Croboan

The **Croboan**, also nicknamed the **Watchers** are a reclusive race of mammalian bombids originating from the planet Croboa near the edge of the known galaxy. Croboans have a skeletal appearance with almost no body fat, and extra jointed limbs. The Croboan have long-standing hostilities with the their neighbor, the Phylotes.

## Biology and appearance

The Croboan are a reclusive race of mammalians originating from the planet Croboa near the edge of the known galaxy. As bombids, Croboan have a bipedal frame, with a torso with two arms, two legs, and a head. Croboans have a skeletal appearance with almost no body fat and they rarely need to eat. All of the limbs have an extra joint, making them elongated and giving the Croboan a lanky appearance. Croboans are tall, standing 2.5 meters in height and weighing 52 kilograms.

The head of the Croboan is tall, with it being elongated on the back. Croboans have larger than average brains, giving them high intelligence. Despite being mammals, Croboans are completely bald, with the top of the head being smooth with bulging veins. Croboans have two beady, black eyes located in sunken sockets. Though they have a nose, it lacks any flesh, merely being a hole in the face. Though Croboans rarely open their mouths, the jaw has 12 razor-sharp teeth that are six centimeters in height. The mouth lacks any lips, with the flesh being creased into the maw. This all combines with the cheek bones to give the Croboan's head a skull-like appearance.

The hands and feet each have four digits, that lack any nails or claws and end at a point. These digits only have two joint unlike the limbs. Since Croboans lack almost any fat, their ribcage is easily visible through the skin, and the joint are easily broken. This causes the Croboan to have advanced regenerative abilities, even being capable of regrowing limbs. The Croboan have a chalky, pale white skin that is tightly stretched over the body.

Croboans have an elongated lifespan of 150 years and almost never reproduce. Like most species Croboans have two sexes that are assigned at birth, male and female. There is almost no differences between them, with most Croboans being identical to one another.

## Society and culture

The Croboan are an ancient race, one of the oldest species in the galaxy. Croboans rarely extrude outwards emotion, with Croboan society being one that shuns feelings, viewing them as a sign of "weakness". Outside of interaction with other Croboans, off-world Croboans stay out of sight and remain silent.

Croboans have advanced technology that is mainly used for the monitoring of other races throughout the galaxy. This information is compiled onto the database on Croboa, making it the largest repository of information in the galaxy. Because of their isolationist nature, this information is inaccessible to most beings besides the Croboans themselves and the Godalgee. Croboa commonly sends Croboan agents to observe designated cultures in person. Because of their silent nature, many isolated cultures fear these agents a paranormal entities.

The Croboan have long had open-hostilities with their closest neighbor, the Phylotes. This open warfare has resulted in the devastation of dozens of nearby worlds and prevent both species from journeying into the galaxy at large. These hostilities rarely calm down, when they do, it continuously simmers as a cold war.

The main language of the Croboan is of the same name, Croboan. The Croboan language is spoken only by the Croboan themselves due to their isolationist nature.

## History

The Croboan first evolved on the planet Croboa, gaining sentience around 55 million YBO, one of the earliest sentient races to have evolved. The Croboan first made contact with the Phylotes around 1 million YBO, beginning their constant cycle of warfare for millennium to come.

The Croboan have remained aware of galactic events since then including the wars and foundation of governments. Croboa has continued to constantly monitor all of the notable races of the galaxy, and possess the largest information database in the galaxy, giving them their nickname as the "Watchers". This database was the foundation for the Godalgee archives.

## Croboan in the galaxy

Croboan at large remain mainly isolated to their homeworld, due to the specie's culture and warfare with the Phylotes. The Croboan have no representation in any of the galactic governments making them unknown to most of the galaxy.

Elsewhere, Croboans can commonly be found in the Unclaimed Regions, with monitors often in groups. Because of their appearance and rarity, many beings refer to the species as a paranormal entity said to bring bad luck called "Watchers".