dimanche 28 avril 2013

INDOGENES

Planet of Origin: Daribo, a planet oribiting the star Vysu in Votanis star system in the Milky Way Galaxy, which they shared with another species, the Castithans. Before being destroyed along  with the other planets of the system some 5000 years ago, Daribo had three moons, 2 of which had irregular orbits. 
The Indogene are a humanoid species looking much like Castithans, the species they shared their homeworld with but with a hexagonal pattern on their skin, no visible follicle growth and hexagonal-shaped irises. Very technology oriented,  they have numerous genetic and technological implants. Although obsessive and hardworking, they appear cold but pacific. Atheists, they value science above everything else and  believe they are a superior species. They were, with the Castithans, among the founders of the Votanis Collective.
Source: Defiance Universe.

CASTITHANS

Planet of Origin: Daribo, a planet oribiting the star Vysu in Votanis star system in the Milky Way Galaxy, which they shared with another species, the Indogenes. Before being destroyed along  with the other planets of the system some 5000 years ago, Daribo had three moons, 2 of which had irregular orbits.
Castithans are a humanoid species looking pretty much like pale skin humans with lighter colored eyes which are genetically compatible with the latter.
Arrogant by nature, they view themselves as the most important of any species and among themselves have developed a strict hierarchical caste system with minimal interactions between them. As it is a patriarchal society,  females are also expected to be fairly submissive to the males. They have developed a severe monotheistic religion. After making contact with other species from their star system, they were one of the founding members of the Votanis Collective. 
As of 5000 years ago, they had developed STL space travel and fled their homeworld when their system underwent a stellar cataclysm.
Source: Defiance TV series.

lundi 15 avril 2013

KROMOKS

Planet of Origin: Second moon of planet Aktarka in the Milky Way galaxy.
Kromoks are an aggressive sentient species of furry anthropoidal humanoids who had developed an industrial civilisation as of the twentieth century. They are commanded by an alpha male and females seem to be kept aside from political and military business. While not possessing space technology, they are sometimes given some and used by the Stix, a species of another system, to fight against the inhabitants of Akatarka and their Galaxian neighbors.
Source: Scrameustache

samedi 13 avril 2013

ZHALLA'KLANS

Planet of Origin: Zhall'Kla
Zhalla'Klans are sexuate sentient humanoids with a biology based on cristals that developed an advanced pacific non-expansionnist civilisation. Zhalla'Khans are extremely long lived, able to survive in the void of space, capable of faster-than-light movement through interestellar space, of matter and energy manipulation and transmutation of living matter. They also possess a precognitive sense that allow to detect "fortuitous points in (their) destinies" such as meeting potential mates. Only one Zhalla'Klan is known to have left his homeworld. It passed on Earth in 1981.
Source: Marvel Universe: Marvel Two-in-One#79 ( September 1981).

ICE WARRIORS / NATIVE MARTIANS / GREENIES


Planet of Origin: Mars, the fourth planet oribiting the Sun. After having struggled and adapted aritifically to their homeworld's dying ecosphere, the Ice Warriors abandoned it to relocate on other worlds in other star systems.
The Ice Warriors are a race of sexuate sentient reptilian humanoids which developed an advanced agressive civilisation built upon a strict code of honor which developed space faring capacities millenias ago. Standing around 2 meters tall, they have thin both strong bodies, three digits clawed hand, sharp fangs and large red eyes.
In order to survive harsh environments, they created  heavy suits, partly biological, partly cybernetic, which serves as weaponry, armor, powersuits and life system and which are considered dishonorable to remove. Thus they only did so under the most extreme circumstances, and if so, could  summon them back remotely.
The Ice Warriors are capable of engineering planetary ecosystems to better suit their needs; for instance, they deployed seeds on a planet which altered the environment and made it a world that would suit their needs. Such an attempt was made on Earht in the mid-21st century.

jeudi 11 avril 2013

OOD / OODKIND

Planet of Origin: Ood Sphere, a planet from a system of two suns, situated in the Horsehead Nebula, some 1500 light years from Earth, is the home of the sensorites. Another planet in the same system, the Sense sphere, houses a genetically related species, the Sensorites. Although not a gestalt, the Sensorites are also telepahtic. How those two species, most probably of common origin managed to end up on different planets remains unknown.
The Ood are a long lived pacific telepathic humanoid species which developed as a gestalt into an early industrial civilisation. They live as a hive mind led by the Ood Brain, a huge living brain that ontrolled the connection between individual Ood and which is able to reach any Ood over intergalactic distances. They have coleoid tentacles on the lower portions of their faces, no vocal cords and instead communicated by telepathy. They  posses two brains; a forebrain in the head and a secondary hindbrain connected by an umbilical cord-like connection to their faces, usually held in their hands. The forebrain does much of the thinking and stores the telepathic sensors. The hindbrain processed memory and emotions, leading to mental instabilities when removed, even though the Ood can survive without it.  In the 39th century, humanity discovered the Ood, enslaved them, and used them to perform menial tasks throughout the intergalactic slave trade. The external hindbrain of the Ood was extracted and replaced by translator globes by Ood Operations, a corporation in charge of managing their world. This procedure was kept from the general public which believed the Ood naturally servile. By the 42nd century, it was claimed that every human had an Ood servant. Apart from activist groups, they were generally barely even regarded as being alive, and were considered to be expendable.
Source: Doctor Who (TV: Planet of the Ood)  (TV: The End of Time) (TV: Planet of the Ood)



SENSORITES

Planet of Origin: Sense Sphere, a planet from a system of two suns - which never had nights, situated in the Horsehead Nebula, some 1500 light years from Earth, which is rich in molybdenum and is the home of the sensorites. Another planet in the same system, the OOd sphere, houses a genetically related species, the Ood. How those two species, most probably of common origin managed to end up on different planets remains unknown.

Sensorites were a telepathic humanoid race that developed an industrial civilisation. Their head is  bulbous, their eyes large and black with no eyelids. They have white whiskers around their mouths. They are very sensitive to loud noise and fear darkness. They appeared almost identical, even to themselves and wear accessories with their otherwise identical grey bodysuits to denote their social status.
Early in their history, the Sensorites worshipped giant spiders called  Zilgans that lived in dark caves on their world, since they lived in the darkness that they feared so much. They would feed them criminals and would be left on their own. In the 28th century, a human exploration mission made contact with the Sensorites and attempted to exploit their world's mineral wealth. After an uneasy start, they managed to make an agrement that exploitation would be minimal and would ne bother the Sensorites.
Source: Doctor Who, TV: The Sensorites 

dimanche 7 avril 2013

RILLS

Planet of origin: An unknown plant in Galaxy 4.
Rills are a sentient ammonia-breathing species which developed  an advanced pacific spacefaring civilisation with intergalactic capacities.
They are large, scaly sexuate creatures with massive skulls, wide mouths and large eyes. They rely on their telepahtic abilities to communicate, being unable to do so verbally. Tey have very long liespan and a slower perception of time than most species. It remains unclear if this is their natural  state of being or if this came about after genetical manipulations they went thru in order to increase their original lifespan. It takes them a thousand years ot mature and their normal reaction time is fifty times slower than a human.  In order to deal with other species, they are able to increase their reaction time for short periods but find this practice unstelling. Solitary beings, they prefer to spend most of their time thinking, leaving physcial tasks and interaction with others to robots called Chumblies. 
Source: Doctor Who universe, Galaxy 4

CHULA

The Chula are a humanoid sentient species which developed and adcanced spacefaring civilisation as of the twentieth century or before. They are known to have been participating in wars, having developed powerful  medical nanogenes which could restore even dying or dead soldiers to action. Those nanogenes were usually carried in automated medical ships droppes on the battlefield from where they could start repairing the injured. Such as medical ship has been known to crash on Earth in London during WWII. The effects of the nangogenes were contained and the ship destroyed.
Source: Doctor Who universe (The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances
Notes: Although no Chula are seen, the pilot seat from one of their ships seen in the aforementionned episodes is clearly made for a humanoid.

TOGONS / VENICOBANS

Planet of origin: an earth-like planet orbiting Venicoba Centauri in the Milky Way galaxy.
Togons are a sentient bipedal reptilian species which developed an agressive industrial civilisation on one continent of a planet orbiting Venicoba Centauri. They are constantly at war with the peaceful humanoid community which established themselves on the planet's other major continent, the Sharbakan. The only thing preventing the humanoids, somehow related to the Aktarkans, from being decimated by the Togons is the presence of a disruptor field around their continent.
The togons are covered in yellow scales and sport as red crest on theit head. They like to ride Zrills, pink ostrichlike reptiles with a strong sense of smell.
Source: The Scrameustache series, by Gos and Wal, "Le Sosie"