Raloi

The raloi are a tall avian species native to the planet Turvess

History
During the final days of the citadel era the raloi fled back to their homeworld, they attempted to avoid the reapers by pretending they had never achieved spaceflight of any kind.

They thought they had succeeded, they remained on their homeworld avoiding advances hoping to be avoided, even planning for the next cycle in secret. They advanced and flourished, medical technologies in particular.

A single world marvel in their homesystem, and utterly defenseless against invasion when the Parnack Regime arrived. The raloi had no chance, and immediately surrendered themselves to the yahg, becoming another species dominated by the regime.

Culture
Raloi have maintained their culture, but the regime monitors them closely. The raloi are festive, and have many holidays some of which have even been adopted by the regime formally.

The raloi religion follows a doctrine that states eleven gods swim through time, and that all is as it is meant to be. They say the past and the future constantly change the gods always making alterations.

Biology
Biologically the raloi most closely resemble terrestrial avian species, they are covered in fine feathers and have a boney facemask. They are a tall species, their head equal to a krogans hump.

They evolved from seaside avians, their hands and claws very suited for the climbing of the cliffs they called home. The bony masks evolved long before they had hands, as a means to protect their faces from their prey, typically crab-like creatures that could tear at their skin and cause infections.