Species: Reptilian (E/197625256-REP)
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Despite the social split between Kalitor and Reptilia, reptilian based life forms do share many common traits and certainly evolved along the same path.
Physiology
Reptilians typically measure over 2.5 standard metres in height and their natural scaled skin gives them great armour. Typically favouring warmer environments, reptilians tend to adopt a more docile posture (once they have passed through their more aggresive stance) and this can be used against them. Reknowned as being an aggressive species, reptilians are quick to anger and will react in most circumstances with violence. Their cold blooded nature extends to their emotional state and most reptilians display a very broad ruthless streak. This makes them a dangerous species to deal with but if their trust can be gained, they make fine trade partners.
Society
Despite their aggresive nature, reptilian's typically favour exploration and colonisation. Scientific interest is low but and this mirror's the somewhat lower intelligence standard amongst reptilians. A reluctance to commit to military conflict (following the 76 year war between the two major races) has resulted in a low level of military interest and reptilians are typically slow to respond to aggression towards their home worlds (some socio-political analysts speculate that this may be down to the greater emphasis on internal squabbles rather than an interst in the 'bigger picture').
Their cold blooded physiology has given them an intense hatred of aquatic lifeforms (due to their water environments) and a 'bigger is better' mentality has led to racial hatred being directed towards the dinosaurs, canine, and feline lifeforms. With most other species being merely tolerated (at best), reptilians only really feel an empathy towards the plasma races and research into the subject has revealed an almost symbiotic relationship between the two.