Rygorians

Rygorians are an alien race created by Slavaska. Intro en route.

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Species Name: Rygorians Homeworld: Rygoria Appearance: Typically about 8 feet tall, brownish to yellowish skin, usually relatively wide, typically more built than a human, their necks are a bit hard to notice, they have a somewhat dinosaur-like nose, they are bald, and other than that, they are similar to humans. Basic Biology: Their biology is mostly similar to Humans, however their blood is purple when oxygenated, and of course, there are the aforementioned qualities that set them apart. Ideology: Their "Final Goal" is unclear. It seems that they just do whatever they deem necessary and/or desirable. They are not a particularly weak race, but they don't have much military prestige. Culture: Their culture is similar to that of Britain mixed with Japan, with a bit of Roman thrown in. Government: Their government is an absolute monarchy, ruled by a King. Religion: The most widespread Rygorian religion is Basklism, named after the Gratian word for plains, Baslka. (Gratian is the dominant language in the Rygorian empire.) The religion is based around openness and spiritual evolution. Plains are considered to be somewhat holy grounds, because the Rygorians evolved in the plains. Military: The Rygorians are not pacifists, but nor are they warmongers. They take part in wars when they deem it necessary and/or desirable, much like everything else. They have plasma and gauss technology at their disposal, as well as the countless other technologies that most civilizations have. History Prior to FTL Discovery: Rygorian society was almost always more civilized than Human society. Since the Bronze Age to the Space Age, they have kept up their "essential" sense of civilization. This has led to them "civilizing" several weaker neighboring species, and bringing them into their empire, and after enough time has passed, they are treated fairly as citizens of the Rygorian Empire. Anyways, their civilized nature peaked in an age that the Humans would compare to "The 1800's". In this time, every war was a gentleman's war, and leaders of opposing nations were always at least somewhat polite to one-another. However, they currently have lesser opinions of other, non-"civilized" races. Prior to Rygoria's unification, Gratia was the most dominant nation on the planet, giving it the right to set the worldwide official language to its own. Once FTL travel was discovered, they rapidly colonized surrounding systems and soon after began annexing surrounding states.