Look, personally, I think trying to model Vilani-anything after our own (n-thd-assed pop conception of our) selves is pissing in the wind. I'm in disagreement with Hans Ranke Madsen about this (amicably, I hope), but I don't believe that Vilani are "a race" in the sense of genetics, cognition, culture, or linguistics -- they're fucking aliens.

But, if you want to find your aliens in "exotic" snd (let's be honest) "not mainstream" humans, give a dekkho here, for your 'sadly non-competitive and doomed, Chinese culture is nature; as is all Their culture" enjoyment.

http://bloodandtreasure.typepad.com/blood_treasure/2014/09/a-21st-century-offering.html

Vilani? You tell me.

Kim