Grendlers

Squat, bipedal species with a large head, wide mouth and short arms native to G88-9.

Narrative
Grendlers may or may not be the correct term for the species. They were probably named by a penal colonist after the monster in Beowulf. Grendlers are nomadic, and traders by nature. They hoard just about anything for trading purposes, and strike a hard bargain. They can be violent if provoked, but possess human-like emotions. Grendlers have a very pungent body odor and produce copious amounts of saliva, which has healing properties against various diseases. Grendlers also get intoxicated on human blood, and they go to great lengths to acquire it.