Vulperan

General description
The Vulperan hail from the Alpha Centauri B system on the planet Renard, they are a gregarious people, openly embracing other species and always looking to help other societies out when needed, they are also a highly intelligent species with some of the top scientists in the galaxy coming from their system.

Personalities
They are known to be a bit vain about their appearance, taking special attention to the grooming and upkeep of their fluffy tails and have even engineered themselves so on their heads they can grow out hair to which they style it up according to individual taste, sometimes even dying it different colours from their natural colour.

Because of their outgoing and social nature, they also enjoy intimate contact with other species, regardless of gender and they aren't afraid to show their true feelings towards others, shyness is considered a mental illness among their kind and is usually treated with forced social contact.

They are largely a empathetic species and were among the first to be sent to Earth following the war to begin recovery efforts and terraforming to repair the damage caused by the nuclear weapons used against the Jagjit early on in the invasion.

Discovering the Tierrans
The Vulperan's also were the first to recognize the Tierran's capacity for intelligence and nurtured their growth intellectually, as such they have a special connection to this species and often employ and work with them in scientific and alchemical pursuits.

General description
Vulperan's appear as an anthropomorphic fox but are not related to the Earth animals, they stand in at 1.5m to 2m in height.

Their ears are long but can vary in overall appearance, giving them very good hearing.

Eye colour can also vary, common colours are green, yellow and red.

Baseline variations
The color of the flesh inside their's mouths and their tongues can vary in color.

Some have horn or antler like growths on the top of their heads, even going so far as them growing to more crest like with a row of smaller growths behind the main pair, those who do grow them sometimes opt to remove them but this is either because of personal taste or if they consider them an annoyance.

Legs can vary between digitgrade and plantigraded but they always have paw like feet with pads on the bottom, the length and width varying though depending on their leg type.

A common splice among Vulperans is a long, prehensile, snake-like tongue, which can be used to taste things in the air. Though they are not born with this, some choose to have this splice later on in their lives. For those Vulperans who do choose to join the military, this splice is offered free of charge, as it is a great benefit in the field, enabling them to better find hidden enemies, or explosives.

Sub-species
Archetypum Vulperan, are the most common type of Vulperan. They are born with what can be called a more "normal" aray of fur coating, ranging from orange, to brown, and shades of yellow. Generally they are refered to as more normal colors by a human standard, being closer to the fur coats of the tellurian Fox. The Archetypum tend to end up with some of the better Businessmen and women of the Vulperan species, always keeping in the social knowings, up to date on the latest products and fads. some of the largest business tycoons have been of the Archetypum, as well as some of the best politicians among the Vulperan Species.

Carentia Vulperan, are a common sub-species of the Vulperan race. The main physical difference is that this sub-species has fur coats of a monotone (Grayscale) shade. Ranging from White to Black and every shade of gray in between. The Carentia sub-species tend to keep to themselves, and be the more physical of the sub-species, some of the greatest acrobats in Vulperan history being Carentian, as well as the best fighters. a slight majority of the Vulperan Armed forces are from the Carentia sub-species.

Villiotte Vulperan, are the rarest of the sub-species. They have the most bright and vibrant fur colors, and tend to be either the most outgoing or anti-social of all Vulperans. Their coats range from purple, to green, and include blue shades as well. The Villiotte tend to produce some of the brightest minds... and most scientific accidents... of the three Vulperan sub-species. Some of the best scientists have been of the Villiotte... and some of the greatest disasters as well. The more outgoing of them tend to think outside of the box, which in turn allows them to reach conlcusions others wouldn't have been able to come up with. This tends to add to their success as scientists.