CODEX: BATARIAN

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BATARIAN

Names: Batarians do not have any known naming conventions.

Gender: There is no known gender divide in batarian society.

Lifespan: 150 years.

Classes: Soldier, Sentinel, Vanguard, Engineer
Most batarians who wander the galaxy serve as drug-traffickers or thugs, and many serve with the Blue Suns. Some batarians have biotic powers, and serve as either shock troopers or sentinels.

Appearance: Batarians are the only known intelligent sentient race to have four eyes. Batarians exhibit many different skin tone colors: while most encountered batarians are a dark, brown-red hue with pale facial ridges, at least one has what appears to be a black and yellow striped pigmentation with light green facial ridges.

Things to Note: Most batarians are forced to stay on Khar'shan due to the forced isolation imposed by their government, the Batarian Hegemony. The Terminus Systems are infested with batarian slave rings (slavery is an aspect of batarian culture) and criminal gangs, though several batarians have proven to be shrewd businessmen. Despite their innate dislike for Citadel races and humans, batarians prefer profitable businesses such as drug running to all out warfare. Though batarians have no form of religion, it is known that they believe the soul leaves the body through the eyes when they die. Batarians place a high value on social caste and appearance, and body language is important to them. For example, tilting one's head to the left is a sign of admiration and respect. When a batarian tilts his head to the right it is a sign that he is (or considers himself to be) superior to the one that the gesture was directed at.

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