Mongons

Golden/Supreme Men
A Golden Man
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Atol'ic(Tao'ic)
Phylum:	Mongonoid
Class:	Lumen
Order:	Mongon
Family:	Aureoloth
Genus:	Gildeo
Species:	Golden/Supreme Men
Binomial name
N/A

Hawk/Winged Men
A Hawk (Wo)man.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Atol'ic(Tao'ic)
Phylum:	Mongonoid
Class:	Lumen
Order:	Mongon
Family:	Sweoloth
Genus:	Sceon
Species:	Hawk/Winged Men
Binomial name
N/A

Tiger/Striped Men
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Atol'ic(Tao'ic)
Phylum:	Mongonoid
Class:	Lumen
Order:	Mongon
Family:	Sweoloth
Genus:	Cræftiga
Species:	Tiger/Striped Men
Binomial name
N/A

Lion/Maned Men
A Lion Man
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Atol'ic(Tao'ic)
Phylum:	Mongonoid
Class:	Lumen
Order:	Mongon
Family:	Sweoloth
Genus:	Cræftiga
Species:	Lion/Striped Men
Binomial name
N/A

Mutt/Yellow Men
Yellow Man(Right) with a Golden Woman(Left)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Atol'ic(Tao'ic)
Phylum:	Mongonoid
Class:	Lumen
Order:	Mongon
Family:	Dóceoloth
Genus:	Pyriteth
Species:	Mutt/Yellow Men
Binomial name
N/A

Mongon is a blanket term to describe the intelligent races native to the Planet of Mongo. These races were all created by the “Great God Tao”, whom they hold in reverence. They are characterized by their humanoid appearance, and most notably, their reliance on radiation to survive. They do not eat, but only drink and use radiation for energy. They are social creatures, with the Sweoloth being naturally loyal towards the Aureoloth. Dóceoloth are the result of interbreeding between the Aureoloth and any form of Sweoloth or Dóceoloth, and are considered mutts.

Biology

Consumption

Like most living beings, every Mongon, be it Sweoloth, Dóceoloth, or Aureoloth, requires water to live. However, unlike most species, they do not consume food. Instead they absorb radiation in order to survive. This is generally achieved in one of two ways. The first way, simply absorbing it, is slower and passive. However, it requires no effort on the part of the Mongon, only necessitating that they be in a radioactive environment. The second way, which is achieved by drinking radioactive water, is faster and active. It is far more effective at getting Mongons the radiation they need quickly, though this leads to more waste, but bears little consequence to them. Mongons naturally “purify” salt water, and thus are able to consume it without the consequence of dehydration.

Life and Span

Mongons reproduce sexually. The result of this is roughly a year of pregnancy for the female, which generally results in the birth of one child, though having more than one child per pregnancy is possible.

Their children are not fat, as human ones are, but are thin and somewhat long creatures. They are practically helpless, more so than even human children, when they are young. It takes around a year before they stand fully upright, and generally around four months past when they first stand to reliably walk. Aureoloth children are the only exception, taking an average of fourteen months to begin standing, but walking within three. Thus Aureoloth children take longer on average overall than Sweoloth and Dóceoloth children in total time, but generally take less time to learn how to walk once they learn to stand. However, the extra time comes from learning to stand, as the Aureoloth are far heavier than their counterparts.

Sweoloth, Dóceoloth, and Aureoloth mothers all nurse their children, like how humans and other mammals do, but unlike mammals they do not produce milk. Instead they produce a fluid known as Lēomena. Lēomena is an extremely radioactive fluid which is made in large part of water, and is produced within the female, thus requiring them to absorb far more radiation than usual when nursing. Young Mongons can absorb radiation, but their small size and great need of energy means that without being nursed, they would quickly starve to death. Baby Mongons would require an environment incredibly radioactive, even by Domain standards, to survive off of passively absorbing radiation.

As they develop, Sceon young have their wings properly grow out, while Cræftiga young have their claws turn from being short and blunted to being long and sharp, around the time they are beginning to walk. However, the Sceon wings are generally not used until they are two years old.

Both male and female mongons are able to breed within around eighteen years. However, their bodies do not finish developing physically until an average of twenty years. While they do not grow especially taller than humans, their average ends up higher as they have a far taller short end. No “elderly” exists in a biological sense, with Mongons theoretically having immortality. However, except in the case of the Golden People, none are known to have breached two hundred years old.

Physical Form

As they do not consume food, Mongons lack intestines, a stomach, and other such related organs. In place of a stomach they have a large water organ, called a Theote. It hydrates Mongons by getting the water into them, alongside being a fast and effective way for them to consume radiation, instead of having to passively absorb it. The Theote also replaces the kidneys, filtering their waste fluid for them. Despite lacking a need to consume food, Mongons posses sharp fangs, which are designed for combat, not consumption.

In place of a Liver Mongons have an organ called the Drenc. It acts similar to a liver, except it specializes in dealing with the radiation inside of the Mongons. It works in tandem with the Theote of Mongons.

Mongons possess a more unique organ, known as the Throsm. It creates a thick and slow moving radioactive gas, which is about the same weight as air. This gas fills the inside of Mongons, taking up the empty space within them in which no organs are.

Mongons possess a secondary, thicker, section of skin/flesh, known as their Dels. Thicker and stronger than normal skin, it keeps the gasses that the Throsm produces safely trapped within the Mongons. It also offers them greater protection against external damage. When punctured, the Throsm gasses leak out, albeit slowly. Fortunately, the Dels is able to fully regenerate itself naturally, unlike most parts of Mongons, and thus puncturing the Dels does not permanently maim the victim. Upon death, Mongons also begin to “deflate” releasing the Throsm gases, and causing their body chambers to collapse. The Dels is extremely durable against decay and radiation, more so in total than any other part of a deceased Mongon, especially in the Case of the Aureoloth.

The Golden men are unique in that their flesh is as gold. It feels almost the same as gold, except that is naturally warm, and is softer when pressed into then gold. It renders the Golden men immune to acids. It also protects them completely from the atomic weapons of the Domain, just as gold would.

In terms of size, the Sweoloth races, alongside the Dóceoloth, are on average six foot for males, and about five foot nine inches tall for females, give or take one~to~two inches on average. Their gaseous placeholder causes them to be lighter than humans of the same height, though their Dels helps to even out the weight comparison. The Aureoloth are much heavier than their Sweoloth or Dóceoloth counterparts due to their Dels. They are also stronger, though their much greater strength is necessary due to their heavy Dels.