Omec

The Omec are a Votan race.

Biology
The Omec have purple skin and white or grey hair. They have a second skin, or zekbatsin, which is a vestige from their past where they open their mouths wide and produce a second set of teeth in order to feed. The Omec prefer to eat their food alive and will not consume anything that has died or even been wounded or is diseased, as they can become sick from eating diseased flesh and prefer to be able to hunt what they eat. They are very strong and resilient, capable of receiving injuries that would be fatal to other races such as damage to their brains. Omec are immune to most poisons and with age they develop a greater immunity to lethal substances.

Culture
Omec society is similar to that of wolves on Earth. Each group is headed by an alpha, or liazaaz, who is typically older and stronger than most. When an alpha seems to be unable to perform his duties, the Marodonz, or ritual fight takes place.

Religion
The Omec believe that the spirits of the dead continue to live on after they die and eventually are reborn into the bodies of new Omec.