Species Name: Andavorian
Homeplanet: Andavore'il, a lush tropical world with 40% land and 60% water on the surface.
Sentience: Sentient
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Strengths: 

Warlike Society: Each child is trained in combat, strategies, and war, the moment they can walk; this training goes on for the next 50 years of their life until they are branded worthy by Andavore in which case they may choose any of the 5 noble professions. Each Andavorian is a warrior, even if he/she chooses the life of either of the 5 noble professions. 

Longevity: Andavorians have an average lifespan of 400 human years.

Birth: Andavorian Females give normally give birth to triplets or more. No female ever gives birth to only a single child. 

Unique Physiology: Andavorian bones are reinforced by naturally occurring carbon and titanium fibers that coat the bones as they age. Their muscles also passively produce small static electrical charges that increase their strength when needed. Their lungs allow them to hold their breath for an absurd amount of time as long as they stay still ( 1 hour ).

Weaknesses: 

The Andavorian species is overall lacking in diplomacy and diplomatic relations in general. This is due to their immense warrior culture wherein they only respect the strong. This has led to numerous wars in the past. 

Infighting - The Andavorians, during peace times (Or when they're not unified as an entire race to conquer), have a tendency to fight amongst themselves. 

Slow - Due to their physiology, Andavorians move very slowly. 

Weight - Andavorians typically weigh at least 300 kilograms on average. This inherent weakness causes Andavorian warriors to avoid swampy or sandy regions where they'd sink into the ground.

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Appearance: 

Andavorians appear as tall, pale-grey skinned and pointy-eared humanoids. They have an average height of 2 meters and typically have long black braided hairs with animal talons at the very end. Their eyes are monochromatic that is jet black in appearance, and their fingernails also retain the same color as their eyes. Their overall appearance resembles that of humans with some differences as mentioned above. 

Culture: 

The Andavorians are an extremely warlike race that has a strong belief in shedding all weakness. Their children are trained the moment they can walk and this training goes on for the next 50 years if the child survives at all. Andavores are separated into different tribes (Andoa) and their Chief, the strongest warrior, is called (Andani). However, the strongest and wisest warrior of all becomes the leader of all tribes and leads the entire species during war, this entity is the Warchief (Andavore). 

Elite warriors called the Crusaders are called the Anda'e. They are the greatest of all warriors and answer only to the Andavore. 

After training, an Andavorian may choose to partake in any of the 5 noble professions: The warrior, the Artist, the Merchant, the Farmer, and the Builder. However, all Andavorians are still warriors regardless of their profession and are honorbound to hone their skills whenever they can. 

Female Andavores are seen as equals to men, except during their days of pregnancy (M'kala), wherein they are treated with an almost royal treatment by males. Females may also be warriors if they are not pregnant. Pregnancy lasts for 5 months. 

Slavery: 

Andavorians used to practice slavery over the races they've conquered. However, since Andavorians use drones for building and farming, slaves have had little use. Over the years, 'slave' has become a social title rather than a profession as Andavorians lost the need for slaves in the advent of technology. Drones were simply more efficient. However, enslaved races were still subject to taxes and tithes; and the occasional slave army.  

Castes:  

Andavore - the Warchief
Andani - tribal chief 
Anda'e - Andavorian crusaders
The Nobles - Andavorians in the 5 noble professions
Slaves (An'shae) - Conquered races

Technology:

While seemingly crude and primitive at first glance, Andavorian technology was built to be powerful and easily replaceable.


Ground Warfare: Andavorian warfare is centered around the ranged infantry. So it'd make sense that their war technology is centered on ground battles. The standard Andavorian infantry is equipped with shield packs attached to their backs that allow them to move while shielded. Their infantry typically carry dual heavy weapons on their shoulders that fire a continuous beam of super-heated particles upon enemy units. Said weapon automatically targets any enemy units recognized in the wearer's visor. Andavorians don't possess their own artillery units. Instead, they hire specialized artillery companies or purchase artillery units from external sources such as weapons merchants. However, this is rarely ever done as Andavorians would simply melt through heavy cover with their particle weapons should the need arise. 

All infantry units are also equipped with heavy armor made from Andavorian super-alloy (Ana'em). As a result, Andavoriands totally abandon the concept of ground vehicles as they themselves are walking tanks. For backup, all ground units are quipped with a saber and a dagger for close quarters, and an electrified whip for medium range.

When outgunned by the enemy, The Andavorians will resort to using their battle suits. Battle suits are large mechanized infantry units that are operated by the legendary Andavorian crusaders. They carry pretty much the same weapons, but larger and instead of the usual dual particle cannons mounted on the shoulders, both their arms now also carry particle cannons and the particle cannons on their shoulders are much larger. In addition to more weapons, battle suits also have a more powerful shielding and overall thicker armor (In addition to the already armored pilot). They are over 5 meters tall,  and weigh several tons. However, they lack the close quarters capabilities of standard infantry; they do retain the electrified whip, but they use a much larger variant compared to the ones used by main infantry. 

Their weapons, armor and Battlesuits are all built by those who choose the noble builder profession. Builders utilize service drones in their construction of the Battlesuits.


Space Warfare: Andavorians stopped manufacturing their own ships in favor of purchasing ready-made ships. However, the Andavorians do have a Drosden ship factory in their homeworld. Said factory is managed by Drosden engineers who were hired by the Andavorians for their service. The ships manufactured here are, despite being Drosden in design, are made from Andavorian alloy which makes them significantly harder to destroy. 

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History: Not much is known of the Andavorians other than what was written by the races they've conquered. It was said that they simply came forth from the outer fringes of the Anthrodai Galaxy; burning, enslaving, and conquering as they went. A Thousand worlds fell to their armies before the remaining races joined together in a valiant attempt to defeat the Andavorians. 

They don't exist now. 

They did, however, inflict an almost lethal blow to the Andavorian empire that left it in tatters for the next 500 years. A virus that killed off 90% of the Andavorian population eventually put a stop to their conquest of the Galaxy.

Approved.