Varl (Lani People)

The Varl were a sapient species that lived on the planet Santos.

Physiology
The little Varl with their soft-furred bodies and clever six-fingered hands made 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, formed the bulk of Santos' interstellar trade.

History
The Varl had been the dominant life form there until humans had come. Now they were 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.

Culture
Two thousand years of human domination had left them completely dependent on their conquerors. They were merely intelligent animals - and that was all they would ever be until the human race changed its cultural pattern or was overthrown. The survived man's conquest due to their non-combative natures. According to sources, the Varl had biological sciences advanced enough to develop trematodes into biological weapons.