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=Gameplay=

Lizardpeople are a optional playable race. You can make a lizard character in the character panel, and change aspects of its appearance such as skin color, spines and antennae. Lizards attack with their claws to slash and hack people, though this does not deal any additional damage. They also tend to hiss when talking.

Note that as a lizard, an Asimov AI does not consider you human and is not obligated to listen to you. It will often respond lethally should they find you harming a human, however this also means the AI can allow you to put yourself into harm's way in a positive manner, such as opening an airlock exposed to space to save someone. Also, [[Captain|certain]] [[Head of Personnel|crew members]] will show you depths of racism previously reserved for the clown. But hey, special snowflake colors!

=Lore=

The past of the vuulen begins on the world of Sangris, where the lizard-people first obtained sentience, having evolved from bipedal, raptor-like creatures known as '''dretheli'''. The warmer than usual planet has a moderately longer day cycle than Earth, which permitted the vuulen to expand and work long days under the sun, into a night cycle where they would retire to caves or canopies. The world itself is fairly diverse in geography, being primarly mixture of primarily deserts, jungles, savannahs, and tropical regions. The various lizards, once they became capable of organized society and speech, quickly spread out along the landmasses in their search of prey or harvest. It is still exactly unknown for how long this period of primitiveness continued, but the vuulen developed technologically in a fashion similar to mankind. That being said, there were some key differences. First and foremost, vuulen are taller, bulkier, and more agile than humans. This permitted them a level of combat prowess that allowed them to effectively take out medium-sized animals using pack tactics. While shoddy spears and other equipment were eventually made out of stone and similar materials, some also began to make clubs with bits of '''[[plasma]]''' attached to their sides, as the precious mineral was (and still is) bountiful on the planet. Because of the specific environmental conditions required for lizard eggs, settlements quickly developed. Agriculture proved more difficult to foster, due to the warmth of the planet, though unique crops such as '''niiwo''' (a blue fruit with a disk-like core, the surrounding flesh and skin bitter and tart) and '''y’lik''' (hardened wheat that is unideal for dough, though capable of direct consumption) became two of the most prominent crops out of several across the regions that began to civilize.  

Various powers rose and fell as the lizards began to better adopt plasma, stone, copper, and iron. As writing developed and societies became more stable, some even began to experiment with some of the '''bluespace''' crystals that could be found lodged into mountainsides. Because of its instabilities, several incidents would cause destruction or the disappearance of laboratories. By around 2401, the most prominent civilized power was the '''Opsillian Empire''', a plutocratic power that heavily exploited its many plasma mines in the '''Moghes Desert'''. By this point, the vuulen were capable of harnessing the element in their forges and smelteries, also supplementing it in certain weaponry. For example, they used slings that would hail bottles of heated plasma at their foes, or they utilized spears and arrows forged from '''plasmaglass'''. While '''plasteel''' was capable of being produced, it was rare, and the immeasurably tough metal was unideal for crafting weaponry. Instead. it was hammered into awkward, rough plates of armor or shielding. Most of the population worked as farmers or as miners in this age, with various militaries, guilds, and marks of civilization being made. Conflicts regarding security or prosperity continued through this medieval age.

The events of first contact turned violent. Equipped with biosuits and armor-piercing rounds, the diplomatic team failed to make peaceful discourse with the lizard garrison in a small town on the outskirts of the Opsillian Empire. When interaction with alien biology was confirmed to be safe, marine forces were deployed to occupy the town. Thus began a rapid campaign to conquer the planet. Primarily a ground invasion with little naval bombardment from above. specific orders were given to retain as much of the population as possible, and the vuulen stood little chance against the invading force. When news of the invasion reached the public ear, opinion was vastly split. While a naval blockade prevented others from landing on the planet, information leaks were inevitable. The soldiers that sent data back to home networks were quietly discharged or executed for treason, though military command could not afford to impose a communication blackout on the planet, due to the vast area of their campaign.

==Naming Conventions==

Vuulen have a variety of naming methodologies, often taking varying aliases for separate cultures. While most non-integrated vuulen tend to have a draconic name (a first name tied to a clan name, such as Rixitul-Usii, of clan Usii), they may also adopt a human name of their liking or a simple nickname. The nickname can be a single word or, as is more common than not, a combination of three words in a format of "Verb-X-Noun", with X often being an adjective or a preposition (two examples being "Drinks-The-Rum" or "Realizes-Many-Errors"). These three-word names often become legal aliases and most often are adopted due to humans' difficulty with saying draconic names. As a result of the simplistic, often child-like sounding names, humans (and sometimes vuulen) tend to mock such aliases.

Division of vuulen communities is often done by clans, which are generally formed through a mixture of geographical proximity as well as familial closeness. This closeness does not require blood connection, nor does a biological relationship guarantee entrance into a clan. While children of a clan are presumed and typically entered into the group, certain extreme circumstances can result in effective disowning or the adoption of specific hatchlings from another clan. Parents tend to be defensive and protective of their children, and cultural significance often continues this bond when basic biological pheromones have run their course. In addition, parents regularly pair for life, with divorce only introduced as a consequence of human occupation. Gender itself is scarcely emphasized as a general rule of thumb.

Remnants of tribal celebrations and holidays still tend to exist within most clans, which can vary from bountiful festivals to hunting rituals to quasi-tournaments of strength and aptitude. Dances favor fast footwork with the tail used as an additional appendage to swirl and slap the ground near or around oneself or their partner(s), foreheads lowered to indicate vulnerability for courting. Claws might whip or swing imaginary weaponry for dances meant to imitate the flow and life of swordsplay or other dueling weapons. Festivals typically utilize beat-like music, as vuulen are unable to perform using traditional wind instruments, though they are capable of whistling. Tournaments can spurn competitions on a variety of themes, though most often they regard feats of strength, agility, artistry, or performance.

Traditional values and morals which spewed from the variety of pantheons tend to emphasize communal well-being and glory above all else. However, such beliefs themselves were never given enough traction, as their societies favored pragmaticism. As a result, religion as an establishment does not truly exist within genuine vuulen communities. Instead, they are commonly spiritual in nature, with beliefs highly relevant to one's goals for themselves, their communities, and the universe.