Since I outlined a few more things about the Orthurians, which side of the religious debate do you fall on Coff? That'll be important since that'll have some impact on how you'll likely to interact or other species. There's the extremists, moderates and progressives. So you don't have to be hardcore.
Some things to know about the Orthurians, despite their religious views, they aren't xenophobic or racist in the common sorts of ways like kicking people out, violence, banning, forbidding. Depending on which side of the fence they sit on, they do view themselves as superior to others and have the right to rule. But they are accepting of the other races. It's sort of like an extreme view of a parent, because that what they see themselves as. They are the parents they gave birth/creation to the other races. The other races haven't matured yet, so it is our job to be the parents and keep order. So it's a weird parental thing of superiority.
Otherwise, they are actually very welcoming and inviting of the other races. They have them for work and will deal with them. But they do have this sort of thing of being commanding, not in a smug or haunty way, but in that hard to define parental way. They're decision makers because it's their jobs as the one with the life experience to be making them. It's a hard thing to easily explain, but I want to put that down for people. Since the Orthurian are pretty nuanced. They're parents looking after children. Which to anyone else will come off being superior or demeaning, but their approach isn't one to put down.
The other half of the Orthurian don't have that same superior, we're the parents sort of view. So they are even more agreeable with other races and overall easier to handle. The only problem is that they are also extremely religious individuals, so that can be just as much of a burden. Not because they are trying to convert, but because it is a very all-consuming aspect of their life. They are basically always in repentance for the acts of their ancestors. They want to be deemed worth to be among the gods. So they have thousands of prays for just about everything. They have countless ways to apologize or repent for actions. They come off being over-sincere to the point of being annoying because you can tell they're dwelling and over compensating.
Of the two sides, they are the easier to deal with, but will likely cause some frustration as they drag things out on procedure and ceremony. Everything has a method and order to things in order to give respect and honor to the gods. So they get bogged down in things very easily. Still easier to manage than someone that looks as you as a child.
And naturally, these are the extremist sides of things. The moderates and progressive are better people to handle because they don't take things are far. They will still have elements of their sides. But will be less of a pain in the neck for their respective view points influencing how they interact with people.
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