Not all aliens are heirs to vast interstellar empires.  Some of them still don't get that whole "iron" thing.  Keep in mind that neither did humanity for some 80% of its history.  So much for the pretentious pseudo-intellectual crap.  I did this guy because lots of angry dudes with spears make a great nemesis for small groups of explorers, although this guy looks willing to find out if they have any Visine before finding out how they taste.