Just click the link in the OP to join the Geckodons, Ch4os14.  Welcome to the Metaverse!

Sentient species taste better...

Welcome Ch4os, You made a good choice in empire.

Btw seth I recently got my game! Yes!, that means I'm going to wreak havoc on my own small part of the universe and join your empire soon.

Ok change of plans. Looks like Ultimate edition isn't supported by stardock yet so i'm going to have to wait till after the holidays to get registration all done and characters up. sorry guys, false alarm. I'll just use this time to get a custom race up and practice a few games in offline play. 

hmmmmm

Welcome our nest warrior, Lord Zarquon! May you bring this empire many victories.

Also updated the info on Geckodons,

Origin of the Geckodon Alliance: 1900 years ago on the Geckodon homeworld of Geckonia, several countries had just finished a major civil war that nearly destroyed Geckonia and so in order to prevent that from happening again, all of the suriving nations had formed into one nation known as the Geckodon Alliance. Shortly after this, a unkown ship crashed on Geckonia. This lead the Geckodons to discover new technologies including hyper drive. During their first years as a space empire, the Geckodons had gone through many hardships.

Biology: The average Geckodorian (male Geckodon) is about 7 ft tall and has a muscular body and have a snout like that of a crocodile. The average Geckodain (female Geckodon) is about 5 ft tall and has a very slim body also Geckodains have a much smaller snouts than Geckodorians and Geckodains have a fin like appendage on the back of their heads, Geckodorians don't. Another difference is that Geckodorians have a killing claw on each foot, Geckodains don't have a killing claw. During mating season a Geckodorian will try to get a Geckodain in love with him by making his scales change color into any color in order to impress a Geckodain, if the female isn't impressed she will make a hissing sound and move on to the next Geckodorian until she is impressed, also they can lay up to 20 eggs how ever only 10 will surive also Geckodains have a pouch in their stomachs were eggs are kept until their fertilized and ready to be laid. Once two Geckodons meet and mate, they must mary each other and stay married for ten years. Geckodons can have a life span of 130 years and also Geckodons also age the same way as humans.

Society: In Geckodon society, Geckodorians are allowed to do almost anything they want, they can go where ever they please, they can tell their wives what to do, are allowed to participate in combat, can go to school, can own property and are allowed to have jobs. Geckodains have no say in anything, they can't give orders, they can't get jobs,can't go to school and can not go outside their households unless they wear a special bracelet around their ankles, although there are exceptions with empresses. Everyday, a Geckodorian would go to his job, the young Geckodorians would go to school, while the mother and her daughters stay home. Geckodon society is split into three classes. The first is the Working Class which consist mostly of merchants, shop keepers, industrial workers, medical workers, civil defense workers and farmers. The second is the Military Class, which consist of military personal. The final is the Goverment Class which consist of the Chosen Council and the Emperor.

Culture: Geckodon culture is a combination of the Japanese, Greek and Eygyptian cultures. Items, such as clothing, blankets, curtains, paper, are  made out of a material similar to papyrus. Instead of letters, the Geckodons use hieroglyphics. When it comes to clothing, Geckodorians wear two shoulder pads with spikes on them, also they'd wear chest pads in the shape of a skull and a loin cloth. Geckodains wear small dress than go down to their ankles. Geckodons enjoy the art of fighting. Most of the entertainment through out the Geckodon Alliance involves combat.

Military: The Geckodon Alliance has a military known as the Jusai. Soldiers are trained to be strong and sucessful. If a Jusai soldier does not do what he is told to do or fails, he is then whipped, shocked or severly beaten. Jusai starship captains, officers, admirals, pilots and generals are trained to be loyal to the Geckodon Alliance. Geckodains are not allowed to join the Jusai.

Goverment:  The Geckodon Alliance is a monarchy where a male member of the Geckodon Royal Family rules the entire Geckodon Alliance. When his mate lays eggs, one male is chosen to be his heir and the other 9 are eaten thus making sucession easy. When the heir of current emperor turns 13, he is taken away and brought to the Chosen, a council of eight Geckodons who live to protect members of the Royal Family, who will take care of the child. Once the young Geckodon turn 15, he is put into stasis until the current emperor dies. Once released, he imeadietly takes place as ruler and the cycle goes on. One the most interesting things about the Geckodon Alliance is any territory that is not connected to the main sphere of influence and has at least one colony is considered a state within the Geckodon Alliance, a state is ruled by a wealthy Geckodon known as a Commodore, who is chosen by the Emperor to a the state until it is connected to the main sphere of influence. States have no control of the Geckodon Alliance however they are allowed to do what ever they want to any colony within a state, such as the ability to make their own laws and are allowed to build their ships but only for purposes of defense and starbase construction.

Religion: The Geckodons worship a deity known as the Great God of War who according to the Geckodon Religion, had lived with several other deities and slaughtered them. Little else is known.

wow, the geckodon's are sexist. Not one of their most redeeming features I have to admit. I myself am making an empire based around the Soul Edge and 'Nightmare' from Soul Calibur 3. Rather unimaginative compared to the geckodon alliance (thus adding a redeeming feature) but i'm content with it.

Very true actually. you've done a lot of research into this haven't you?

Yeah, the Kzinti are an extreme example of that.  They geneticially engineered females to be only semi-sentient (most of them at least).

Great job with the expanded backstory on the Geckodons Seth. 

Sentient species taste better...

so in other words the majority of your women are tabbies.

Our females have the same level of intellegence as the males.

Seth i think he was talking about the kazin...

I know. I was stating that Geckodon females are smarter tha Kzinti females.

my dog is smarter then Kzin female...