Turrelias

Turrelias are the dominant sentient species on Anhold, a wintry planet which contains 3 sentient species and many other forms of both animal and plant life. Turrelias resemble Humans, but have small ears and a large amount of body hair (both males and females), as one might expect of a planet experiencing a constant winter. As on Earth, modern female Turrelias usually remove their body hair (all hair below the eyelashes), but are usually quite proud of the hair on their heads. It is not unusual for a Turrelian female to have hair which would drag on the ground, if she did not properly groom or secure it. Males, on the other hand, rarely cut any of their hair, although they do groom it. Most Turrelian males have large, bushy, eyebrows, long eyelashes, full body hair, long head-hair, full mustaches, and long beards. On a naked Turrelian male, one would normally only see small portions of his face, his eyes, the palms of his hands, and the soles of his feet... the rest would be concealed by hair.

Due to a genetic "flaw", Turrelias can normally only bear children by interbreeding with close family members -- usually siblings or parents/children. This is a delicate subject and is taboo for public discussion. Sex with relatives is only performed for the purpose of procreation. Turrelias choose their life-mates/significant-others from outside of their own families.

Turrelias are the host species for the Imperial Household. Although not all Turrelias belong to the Imperial Household, Turrelias in general do enjoy a limited number of special privileges throughout The Empire.