CODEX: VOLUS

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VOLUS

Names: Volus have two names but no family names. According to volus sensibilities you cannot own a person, so using a family name would essentially be laying claim to their offspring.

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

Lifespan: 150 years

Classes: Engineer
Volus are not as physically adept as other races, and primarily spread their influence through trade and commerce.

Appearance: Volus evolved on a high-pressure world with an ammonia-based biology. Therefore, they must wear special suits capable of providing them with a liveable environment. Otherwise, nitrogen/oxygen air mixtures are poisonous to them, and in the low pressure atmospheres tolerable to most species, their flesh will actually split open.

Things to Note: The volus culture is associated with trade, and the volus are a client race of the turians. Due to the volus not being physically adept, they tend not to be violent, and can even seem overly-pacifistic and cowardly to other, more militant species. Possibly because of their tribal origins, volus tend to refer to members of other races by their source world rather than species name (i.e. "Earth-clan" instead of "human"). Volus have a long history on the Citadel, but they have never been invited to join the Council, which is a sore point for many volus individuals.

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