Rani Empire

The Rani Empire is the colloquial name given to the Elleid Empire from the Wolf binary system in the Virgo cluster.

Etymology

Originally the name given to the warrior tribes of Norelia, the term Rani was later used to refer to the Elleid empire, the first to walk the stars out of the Rhanelian races. As the empire extended out and conquered others by means of diplomacy or sheer force, Rani transformed into the name given to any member or ally of the Elleid Empire.

While the current empire includes countless sentient races, purebred Ranhelions or saheebs are standard humanoids, averaging at 68 inches from head to toe with tails that can grow up to 72 inches from base to end. Their skin tones vary from near black to white and often exhibit pigmentation patterns that are directly linked to each individuals lineage. Their species has only two genders as most other sentient races do, with only the females possessing wings capable of flight.

Origins
The Elleid Empire's home world is Norelia, a mid-sized rocky planet orbiting at 1.1 astronomical units from it's parent stars.