Asteros/Pneuma-Asteros

The Pneuma-Asteros are a race of the Asteros species. They are the primary trade partner with the Deletaurs and have falsely presented themselves as more advanced than they are. This illusion comes from the suppresion and enslavement of their counterpart sub-race the Aqualis-Asteros.

It first started after the Asteros diverged into two types and the Pneuma moved onto land. The main source of this extreme oppression was one of the primary leaders of the Pneuma, Cesthero Aui, who realized that if the population could be convinced the Aqualis were sub-Asteros they could be enslaved to produce free power and labor. Of course this could not be done without some kind of show of force or disaster so Cesthero offered to be a devout follower of The Traveller in exchange for a geothermic explosion that killed the opposition.

In tradition with their late leader Cesthero the Pneuma are frequently visted by The Traveller and sacrafice a willing person to keep the Aqualis in enslavement and submission.

The Pneumas all have a mostly stalky build from losing it in evolution because they no longer needed protection from the cold waters. Their faces have two large eyes, a mouth, two short whisker-like strands of hair underneath their eyes, short hair that grows from the very top of the head, and vestigial gills that no longer function for breathing but still cover their ear holes. The rear fins of the Aqualis have evolved into fully functional legs and the tail has shrinked and like their hands have lost their webbing.