Anzati

The Anzati were a race of humanoids closely resembled mainline human stock, at least externally. To many beings in the galaxy, the Anzati were more myth than reality. Although outwardly similar to humans, internally their composition differed greatly from that of pure human stock. Many would claim that the primary difference was that the Anzati had no pulse to speak of, while others would point to the fact that the Anzati have proboscii hidden inside their cheeks that could be extended out from their nostrils. These proboscii were used to consume the brain of the Anzati's victim. The Anzati placed his face nose-to-nose with its victim, and the proboscii were then extended into the victim's nostrils and then into the brain, where they consumed the brain and all its life energies. The Anzati referred to the brain and its energies as "soup," a reference to the Sea of Memory that was believed to surround the planet Anzat. In addition to a lack of a pulse, which pointed to the strangness of their circulatory system - if one existed - that average Anzat had no real biological rhythm; they simply existed. When they required rest, they dropped into a deep coma-like state. Certain feral species of Anzati also had the ability to exude long, rope-like tendrils that could be used to wrap up a victim and immobilize them for later feeding. It was unknown how long a member of the Anzati race could live, but it was believed that the average lifespan could be measured in millennia. This long lifespan led to the Anzati belief that most other races existed in the galaxy as livestock to be harvested. It also led to increasingly unstable and obsessive behavior as an Anzat aged. Young Anzati were not given names by their parents, but were instead allowed to choose a name that allowed the youth to blend in with their chosen food source. These young Anzati set off on their own after about 100 years, when they reached puberty and were allowed to hunt on their own.