User:Demakhis/Astuto

Summary
A average male Astuto is about 7' 3" and weighs slightly over 170 pounds, they started out exactly like humans, but through eveloution they are slightly stronger and more resilient to diseases. The only way to tell the difference between human and Astuto is that they will never have the same color of each eye i.e. one blue and one yellow. Also they will be born with a large mark on their backs in the shape of a animal. Another feature that differs is that they heals much faster then normal humans. The marry just like humans and the higher ranked ones might have several spouses at once.

They have been around for longer then even the forerunners so their technology is even greater then the forerunners. They were the first ones to mass produce A.I.s and import them into machines. They didn't invent the slipspace drive instead they stole it from the Precursor who they were at war with, eventually forceing the Precursor's out of the galaxy. They have devolped several weapons including Plasma Coated Bullets, Laser Vulcan (Similar to the M61 Vulcan), the Ship-size Particle Beam Cannon and one of the greatest the Gaurdians.

Aristocrats
They are at the top of the Social Structure with the most money and the highest social status. A Astuto also can be made into a aristocrat if they hold a high rank in the army by fighting well and slaying many enemies in a war situation. The aristocrats have acess to the entire city and everything it holds, but many choose not to go into the poor districts of the cities. They have the choice of going into parliment or going into the army, so the Aristocrats run the entire system. The Aristocrat that are in the army mostly wear exo-skeletons instead of the normal powered body armour and will lead their forces into the middle of battle. During peace time the Aristocrats that are in the army will sit around their estates waiting for another war to start or to go to parties and the like. The Aristocrats are usually very beautiful and will only take spouses that are the same beauty or rank. The should also be very intellegent, having the greatest education of all class when very young. Strong phisicaly condition is also a priority to them, one of the mottos of the aristocrats is Strong body and mind will save us from the dark. The aristocrats are seperated into families, two of the largest families are the Rose Bianche a.k.a White Roses and the Rose Rosse a.k.a the Red Roses.

Centrale
They are what the majority of the Astuto