1 - Borkus, her eldest brother. Mighty and loyal fighter, wields a warhammer, protector and blacksmith.
2 - Pepilie “Pep”, Baby sister, toddler. Happy baby.
3 - Lilla, Rozika's deceased mama.
4 - Nyxra, wicked daughter of Rozika's mentor, and Rozika's rival.
5 - Skarn, ruthless older brother to Nyxra.
6 - Grish, twin brother of Nyxra, who secretly admires and has a crush on Rozika.
Prominent Imperium Allied Races
Artek: Slightly built desert dwelling reptilians. Meticulous and calculating. Play an Artek if you want to be a perfectionist, intelligent, but cold and calculating reptilian. Male: 5’6” 130lbs. Females: 5’0” 100lbs “A point zero five five variance in the wave harmonics is unacceptable. Adjust it to within tolerances or I will find a more competent engineer to do so…”
Batserai: Thin, quick rodent-like bipeds. Deceitful and selfish. Play a Batserai if you want to be the quick, agile, scheming, backstabbing opportunist. Male: 5’0” 90lbs. Female: 4’6” 80lbs “Sometimes the best meat is what is snatched from the jaws of the beast” ~ Old Batserai Proverb
Borria: Tall, dark skinned humanoids. Draconian and dedicated. Play a Borria if the phrase “Space Nazi” appeals to you. Male: 7’2” 305lbs, Female: 7’0” 260lbs “Freedom births chaos, which in turn sires destruction.”
Spee’At: Four-armed serpents. Cunning and secretive. Play a Spee’At if you like the thought of a four-armed, paranoid snake who is well known for its stealth. Male: 4’ (15’ nose to tail tip) 260lb Female: 4’3” (18’ nose to tail tip) 315lb “Strike first or else be struck down.”
Prominent Alliance Races
Bampu: Small, furry, winged bipeds. Roguish and cavalier. Play a Bampu if you want to be “the rogue”, quick and nimble and fearlessly charismatic… with a prehensile tail. Male: 3’6”70lbs. Female: 3’2” 60lbs “Plan? What plan?”
Be’Atsta: Massively built ferocious quadrupeds. Righteous and disciplined. Play a Be’Atsta to be the noble, shaggy monster, always trying to keep control of its berserker nature. Male: 7’6” 500lbs. Female: 7’0” 410lbs “We all have the raging animal somewhere deep inside… how you tame the beast is a measure of your civility.”
Dorogo: Large, strong, feathered, dragon-like bipeds. Honorable and proud. If a mighty, honorable, feathered dragon appeals to you, play a Dorogo. Male: 8’6” 850lb, Female: 8’0”, 700lb
Human: If you don’t know what a Human is, this book must be getting a rather large distribution. Humans can cover almost any role, as they are the most adaptable. Male: 6’0” 180lb Female: 5’8” 145lb “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” ~ Aristotle
Kafori: Tall, thin humanoids with powerful minds. Benevolent and lawful. Play a Kafori if you want to be a healer or master of the mind. Male: 6’3” 170lb Female: 6’ 130lb “Clarity of cognition is the mother of benevolent achievement.”
Prominent Consortium Races
Blakhai: Large, hairy, resilient humanoids. Boisterous and mercenary. If you like the idea of a rowdy space pirate, merchant, smuggler or politician – play a Blakhai. Male: 6’3” 275lb Female: 6'0” 200lb “Ah, you’re a spacefaring people? That’s so cute…”
Lloroq: Short humanoids prone to wild psionics. Chaotic and frivolous. Play a Lloroq to embrace chaos and madness. Male: 5', 95lb Female: 4'7” 80lb “The sooner you stop making sense, the happier you’ll be.”
Modrabi: Small furry bipeds with sharp senses. Enterprising and avaricious. If you want to play a greedy, opportunistic little entrepreneur, play a Modrabi. Male: 3’3” 65lb Female: 3’3” 50lb “It has already cost me 2,516 creds in operating costs to respond to your distress call. A full rescue operation will cost an estimated 32,400 creds. Before we begin, I want to talk payment options…”
Vakoya: Large, charismatic, fur-covered bipeds. Ribald and lusty. Play a Vakoya if a passionate sasquatch appeals to you. Male: 7", 350lb Female: 6'6", 275lb “So, what’s your… pleasure…?” *flex*
Notable Neutral Races
Hytroc: Tall, well-built warrior women. Superior and opportunistic. Play a Hytroc to be the ultimate Amazon warrior women. Female: 6'5" 225lb “Pathetic male thing, get out of my sight before I emasculate you!”
Sathoy: Monstrous reptilian slaves of the Hytroc. Rough and primitive. If you want to be the big reptile who smashes things, play a Sathoy. 7'2", 900lb “Grrrawr…sssmashes for missstresss…”
Xa’phyr: Squat, strong heavy gravity dwelling insectoid silk artists. Diligent and protective. Poetic souls forced to defend their home world from Aquillan occupation. 4'0", 200lb, Through a translator “Would you like to buy this exquisite garment? I made it myself…”
Zhettim: Tall, matriarchal, fur-covered bipeds. Spiritual and protective. Large, long-lived peaceful and variably psionic or magickally adept. Like things in “eights”. Male: 7’9", 300lb Female: 7’0", 225lb “Everything comes from the Goddess, and thus must return to the Goddess…”
Prominent Ketan Races
DJringlin: Squat, thick patriarchal humanoids. Brash and confrontational. If you want to play “the Warrior”, and ruling species of Keta, play a DJringlin. Male: 5’9” 300lb Female: 5’3” 250lb “By Khembris, your line shall end! Your females will grieve your ruin as I take them for my own!”
Grotix: Large hairy bipeds with gliding wings from wrist to lower leg. Cloistered and serene. Play a Grotix to be the laidback hedonistic spiritualist, just trying to hold on for the wild ride that is Keta. 6’9” 295lb Female: 6’4” 235lb “When the storm comes, it is the flexible tree that withstands.”
Mantaidan: Stocky, hairy, durable bipeds. Brutal and rancorous. Play a Mantaidan to be the reviled, shadowy thug that lurks in the alleys and sewers. Male: 5’ 190lb Female: 5’3” 210lb “Hey yooz, c’mere… dat’s a nice shiny comm ya gotz dere… Who, dem? Dey’re my… associates…” *broken toothy grin*