Creature:Niaka

The Niaka are the founding race of the.

Origin
The Niaka were an insectoid race who evolved on a planet in the Arm of Wilderness. They had always kept law in their own civilizations generally, although many Niaka nations had been chaotic and warlike. Eventually, the strongest Niaka civilization managed to unite the rest, and reach the space stage.

Niaka Empire
Around 2170, the Niaka Empire was formed when they conquered other races. Being surrounded by other criminals who they absorbed into their empire, the only way to compete was to absorb their tactics. Soon, the Niaka become a completely criminal empire, the biggest rivals of the, competing with some of the strongest crime lords. They became powerful, but could never rival the Wranploer in terms of size and scope.

Niaka Special Forces
Over 600 years after the Niaka Empire, the empire was striked by a large civil war, initiated by Chief Xerkea, which destroyed their previous government. The empire reformed and became known as "Special Forces", now striving for law across the galaxy.

Appearance
The Niakas are small insectoid creatures, being average 0.6m tall and 23kg heavy. They are also not very strong and not durable, but are very agile. This makes the Niakas the smallest and weakest species of the major native Borealis empires, biologically-wise.

Behaviour
Personality-wise, the Niakas are a militaristic people who respect the laws and the common sense. They can be arrogant sometimes, but they are ultimatly a benevolent empire.

Niakas have genders, but males and females have very little difference in appearence. Niakas themselves can tell the gender of the other with their antenna. Niaka reproduce through eggs, which hatch about 2 weeks after laid.

Abilities
The Niaka don't have any special abilities.

Equipment
Due to their diminutive size and strenght, the Niaka are bad foot soldiers. They, however, use robots and mechas instead, which can rival the strenght of powerful creatures such as Wranploer or Zí-Jittorám.