The Bosphuraq are a species of sapient creatures descended from their homeworld's rough analogs to birds of prey (six limbed feathered and beaked airborne creatures which some humans have compared to gryphons by humans) which, on an isolated sub continent after a recent extinction event came to fill the niches of land dwelling predators on an isolated continent and honed their intelligence and tool use. They still have a pair of vestigial wings on their mid section which are of marginal use save for mating displays and helping them maneuver while on the run. In spite of the loss of their ability to fly, the Bosphuraq thrived, spread across their homeworld and established an advanced civilization







After their initial confrontation with the Rindhalu and it's disastrous conclusion the Maxolhx made contact with the Bosphuraq as they began to expand beyond their homeworld. Strategically well positioned, they made deals with those Bosphuraq nations which they deemed to be the most pliable and allowed them to expand into the stars, colonizing new worlds while remaining under their thumb while directing them against civilizations which had come under the patronage of the Rindhalu. Gradually they began to develop and expand their technological base and in turn vasalized other less well developed species, such as the Wurgalan. As is typical of those species under the Maxolhx coalition, their society has become authoritarian and militarized.





The Bosphuraq have a well developed set of senses. They have four eyes allowing them both excellent forward vision and a 270 degree field of view which can see into both the infrared and ultraviolet. The Bosphuraq are well known for their love of both color and pattern and if they can get away with it adorn all surfaces with rich and intricate multicolor displays. They are also have a well developed olfactory sense and part of the way that they express themselves is by the emitting of various pheromones. With a whiff of their nostrils and shoulder sporacles, a Bosphuraq can tell what one of their fellows is feeling or read a room. Unfortunately for most other species, this means that the Bosphuraq are notoriously smelly creatures.



From Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson

