Tesseran

Tesserans are a two-dimensional species from the world of Abbott in the 2D Universe. Tesserans and all two-dimensionals have no concept of depth, only length and width.

History
At one point in the history of the Tesserans, colour was discovered by Pantocyclus. It had the unfortunate consequence of upsetting the social order. But a reaction by the Chief Circle occurred and the use of colors and paints was outlawed. The social structure was ratcheted back to its previous state.

Appearance
In Abbott, the men are all polygons, and the women are lines. The circles form a sort of nobility. The more sides there happen to be, the more intelligent and educated they are supposed to be. Although there are no true circles among the polygons, with the high number of sides, they approach circular-ness, and are called circles as a complement and in recognition of their power.

Powers and Abilities

 * Incredibly sharp sides
 * A Tesseran in a 3D Universe has more abilities than in the 2D Universe:
 * The ability to flatten himself and compress his body into 2 dimensional space, allowing him to slide through cracks in walls, hide by standing sideways, stick to walls, and slide under locked doors.
 * Change other people's dimensions into 2D.
 * Once flat, sides are incredibly sharp and can cause severe paper-cuts.
 * Once flat, he becomes light enough to float in the air.
 * Can create artificial life in the form on a polygonal version of the foe.

Weaknesses

 * Their sharp sides can be used to pierce into one another.
 * In a 3D Universe:
 * Could reform in spaces that can't accommodate 3D size
 * Because of his greatly decreased weight, in his flat form, he may be easily swept away by the wind.

Notable Tesserans

 * Square and his family: his four sons, the Pentagons, and two Grandsons, the Hexagons, his Wife (a straight line)
 * Isosceles Servants
 * Chromatistes
 * Pantocyclus
 * Chief Circle
 * Chief Clerk of the High Council
 * High Council of Circles
 * Policemen
 * Guards
 * Pixagonal (Novatrix's DNA sample of a Tesseran)

Trivia

 * Deformed or irregular figures are immediately destroyed when found out.  Irregularity is not only immoral but criminal, however, some irregular figures have managed to stay alive and elude the law, such as Chromatistes.
 * According to Metarid, Tesserans have something analogous to DNA.