THE RAIDERS SPECIES: MEIMANS
Hailing from the diverse world of Yetalo, the Meimam species is one of few in the galaxy to know their homeworld. This race of wolf-like canines are known for their warrior-centric culture and resilient body-structure. The high gravity content of their world would have caused great cardiovascular problems for them if it weren't for their second hearts. This also gives them an edge in starfighter piloting, being able to handle greater rotational speeds without power-extensive dampening, allowing their fighters to be smaller, more maneuverable, and even have more powerful weapons. Their world possessed a great magnetic field which blocked them from more radiation than other species from other worlds, which made their natural radiation resistance very low. The meimans possess great strength which they use in their hand-to-hand combat art known as Tach-rah. This form of combat is performed with a set of limb armor know as Meika, which is typically placed on the lower arms and shins as well as the upper feet to be used as a blunt-force weapon against enemies. Over the centuries, the Meika have been upgraded to incorporate different technologies, from simple data interfaces, to complex shield arrays, making the Meika into effect defensive shielding against kinetic and energy weapons. The Meimans quick reaction times make a Meika-wielding Meiman a force to be reckoned with against all other martial arts, and even most ranged attacks. The Meimans most notable features are their orange stripes which are unique to every Meiman, but always follow similar patterns. Many outsiders believed the stripes were a sort of fur tattoo, but, in fact, are completely natural. Despite most males being much larger and stronger looking than the often-cute-looking females, they both posses the same level of strength and resilience, especially since their exodus.
101 years after the Century war, the Pereta had taken control of the moonbase over Yetalo. With the Meimans being uncooperative with them, the Pereta laid waste to Yetalo, leaving the Meimans with no homeworld. All that remains of the Meiman civilization and culture exist in great nomadic fleets. The hearts of these fleets are the battle-carriers known as Sele-stars. A hybrid between destructive capital ship and high capacity carrier, making them one of the most offensively and defensively capable ships in the galaxy.
(This species is an absolute favorite original species of mine. They were originally made to be part of their own standalone sci-fi, but with little traction [and fear of too much similarity between Battlestar galactica] I decided to abandon the project. But loving the species so much, I wanted to continue working with them. So with a little tweaking, I added them to The Raiders, as another original species with their own story to further expand The Raiders)