Corsinian (Jedi Renaissance)

Corsinians were a Human species from the world of in the  of the galaxy. Occupying a planet of tropical islands, the Corsinians was colonized by citizens of the Galactic Republic during the Subterra Period. Maintaining a healthy relationship with the Jedi Order through most of its history, as it had strong ties with the Republic and Corellia.

Biology and appearance
A race of Humanity, Corsinians were a sentient species that belonged to the simians, a subgroup of the primate order of mammals. Corsinians were bipedal beings with a bilateral symmetry, having a front and a back end, as well as an upside and downside. Their body comprised a head, neck, torso, and four limbs. The upper limbs, called arms, ended in hands which had five fingers each; the lower ones, called legs, ended in feet with also five digits. Corsinian fingers had multiple points of articulation, and one of them was an opposable thumb that allowed for fine manipulation. Finally, they had one head perched atop a torso. Unlike other mammalian species they had only a light covering of body hair, most of which was concentrated on the head and, in the case of adult males, face. Corsinians were warm-blooded animals, meaning they maintained a constant body temperature independent of the environment using the energy from their food. Corsinians were omnivorous, subsisting on plant and animal-based foods. Corsinians had two sexes: male and female, with the latter being distinguished by their pronounced breasts, overall smaller stature and lesser quantity of body hair. Members of the Corsinians race could interbreed naturally with many other near-Human races. Despite overall physiological uniformity, Corsinians varied greatly in appearance, and no two Corsinians looked exactly alike. One of the diversity factors was height. Corsinians averaged 1.8 meters in height, although males were usually taller and heavier than females. Corsinians hair was grown, cut, and styled for aesthetic or ritualistic reasons&mdash; men and females generally wore their hair in short braided locks from childhood through advanced age. The facial hair grown by adult males was grown long and braided during adulthood. A rich, dark brown during youthfulness, Corsinian hair changed to gray or white as years passed. Their eyes came in shades of green or brown. Gradiation of skin tone was also seen among Corsinians, ranging from dark brown to a light brown due to the intensity of their system's sole star.

Corsinians were sexually-reproduced animals, requiring the mating of an opposite sex couple to produce offspring. While developing in their mother's womb, the child gave her a distinctive "baby bump" accompanied by a significant weight gain. Being mammals, the Corsinians females gave birth to live young, either one or several at a time. The delivery itself normally took place after nine months of pregnancy within the family home, with the assistance of a midwife. It was a painful process that could take as much as ten hours; in some circumstances, women could die during childbirth. During their first months of existence, Corsinian babies were usually fed with milk from their mother's breasts. The period during which a young Human developed from a child into an adult was known as adolescence. According to the Lauguuda of Corsin, the legal transition from childhood to adulthood was only attained after eighteen standard years of life. Corsinians had an average lifespan of 75 standard years. Those who were keenly attuned to the Force could live up to 200. At any rate, individuals past the age of 80 were considered to have reached an age worthy of veneration. Natural signs of ageing in Corsinians included the whitening or fall of the hair, the loss of teeth, appearance of deep lines, wrinkles and dark blemishes on the skin. Old Corsinians would experience a decline in many cognitive processes, frequently losing track of time, misidentifying people or places and, in extreme cases, momentarily forgetting about their own identity or state.

History and culture
Home to the Tinn'lyis people, the planet Corsin attracted the attention of the Infinite Empire circa 30,000 BrS. Enslaving as many Forceful Tinn'lyis as could be found, the Empire abandoned the world as the Rakata began to suffer from a species-devastating plague. As the Tinn'lyis population recovered, they continued to develop as a planet until the colony ships from the Galactic Core arrived. Funded by Corellia, the settlers sought to transform Corsin into a tropical destination that would attract citizens from across the galaxy. The Tinn'lyis opposed the exploitation of what little land they had on their planet and began a short-lived war with the settlers that ended in a peace deal. The Tinn'lyis tribes were to occupy a series of islands known as the Tinn'lyi while the Human settlers could maintain ships that crossed the planet's seas. Forming a massive fleet of environmentally-friendly passenger ships, the Corsinian economy was driven by tourism, which assisted the Tinn'lyis as well. Wealthy cruise passengers would disembark on the numerous islands of Tinn'lyi and purchase trinkets and souvenirs from the vendors that walked the beaches searching for tourists to peddle their wares.

Corsinian Jedi
Like all species which served in the Order, Corsinians were represented in the Grand Temple on Ossus. Within the Hall of Meditating Masters, a larger-than-life bronzium statue was erected in dedication to all Humans to serve alongside the likenesses of hundred of other species. The kneeling Master, a female Human, with her arms bent and arms clasped, was not made to represent any particular Jedi but was an alter for reflection of members of the species who practiced the Jedi arts. In the Sword of the Jedi tower, the lightsabers of all Jedi were placed in memory of fallen warriors and scholars alike. A multitude of weapons once owned by Corsinian Jedi were housed here. The Edifice of Heroes also commemorated past Corsinian Jedi with paintings, statues and other works of art presented as memorial and museum to each and every Jedi to have served the Order.