Posleen

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Posleen are a fictional alien race, created by the Sci-Fi author John Ringo for his Legacy of the Aldenata series of books. The Posleen are a race of genetically engineered reptilian centaurs, supposedly designed by the long lost race - the Aldenata - to be the ultimate warriors.

The Posleen are broken up into two distinct elements. The 'Normals' and the 'God Kings'. Both of these share similar physical characteristics (Resistance to biological and chemical weapons, highly efficient metabolisms, armoured body structures etc.), however the 'God Kings' are also blessed with enhanced intelligence that makes them the leaders of their less intelligent brethren.

Posleen are functioning hermaphrodites, able to reproduce in random pairs, vomiting forth eggs from within their abdomens with great frequency. The young mature rapidly, and since they have been imbued with genetic knowledge, the maturing young have no need of education and they are able to add to the race's combat ready numbers within months of birth. Usually young will be raised in combative birthing 'Pits' from which only the strongest emerge alive, however young Posleen are quite capable of surviving unattended in the wild, growing up as Ferals and fashioning rudimentary weapons.