Ken Reeg

There’s some dispute as to the origin of the Ken Reeg as a
species. Most people think the Ken Reeg are an offshoot of the Arsubaran
species, either due to natural evolution or genetic augmentation. Apart from a
few things, they’re physically identical to Arsubarans. The most obvious
difference is their green skin, but Ken Reeg also have no need for sleep. Few
other species can claim such a thing. The Ken Reeg, of course, vehemently refute
any assertions that they share a common ancestry with the Arsubarans,
maintaining that they are unique and separate.

As a species, the Ken Reeg have a reputation for being good with
numbers and rules. Ken Reeg are frequently found in the gambling dens of the planet
Stakes (in fact, many consider Stakes to be the Ken Reeg home planet, though it’s
unlikely that they originated there), as well as in the fields of law and
accounting. In addition, Ken Reeg have a reputation for being morally and
ethically flexible. Many other species view Ken Reeg with distaste, seeing them
as nothing but con artists, gamblers, silver-tongued lawyers, and snakeoil salesmen.
The Ryjyllians, in particular, have an intense dislike for the Ken Reeg due to
their “lack of honor.” The Ken Reeg, for their own part, dislike nobody,
preferring instead to keep their options open. After all, if you burn too many
bridges, the money can’t flow in as easily.

If you know a Ken Reeg, it’s unlikely that you truly know him.
Most Ken Reeg have two separate aspects to their personality: the face and the
name. According to Ken Reeg custom, the face is what you present to those you
don’t fully trust, and although Ken Reeg are capable of being friendly to people
they just met, they’re slow to trust. A Ken Reeg’s face is his outward
demeanor; it’s how he presents himself in public. Typically this includes an
air of respectability, a hard work ethic, and a willingness to get the job
done. The name, on the other hand, is the facet of the Ken Reeg’s personality
that only his inner circle—those he truly trusts—sees. Some Ken Reeg never  share their name with anyone, not even their
families. This slowness to trust is so culturally ingrained that even the Ken
Reeg language—Reegi—is known almost exclusively to Ken Reeg; sharing the Reegi
language with non-Ken Reeg is, in fact, considered grounds for social ostracism
and enormous loss of status. The secrecy surrounding the language is so great
that most people believe that Ken Reeg use Galactic as their native language
and have no language of their own. To be fair, the Ken Reeg wouldn’t have it
any other way.

### **Ken Reeg Names**

Ken Reeg names are Arsubaran in form, but they have their own
personal flavor. Their names always sound almost like nicknames, and sometimes
they actually are.

MALE NAMES: Benny, Billy, Dizzy, Dougie, Droobie, Fennie, Henny, Iggy, Izzy,
Jimmy, Lolly, Mickey, Morrie, Morty, Paulie, Sammy, Sonny, Telly, Tony, Willy.

FEMALE NAMES: Babe, Bonnie, Candy, Della, Donna, Doxie, Holla, Honey, Lana,
Lonnie, Mixie, Moxie, Nixie, Noxie, Sloopie, Solla, Sugar, Trixie, Tutti,
Twinks.

FAMILY NAMES: Action, Flash, Glitter, Happy, Magic, Quickly, Rainbows, Razzle,
Sharps, Shine, Slick, Slightly, Snappy, Snaps, Stardust, Sweets, Trick, Twinkle,
Twist, Wonder.