Luvian

The Luvian species was originally a controlled, high-brow and peaceful race, under the control of their first leader, Dracon Harvux, an intelligent, powerful and charismatic ruler, he ruled the Luvian empire for over two hundred years before dying of complications during surgery. After his death was announced within the next decade, the race lost their elegant and peaceful demeanour and devolved into a race of feuding criminal and paramilitary dynasties competing for power over the galaxy by getting their money for exporting illegal substances or paid mercenary work. Not having a centralised military nor having any official form of government, police or prison network,the new luvian species became a collective of aggressive, manipulative and deceitful mafia families all backstabbing each other and other races for galactic and intergalactic dominance.

Physiology
The Luvian race is a small reptilian race that are on average four and a half feet tall. They have scaled skin and sharp, hooked teeth. Most of them are capable of speaking their own language and considering the smaller variants of the Luvian race, Greater Luvians, are often cunning and very intelligent so they can learn others too.

There are two recognized variants of the species, Greater and Lesser Luvian. Greater Luvians are the regular height, between three and four feet tall and are dextrous, cunning and very intelligent. Conversely, the Lesser Luvias are usually very tall, between eight and twelve feet and are, compared to the Greater Luvian, incredibly strong however are very dim, only being able to grunt and growl on occasion and rarely being able to speak fragmented words of their own language.

Culture

The Luvian race is currently organized into mob families or mafias, often requesting the aid of other races and their criminals for pay. The mob families are often not linked by legitimate familial bonds but are however bound by similar ideals or camaraderie.