Races: The Ganai

GANAI
Classification: Radically Cybernetic Enhanced Humanoid
Life Span: Unknown (Limited By Biological Organ Replacement Life)
Racial Modifiers: +20 STR/STA, -10 DEX/RS, +10 INT/LOG -10 PER/LDR 
Special Abilities: Ganai have a +25% resistence to extreme cold and heat. Ganai's polymetal skin acts as a natural skein  & albedo suit.
Gender: Male & Female
Handedness: Ganai Are Ambidexterous

The Ganai are an alien race of cybernetically enhanced humanoids that were at one time conquered by the Shi'an and their world annexed into the Shi'an Empire. The Ganai evolved from a race known as the Rofara who lived on the planet Skaranis in the Andromeda Galaxy. The Rofara were essentially a humanoid race identical to the Humans of Earth. However, the Rofara were struck by a horrible alien plaque virus which nearly wiped out all biological life on Skaranis. Suffering from this plaque, the Rofara initially welcomed the appearance of the Shi'an who used their advanced technology to create biomechanical cybernetic organs to replace their disease damaged ones. However, over time the Rofara became increasingly dependent on the Shi'an technology and eventually were forced to trade their freedom for continued support from the Shi'an. Over time the Rofara began to make their own advancements in cybernetics and soon learned to overcome the need for Shi'an technology. The Rofara revolted and drove the Shi'an from Skaranis regaining their freedom. After years of exposure to Shi'an biotech the Rofara had become barely recognizable. A large group of the surviving Rofara decided to leave the plague raved world of Skaranis and embrace their new identity as cybernetic beings adopting the new identity as the Ganai. Those who remained behind on Skaranis continued to live off the remaining biotech left by the Shi'an but became twisted and corrupted by its consuming nature. Those who remained behind became known as Skaranids and became the first Nekrosians.

Where the Shi'an are masters of Bio-technology the Ganai have become masters of cybernetics and mechanical technology. 
 
Ganai do posses a stronger resistence to electrical shock than humans do and cannot be stunned by electrical weapons.

The Ganai and Xin are generally intolerent of each other as they both served the Shi'an at one time in their history. The Ganai are the only spacefarring culture that does not use space fighters as part of their military arsenal.