Creature:Tsajaginykar

The Tsajaginikar were two-armed quadripedal carnivorous reptilians from the planet Tjenu in the. Along with the and Cyberion, the Tsajaginykar were one of the few species to be part of both the Second Galactic Federation and the later.

History
As with the Eskesians and, the Tsajaginykar were descended from six-limbed aquatic proto-vertebrates that were amongst the hardy species chosen by to be seeded on habitable planets throughout the Girdo Galaxy. Originally vicious predators with little natural skill in diplomacy, trade routes brought peaceful civilisation to the Tsajaginykar, and as these grew into a global network of megacorporations, the species became united under the bureacratic rule of a singular trade confederation.

However, as they lacked tact or other natural skills suitable for dealing peacefully with alien species, the more science-focused megacorps managed to acquire technological aids for the purpose of gaining better non-militaristic influence within their region of Girdo's Southern Arm. Despite this, they soon ended up in a war against their older and larger neighbours, the Zuckhs Empire, around 4100 BC. The Tsajainykar focused on expanding their own civilisation, and after decades of attrition, eventually gained the upper hand. The conflict was cut short when the Second Girdo Grox War began 200 years later and both civilisations' military forces were forced to join the for their own survival.

Although the brought an end to the Tsajaginykar Confederation, a few individuals survived as pirates, and one Tsajaginykar pirate clan survived until AD 2760 when it was defeated by the. When the mothership Apalos was launched for the in 2772, several of these ex-pirates served as guards, and those that were not killed by a Dronox ambush were presumably later incorporated into the  collective consciousness.

Trivia

 * The Tsajaginykar were first created, as the "Faratann" (named for a region of Taukappa), as a species assimilated into the Tokzhalan Empire for the Imperial Civil War, a conflict that was eventually heavily retconned into the . Later, the Tsajaginykar were introduced into the Mirror Universe as the leaders of the, and a backstory was soon created requiring a Girdo-native equivalent empire. That an image of Faratann soldiers being ambushed by Conqrix had not been deleted was the sole reason for any Tsajaginykar to survive past the time of the Grand Galactic Fleet.
 * Much as the Zuckhs homeworld of Noph is a name given to an ancient Egyptian city, fitting with the pharaonic government of the Zuckhs Empire, the same is true for the Tsajaginykar's homeworld of Tjenu.