Draag

Draags are a highly evolved, sentient species that inhabits the planet Ygam.

Biology and appearance
The Draags are physically characterized by their giant stature, blue skin and red, lidless eyes. Their life span is enormous, while the actual number of years is unknown.

During meditation, the Draags have been known to have subtle or radical changes in appearance. This change can be seen primarily be the disappearance of the dots within their red, lidless eyes. It has been also known, that the Draag can alter their entire molecular structure with meditation, as can be seen by the joint meditation of the Masters of the Grand Council.

Draag Food/Eating has been known to be consumed in the state of matter akin to gas.

Society and culture
Draag society in governed by the Grand Council, which represents the hierarchical pinnacle of the legislative and spiritual life of the Draag civilization. The Grand Council consists of five Masters which work together towards the common good of the society. Whether the number of Masters increases, or decreases at certain periods, is not known.

The culture of the Draag civilization is centered around the meditational practices through which the Draags can achieve out-of-body experiences. A particular emphasis is placed on the the first meditation a Draag adolescent undertakes, as it is seen as a initiation ceremony into adulthood. This ceremony is held at the Temple of Initiation.

The main feature of the Draag society and culture, is their paradoxical nature. On the one hand, they are spiritually highly-evolved beings with astounding capacities for mental activity, and yet they are cruel and apathetic to the suffering of the Om's - who are a sentient species like themselves.

History
The history of the Draag race is only known in several details, which would nonetheless, indicate a distant and complex history, with a combination of metaphysical and technological aspects.



The Draags consider themselves now to be in the era of Krowp, however, 3000 cycles (Draag years) before this era, they were in the era of Zarek. Zarek was the creator of the first pyramidic civilization. Zarek is also significant to the Draag's for having led them to victory against the Jankos, which according to some experts, is the way meditation came into being.