Abura-Sumashi

Abura-Sumashi are a sentient, humanoids native to Japan. The Abura-Sumashi are a solitary species wwho are known to love oil.

Physiology
Abura-Sumashi are a short species that stands 1 meter on average. Their skin is very rough and has a blue-grey color and a texture that is often compared to rocks. Their head is oval in shape, and they feature a pair of eyes that seems to always be closed. Their mouths are wide, and seemingly always in a frown, and their noses are flat and wide. They have no visible ears.

Abura-Sumashi have no hair on their heads. Their body, with the exception of their arms and legs, are covered in a thick straw-like fur, that the females sometimes adorn with beads or braids. The fur is quite oily, and therefore resistant to water.

Abura-Sumashi have two sexes; male and female. Female Abura-Sumashi give birth to live-born young, with their gestation period of around eleven months.

Life cycle
Abura-Sumashi are a long-lived people with a lifespan of around 200 years. Infant Abura-Sumashi are called pebbles and females give birth to usually not more than 1 or 2 pebbles during their lifetime.

From the age of 35, Abura-Sumashi are viewed as full-fledged adults, and are considired in their prime around the age of 50. Abura-Sumashi are qualified as "middle-aged" by 80 to 160 and "old" by 160 to 200.

Behavior
Abura-Sumashi are a calm people that keeps mostly to themselves. Even amongst their spieced they are quite solidary and it's more unusual to see a large group of Abura-sumashi, than a single individual.

The Abura-Sumashi hold oil as one of the purest products in the world. This has throughout time given them a reputation as cleptomaniacs, due to their tendency to steal any oil they can. Their cooking is always done with oil, and they fry everything they eat. Sometimes they also drink oil, but usually watered down.

Abura-Sumashi have a tendency to work well in factories, and on oil rigs. They are also suitable for solidary professions, such as herders and grounds keepers.

Demographics
Abura-Sumashi are native to the south-eastern parts of Japan. This is also where you can find the most concentrated population of Abura-Sumashi. The Abura-Sumashi Council can be found in Kumamoto. Nowadays the Abaru-sumashi has spread and can be found in surrounding Asia (China, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan), as well as Australia, United Kingdom and United States.