Sabreians and Sabuss
Sabreians-
The Sabreians are one of the most hated species in the galaxy, and rightfully so. They are violent and militaristic, caring little about the wellbeing of other species. Their only alliance is with the Dakurmus, they're at war with almost every other species. They control nearly an entire arm of the galaxy, and have many resources, allowing them to build battleships that can go through moons without a scratch. Contrary to propaganda and misconceptions, Sabreians are not barbarians. Their home life is actually quite peaceful, and they value the arts. Their cities are adorned with murals and paintings, often of Sabre, their deity. Defacing a statue or stealing a painting can sometimes be a death penalty. In society, breaking a fang is horrible, and the Sabreian who broke their fang is often exiled or shunned. All Sabreians serve a minimum of two years in the military, unless they have a disability, but many stay for longer terms, meaning each and every Sabreian has combat training. Sabreians can roar, but often don't, as it's seen as impolite. They can purr as well, but under certain circumstances, and it sounds more like growling.
They have a monarchy, and their current leader is Queen Sokklane Juaasfa Sinewi. The Sabreian's homeworld is Scyti, in a far orbit from their star, Sinewi. The planet itself is cold and arctic, with wildlife reflecting the harsh environment. Trees often look like conifers or evergreens, and Sabreian buildings often have black bands around them to absorb sunlight and help heat the building. A lot of their homeworld is untouched, save for a few cities, mines, and ruins or ancient battlefields. A particularly famous battle happened on Scyti in the early days of Sabreian conquest, aptly named The Battle of Scyti. Sabreian, Tyllin, and Zakaria forces clashed in the forests outside of their capitol, Sati. The battle was mostly between mechs and robots, but living ground forces were present as well. The Sabreians obviously beat back the invaders, and the Zakaria extrasystemic forces have been crippled since. Tyllin have recovered fantastically.
Sabreian burial is a lot like Norse burials, funerary pyres for those that live outside of cities or when on other planets. Citizens living in cities often have personal family crypts, but public pyres held in a special place in cities for families that do not, or Sabreians with no other living family, do exist. If a Sabreian dies while on a spacecraft, they're often incinerated, as it's the closest thing to a pyre out there. Sabreian monarchy have a secret crypt, a temple of sorts, hidden somewhere on the homeworld. There, every monarch is interred. Sabreian religious beliefs have an afterlife, that in a way is like Valhalla, and it's called Aksisav. Dying in battle gives you a free ticket to it, but doing many good things in life gives you access to it as well. There, there is parties, no war, and endless food. There's sparring matches, wrestling, eating contests and more calm things, like writing poetry, painting, singing, and just plain sleeping. There's endless sunlight in one part of Aksisav, and endless night in the other. Snow falls only seasonally; when it's winter on their homeworld. There's vast forests and vast fields, as well as mountains and rivers. There's plenty of animals to hunt, or have as pets. They have a lifespan of 200-600 years. Royalty often lives longer and can get around the 900-1000 range. They are usually 7-8ft tall, but can be smaller or larger.
Sabreians are a hated, but misunderstood species. They don't care though, and want to be the most powerful species in the galaxy.
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Sabuss-
Dragon-like reptomammals, Sabuss have the tendency to replace vast portions of themselves with bionics, even if there's nothing wrong with the parts they're replacing. Due to this, they're highly resistant to disease, great mechanics and hackers, and are highly intelligent. Almost every single Sabuss has a replacement of some sort. They are generally well-liked by the other species, due to their pleasant demeanor and helpful abilities. They are currently led by Ganna Jakkuss, and have a democracy, but all government functions are run by a secret organization called the Catalysi. Normal Sabuss are allowed to rise to power, but at a certain point, their mind gets replaced by a Catalysi member who resumes the Sabuss' life where it left off.
Their homeworld is highly volcanic and has vast forest and plains with few arctic areas. Sabuss are somehow distantly related to the Sabreians, but no species has ever been able to narrow down how exactly Sabuss got to Gintoaws, their homeworld, when chronologically the Sabreians should have been in their early tribal era, incapable of flying several light years to get there.
Sabuss are well-liked among the other species, due to their numerous talents and capacity to learn, as well as their metalworking and bionics industries. They can live up to 800 years, possibly more if almost completely robotic. They're often around 8ft tall and 10-12ft long. Larger Sabuss aren't common, but smaller ones are.