Amalt

The Amalt (//) were a species which traveled through the ; though their homeworld was Ditke, they were natural wanderers.

Biology and appearance
Both male and female Amalt were bipedal and possessed a ring of fur around their ankles. They also had large, pointed ears with tufts of fur protruding from their heads. They had eyes slightly larger than a 's and short, thin tails which hung only to knee length and ended in a tuft of fur. The soles of their feet were hard, and the Amalt had four-digit hands with three fingers and a thumb.

Each Amalt had a horn protruding from the center of its forehead, roughly thirteen centimeters in length. Female Amalt had only the one, while male Amalt had smaller horns below the primary ones, starting roughly between the eyes.

The herbivorous Amalt had only flat, grinding teeth.

Society and culture
The Amalt were a people stricken by wanderlust. They were always exploring and searching for new things. If they found something that might be of use or further their own society they would bring it back to Ditke. They were strictly herbivorous, but had no problem interacting with omnivores and carnivores. The Amalt who lived (either permanently or temporarily) on Ditke gardened for their food. Trade was a common pastime between Amalt.

The majority Amalt religion held that the creator of all life was somewhere in the galaxy, needing to be freed. The religion encouraged the species' instinctive wanderlust, hoping its disciples would find and release the creator, as well as proving how well they had tended to creation.

Though some Amalt served in the Armada of the Golden Empire, the species had only a loose military before their homeworld joined the Empire. Most Amalt felt that by building bases and armies in preparation for war, they were themselves inviting war.

History
Having evolved from nomadic herbivores, the Amalt had wandering in their nature. The earliest Amalt had a desire to fly, and flying craft were considered a high point of technological evolution. Driven by their religion and a natural desire to fly, their travel industry was always booming.

When the Golden Empire came to Ditke, the Amalt welcomed the new government because of all that it could offer in terms of technological advancements. The Amalt traveled so far that they could be found on nearly every planet of the Empire, and they were voracious consumers of all offworld technology.