part plant , part mantis the Orchtis have evolved hyper specialised camouflage.

their lush jungle home world is protected by a forcefield that projects a hellish lava scape as a defensive measure
to keep them safe from would be invaders.

sent makes up an important part of their language and communication.


this race in its current form contains small percentage irken core line DNA .
they originated as a a hybrid race form one of the planet's native species , a short plant like insect no taller then 20" and the pioneering Irken exploration expedition that accidently got marooned on the jungle world.

infatuated with the sheer height of the strange new commers the native pygmies instantly took to them as the means of their salvation for the horrors of their worlds alpha preadators.

and so the foundations for the Orchtis race was formed from this union.