Massive WIP (especially in regards to the post's formatting and paragraph structure, which is incredibly poor at this point). I wouldn't bother reading this until it's complete. 

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Official Name: Yaren Axis (sometimes referred to as ‘the Yul System States’)

Unofficial Name(s): N/A

Demonym: Yul

Capital System/Planet: Yuku-Yaren 

Home Region: N/A

Head of State:

Head of Government:

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Population: N/A

Type of Power: N/A

Race description: The yul—also known as yukanians—are a sentient species of fierce yet petite bipedal humanoids that have a strong facial resemblance to that of an Earth-native cave bat and a city-dwelling rat. They hail from Yuku-Yaren, a world slightly more massive than Earth that is known for its desert surface and its high levels of radiation.

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Average weight: 45lb (if present on Earth)
Average height: 3’9
Average age of death: 25
Fur colors: Brown, grey, white and tan.
Eye colors:Blue, red and black.

[b]Metabolism[/b]
Yul do not live very long compared to other races. Low life expectancy is owed to the yul's robust metabolism, which is what gives their bodies the power to move about so quickly, though it also causes them to perceive time at a much faster rate than the other species of the galaxy. To the average yukanian (especially those that lack a formal education), most intelligent species are slow, dull and dimwitted, as their movements are perceived as sluggish and restrained for seemingly no good reason.at all. Their warped perception of time is perhaps the main reason why the yul are so difficult to apprehend or hit during a prolonged chase or a melee, as their minds and bodies can react faster than those of their enemies. 

[b]Sensing vibrations and changes in air flow/direction[/b]

Yul can sense vibration within the ground using the paws of their feet, which made them exceptionally difficult to sneak up on during their race's early days on Yuku-Yaren. This physical feature is still present to this day, though the movement of millions of yukanian bodies and the clunking of vast subterranean networks of machinery makes the usability of this trait questionable at best and downright impossible at worse. 

Using their whiskers, yul lay claim to an elevated sense of environmental direction, as the flow and direction of breezes and wind currents tells them where objects--like buildings, rocks or chairs--are stationed at. When moving about at high or low speeds, this talent unconsciously comes into play to great effect, enabling a yukanian to expertly navigate their surroundings. 

[b]Resistance to radiation[/b]

Yuku-Yaren is a radioactive wasteland that experiences a continuous flow of unusually high (and exceptionally deadly) radiation levels that make life on its surface unreasonably cruel and harsh. Its sickly state is principally owed to the rather weedy condition of its electromagnetic field and the immediacy of Yuku-Yaren to its adolescent parent star, Kul-Eh.

Regardless, the yul have long since adapted to their homeworld’s inhospitable conditions, with their species possessing the capacity to endure roughly 1,000 Greys worth of radiation before the yukanian form begins to yield to the devastating effects of radiation sickness. Much of this radioresistance is indebted to the sheer sophisticated workings of the yul immune system, which has evolved to undergo a biomechanically-induced form of immunotherapy that allows it to dynamically study, adapt to and finally destroy invading bacteria, viruses and cancerous cells with alarming efficiency and speed. 

When sufficiently high levels of environmental radioactivity are detected, hormones are hurriedly dispatched throughout the confines of the body, resulting in the halting of cellular mitosis and cell production, while multi-domain matrix glycoproteins are prevented from binding to their specific cell surface receptors. This forestalls the conception of neoplasms and other anomalous growths, and makes yukanian cells virtually immune to the deliberating effects of radiation. 

[b]Agility, speed, regeneration and jumping ability[/b]

During the early periods of their race, the yul found themselves quickly forced into a ‘prey species’ role, which saw them regularly attacked by larger, stronger and faster animals that viewed them as an easy meal. 

Initially, the yul defied aggressors by using their own innate cunning and their unique aptitude for regeneration (which enabled them to sacrifice an arm or a leg in order to preserve the greater ‘mass' in the event that a beast managed to get a firm grasp on its yukanian victim). 

However, when it proved that mere smarts and the use of stem cells were not a substitute for a hardened physiology, the yul slowly underwent changes to their cardiovascular, skeletal and muscular systems that gifted them with fantastic speed, hypermobility and unparalleled nimbleness. The average yukanian can sprint at a speed of just over forty-five miles per hour—a clear result of the dense bundle of potent and tightly-woven muscle fibers and the generous length of the Achilles tendon in the yukanian leg—which allowed them to outpace and outmaneuver the larger beasts of Yuku-Yaren with astounding results. 

Although sizable numbers of the the yul species still felt death's unrelenting embrace by the hands of their larger adversaries, their species saw substantial improvement in its overall population count, with the advent of underground farms, advancements in early subterranean digging technology and increased unification among the multitude of yukanian tribes further bolstering their total numbers.

Over time, the greater majority of the yul species migrated to Yuku-Yaren’s mountains regions, which provided hiding places (such as small crevices and caves) that could be used to deter the malicious intentions of the Wasteland World's voracious carnivores and the savage flesh-searing punishment that the daylight brought periodic basis. 

The ledges and peeks of the area--which were easily navigated using powerful jumps, leaps and hops--gave the yul useful defensible positions from which they could employ ranged weaponry to drive away, kill or hunt prowling predatory creatures from. In some cases, early obsidian weapons were used to horrifying effect by swarms of yul warriors, who fell upon the backs of a titanic monster to slash and cut their way deep into its flesh. 

[b]Eyesight and neck mobility[/b]

Yul eyesight is rated for performing well at night, as the extreme heat of Yuku-Yaren eventually forced many of its creatures to flee the tyranny of the day when foraging or hunting needed to be done. The eyes of a yukanian are large and situated near the sides of the head, giving them an increased field of vision, while the yul neck allows the head to rotate 180 degrees (which was a trait developed so as to allow the yukanians to spot predators). 

[b]Use of Yuku-Yaren's magnetic field[/b] 

This isn't so much a unique trait as it is an ability that nearly all of Yuku-Yaren's creatures have. It is no different than what the dogs, Australian Aboriginals, cats, or birds of Earth use to expertly navigate their own environments with. The yul do not have words that designate simple directions such as 'right' or 'left', but instead use words such as 'north', 'south', 'east', and 'west' when describing direction for all circumstances and things. 

[b]Language[/b]
 
Communication between two yul is performed using a series of complex subsonic noises and spoken words that are combined with a dash of simplistic body language which comprises hand, head, shoulder, leg, and tail motions. Unlike most other races, yul are capable of exchanging a frightening amount of information in a short amount of time using varied pitches, tones and sound wavelengths. 

[b]Diet[/b]

Yul are omnivorous creatures, but prefer vegetables and fruit as opposed to meat. While not related to their diet exactly, the yul do try to retain as much water as possible on account of Yuku-Yaren's desert-like landscape, which results in their feces having a rather dry composition. 

History: (Self-Explanatory. Be as detailed as you desire -- just don't make it short as heck.)
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[Hider=Government Information] 

Head of State: Varies 

Head of Government: Varies 

Head of Military: Varies 

Chief Diplomat: N/A

Other Key Figures:

Type of Government: Athenian Democracy 
Description of Government: (Please be at least a bit detailed on this one. It tells us how you run your country.)

Type of Economy: Resource-Driven (explained below)

Description of Economy: 
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[b]View on xenos[/b]

The yul—after having witnessed the questionable actions of several factions seeded throughout the greater galactic mass in the past—have collectively (and unanimously) determined that the universe is absolutely teeming with all manner of bloodthirsty xeno and enthusiastic tyrant. To them, the void must be held at arm’s length, with its insane, uncivilized and queer occupants forever treated with suspicion and a ‘discerning eye’ watching them (and their imperialistic governments) for any hint of aggression or sinister intent. 

It’s clear that the yul are unbelievably unreasonable, paranoid and skittish, and take their race’s wellbeing and security to an unparalleled echelon that a select few may find somewhat ‘unneeded’. This negative demeanor and pessimistic perception of other species and civilizations has only managed to retard the yul’s outward territorial development, as their sour disposition towards foreign powers and the lingering consequences of a war waged with these unknown factions makes it necessary for yul colonization groups, mining rigs and security forces to begrudgingly pay careful homage to established ‘boundaries’ generated by extraterrestrial administrative bodies, xeno governments and alien military forces. While many of these entities possesses inferior technology and military prowess to that of the Yaren Axis and the System States, the inheritors of Yuku-Yaren predominantly fear the direct results of a far-reaching military campaign on a intergalactic scale—not the instigators (nor the participants) of such a conflict. 

The yul’s fear of the outside world (as well as the conflicts the yul have found themselves in when foreign powers sought their destruction for a myriad of completely illogical reasons) was the chief motive behind the creation of the Yaren Axis, a loose (if rather competent) conjoining of colonial legislative bodies and their respected patrons: the Yaren Great Houses. The Yaren Axis has dedicated most of its time and assets to the fortification of all current and growing Yaren-controlled systems, ordering the designing (and creation) of new and improved SPI systems, security rings, surveillance drone grids, war spheres, and battle platforms. Elsewhere, military-funded projects designed to turn natural satellites or suitable celestial bodies (like asteroids or moons) into gargantuan space bastions, production plants and particle gun installations have all been underway for several decades now.

Some nations may mistake the yul’s immeasurable amount of military hardware as a preemptive preparation for an invasion of their own territories, though it should be clear that their own systems continue to be given stronger and stronger defenses while spacecraft movements seem to give off the impression of an isolationistic nation's agenda. 

Faction Status: Docile 

Diplomatic Approach: Generally speaking, the yul prefer for outsiders to leave them alone, with interlopers usually approached (and targeted) by a sizable detachment of heavily-armed military spacecraft. Orders to leave are usually given out to first-time offenders, though there have been cases where the yul have simply opened fire on foreign spaceships that seem incapable of ‘getting the message’ after the first, second or third round of threatening radio signals. Much of this ignorant conduct is perhaps owed to the fact that the Yaren Axis does not have access to technology that can readily decipher and translate the languages of xeno species on the fly, which makes communicating (and reasoning) with such aliens excruciatingly tricky and, forthrightly, downright futile. 

Aggressiveness: Incredibly low, unless provoked into action. Normally, the yul take heavy measures to ensure that the galaxy is kept at a sizeable distance on account of their mistrustful outlook on the universe itself. 

State of War: At peace. Honestly, it's been like this for about a century. 

Allies: None, at least for now.

Friends: While the yul do not consider them 'friends' per se, xeno species and their governments that exhibit logical space and legislative operations (IE not trying to invade everything with a pulse) are usually regarded with a 'relaxed' version of uncertainty. These factions are usually ignored or even allowed to draw relatively close to yul-controlled space, though they too will be shown the door if they linger for too long. 

Apathetic: The Yaren Axis is usually concerned with all nations that fall under its paranoid gaze. It's general saber-waving if anything, I suppose. 

Foes: Imperialists, violent expansionists or tyrants; call them what you will, but there’s a decent chance the Yaren Axis has a rather keen distaste for all of them and then some. Much of this hatred has its roots in the yul’s past history with such powers, with said interactions usually involving a war of some form or another. 

At War: None.

[b]View on war[/b]

The destructive power of the sophisticated weapons of the current era has given rise to the apprehension of intergalactic, intersystem and interplanetary warfare within the yul race. Colonies, as their mining operations act as the beating heart of the Yaren Axis, are especially treasured, with their possible downfall projected to be a major setback for the continued (if relatively peaceful) growth of Yaren Axis-controlled space. Frontier colonies and space habitats that are separated from the greater lawmaking mass eventually fall into technological regression, anarchy and barbarism due to their economies and productivity being inadequate for sustained independent operation. Based on past experiences with war and the far-reaching penalties known to be associated with it, the yul acrimoniously understand that what may have taken more than a decade to construct can take mere seconds to burn away using the sheer kinetic energy generated by the planetary impact of a hefty asteroid or the searing power of a concentrated laser beam.
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[b]The Army[/b]
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-Yul-made Avatar Mk III Assault Gun

"The army? We haven't a land war in literally one-hundred and fifty damn years. Look around; the age of grunts and their gung-ho generals are pretty much over and done with.Tanks? Still using the old Avatar Mark III; haven't had one of those roll off the assembly line in nearly seven decades. Recruitment? Fully volunteer, though the only bastards we get are drug addicts and gun nuts looking to get doped up on rumble drugs and firing exercises. Back in my ancestors' glory days, when the Resource Wars were under way, being in the Army was great. Now it's like everything else in the Yaren Axis: a shit hole of legendary scale. Boy was I scammed."
-Yukanian sergeant 

Understaffed.

Outdated.

Lifeless. 

Poorly-trained. 

These are just some the words attributed to the Yaren Axis Army, a small collection of tankers, infantrymen, commissioned officers, and gunship pilots that function as a relic signaling a bygone era in the chapter of organized warfare. Numbering roughly 105,000 strong across all yul-held systems, the Army is known for its use of standard combat armor, ETC weapons and heavy tanks, though it has largely fallen under the budget line of the Yaren Axis legislative branch, with many records and databases failing to even detect its very presence in the extensive resource-spending. To the Yaren Axis', the Army has faded from public and fiscal view, with some even questioning whether or not it even exists anymore. 

Other Notes:
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[Hider=Yul society]
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[i]"Generally speaking, no one works, and those that do are typically egg-headed egotistic manics that don't care about you. I think you can imagine what comes of a civilization when everyone literally has shit else to do but drink, spread sexually-transmitted diseases all over the place and get into scuffles with an apathetic police force that hasn't seen an armory update in literally six decades."[/i]
-Random yukanian citizen

Dominant Society: (Give a brief description of your faction's society, or simply fill out the forms below if you're stuck.)

Social Hierarchy: 

Moral Values: Ever since production, maintenance and--to lesser extent---technological advancement switched from being performed by talented organic individuals to being performed by robust yet relatively drones and highly-proficient EIs, a wave of 'laziness' has spread throughout the Yaren Axis, causing many yul to adopt a hedonistic ideology that promotes unrestrained drug use, the abandonment of conventional moral values (such as the notion and practice of chastity, standard gender roles for male and female yul and strong loyalties to one's profession and life goals), a distaste for government control, and an increased disinterest in self-improvement. 

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[i]Typical yul communities within dissident citadels are run-down and poorly policed by the local militia or law enforcement forces. Whenever order is brought to the narrow streets and adobes of the dysfunctional and disdainful yukanian populace, fierce resistance from the population ensues, causing dens of sin to pop up just as fast as they were swatted down. As the government is typically too occupied with maintaining national security, it has little reason to concern itself with domestic issues (though the people's right to vote on nearly all proposals only suppresses improvement and advancement on a macroscopic scale). The yul land-based military--a pitiful shadow of its former self-- was once tasked with subduing the undesirables of yul society, though reduced government funding, a general lack of interest in its maintenance and the extensive dominance of space warfare saw the Yaren Army bumped down to nothing more than an urban gang-like coalition. The fact that it is usually manned by the same horrid people that it swore to protect further greases the cogs of damnation that drive yul culture further and further down the gutter.[/i]

With the removal of a firm-driven economic system and the arrival of a state-managed production system, there is no need 

[b]Clothing and fashion[/b]

Clothing styles for the yukanian species have remained stagnant for the last two-hundred or so years. Most yul males and females dress incredibly 'loose' to reveal the myriad of body modifications that they may have, which can range from simple (or sometimes electronic) piercings dotting the naval or the chest areas to entire art displays covering the back, legs and stomach area. Bracelets, anklets, rings, armlets, earrings, gages, nose piercings, artificial 'predatory fangs', claw extensions, and incredibly intrinsic hair styles are frequently seen on yul men, women and children. 

Yul hairstyles include pony tails, mohawks, 'tri-hawks', 'duel-hawks', and braids, with no exact gender 'requirements' being in place for any sort of hair configuration. 

In general, if you got it, flaunt it. 

[b]Augmentation[/b] 

Genetic, chemical and mechanical augmentation is a common sight in yukanian society. Many yul can be seen sporting tattoos with mood-governed bioluminescence-like qualities, mechanical tails, sub-dermal armor placements, advanced artificial limbs (the most popular of which are leg and foot replacements), and improve mechanical-based optical equipment. Others may opt to undergo surgeries and hormone treatments that alter their physical appearance and personalities, with these sorts of changes being especially popular with yul prostitutes, swingers and the more 'sex-driven' members of the yukanian race.

'Back door' modifications (also known as contraband or 'home-brewed snuff')--most of which come in weapon form--may be purchased in the lower districts of a dissident citadel, such as body mods that gift the user with a sonic scream that can disrupt solid matter, organs that emit extremely dangerous electrical discharges when consciously activated by their yul owners (which can be transmitted to an enemy through physical contact) and potent acidic spit that is summoned forth from the gestational track. Other mods include naturally-occurring flammable liquid compounds that--when ignited by a special device mounted within the mouth--allows the yul in question to breathe liquid flame. 

Bones reinforced with carbon fiber strands make some yul unusually durable than their counterparts, while others take advantage of permanent psychological alterations that remove their capacity to know fear, dread, love, or hate, or even gift their mind with the ability to host two personalities instead of one.

In general, if it can be done with a gene mod or some other form of augmentation, many yul in a dissident citadel probably have access to it.

Other Notes: (List anything truly unique that doesn't fit with the rest.),

Religion: Aside from the occasional cult led by an individual with far too much time on his hands, nearly all yul are inherently atheistic if not outright uninterested in the notion of organized religion. As colonization efforts were put underway and more yukanian civilians found themselves amongst the ‘sea of worlds’, belief in higher powers and cosmic entities waned greatly, with each passing star, newly-discovered xeno species and scientific discovery dealing periodic mortal blows to religious canon and those that chose to preach it. 
While not exactly a true religion, yul still venerate their ancestors to an exceptionally high degree, 

Gods: None.

Tenets: (What are the principles taught by your religion?)

Religious Beliefs: (Give any examples that make it stand out from the crowd.)

Other Notes:

Misc. Cultural Traits

[/b[Class Distinctions: (What divides the classes and castes in your faction? How do they work? Does your faction have social mobility?)

Politics: (How does it play a role in your society?)

Entertainment: (What do your people talk about or do in their spare time? Do they even have spare time to goof off?)

News & Other Media: (How is your faction informed on current events?)

Language: (How does it work in general? List anything of note here.)
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Technological Overview: (Just give some basics on what makes your faction unique, or simply fill out the blanks below. Your ideas give us insight on what you're capable of writing.)

Groundbreaking Technologies: None.

Special Military Technologies: None.

(The following are mostly for civilian technologies and are not required. However, they are encouraged.)
Transportation: Oddly enough, commercial and civilian transport vehicles—such as automobiles or trucks—no longer exist in the Yaren Axis. As Dissident Citadels are self-contained communities with limited space, the yul have opt for 

Utility:
Power:
Medicine:
Biology:
Cybertronics: (computer techs, including artificial intelligence.)
Construction:

Dissident citadel: Dissident citadels are subterranean 'bunkers' that house vast yukanian cities. They were constructed in response to the yul's own excessive drive to master the art of orbital bombardment over conventional warfare. Dissident citadels are buried ten miles underground, with the surfaces directly above them covered in a wide array of potent (yet incredibly short-ranged) ground-to-space weaponry (usually in the form of mass drivers that fire high-yield nuclear fusion missiles into space), with these defenses equipped with active defense systems that can target incoming missiles, shells or asteroids. Dissident citadels, like bunkers, come with their own ventilation systems and afford complete protection from radiological, biological, chemical, nano, and nuclear weaponry, while the outer casing of the dissident citadel is shielded from further harm by the presence of powerful electromagnetic and plasma-based fields. 

Each dissident citadel is organized into districts, with each district separated from the one below and above it by way of several airlocks, pressure chambers and sealed movement ways which prevents neighboring areas from succumbing to biological or radiological harm should its boundaries become compromised by an attacking force. These districts can be Buildings within yul cities are separate bunkers 

SPI: SPI systems, or Strategic Placement Installations,
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