Thoughtful

The Thoughtful are a ruling species in the Compact of Species. They were first encountered in the Third Age of Expansion, and contributed greatly in the fight against the Wasting afflicting the biological Valthus. They primarily take on research roles within the Compact, although as a ruling race they are allowed more freedom in choosing careers, such as with Yunl'ro.

Appearance
Thoughtful are over 7 ft. tall, had long, slender limbs ending with six digits, a hairless head and nearly-lipless mouth.

Many joked that it was difficult telling Thoughtful men from women. There were differences – patently obvious to any man or woman of their own people – but many other races were not as sophisticated and could only think in terms of (and grasp) the blindingly obvious. A thousand things, subtle and obvious both, not the laughably blatant sexual dimorphism of other, less evolutionarily refined species (fellow ruling races excepted, of course – the crudity of their physiologies was more than compensated for by their intellectual development).

Trivia

 * Male Thoughful names end in consonants, while female names end with vowels.