Varl (Lani People)

The Varl are a sapient species that lives on the planet Santos.

Biology
The little Varl with their soft-furred bodies and clever six-fingered hands make excellent pets and precision workmen. The products of those clever hands, the tiny instruments, the delicate microminiaturized control circuits, the incredibly fine lacework and tapestries, form the bulk of Santos' interstellar trade.

Culture and society
Two thousand years of Human domination have left them completely dependent on their conquerors. They are merely intelligent animals - and that is all they will ever be until the Human race changes its cultural pattern or is overthrown. They survived man's conquest due to their non-combative natures. According to sources, the Varl have biological sciences advanced enough to develop trematodes into biological weapons.

History
The Varl used to be the dominant life form on their world until Humans came. Now they are just another animal added to humanity's growing list of pets and livestock. Their homeworld Santos has since then become a nudist resort for the Brotherhood of Man.