Draconites

Draconites are understood to be a cold-blooded race hailing from Dakara, their highly volcanic homeworld. Multiple times the size of Venus, their world is immense and rich in natural resources.

Their scales and bodies trap heat within their bodies to keep them warm, and raise to cool them off, and they have evolved dense and durable bodies after many thousands of years on their still volcanically active planet.

Information is scattered and contradictory on the Draconite society, some accounts referring to them as tribalistic or talk about the ideals of "the noble savage", while others percieve them as heavily militaristic, and apathetic or even callous.

What is known is their unusual way of speaking. It seems that Draconites, wherever they are, treat themselves and others more like a collective than individuals, which is often reflected in the way they speak. The concept of 'self' exists, but is generally superceded by their group identity. This has led to poor relations with the UTC, as criminals from the UTC are often lumped in with the rest of humanity as a "group identity".

It is clear they are technologically advanced as a species, and even possess metal-craft and metallurgy that humans have yet to develop, but otherwise are on par or even below humanity in terms of actual advancement and space faring. The UTC now maintains a fairly strict border with the Draconites, trying to not antagonize the Draconites as a whole any further.