Avarith

The Avarith were the third extraterrestrial race discovered by the Dhragolon Federal Monarchy. They were originally from the planet Welthar, known for its silicon-based ecology, and they are a member of the Sinister Sinister Hegemony.

Biology
The ecology of Welthar is silicon-based due to the planet lacking many of the necessary compounds for carbon-based life to evolve. Avarith have crystallized skin which often varies between cyan, magenta and deep purple. They have two glowing white eyes and four arms, each with thirteen fingers, as well as two long legs. They tend to reach heights of three meters, and they have two long legs with a single, broad shoe-like toe on each foot.

Avarith are naturally attracted to the sight of any sort of carbon, a rarity in comparison to other planets. On Welthar, diamonds and other precious gems are 1,000 times the value they are on Ucharpli.

Government
The Avarith used to be led by many businesses. Overtime, many of these corporations became corrupt and absorbed themselves into each other, eventually buying out every single field of trade on Welthar. The Avarith Trade Corporation had engulfed even the Avarith's central government to the point where every citizen is now a customer.

History
The Avarith were once a peaceful race of gatherers. They preferred trading over war, and they evolved arms with many fingers in order to carry goods from area to area. Any sort of conflicts were sorted out with diplomacy and acts of aggression were done either verbally or through viscous stock market buying and selling. Because of this, they compensated for their lack of physical strength with their cunning intellect. Overtime, they absorbed themselves in a massive monopoly known as the Avarith Trade Corporation which controlled all aspects of their culture and life style.

Eventually, the Avarith were conquered by the Eghos and were used to manage their financial issues. The Eghos promised them hefty supplies of precious gems in exchange for using their superior persuasion skills against other races. The Avarith had given in to their own greed to become servants of the Sinister Hegemony.

After their discovery by the Dhragolon, the Avarith promptly set up trade routes with them, much to the surprise of the Dhragolon who had previously encountered hostile races. While the Avarith seemed friendly at first, the Dhragolon quickly fell victim to their scams resulting in a war driving the Avarith to surrender.

During the Second Sinister War, the Avarith along with every other member of the Sinister Hegemony were declared to be threats to the balance due to their corrupt government, and their manipulation of civilian lives. When battling against the Avarith, the Dhragolon saught to tear their government form the inside out as that would be the quickest way to stop them unlike the brute force required for other species such as the Lusari and the Glukar.

Once the Second Sinister War was over, the Avarith Trade Corporation had collapsed, and the Avarith became an endangered species with populations numbering low hundreds. Unfortunately, the citizens had become so used to the rule under the Eghos that they could not survive on their own. The Dhragolon offered to rescue the surviving Avarith, but they refused and retreated beneath Welthar's devastated surface. What became of the remains of the Avarith is unknown, but they are presumed to have died off as most of them lacked necessary survival skills.