Space Fauna

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Space Fauna is a catch-all term for wildlife and other creatures found across the galaxy. While most creatures are relatively mundane, some regions are home to entities with abnormal or unnatural properties that catch the attention of nearby empires.

Anomalous Entities[edit | edit source]

Anomalous entities are intangible creatures comprised of an unknown energy. They are notably similar to the spectral entities which inhabit the Void, but due to their relative stability, are believed to be natural to the milky way galaxy. Observed entities have ranged in size from that of an average human to a small corvette. Many reports indicate that they are attracted to hyperspace and to the void and frequently travel in groups of three, though why remains uncertain. Unlike their void counterparts, anomalous entities are not inherently hostile, but are nonetheless easily provoked. Conventional weaponry does not harm them, but they can be deterred by high-powered plasma and laser weaponry.

Lithoids[edit | edit source]

Lithoids are comprised entirely of living rock, ore, minerals, or other similar substances. They are found almost exclusively living in large clusters within asteroids, rings, and on barren, otherwise uninhabitable planets. Such clusters vary wildly in size depending on their age; the largest lithoid on record, Mother Earth, is the size of a small moon and is tens of thousands of years old. While many lithoids have been observed to possess a degree of sentience, their intelligence has proven difficult to gauge due to their unusual biology. Some believe that lithoids are a creation of a long-forgotten alien race rather than a produce of natural evolution. Lithoids reproduce through a form of cellular mitosis, if a chunk of their body falls away, the fragment will grow into a new lithoid.

Stellar Fauna[edit | edit source]

Stellar fauna are large, typically benign entities that roam the galaxy in search of biomass or smaller star fauna to consume. They occasionally land on uninhabited planets to consume food. Though some consider them frightening, star fauna tend to avoid colonies, especially urban centers, and starships.

Xenons[edit | edit source]

Xenon is an umbrella term given to domesticated space fauna kept by nations for agriculture, transportation or companionship. The list of known xenons is vast and many nations will often present new varieties to each other.

Remusian Xenons[edit | edit source]

Oaken

Dogs but they're aliens now

Paklen

Space Cats ( The Kusheens hate them)

Bayses

The Birds from Space. Notable for being able to survive in space or on a planet.

Titans[edit | edit source]

Titans are anomalous entities of immense size. Their origins are generally shrouded in mystery, but most are hostile to surrounding lifeforms, making them a threat to any colonies in their proximity.

Mother Earth

The largest living lithoid on record, Mother Earth was observed by a Remusian fleet which accidentally trespassed the entity's territory. Mother Earth is slightly larger than a moon, and so far most weaponry has proven ineffective against her. Mother Earth is capable of throwing large asteroids which can form into smaller Lithoids upon impact. Several Remusian fleets have met their end trying to eliminate the creature.