Jezko

The Jezko (//) were a bipedal species native to the planet Igellis. They were mostly tool builders and exported mechanical supplies to farmers. Their diets consisted mainly of salt water fish and grains. The Jezko built their homes in the low rolling hills as burrows.

Prior to the Golden Empire they ruled mostly by a small set of elected officials.

They tried to avoid fighting though they had no issue using their quills for knives or spearheads.

Biology and appearance
The Jezko were bipeds who possessed four toes on digitigrade legs as well as five-fingered clawed hands. They had long, narrow snouts with wet noses and a moderate sense of smell and taste. Their eyes saw colors, though they were usually muted or flat compared to a Human's perception of the same colors. The omnivorous Jezko had sharp teeth for eating vegetables and meats. The most distinctive feature of the Jezko was their quills. Their quills were on their heads and served as hair for the race. The quills would sometimes would trail down their back as well. In some cases they also had quills on their forearms, the tops of their hands and feet, and their shins.

There were two types of Jezko. Those with more quills were typically more agile and considered to be the more aggressive of the species. They also possessed bushy tails with quills or stiff fur instead of the normally short furred tails.

Their lifespans were an average of 437 years.

Society and culture
The Jezko were a somewhat peaceful people that used intimidation more than physical violence. Most internal conflicts had to do mainly with crops or animals. Generally, the Jezko were farmers or fishermen and sold their various crops and produce to the nearby neighboring planets. Their noses would also allow them to go into work as trackers from time to time.

If a Jezko tried to intimidate someone it generally raised its quills and emitted a gruffing snort sound. If two Jezko did this and one did not back down, the issue generally went to the town council in order to resolve the issue. Any council ruling was considered final. Most Jezko lived and worked by their homes. They were not known for being a very adventurous group and were, like the Gruhhzes, generally regarded as somewhat provincial and ignorant by other species in the Golden Empire.

The Jezko were not a highly religious people, and did not believe that there had been a god that helped to create them.

Military
The military force of the Jezko was mostly comprised of "bushy tails", the lighter and more agile of the species. They had police, and if a war broke out law enforcement would be the soldiers. Some of the other Jezko joined up into the military profession as well, becoming soldiers in the Royal Army.

History
The Jezko were a moderately technological race. They had developed close range space travel but did not desire to go far. They had no desire to war with any other planet or expand their territory, being content with just their homeworld. Prior to the coming of the Golden Empire they only had three spaceports on planet. After they were folded into the Empire they rose to seven spaceports that were almost solely for exportation.