Zik

The Zik are a species of the Compact.

Biology
A crab-like species composed of ten chitin-armored legs, with manipulable mouth palps and four perceptor stalks. Zik possessed multiple hearts and to view the world around them used sensory organs that tasted in surroundings.

History
The Zik were the secon race discovered by the proto-Compact composed of the Horem-Strelka Trading expedition. At the Contact year of 112, the Zik possessed artificial gravity systems, that were developed centuries before the Hekar visited the M0III red star of Hekeen. Their technoloft became a major trade item with the new Compact.