Creature:Salsetthe

=Origins= The Salsetthe species first originated on Excaretra, a Tier 3 planet located slightly too close to the star it orbits around, Besaris. Strangely enough, no fossils have been found of this species that contains a less developed skeletal structure. The scales of a Salsetthe are small and compact over most of its body, and larger, slightly harder scales are found on the underside, back, arms, and legs of the creature. =Biology= The Salsetthe are bipedal, with an eight-segment mouth, although some have been reported to have six or seven segments. The eyes of a Salsetthe have a thin, greenish layer of biogenic silica over a sensitive and highly advanced eye. The genetic structure of the Salsetthe is confirmed to be partially Silicon-based. =Behavior= The Salsetthe are predators, evident both by its characteristics and behavior, but this behavior was abandoned shortly after members of the species started to gain sentience. =Sentience= Around 230 million years into the species existence, it developed sentience and started to form small tribes over the Excaretran surface. Eventually, these tribes united to form cities, where they quickly developed computational devices and vehicles, and surprisingly, there were no wars fought between these cities, as each one was mostly interested in its own development and progress. Around the Excaretran year 4705 (1547 on Earth), the first warp-capable vessel was launched, and several years later, the entire planet was united and thus formed the Salsetthe Republic. Since then, the Salsetthe Republic has expanded to 47 different planets in 38 different star systems, and has mostly peaceful relations with most of the empires it has contacted, exceptions being the Grox and several hostile empires which have since been destroyed by the Salsetthe Republic. =People and Culture= The Salsetthe value logic, and they are skilled diplomats and scientists. Little else is currently known about their society, due to their secretive nature. Although it is known that the governmental system of the Salsetthe Republic is something similar to a constitutional republic.