Alvuri

The Alvuri are a race of dragon-like reptiles that live in the Sagittarius Elliptical Dwarf (and in partially in the Milky Way, but that's a story for another time). Their society values perfection of mind and body very highly, as well as rational thought and intelligence. They sometimes seem extremely cold and emotionless to other races, but that is because they comprehend things differently than them; an Alvur shows his emotions more slowly, more so in his actions overall than anything else. Some are prone to entering 'hermit mode' and recluding themselves from the world for long periods of time to think about and study life's questions. This, however, makes them incredible scientists, and some of their technology is unsurpassed in the galaxy, even though they have only achieved FTL travel some 70,000 years ago. It should be noted that they are in contact with The Old and so some of their technological advancements have not been made just by them, though this tends be rather the exception than the rule, as The Old hardly ever help, only when they are truly stumped.

They are very nomadic and are not unified in any way, though there are billions of them across the stars, usually living in small groups or communities. They are quite adventurous in this, and most don't have much of a stable home. The Alvurin Assembly is a state with a large part of their population, encompassing a few billion Alvuri. The Assembly is a sort of 'vassal' of the Tal'Akkuran Republic, being very interconnected with it, but still quite independant, and no official document acknowledges an actual vassalage.

They are quite an impressive being to meet, with some of the thousand-year-old ones being tens of metres in length, and are intelligent, cunning, learned, and technologically advanced. Some small superstitious civilizations even worship them as gods, as Alvuri often visit sub-K1 worlds.