Xenozorg

The Xenozorgs are a race of sapient humanoids from Zortho. most notable for their ability to shapeshift into other humanoid forms. The Xenozorg government, the Quorguan Empire, is socialist and incredibly secretive; notorious for falsifying nearly all released data pertaining to the empire and for barring all other races from entering the heart of the empire.

Physiology
In their normal forms, Xenozorgs stand on average at about the same height as humans. Xenozorgs have a leathery, dark green skin. Xenozorgs tend to be much leaner than humans. Xenozorgs have incredibly weak bone structures, a direct result of their natural shape-shifting ability, and thus cannot withstand much physical trauma. This weakness does not, however, render them any less fit than other species.

Their shape-shifting ability is limited to species which the individual Xenozorg has extensively studied and that are within certain size and weight parameters. Any special abilities (such as psychic powers, poison, etc.) are not gained by the Xenozorg upon shape-shifting.

Xenozorgs of walk hunched to facilitate transformation into species which walk on all fours. Xenozorgs mature at about 16 and have an average lifespan of about 120 years.

History
The prehistoric ancestors of the Xenozorgs used very basic shape-shifting to avoid predators. Overtime, through evolution and augmentation through technology, Xenozorgs have perfected this ability.

In 171, the Xenozorgs invented the V-Reactor and achieved space flight and FTL flight shortly after, in 187. By their first contact with the Galactic Union in 701, they had already efficiently colonised three other systems in the Quorguan Nebula, as well as set up outposts in many other systems in the nebula.

Society and Culture
The Xenozorg ability to change shape has led Xenozorgs, by nature, to be very secretive. Secrets and lies are respected in Xenozorg society: "Honesty is stupidity" is a common Xenozorg saying.

Xenozorg Society is socialist, led by the Quorguan Empire: the exclusive authority in the Quorguan Nebula. Xenozorgs are extremely industrious and militaristic; boasting one of the strongest militaries in the Galactic Union, of which the Quorguan Empire is a member. All Xenozorgs of age are considered militia, and may be recalled to the empire at any time by the government.

Modern Xenozorgs live in government barracks and sleep in pods which supply individual Xenozorgs with daily nutrient rations. These measures have been put into place to counteract overcrowding, as well as to more efficiently dole out nutrient rations.

Xenozorgs have no known contemporary religions.

Game Rule Information
Xenozorgs are considered to be of the humanoid and organic types.

Racial Traits
Shape-shifting

+4 Bluff, +4 Sense Motive

-3 Constitution

1D4 HD