beautiful if a Maubak has only 2, because it symbolizes the origins of their civilization. Speaking of symbolism, eye decals are all over the place. Architecture, clothing, media, etc…. illuminati!

Brain phones: All maubaks have lil ear nubbins at the tip of the ear. They’re basically phones that people use to call each other on. To share “numbers” with each other, they boop nubbins together and now they’re connected! This gets dicy sometimes, though. It’s socially deplorable if one bumps another’s ear on purpose, without the others’ say-so. It’s like yanking somebody’s phone out of their hands and writing your number in there without asking. There’s a portion of a Maubak’s brain that specifically controls these calls. It’s even capable of blocking people, if need be. Plus, it can be turned on/off whenever!

Family units: are usually a mom and a dad and like…. 12 children lmao. They have litters, pretty much! The more kids a family has, the luckier the family becomes (as society says). Mothers who give birth to only one kid at a time, are said to be bad luck. Stellone’s biological parents are royalty and were only able to have him. It’s part of the reason why they resented him so much :(

Lifespan: They live to be about 500 years old. They grow up super fast (takes roughly 20 years to reach maturity), and stay an adult most of their lives, until the final 20-ish years, where their “eternal youth” fades away…….Which means, Stellone is gonna out-live his human family HAHAHA…… :”0 why do i do this to myself

anyways,

Religion: They are very spiritual! Their most practiced “religion” is basically like reincarnation. This is because past lives are so vividly remembered, it’s basically fact. They’ve reached a stage of intelligence where the consciousness is recordable. Some deeply religious people believe that when they dream, they enter another dimension. To put in layman’s term, a spirit waiting room haha. That being said, ghosts are totally real and Maubaks believe that they’re souls on their way to the next life! And whenever somebody sees one, it’s a touching moment, rather than bat-shit terrifying :+P

all i wanted to do was redraw something from 2015, but yanno.

(original picture) vvv