...rom planet Squamata Palus had joined the colourful lot travelling among the cargo. Squamata Palus was a planet soaked in red. The rocks were red, the soil was red; and the sun shining at it was red, too. Therefore, the natural colour of the Varanoides was red. Other species sometimes called the Varanoides Red Scales; a pejorative term that was better not used toward them. ...