Having ditched the Kwaalish I'm opting for a race of Arthropods. I'm following [@ClocktowerEchos] precedent and using the vast alien history as a catalyst for my Arthropods-the ancestors of the current race were an infestation among an alien spacecraft. (Or something to that effect-it's unclear what the origin is) Is this too far out for Empires of Sand [@Flagg]:

[h3]RACIAL[/h3][hr]
Arthropoda & Sub-ethnicities
[i]The Arthropoda race covers a variety of distinctually 'insect' like creature of notable sentience. They are intelligent and multiplicitous. They are traders and travelors, priests and adventurers. [/i]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[i]Scaablin[/i]
Scaablin are a mix of insect and human. Their heads are also human-like, two double-lidded eyes and a lip-less mouth. Instead of teeth they have hundreds of tiny mandibles which tear their food apart. They have nose-holes but it is unclear whether they can smell or not. Skin tones range from brownish-green to deepest black. Where uncovered by chitin skeleton, tiny grey bristles clump together. 

They are the most numerous of the Arthropoda and although reviled by many on Azoth can be found most places. The Scaablin are hardy scavengers, traders and travelors. 


[i]Stygia[/i]
The Stygia are a segmented creature with several clutching legs that can serve as a grabbing arm when needed. They prefer to move on their bellies. Stygia, when fully erect stand about 4'6'' tall, but this is strenuous on their respitory system. Stygian heads are vaguely human-looking; human mouth and eyes, but dozens of dark beady eyes closely forming in the center of their face. They have no noses or ears and rely on vibration and tasting for those senses. They are voracious eaters but prefer either dead things or vegetation especially roots of the dröm  tree which send them into an ecstatic fit followed by a dreamlike state. 

[i]Adak [/i]
The Adak are yet another sub-race of Scaablin, albeit quite rare. They appear as a mound of fleshy white translucent viscera because of their continuous moulting exoskeleton (which they then eat) Adak's have one gibbering mouth on the top of their heads and one sunken black eye who's location varies from body to body. Adak's use a sticky adhesive and undulating body movements to move food to their mouths. They are quite immobile and rely on other Arthropoda to protect/move them. They are regarded as holy among the Arthropoda-Majority Race Characteristics