Crios

Name: Crios
Homeworld: Karkinos 
Notes: Native to Karkinos, the pelagic moon of Tapa in the Loka star system, the Crios are a semi-terrestrial species of sentient centaur-like crustaceans. Though no one knows the evolutionary reason behind it, modern members of the species have a humanoid like torso from the 'waist' up, complete with 'male' and 'female' dimorphism in spite of there being no biological purpose other than distinction between members of different genders.
Crios never developed an advanced society before the Empire Of The Rising Sun established control of Karkinos. At their stage in evolution, they do not have anything like hands. Instead, the arms sprouting from the shoulders end in their serrated claws. Bigger in males than females, these have multiple serrations of various types along the length that allow them to use different parts for cutting or crushing of food before transferring it to their mouth for consumption.
Though hard pressed to develop their civilization with claws instead of hands, Crios are still respectable artists when it comes to construction. On land, they cut and intricately weave various plant matter into almost countless variations. Underwater, on the other hand, they have adapted a completely different matter - they nurture and guide a rather fast growing species of coral native to the moon's shallow waters into equally intricate structures. Rising Sun saw value in their architectural skills and, as such, after establishing dominance over the crustaceans, put them to work in crafting such natural homes for members of Rising Sun's other species. In fact, they've also engineered a new variety of the fast growing coral of Karkinos that can be utilized on land.
Thanks to their skills in crafting highly sought after buildings that can be used for any number of reasons, even with Nagendra's rules about the treatment of lesser species, the Crios are already widely respected. However, as with any non-human species, they are not seen as being on the same level as humans by the human population. In spite of this, no one is willing to raise a hand against these crustaceans due to how useful they have easily proven themselves to be.
Crios are spawn breeders. The females find a secure place in shallow water, though they began to craft special coral structures specifically for this kind of thing since they started developing their civilization and which Rising Sun sees no issue in keeping from continuing to do, and lay their massive clutches of eggs; the males then come along and fertilize the piles of eggs. Later, after they hatch, the infant Crios merge into the oceans' plankton, becoming both prey and predator. This helps keeps the population down as well as ensuring only the strong survive into adulthood.
Category:Species
Category:Empire Of The Rising Sun