Paradise Violated
The Mazatt DominionÂ…
There was an old earth saying of humanity's life expectancy in ancient times: "Ugly, brutal and short."
Apply this saying to the Mazatt and you pretty much have an accurate physical description of them. The entire race has been infected with a Napoleon Complex, as they absolutely see anything bigger than themselves as a threat, which pretty much means they are at perpetual war with every race they come across. Their average height is about five feet or slightly shorter. Despite being short they are incredibly strong and very skilled in combat. Their Heavy G home planet might account for this. The Mazatt Dominion achieved space travel later than all the other galactic powers, but made up for it quickly by conquering worlds and enslaving entire races. Unlike the Empire which "enlightens" worlds and "assimilates" other races, they never allow slave races to serve in their armies however, their distrust is far too great and given the number of uprisings they have to put down, it's just as well.
While they excel in combat, they fall short in other areas, most notably in medical research and spy networking, which they sneer at as being crutches for the weak. For a vertically challenged race their ships are the largest things flying around in space. Their concept of ship building basically consists of building the biggest fucking hull that will support triple plated armor, gauss cannons, plasma missiles, and a navigation system that has one big red button saying "GO TO THE ENEMY." Actually this simple design works surprisingly well.
All diplomatic attempts with them have met with no or limited success, the Krik and humans are just too tall to be trusted. They find the Elojin to be utterly detestable and will have nothing to do with the spotty freaks.
And who could blame them.
There was an old earth saying of humanity's life expectancy in ancient times: "Ugly, brutal and short."
Apply this saying to the Mazatt and you pretty much have an accurate physical description of them. The entire race has been infected with a Napoleon Complex, as they absolutely see anything bigger than themselves as a threat, which pretty much means they are at perpetual war with every race they come across. Their average height is about five feet or slightly shorter. Despite being short they are incredibly strong and very skilled in combat. Their Heavy G home planet might account for this. The Mazatt Dominion achieved space travel later than all the other galactic powers, but made up for it quickly by conquering worlds and enslaving entire races. Unlike the Empire which "enlightens" worlds and "assimilates" other races, they never allow slave races to serve in their armies however, their distrust is far too great and given the number of uprisings they have to put down, it's just as well.
While they excel in combat, they fall short in other areas, most notably in medical research and spy networking, which they sneer at as being crutches for the weak. For a vertically challenged race their ships are the largest things flying around in space. Their concept of ship building basically consists of building the biggest fucking hull that will support triple plated armor, gauss cannons, plasma missiles, and a navigation system that has one big red button saying "GO TO THE ENEMY." Actually this simple design works surprisingly well.
All diplomatic attempts with them have met with no or limited success, the Krik and humans are just too tall to be trusted. They find the Elojin to be utterly detestable and will have nothing to do with the spotty freaks.
And who could blame them.