Kzanti

The Kzanti are a race of space pirates who resemble multi-eyed pink creatures with two legs and a series of cybernetic enhancements. Most Kzanti are space pirates and make their livings robbing and harassing the various races in space. They seem to be mostly fleet-based, with only a few sparse colonies and operating most of their manufacturing out of a Vexler Factory Ship which produce their cruisers. The Kzanti were given this ship by the Lexites with the intention of them using it to destroy Deep Horizons.

The Scryve seem to pay them no mind, perhaps finding them amusing in the same way as the Menkmack. The Kzanti don’t take too kindly to the Scryve however, but know not to anger them, flying under the radar as pirates as a means of survival more than anything else. They make mention that the Scryve will wipe out our people and our culture, so it appears they were on the receiving end of a Scryve invasion and took to pirating as a way to survive. They view all other races in the galaxy as messes waiting to happen, which allows the Kzanti “entrepreneurs” to muscle in and raid and pillage these various species for their own gain. The Kzanti are best described as galactic scavengers, picking at the bones of the species the Scryve leave in their wake or the weak races they are yet to conquer. Have been known to build up archives of victims pleading to spare their lives, indicating some sociopathic tendencies.

Kzanti have been known to quite literally feast on the bones of those they scavenge from, as well as metaphorically. Are unable to see the irony in being pirates that makes them out to be “the bad guys”, becoming aggressive to the Captain for his repeated destructions of their ships. They seem to view morality as a form of construct, as opposed to something that all sentients should aspire to. The Kzanti take great displeasure with the Captains constant destruction of their ships, attacking more as a form of retribution instead of pure piracy as time goes on. They are however willing to ally with others, so long as profit is assured. This can be seen in their alliance with the Syndicate. Kzanti do have colonies, but they are functional and devoid of homely decorations. They appear to resemble a spaceship in design.