Ophidian Syndicate

History
Born of necessity thousands of years ago, the Ophidian syndicate was formed when the matriarchs of the clan houses Shara and Vesta formed an alliance between themselves to conquer the other clan houses. while the duo of matriarchs were killed in the ensuing hostile takeovers the clans were united when a young, weak and small female, Shara Venveshi was gifted Godhood. She became the first Queen of the Ophidians, and led the rest of her race to conquer the entire world under one banner. The clans remained at each others throats, and minor differences between them would devolve into wars, severely limiting the clans abilities to progress in any meaningful way. one clan would create a new technology only for a different clan to destroy it before it was used against them.

Occupation of Anashai
the Ophidians once were a strong military presence, united under Queen Valishae. they spread out from their home world until the queen stumbled across the world of Anashai. Home to a primitive bipedal species that offered no resistance to her far superior mental abilities. She laid waste to the armies of the time, slowly her troops spread across the planet. They spread in a large area of the tundrous planet. She ruled the primitive humanoids for 36 years before the uprisings began. A young Ishtar challenged her, their armies clashed, until only they remained, dread bodies surrounding them they fought each other with mental prowess and psionics until after fourteen night cycles she was slain by the High Ishtar.

The occupation ended soon after, the Ophidians leaving the planet, launching radioactive gauss shells into major population centers as they left.

Ophidians
Ophidians are a snake-like race of psuedoreptiles. They have hot blood, averaging 109.3 F, and are immune to many diseases that plague other races as a result, however their own diseases do not affect other races as effectively either. They possess no hair, and are covered from head to tail in hard scales, ranging in any color with multiple patterns, though most commonly earthy tones, such as greens and browns. Females of the species are larger, usually around 40 meters in length from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail, and males are 26 meters long. The Queen is much larger than any member of the species, and the only one possessing any form of psionic ability. They all possess a heavily paralytic, but not deadly, venom and fangs to strike with. They each possess two arms, ending in a five fingered hand, each hand possessing razor sharp claws. All Ophidians have a human-like torso, their necks usually are around three feet long, ending in a snake-like face. The Queen possesses a hood, like a cobra, which displays when she is threatened or is threatening.

Language
the only language the Ophidians speak is Snashari, known by most outsiders as Ophi. Ophidians refuse to speak any other language, even when dealing with with aliens who do not know their tongue. Ophidians are physically capable of speaking other languages but choose to maintain the purity of speaking with Ophi.

Population
Due to the constant infighting the race suffers from. they are smaller in number than the average galactic civilization. only 9.8 billion of them are present spread over ten planets.

Military
The military of the Syndicate is comprised of three 'branches' of interest. All three were established under the reigning queen, Queen Sharya.

Void Stalkers
tasked with outward expansion and war, the Void Stalkers possess powerful cloaking devices to render the ships invisible until he time to bare fangs is reached. The head of the Void Stalkers, Grand General Vesta Ceria, commands the group with ruthless aggression. The name is a historical call to nearly 1900 years prior, the last time the Ophidians had a unified front.

Ophidian Planetary Defense
Tasked with defending the planets as a whole, the Ophidian Planetary Defense build all stations which all other branches of the military make use of. generally the best engineers and construction crews work within the OPD, Grand General Cesha Cerai heads the OPD and is responsible for the development of new technologies.

Queen's Guard
The Queen is the most important person in the universe, bar none. Her safety is the top priority of every single ophidian, She is kept safe by the other branches as well, but ultimately tasked with the defense of the Queen on a regular basis, the Queen's Guard are never more than twenty feet away from the Queen, ready to step in and lay down their lives in defense of God. Grand General Shar Venira commands this elite group, and is never seen far away from the Queen.

Queen Sharya
The Queen has reigned almost no time at all, and has brought the clans together under the banner of war. Tired of the infighting and wars within, she brought the clan matrons together and ended the rule of the matrons, by the tip of her fangs. She made clear to the new clan matrons that disloyalty to her would not be tolerated, lest they share the same fate. She tuned the Ophidians outward towards the stars, bringing the clan ships to bear. Her scales are a dark grey, almost black, with two purple lines going down her back from the top of her head down to the tip of her tail. She is responsible for the sudden boom in research of technology, demanding that the best minds be brought together to work to make the Syndicate strong and able to conquer.

Queen Arshia
The most recently deceased queen. Her reign was 250 years strong. While she made little progress in society, she led the Ophidians to conquer a new planet in their local area, where they discovered new sources of radioactive materials for their weapons. She was a dark cyan colored, her scales freckled with black spots. She was wise and strong, laying the important groundwork for the current queen to begin her campaign into the stars. She died of old age. she is survived by her four daughters, who continue to serve the current queen in the Queen's Guard.

Grand General Shar Venira
The closest thing a Queen can have to a best friend, she is fiercely loyal, even more than the average Ophidian, and the first to bare fangs at anyone approaching her Queen. Queen Sharya selected her personally out of a list of candidates from the formerly disjointed clan militaries. The two get along, considering how much time they have to spend in close proximity to each other. She is dark brown with tan diamond patterns down her back, she is rarely seen away from the Queen's side, or without her powered exoskeleton.

Grand Admiral Vesta Ceria
A proud member of clan Vesta, Ceria leads the Void Stalkers with little regard for those she tramples. She was in command of the Clan Armed Forces, after proving her strength in battle over the other grand generals. She is relatively young, only 30 years of age, yet with the responsibility of every Ophodian under her command. The Queen graced her with the position of the head of the new void stalkers forces, giving her carte blanche on tactics, until such a time as She needed to step in personally. She is light brown with dark blue spots down her back and stomach.