**First Appearance:** #book4 Alien race, of which Master Yotov is an example. They tend to live in a mostly closed society, but when they choose to venture out of that society they tend to be overachievers, quickly rising to the top of whatever field they choose to pursue. They tend to be both brilliant and devious; they also lack any sense of empathy or connection with other individuals outside their own species. Most are sociopaths, many bordering on psychopaths. Add to this that they can be eminently charming and often have a high charisma. They seem to have psychic skills to influence people. A homebody race with a built-in psionic talent to influence people to want to do the will of said Ligurites. Their homeworld is [[Places/Persuasion|Persuasion]].