Dopeerathi

Overview
Dopeerathi are a race of lizardoid aliens resembling a hybrid of humans and bearded dragons. They were first discovered by the Coalition in 402 NCE in the Penduli system. However, the Dopeerathi had encountered humans before the Coalition. They had been a primitive race of hunter gatherers when the system had been first colonized by Chinese explorers, but modernized at a startling rate thanks to recovered human technology. The Dopeerathi are very much inspired by medieval China, including its military strategies, philosophies, religion, and even language. In fact, when the Coalition first encountered Dopeerathi, the aliens spoke to the human representatives in fluent Mandarin.

The Dopeerathi are utilized for their natural adaption to any environment. They're natural fighters in arid or humid environments, and their bodies can adapt to cold or freezing environments at an alarming rate. There are virtually no instances of a Dopeerathi suffering from hypothermia or heat stroke. Dopeerathi are often trained as spies, infiltrators, and Head Hunters. They take on a practice recorded in various chinese texts in which the vocal cords of political prisoners are removed. This leads them to often being nicknamed "Coldbloods". Dopeerathi prefer desert worlds to settle upon, and have better relations with ethnically chinese humans than other races.