Vor

Races: Primarily Vorilian, creatures that appear partly humanoid and partly insectoid. Vors stand at an average of seven feet, covered in hard black chitin with subdued mandibles and a pair of claw-like appendages in addition to a larger pair of dexterous manipulators. Equal parts horrifying and terrifying to look at, the Hegemony nonetheless accepts all races, provided they accept the holy scripture. Though Vor are often hostile to other races, even after conversation, small communities of most galactic races can be found on Vor worlds.


History: Often, religion plays little role in a society's space age. Technological understanding reduces the role of the divine in average life, and peaceful religions that can reach the poorer masses tend to dominate. At least, that would be the case if all societies were like humans; free-willed, independent, and wired for an ultimate goal of avoiding pain.

The Vor are nothing like that.

Evolving from megafauna insects on the hostile arid world of Vor, the Vorilian people have an entrenched caste system where soldiers keep workers in line with an iron fist. Early in the history of the Vorilian race, the Karite religion took hold in the far northern clan of Sh-Ch-Ni, a religion of blood and iron that demands its adherents conquer, fight, and win as the highest of honors. The Sh-Ch-Ni never conquered Vor.

But Kar did.

In its spacefaring future, the clans of Vor still fight viciously both in the Assembly of Kar, the main political body of the Hegemony, and, occasionally, with soldiers. But while the clan leaders individually have much sway over their smaller and ever-shifting political and geographic factions, true power lies with the Voice of Kar, head of the Karite temple. It is often said that a Vorilian bar sounds like a thousand pennies being dropped into a funnel; the Vorilian languages compose of rapid, high-pitched clicking sounds, and the Vor have a tendency to speak constantly and aggressively over one another. The Vor seem to never stop talking; each one thinking and boasting of personal glories, of violent delights, and of how they can shift the universe in their favor.

But when the Voice speaks, the Vor listen.

And the chosen people of Kar are not the sort you want paying too close attention.