Urlon

The Urlons are a species that operate a series of Biospheres in the Sirius sector of space. This is due to an asteroid destroying their homeworld. The Biospheres allow the Urlons to continue living, but their attempts to colonise have been met with trouble with the Kzanti. They resemble a thin stalk with a bulbous head, with a mouth consisting of small pink tentacles. The Urlons don’t respect their deals with outsiders if they feel that they have been compensated with other means, believing their wealth shouldn’t be used so recklessly.

An asteroid passed through their and the Yim’s joint system and the Urlons suffered greatly as a result. Their colonies are largely undefended and the Yim are using this as an excuse to continue their own colonising efforts in the system. Urlons typically scorn help unless it is dire, as seen with their multiple refusal of aid from the Yim. This is due to their pride and general selfishness, wishing to see the Yim removed from the world they had colonised before the Urlons. They seem to be quite a paranoid species, due to the loss of their world and see the Yim as treacherous, aiming to undercut the Urlons for control of Skekaye.

The Urlons went through difficult times on their homeworld, with nations at war and their culture fractured. Due to this pride, the Urlons loath pity, seeing it as a form of attack. The scientists of the Urlon, as well as a privileged few get to stay aboard the Biospheres, whilst the majority of the Urlon are forced to live on their colony worlds and attempt to survive, whilst providing materials to the elite. The Urlons are more advanced than the Yim, but their homeworld being destroyed puts them at a disadvantage to dealing with a race they perceive as a problem.