[Kira Bella]

Kira is snuggly and fluffy today. And she has banana bread. So... slightly happy too? xD

[Poggio]

That reminds me a coworker is bringing banana cake tomorrow.

<3 that is good, all that is missing is a fire and marshmallows.

[littl3chocobo]

ooh~ very nice

[gremlin]

I decided to make my alien race mostly dominated by the female gender, it's a matriarchy and the women are in charge rofl. They are the oldest and wisest of all of the Ardonians. Also the wiser and older an Ardonian is the more respected they are because with time they have experience and experience means knowledge. xD

[littl3chocobo]

matriarchys are good, what is the defining physical atribute that contributes to this?

[gremlin]

Is isn't anything physical, it's because of the way they grew to respect their women and the women grew more powerful than the men. I don't know how to explain it. xD
They're pretty much born knowing that the women are to not be mistreated and that they are the most fragile asset to their race. Also it takes a lot to attract a female mate and for her to accept a male as her mate. Ardonians mate for life, once they find a mate they remain with them until they die and even after they die they do not find another mate ( remarry ) they remain alone. So the females are very picky creatures. xD

[littl3chocobo]

hm that is interesting i suppose but that means you lose out on explaining /how/ they acquired a matriarchy

[Kira Bella]

Sounds pretty good to me.

[gremlin]

Yeah I'm trying to think of how the females came into being the most powerful. Maybe they are more intimidating, more harsh and threatening than the males are. I could make the males very calm, humble... I could adjust their physical features to make them more scary. xD

[littl3chocobo]

it is sweetie's call, the only thing it does is give you more background fodder for your story and make them a little more rounded. if you never talk about the culture it will not be nessisary

[gremlin]

I'm making them have different physical features already so... - shrugs - I made their feet different, length of their legs and arms, their chest is different but they do not have breasts. They have more 'curves' I guess you would call them, they have a different shape to them. They are shorter than the males but that doesn't mean they are lesser than that. I could make them make up for their height difference with something else. xD

[Poggio]

Huzzah weak males!

Post for you cho. In case he cant realize it, Galvin is one of those I will take care of you and myself, dont worry about me types.

[littl3chocobo]

well two things stand out for me, birds and hyenas, you could make it sexual, female birds of some breeds of paradise mate only with males who have extravagant displays(to show their health) and hyenas are dysmorphic in a way that makes copulation impossible without consent

[Poggio]

Thats it, I want to watch kung fu panda two now.

[Kira Bella]

Maybe the temperment of the females is more.. bold and commanding then the males? Just naturally?

[littl3chocobo]

there is that too