Roin'esh Those of many forms Location(s): Malvan Empire, Earth, Possibly Others Homeworld: Taroindar Government Type: Monarchy (Subjects of the Malvan Empire) Territories: De facto Taroindar (De jure none) Intentions Toward Humanity: Break free from the Malvan Empire and found their own Empire Propulsion Tech Level: FTL (Some access to Malvan Technology) Military Tech Level: Unknown (Some access to Malvan Technology) Medical Tech Level: Unknown (Some access to Malvan Technology) Computer Tech Level: Unknown (Some access to Malvan Technology) Superpowered Population Level: Entire population are shapeshifters, other superpowers being theoretically possible. Physical Description: Short, brown skinned, and with small black eyes, Roin'esh have vertical furrows on their foreheads and their heads and backs are covered in short fur.

Biology

The Roin’esh are a species that live as slaves under the rule of the Malvan Empire. They are a humanoid species with brownish-grey skin, small eyes, short, fine hair on their heads and backs, and a series of distinctive vertical furrows on their foreheads. However, their most distinctive feature is their shape-shifting ability; a genetic trait so well-developed that they can duplicate any humanoid species but not on the cellular level. Some Roin’esh have displayed such mastery of their shape-shifting ability that they can flawlessly mimic animals, inanimate objects, and occasionally substances such as liquids or even raw energy. Because of their shape-shifting prowess, the Roin’esh remain under the yoke of the hedonistic Malvans, who consider it a source of endless amusement.

Honeworld

Taroindar, the Roin’esh homeworld, is a planet characterized by extremely harsh climatic conditions, which is believed to be the reason why the Roin’esh genome evolved to permit shape-shifting. Originally organized into small nomadic tribes that traveled the face of the planet due to the scarcity of available resources, modern Roin’esh live in vast cities in which native and Malvan technology keep the adverse affects of their climate at bay.

The Malvans

As of the Earth year 2011, the Malvan “Empire” consists primarily of Malva and about a dozen star systems near it, most of whom have extensive Malvan colonies that are hundreds of thousands of years old. Only two client species — the Roin’esh and the nearly extinct Thrull — still consider themselves a part of the Empire (the Thrull out of apathy; the Roin’esh reluctantly). As a species, the Roin’esh bitterly resent being subservient to the Malvans and long to win their freedom and chart their own destiny apart from the Malvan Empire (something they’re convinced they could easily do). To that end, they have used their shape-shifting ability to gather intelligence on the Malvans for decades in the hopes that they will discover a weakness that they can exploit. Whether the Malvans are aware of the Roin’esh plot against them or are allowing their resistance movement to exist for their own entertainment is unknown at the time of this writing. The resistance movement has also been known to operate outside the Malvan sphere of influence and has quite recently become active on Earth.

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