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The '''Skurians''' (''Homo mikaeanensis erythrosis'') are a humanoid species native to the planet of [[Skuria]]. The Skurians originally possessed their own interstellar nation, spanning a total of twenty-two worlds by the time they came into contact with the [[League of Civilized Worlds]] in 42 NE. Their aggressive expansion into League space resulted in the start of the three-year long [[Skurian War]] (43-46 NE), which ended in the complete destruction of the Skurian nation and its integration into the League's own territory. Today, Skurians comprise a large percentage of the League's population, and can be found on virtually every world it possesses, primarily on the Martian-class worlds which comprise nearly a third of all the colonies possessed by the League. However, due to the nature inby which the Skurians entered into the League, they are widely viewed with distrust and disdain, and are the subject of much racial discrimination by fellow League races. Consequently, many Skurians struggle to climb the ranks of League society nearly a century and half after their induction into the organization.
==Etymology==
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As a direct consequence of their civilization developing on a low-gravity planet, the Skurians are generally taller as a species compared to their fellow League citizens. Both sexes of the species possess a drastic height advantage over other humanoids of the League, with the average height of a Skurian male being 218 cm (7 ft 2 in), while that of Skurian females being approximately 210 cm (6 ft 10 1⁄2 in) on average. Due to the rigid nature of the species' bone structure, height shrinkage with aging is a rare occurrence for the Skurians, even on high-gravity worlds, and common only in the youth of the population whose bones have not fully solidified during puberty. This is a double-edged sword however, as bone damage in a Skurian is likely to have more adverse affects as it takes far longer for their bones to heal, and the rigidness of their bones results in a degree of brittleness that can cause Skurian bones to shatter rather than crack if enough damage is done. The overall mass of a Skurian is typically 47–56 kg (104–123 lb) for males and 33–42 kg (73–93 lb) for females. As a rule, the weight of a Skurian is not as heavily influenced by environment as in other species, with diet and physical activity playing a more direct role in the differences between individual Skurians.
 
===Genetics===
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