Gratandi

The Gratandi are a species native to the planet Zarilli Prime.

Biology
The Gratandi evolved from a barren world with a thin, harsh atmosphere. They are large silicone-based life-forms that stand at two meters. Besides being very strong and durable, Gratandi do not need to breathe and can survive with little effort in the vacuum of space.

Culture
Though sentient, the Gratandi are no known for their high intellect. Grantandi did not develop space travel technology, but many specimens exist offworld. This was due to slavers discovering their primitive culture a thousand cycles ago. The Gratandi were captured in large numbers and forced into labor.

Gratandi are a very passive race as their homeworld lacked predators and subsisted on lichen from rocks and occasionally resorted to cannibalism when food was scarce.

Due to their slow-wittedness, strength and docility the Gratandi were seen as the excellent slave race. Some Gratandi were subjected to become gladiators, though not inherently vicious, hundreds of cycles of breeding cause some Grantandi to become violent.

Some Gratandi who have escaped slavery mostly seek employment where they can feel useful such as mining, laborers or deep space salvage.