Panthran

The Panthran are cat like humanoid race with all black sleek fur and blood red claws, they are very similar in color to known panther species across the galaxy.

The thing that most people haven’t learned until recently is that while the panthran procreate normally they also have a second caste that is created from enslaved humanoids.

These humanoids are created when a panthran makes a claw attack and injects them with a parasitic creature that quickly transforms the victims body to mimic that of the panthrans save that instead of fur their skin turns a glossy black and the symbiotic organism destroys all procreative organs in the body leaving a neutered lower caste that is used for lower order soldiers and menial labor.

The Panthran Imperial clan as their government is called is built on slavery and they do a brisk trade ith genetic slave traders and have a tendency to attack any ships that enter their sphere of influence without permission.