Species

Furry Elves

Morphology: Humanoid. Their median height is approximately six feet tall. Short fur similar to that of savanna felines such as lions and cheetahs. Longer fingers and toes than Terrans, but not noticeable unless one is looking for it. Large eyes with large iris, an inheritance from the night-time predator days that Elves evolved from. Modest canines. Capable of Terran infiltration with minor modifications that include shaving fur and covering eyes with sunglasses, and not smiling too broadly.

Notes: Indigenous to Syagria, Elves are lithe humanoid creatures. There are Elvish subspecies, some that prefer the forest and others coastal regions and still others the plains. All are climbers, and all evolved from predators that resided in tree oases on open savannas. They are deeply connected to their environment and are also powerful empaths able to read and influence animals around them and to a degree sentient beings. The males have a stronger connection to the fauna around them, while the females have a stronger connection to the flora. When bonded, they share their strengths with each other. They can see into the UV – an ability insects on Earth already have for instance – which allows them to see patterns that would otherwise be invisible in the human visible spectrum. They are omnivores. They are able to form mental bonds with their peers, with core bonds with their life-mates, allowing them to share life experiences and communication. Their society is tightly knit, with a loose hierarchy of elders serving to give direction and provide wisdom.

Species

Colorful Selkie

Morphology: Humanoid. Their median height is approximately six feet tall. Skin covered with colorful patterns reminiscent of tropical reef fish. Longer fingers and toes than Terrans, and webbed for swimming. Sturdy teeth that look like human, but are capable of crushing crustacean shells. Capable of Terran infiltration with a cover story for their skin coloration.

Notes: Indigenous to Endard, Selkies are lithe humanoid creatures. They prefer coastal regions along oceans, rivers, and lakes. They are powerful swimmers and can remain underwater indefinitely, thanks to skin that can absorb oxygen. Their skin coloring are a warning to predators that their flesh and blood are toxic. The neurotoxin can kill large predators in minutes. They are omnivores, with a strong preference to fish and crabs. They are decent climbers and form cities in trees that are similar to Terran mangroves. Selkies can broadcast thoughts and experiences, something that is useful for them underwater, and has become useful to the larger Cooperative society as broadcasters of significant events that other species can watch and experience. If a Selkie is extremely distraught, their cries combine strongly with their broadcast emotions that can adversely affect other species nearby. On the flip side, people find themselves happier when around them because of their general broadcasting of effervescence. Their society is tightly knit, with a loose hierarchy of elders serving to give direction and provide wisdom.

Species

Diminutive Faerie

Morphology: Humanoid. Their median height is generally between 50 and 55 inches. There are two castes of Faeries – the Originals and the Progeny. The Originals have no idea how old they are and predate the 100,000-year-old Cooperative. The Progeny are their offspring. To the untrained eye, they appear to be young, barely adolescent children. Their diet is primarily fish and they have shark-like teeth. Their freckles are able to glow brightly. They are able to control electricity. And they defy gravity, able to fly and to control the gravitic attraction of items they touch. These features are useful when they hunt, attracting fish to the surface with their glow, shocking these fish to death, and carrying very heavy fish back to shore. Capable of Terran infiltration with a cover story of being a child.

Notes: Indigenous to Senin, Faeries are small humanoid creatures. Their home-world was the core of the Cooperative before a deviant Gatekeeper had a capacitive incident that rendered Senin into a ball of magma. Senin was kept molten by temporal eruptions that made the space around it dangerous to inhabit. Because of that, they parked their floating cities in a distant orbit and became vagrants in the Cooperative. During the War, they worked closely with Keratians in the front lines against the golems of the Sadari. Keratians were strong enough to overpower the golems, and Faeries were able to fry them with massive bolts of lightning. They are generally effervescent, even in the toughest of times, and mischievous.

Species

Nistar, my Big Feet

Morphology: Humanoid. Their median height is approximately similar to the average Terran. They are covered by woolly, light brown fur and look similar to the fictional depictions of Sasquatch. However, only a handful of people, Terran or otherwise, are able to actually detect their presence. They have a powerful, natural cloaking ability. The images drawn or faked are not from actual witnesses, but from people who are trying to rectify a subconscious awareness of them.

Notes: Big Feet is a term Steven Crow came up with, seeing as there were more than one of them and Big Foots just didn’t sound right to him. The Nistar have a communal consciousness. Not quite a single entity, but often acting that way. Several will speak on the same sentence and idea. They are the formerly extinct inhabitants of Rholling, a world blasted to sterility by the golems of the Sadari. Instead of extinction, they had been surreptitiously transported to Terra and have been camping out here as refugees while they wait to return to their own world. To bide their time, they explored society, often riding in passenger planes, trains, and automobiles, observing humanity and developments. They also can detect when a deviant Gatekeeper is being fed, which made it hard for the Sadari to experiment on deviant Gatekeepers.

Species

Camdyn, my Wolfman

Morphology: Humanoid. Their median height is typically a bit over seven feet tall, but they tend to slouch a bit. They are massively built creatures and are considered an apex predator on their homeworld. Their skin is dark, as is their dense covering of short to medium-length fur. Their teeth are geared towards a carnivore diet, and their hands and feet are clawed. Part of their hunting tactic is to affect the dopamine levels on fleeing prey. This works less on prey that transition from fear to anger, however. If shaved, they pass for Terran provided they keep their mouths shut and claws out of sight, but they are on the very fringe of infiltration capable species and often just remain out of sight where possible.

Notes: Indigenous to Niqua. While they are capable of any number of tasks, I mostly focus on those within the Chaser Guild who function as Herders. They set up their prey for the final kill-shot from one of the Gatekeepers of the Chaser team or the Keratian. The Camdyn are obsessive over the maintenance of their firearms and are often put in charge of the armory as a whole. But, they are suckers for compliments and love to cook. While they seem gruff and rough around the edges, they are actually quite tender and thoughtful.