The Naigaje are stocky, four-legged reptilian "dragons" roughly the size of an Arabian horse, possessing a mosaic of features including scales that bend light for camouflage, bird-like beaks with dual voice boxes for perfect mimicry, and coarse feathers. Though they attempted to wipe out humanity with comets 12,800 years ago, they were sentenced by the Assembly to serve as our "Watchers," currently dwelling in underwater bases where they balance their resentment toward their human "penance" with a deep love for fish, mathematics, and complex music. The conflict 12,800 years ago was essentially a high-stakes corporate sabotage that nearly resulted in the extinction of humanity. The Naigaje (Reptilians) didn't hate humans initially; they hated what we represented: the Kayeen's infinite supply of spare parts.The Naigaje’s plan was logically sound but morally "reckless." By trying to solve a political problem with a planetary genocide, they violated the laws of the Assembly (the universal governing body).