Creature:K'ton

The K'ton are a space-faring race of Reptiles that are known for their extreme cruelty and military prowess. Having committed genocide on species across the galaxy, they are hated and opposed everywhere they go. This opposition is not without justification, as K'ton foreign policy always leads to total war in which only one Nation can be left standing.

Origins and History
The K'ton originate from the planet Lyguin, a remarkably hot planet located near the galactic core of the Milky Way. Lyguin was once home to another proud, space-faring nation before their Empire was completely destroyed for reasons unknown. Common hypotheses are Grox invasion or lethal plague. During the process of the K'ton's path to sentience, something went wrong. The K'ton brain is incapable of creating dopamine, and the K'ton had to rely on other instincts and natural mechanisms to survive. Eventually, the K'ton became completely dependent on these instincts, even after their technology rendered them obsolete. As such, the K'ton are a strange species incapable of experiencing pleasure as we know it. They instead spend their time developing military technology or fighting, as aggressiveness is one of their natural traits they relied on to survive. After achieving sentience, the K'ton engaged in several brutal, bloody wars on all other sentient life beings. After centuries of sheer death and destruction, the K'ton completely exterminated all other sentient species on Lyguin. Through these wars, the K'ton gained valuable military experience and influence. Many scientific breakthroughs were made after the end of these wars, and the K'ton realized that they could salvage technology from the ruins of the previous space-faring nation and use it for themselves. As the K'ton spread across Lyguin, many populations became isolated from each other and distinct organizational and cultural differences became apparent. The K'ton formed different tribes, rarely making contact with each other. Some K'ton evolved past their natural instinct and used salvaged technology for trade and religion. However, many did not. Much of the salvaged technology was put into new weapons systems. Using primitive small arms such as rifles, one tribe forcefully conquered their neighbors which had been left behind in the dust in terms of technology.