Ratatoskr

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Name:  Ratatoskr 
Notes:  An interesting species, the Ratatoskr evolved naturally.  While not an ancient species or a young one, they aren't exactly a middle aged species either....best description would be half-way between being classed as 'young' and 'middle age'.
Naturally energetic, Ratatoskr do react well to caffeine or other such stimulants as it is way to easy for them to overdose and destroy their hyperactive bodily systems.  Though easily just as....energized as Mikew, the Ratatoskr are naturally able to focus on their current task at hand, though sometimes than can easily develop into obsessive like tendencies.
== History ==
Not a warrior species or a population of scientists, Ratatoskr utilized their inquisitive natures exploring and funding their wide-ranging ships by selling data on locations they found to other species.  This free range style of life appealed to most Ratatoskr as an excellent outlet for their otherwise boundless energy.
It was while trying to sell information on discoveries they had made that a pair of Ratatoskr exploration ships first encountered the Holy Terran Empire.  The Pre-Exile Terrans instead boarded and captured both ships and crews.  Using what they found, several other explorers were lured to their captures in Terran traps before the Ratatoskr got wise and started actively avoiding the Terrans.  Unfortunately, by this time, the Terrans had gathered enough information to find and conquer a number of Ratatoskr colonies.  In response, the Ratatoskr homeworld allied itself with the Fenghuang's alliance for protection.
In the modern Zodiac Empire, free born and liberated Ratatoskr can easily be found on exploration vessels or as runners and couriers for data too senstive to risk being transmitted no matter how secure a line was.  The odd Ratatoskr out, who preferred a sedentary life instead, are regularly found in a number of military and civilian careers.
Ratatoskr in Aku's Holy Terran Empire have a hard life.  Those utilized as couriers run the risk of being executed to protect sensitive information.  They are also prized in private 'collections' and it was these Ratatoskr that helped parent the first of the Mikew species before Terran labs came into the mix.  The few in public 'collections' are rare as the majority are more often on loan from the more 'generous' private collectors.  In any case, it is considered a popular past-time to break a Ratatoskr's spirit and will.  Ratatoskr are also popular as breeding stock for natural Mikew.
In Terran Loyalist territory, Ratatoskr are primarily found only in private 'collections' and are prized by those who consider their large, fluffy tails as luxorious things to cuddle with.  Though less likely to see execution when running as couriers, Ratatoskr in Loyalist control undergo extensive conditioning to ensure loyalty and trust.
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