VOLGE

Planet of Origin: Unknown, in the Milky Way Galaxy

The Volge are a sentient  red skinned humanoids over 8 feet tall whose bodies secret a highly resistant organic armor as well as organically powere their bionetic Cold-fire weapons. Volge do not process oxygen very well and require their armor to provide them with some protection. They are believed to reproduce with clone-like offspring through their DNA and might be an enigneered species.

Subterranean by nature, they live in colonies and come to the surface for warring purposes and have developed a very warlike civilisation.

It is unknown from which planet the Volge originate but they made it to the Votanis System some thousand years ago and landed on the planet Omec whose native population they wiped.

As of 5000 years ago, when their system underwent a stellar cataclysm, they were deliberately left behind as all the system's population fled in large interstellar arks but but some of them managed to get aboard.

Source: Defiance TV series.

 

 

SENSOTH / VOTANS

Planet of Origin: Irath,  a planet with two moons, one of which was habitable, oribiting the star Vysu in Votanis star system in the Milky Way Galaxy, which they shared with the Irathients and the Liberata. Irath's sky has a red color to it and may have had a higher concentration of Nitrogen then Earth does

Sensoth are strong, large and tall humanoids with extended lower jaws and a large amount of hair on their faces. They are their homeworld's species with the longuest lifespan, able to live over 200 years. They prefer to live at a much slower pace than others, speaking and acting slowly due in part to their long lives. Due to their long life they are always planning out things. Not without humor, their practical jokes are always designed to unfold over time. 

On Irath, they lived in the Great Tarnalin Forest and had trade relations with their homeworld's other. They were subjugated by the Castithans and forced into slave work and conscription in their armies.

As of 5000 years ago, they fled their homeworld along with all the other species when their system underwent a stellar cataclysm.

Source: Defiance TV series.

 

LIBERATA / VOTANS

Planet of Origin: Irath,  a planet with two moons, one of which was habitable, oribiting the star Vysu in Votanis star system in the Milky Way Galaxy, which they shared with the Irathients and the Sensoth. Irath's sky has a red color to it and may have had a higher concentration of Nitrogen then Earth does

Liberata are a humanoid species shorter than humans with large whiskers on their face and four fingers on their hands ans feets. They breathe Nitrogen and can be poisoned by oxygen.

Once a war mongering people, they were subjugated by the Castithans, turned into servitude. Once economically powerful,  political missteps reduced them to a caste of minions. Humble and generous by nature, they see their social status among the other races as punishment for crimes of their ancestors.  They have a polytheistic religious system grounded in the here and now of life. A lot of their rituals and practices are been borrowed  from the Sensoth and the Irathients.

As of 5000 years ago, they  fled their homeworld along with all the other species when their system underwent a stellar cataclysm.

Source: Defiance TV series.

IRATHIENTS / VOTANS

Planet of Origin: Irath,  a planet with two moons, one of which was habitable, oribiting the star Vysu in Votanis star system in the Milky Way Galaxy, which they shared with the Liberata and the Sensoth. Irath's sky has a red color to it and may have had a higher concentration of Nitrogen then Earth does

Irathients are a humanoid species that looks much like naturally althetic humans with broad and flat nasal bridges, reddish skin usually red hair.

They have developed a proud, tribal civilisation centered in their spiritual beliefs very closely to the natural world. into tribes and are often perceived by outsiders as aggressive. Their spiritual beliefs are made up of three idealized parts of the body: the Gyabire (the brain) the seat of intellect; the Gyagbe (the heart) the source of vitality; and he Gyargye (the stomach) the house of emotion.

As of 5000 years ago, they  fled their homeworld along with all the other species when their system underwent a stellar cataclysm.

Source: Defiance TV series.

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.