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The Oru
Born as twins who share a single thought and finish each other's sentences.
Tevo from orbit. Development art.
HomeworldTevo
RegionThe Gasket
CultureA culture of pairs. A lone Oru is considered either a hero or a tragedy.
ReputationWarm, close, and mildly overwhelming.
If you visitTevo is a world of double doors, double beds, and matching shoes.
Story hookA lone Oru is the saddest thing in the Compact, and the most dangerous.
Abigail's notebookBoth of them. Greet both of them. If there's only one, stop talking and be kind.
Six possible individuals
How different can one people look?
Every person in a people has a body of their own. These are painted studies of how far the Oru can stretch: tall, tiny, wide, long-limbed, odd. Explorations, not final designs.
Browse every people in the Field Guide ▸ · How we pushed the proportions ▸
On the board