Virelith: lavender gray-skinned humanoids with four arms with three fingers and two thumbs on each hand (an opposable thumb on both sides of each hand), and a long prehensile tail. Homeworld: Kharuun in the HD 13931 system, 154 lightyears from Earth.
Trioptid: green-skinned humanoids with four tentacle-like legs, a slightly large elongated head, three all-black eyes (with the middle eye being slightly larger than the other two eyes), pointed ears, an antenna for detecting electromagnetic waves and slight air movements, and tetradactyl hands. Homeworld: Triopta in the HD 43691 system, 279 lightyears from Earth.
Virellan Cycleborn: metamorphosizing humanoids that pass through five fixed metamorphosis phases: small, sensory Sprotlings (mouse-like babies), agile Hoppets (rabbit-like children), curious and adaptive Brakins with tails (monkey-like adolescents), powerful and intelligent Thronaks (gorilla-like adults), and slow, durable Orrakels with shell-like backs (tortoise-like elders); each stage acts as a distinct form with its own role in behavior and society. Homeworld: unknown.
Virethai: a species that undergoes metamorphosis: naga-like forms from infancy to centaur-like forms from childhood onward. Homeworld: unknown.
Revulsari: A sapient species whose biology inverts the emotional meaning of revulsion and desire, using intense shock or deep disgust as the trigger for reproduction instead of lust. Desire and pleasure are openly expressed and culturally normal, serving as a common source of comfort and bonding. They possess specialized scent glands that release pheromones capable of inducing revulsion, alarm, or emotional shock in compatible partners, helping trigger the reproductive state. In males, the penis is a dedicated pleasure organ with no reproductive function; any fluid released from it is sterile. Male gametes are produced separately and released only during reproduction through a temporary retractable tube that extends from a specialized reproductive opening located between the penis and scrotum. This structure activates only when the individual reaches the species’ extreme shocked or revulsed reproductive state, and it is used only for gamete transfer into a receptive partner experiencing the same state. Males also have a fully separate urinary opening located behind the anus, keeping waste removal separate from pleasure and reproduction. Females possess compatible reproductive structures that activate under the same shock/revulsion threshold. Since males must sit or squat to urinate, standing urination never developed, and urinals do not exist in Revulsari civilizations. Homeworld: unknown.
Grivolan: semi-amphibious, semi-arboreal humanoids that resemble a mix between a monkey and a frog. They have primate limbs (with two strong legs adapted for climbing and frog-like leaps between surfaces), fur on the arms, legs, back, and the back and top of their heads for insulation, amphibian skin traits, a prehensile tail, webbed digits, and a long sticky tongue; agile climbers, highly social, and hands-on problem solvers. Homeworld: Grivolan Prime in the HD 121504 system, 136 lightyears from Earth.
Tetravoltan: a sapient species that undergoes four fixed metamorphic stages: regenerative flat Drifters (planarian-like juveniles), immobile shell-bound Keepers (clam-like thinkers), multi-limbed Shapers (starfish-like builders), and upright Striders with crab-like claws and eye stalks (humanoid adults); memory persists across all stages, with each form filling a distinct role in their society. Homeworld: Tetravolta.
Pyrothal: star-like plasma beings composed of self-sustaining living plasma held together by powerful magnetic fields; born within nebulae, aging through stages similar to actual stars, shifting from hot blue-white younger forms to massive red elder forms before collapsing into dense stellar remnants or magnetic singularities. They communicate through radio pulses, flare patterns, and electromagnetic signals. Home regions: nebulae, stellar nurseries, and interstellar plasma currents.
Drakoryx: blue-purple furred humanoids with large wings attached to their backs, a long-snouted, pointed predatory head, four arms with retractable lower arms and semi-sharp fingertip claws on all hands, two retractable antenna-like sensory appendages on the top of the head, a long prehensile tail with a slightly blunt tip used for balance and striking, and feet with two forward toes and an opposable heel toe ending in semi-sharp tips. Along with being able to spit fiery plasma from their mouths, they possess wall-adhesive paw pads, super strength, super durability, and super intelligence, making them highly agile ambush hunters and adaptive problem solvers. Homeworld: unknown.
Mirelve: a humanoid alien species with muddy olive skin and solid black eyes, distinguished by two short antennae on the upper forehead that detect subtle electromagnetic and psychic signals. Their faces are smooth, with nostrils set directly into the skin and small internal ear openings instead of external ears. They have claw-like fingertips adapted for gripping, climbing, and digging, while their blunt thumbs allow precise manipulation. Mirelves use spoken language for everyday communication, but rely on telepathy mainly for reading surface thoughts and for long-distance contact, especially when speech would be inefficient or difficult. Homeworld: Mirelva in the HR 5566 system, 80 lightyears from Earth.
Thalvor: a gray-green reptilian humanoid species with four arms with three fingers and a thumb on each hand, large dark eyes, sensitive antennae that detect slight air vibrations and electromagnetic signals, and retractable claw-nails. Highly intelligent, acute-smelling, and agile wall-crawlers. Homeworld: Veyra III in the Sigma Coronae Borealis system, 76 lightyears from Earth.
Drawing of the Virelith, Tripotid, and Grivolan species
Virethys: a low-gravity world (its gravity is about two-thirds of Earth's) with sweeping biodiversity shaped by its long days and shifting twin suns. Virethys takes roughly 547 Earth days to complete one year, while a single day lasts about 36 Earth hours. About 60% of its land is dense, towering forest, while the remaining 40% is open savannah plains that stretch like golden seas between woodland continents. It orbits a binary star system: Aelion (a bright white star) and Bravun (a smaller amber-red star). Virethys has two moons: Soryn and Kethra (Soryn is much larger while Kethra is much smaller). Several sapient species inhabit Virethys: the Sylvrae: tall canopy dwellers; climb with forearm fins; communicate via layered sounds and leaf signals; live in territory-based treetop groups, the Korrathi: runner-adapted nomads; low, stable build; track herds and follow seasonal skies; highly mobile culture, the Veylith: low-light specialists; pale with large eyes; build vast tunnel networks; manage underground trade and resources, and the Dualborn: rare cross-environment species; semi-amphibious; move between forest and plains; act as intermediaries.
Cryovallis: a cold, low-light world with thick blue-white clouds that filter sunlight into a dim, glacial glow. Ice age-like animals are its main fauna. Sapient species of Cryovallis: the Fractalsapiens, they look like a “Pleistocene humanoid,” but clearly alien.
Velkaris: a warm and wet planet dominated by humid volcanic jungles, misty floodplains, and ash-fertile fern fores. Dinosaur-like creatures are its main fauna. Sapient species of Velkaris: the Pyrocerans, upright, dinosaur-descended sapients with reinforced bone plates and heat-diffusing feather-filaments.
Thalassor: a warm ocean world with alien equivalents of trilobites, ammonites, placoderms, giant marine reptiles, and prehistoric sharks. Sapient species of Thalassor: the Abyssolynth, deep-ocean sapients with soft armored cartilage bodies and spiral shell “back-rings” that grow with age.
Pelyth: a dry red world with alien equivalents of pelycosaurs, early therapsids, giant amphibians, and first land vertebrates. Sapient species of Pelyth: the Theromorphs, semi-reptilian early-vertebrate descendants with low posture and powerful limb joints.
Avethra: a forested world for alien equivalents of prehistoric birds, pterosaurs, terror birds, and ancient flightless ratites. Sapient species of Avethra: the Skyrendans, feathered sapients descended from flight-line predators and gliding pterosaurs.
Ferruk: a high-gravity grassland world with alien equivalents of mammal megafauna besides the Cryovallis forms: sabercats, giant ground sloths, mastodon-like browsers, and rhino-like tank grazers. Sapient species of Ferruk: the Gravithanes, heavyset, quadrupedal-leaning sapients descended from megafauna analogs.
Umbrael: a swamp-and-cavern world with alien equivalents of ancestral insects, giant millipedes, eurypterids, and extinct arthropod giants. Sapient species of Umbrael: the Chitinarchs, arthropod-descended sapients with segmented exoskeletons and internal soft neural cores.
Ignivar: a volatile world orbiting a dim red star, covered in shifting zones of heat and cold, with fiery mammal-like fauna and bird-like fauna with fire/heat abilities, as well as icy reptile-like fauna and amphibian-like fauna with ice/cold abilities. Rivers of magma cut through frozen plains, and storms can flip temperatures in minutes. Ignivar has three main reigons: 1) magma jungles: thick, glowing forests growing around lava flows, 2) frost deserts: wide, icy dunes with subzero winds, and 3) rift zones: unstable areas where heat and cold collide, creating violent energy storms.
Pyroglacera: a harsh world covered in blazing tundra and frozen wilds, with fiery Pleistocene-like mammals and dodo-like birds with fire and heat abilities, as well as icy dinosaur-like fauna with cold abilities. Steam vents burst through snowfields, glaciers crack over lava plains, and temperature shifts can remake a region in moments. Pyroglacera has three main regions: 1) ember steppes: vast, ash-coated grasslands roamed by heat-tolerant megafauna, 2) glacier forests: cold, crystal-laced woodlands where dinosaur-like herds and predators stalk, and 3) rift plains: unstable borderlands where fire and ice collide, creating violent storms of steam, frost, and lightning.
Vespera (Italy-like): A warm oceanic world of vineyard valleys, marble cities, musical dialects, old family dynasties, and floating canal towns. Famous for cuisine, opera-like sonic arts, and competitive solar yacht races.
Belleterre (France-like): Known for towering artistic academies, refined cuisine chemistry, fashion guilds, and massive flower plains beneath pink sunsets.
Hinomori (Japan-like): An island-heavy world blending hyper-advanced robotics with ancient spiritual traditions. Magnetic rail cities stand beside misty mountain shrines and giant bioluminescent forests.
Kumbara (Africa-like): A huge supercontinent world containing deserts, jungles, grasslands, volcanic kingdoms, and colossal wildlife rivaling dinosaurs in scale.
Redara (Australia-like): A rugged red world filled with dangerous fauna, enormous hopping herbivores, glowing reefs, and isolated frontier settlements.
Viridanza (Brazil-like): Covered in massive rainforests and thunderous river systems. Its people are known for extravagant planetary festivals and gravity-defying dance sports.
Solbrasa (Mexico-like): Features colorful canyon cities, ancient pyramid complexes, rich culinary traditions, and strong ancestral reverence practices.
Longzhou (China-like): A colossal and densely populated world with layered megacities, ancient dynasties, sky bridges, and enormous engineered river systems.
Thalassos (Greece-like): A planet of scattered island republics, cliffside cities, philosophers, athletes, and myth-inspired starship designs.
Navira (India-like): A highly spiritual and densely inhabited world famous for mathematical universities, colossal temples, monsoon continents, and radiant city colors.
Frostmere (Iceland/Greenland/Antarctica-like): A frozen ocean world of volcanic ice fields, geothermal cities, wandering research clans, and auroras visible even during daylight.
Khepra (Eygpt-like): Built around a single massive equatorial river. Ancient solar monuments and pyramid arcologies dominate the deserts.
Norðhjem (Scandinavia-like): A cold but prosperous world of fjords, evergreen forests, cooperative city-states, and powerful seafaring traditions.
Éireannor (Ireland-like): A misty green world filled with rolling hills, cliff coasts, ancient stone structures, storytelling traditions, and music-based ceremonial customs.
The Astra Nexus Galaxy (a galaxy of superhero aliens)
Terraserpenthra (Tremor Coil's species) - naga-like species with terrakinesis. Homeworld: Seismyra.
Photocentaurian (Glowtaur's species) - a centaur-like species with the ability to create and control solid energy constructs. Homeworld: Luminarch.
Dracophonia (Wavern's species) - wyvern-like species with the power to manipulate sound waves and light waves across the electromagnetic spectrum. Homeworld: Resonex.
Ferraknot (Chainlash's species) - a metallic humanoid species with the ability to project, extend, and manipulate chains for a variety of purposes (grappling, climbing, swinging, ranged combat, chain constructs). Homeworld: Metallokine.
Aperturian (Riftmind's species) - a humanoid species with dark indigo skin marked by glowing silver lines, solid white eyes, and digitigrade legs. Masters telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, and portal creation, bending reality to control minds, manipulate objects, and traverse space instantly. Homeworld: Foldspace.
Osteonix (Rebonerate's species) - a humanoid species with bone-manipulation and extreme regenerative abilities. Can form claws, spikes, shields, and launch bones as projectiles, while rapidly healing from injuries and resisting damage and diseases. Homeworld: Klythar.