Fllight to Lystra: Sodality Universe, #3

By Pierre E Pettinger Jr

The investigation of the mysterious attacks on the Great Powers of the Orion Arm continues. While the Confederation seeks answers among the Anamilara and the Singruld and the Church tracks down a missing station for the Rivnyera, the other Great Powers are also busy. The Great Mind Threetgsh investigates unrest in a new member of the Empire. A peasant boy among the Bhom is swept up in intrigue in the royal caste. Herdmaster Sunish pursues the renegade Yud into the LystRa family. And Taran of the Kralk seeks vengeance against the strangers who have attacked one of his conquered worlds.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pierre E Pettinger Jr
• Release date: Mar 7, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224603268

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The Flight to Lystra

The Sodality Universe Book 3

by

Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr.

Starwind Treasures

This book is copyright © December 2021 by Pierre E. Pettinger, Jr.

Published by Starwind Treasures.

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Cover Art and Design is copyright © December 2021 by Fredd Gorham

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All characters and events in this book are fictitious

Any resemblance to persons living or dead is strictly confidential

The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the author (or the artist in reference to the cover art) is strictly forbidden. Reproduction of any portion of this work except for brief passages for purposes of review is forbidden.

First Printing: December 2021

published by Starwind Treasures

ISBN: 978-1-7358385-2-6

I dedicate this work to my Karen Schnaubelt, Jamie Hanrahan, and Leslie Johnston, great costumers all, who encouraged me to write these novels.

I would also like to thank my cover artist, Fredd Gorham, for working so closely with me to get the images of my characters so close to the ones I have in my head.

Author’s Note:

The events of The Flight to LystRa take place during the same time period as In the Markets of Tyre

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A note on time and distance:

Each of the Civilized Nations in the Orion Arm have different units of measurements. The text uses the appropriate scale the characters would use. While I have inserted parentheticals to translate any measurement units used, there is a table at the end defining the various units of measurements.

Dramatis Personae

Bhom

Bor Bagrud – Bhom male, near adult.

Ess Ens – Bhom male, journeyman blacksmith.

Forina De Donna – Bhom female, queen of Orbahno.

Her Honrew – Bhom male. He was born in a small village adjacent to one of the numerous castles that dot the planet. He is an adolescent, trained in blacksmithing.

Hor Honrew – Bhom male, father of Her Honrew, blacksmith of the village.

Ibkor Ikonrin – Bhom male, Duke of the kingdom.

Fah Fohm – Bhom male, moneylender of the village.

Fhor Fe Fohm – Bhom female, near adult.

Kher Khemet – Bhom male, Journeyman blacksmith at the castle.

Mrehn Mofhen – Bhom male, Grand Duke of Ricerodah.

Neber NNovahr – Bhom male, Boss in charge of the shuttle bringing Bhom to the station.

Nidh Nosh – Bhom male, Boss of Her Honrew on the station.

Nur Noffa – Bhom male, near adult.

Org Ogun – Bhom male, Viscount of the castle near Her Honrew’s village.

Pod Pomad – Bhom male, Count on the station.

Ronar Roharrim Rutath – Bhom male, King.

Sen Sioth – Bhom male, student drone welder on the station.

Sulfa Snulahm – Bhom male, Duke of the Kingdom.

Chemosh Empire

A;rr Oe;rg O;Kng – Oooa;D’Erb male, a trader in eoe;brrg, small, carved figures in wood, stone and other materials.

Ae:zhrrd – Oooa;D’Erb, spire of the UoAeOaou;zzhrdwrwr, by the office a member of the Chemosh middle nobility.

Aoiee-DOHR-iri – Akood male. member of Iee-YAHR-utat’s covert team. He is a programmer and computer engineer.

Bucgets – Chemosh male, Tactical Officer on the Terrible Eye.

Dgt-Tlaaz – Chkk, member of Iee-YAHR-utat’s covert team.

Dharga – Chemosh male, Consul of Nobility and Spirit (chaplain and counselor) of the Terrible Eye.

Duranul Moran Teliniyk – Guayk male, member of Iee-YAHR-utat’s covert team, pilot and assassin.

Eftegorg – Chemosh male, member of the high, middle nobility by birth. Son of the Second Clutch of Threetgsh and Kalaarinng. Not yet an adult and a bit of a hell-raiser.

Fgedtharg – Chemosh male, member of the high, middle nobility by birth. Son of the First Clutch of Threetgsh and Kalaarinng. Sculptor.

HweeeDeeTooo – RooWhee Twee male, member of Iee-YAHR-utat’s covert team. A strong telepath, specializing in animal telepathy.

Iee-YAHR-utat – Akood female, head of a covert intelligence team serving the Chemosh Empire, currently assigned to Great Mind Threetgsh.

Jkt-hshsh – Chkk, Left Wing on the Terrible Eye.

Kalaarinng – Chemosh female, member of the Ngararag go Gulg, administrators of the Neghag do Mabog Ngar (Synaptical Mind, the parliament of the Empire), member of the high, middle nobility by birth. Kharzort Agha (spouse) of Threetgsh. Nizh go Shak (Duchess) of the Blue Green Tower of Toran.

Lwil cuDhil – Vrn Tk male, Chief Navigator of the Terrible Eye.

Linguist – Nam Patal, assigned to the Terrible Eye.

Marapapa Nanan Balaoch  – Guayk female, Emerging Mind on the Terrible Eye. .

Mita cuLay – Vrn Tk male, member of Iee-YAHR-utat’s covert team. He is an expert accountant, multi-species medic and a collector of poetry.

Nganainng – Chemosh female, member of the high, middle nobility by birth. Daughter of the first clutch of Threetgsh and Kalaarinng. Soon to graduate into the military service.

Oa;dg Aaa;rs Ou;lrd – Oooa;D’Erb female, marshal of the town of Towers of the Morning Light Along the River.

Orgash – Chemosh male, Mighty Mind, second-in-command of the Terrible Eye.

Olta of the Eighteenth Generation of the Allenthi City of the Galitee River Delta – Doru male, Chief Medical Officer of the Pejjelarallamushentalalapes Ten.

Paganun Tlarin Daniplak – Guayk male, Chief of Operations of the Terrible Eye.

Pri Nior – Fradhaa male, Inquistive Mind, Chief of the Science Department on the Terrible Eye.

Recorder – Nam Patal, Chief Communication Officer of the Terrible Eye.

Sarban – Chemosh female, a sensor officer on the Terrible Eye.

Soohinaah – Naruuina male, Emerging Mind on the Bottomless Lagoon.

Temporary Right Wing – Nam Patal, Right Wing of the Terrible Eye.

Threetgsh – Chemosh male. Great Mind commanding the ship The Terrible Eye. Member of the high middle nobility, Nizh go Shak (Duke) of the Blue Green Tower of Toran.

Tomas Klome – Human male, Right Wing on the Terrible Eye.

Uffkleegs – Chemosh male. Greater Mind, assigned to the Ghazharag do Rizozag Bhargo, the Lagoon of Power and Glory. His military rank is higher than Threegths, but his social rank is equal. Unlike Threetgsh, his title does not include any land or sea real estate.

Uo;rg Oua;lg Ou;grd – Oooa;D’Erb male, Marshal of the town of Aaa;gzrg.

Utpoog – Chemosh male, member of the high, middle nobility by birth. Son of the First Clutch of Threetgsh and Kalaarinng. Chemist.

Vadan of the Fifteenth Generation of the Mestin Community of the Carranthi Mountains – Doru male, member of Iee-YAHR-utat’s covert team, engineer.

Zhgass – Chemosh male, Jaws on the Terrible Eye.

Confederation

Baruaa – Wrrgoul male, pilot on the Pvinbahv.

Olgud Danmug  – Bonzuc Garso male, captain of the merchant ship Pvinbahv.

Giee Go

Aget – OlkYɁfahlʘ, Orator of the Creator of Souls.

KloΘ  – OlkYɁfahlʘ , Singer of the Dan ʘo Clan.

Tayra – OlkYɁfahlʘ, Orator of the Creator of Souls.

Thurl – OlkYɁfahlʘ, Preceptor of the Hidden World.

Kralk Desmesne

Arnul Five !eng!-Flock-of-the-Mangool-gorge – Kralk female, Paramount of Mangool Gorge, member of the Juez of Spines.

Desh One !nuc!-Flock-of-the-Varack-Plains – Kralk male, member of the Intelligence Wing serving the Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles on the Bleeding Entrails.

Farul Four !ud!-Flock-of-the-High-Reaches – Kralk male, Paramount of High Reaches, member of the Juez of Spines.

Fogl Tug – Gntugd male, bodyguard of Taran.

Guv – Gntugd male, bodyguard of Purple Mountains.

Harow Three !tal!-Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles – Kralk female, Chief of Research serving the Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles on the Bleeding Entrails.

Mapul Two !pol!-Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles – Kralk female, tactical officer serving the Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles on the Bleeding Entrails.

Mog – Gntugd male, bodyguard of Mangool Gorge.

Muzza Three !ip!-Flock-of-the-Valley-of-Uun – Kralk male, Paramount of the Valley of Uun, member of the Juez of Spines.

Narok Two !dug!-Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles – Kralk male, head of the Intelligence Wing serving the Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles on the Bleeding Entrails.

Ozyn Four !dis!-Flock-of-the-Southern-Lights – Kralk male, Paramount of Southern Lights, member of the Juez of Spines.

Paanferus – Linook male, governor of the planet Linook and its moons, Vandook and Sandook.

Padug Five !ros!-Flock-of-the-Purple-Meadows – Kralk female, Paramount of the Purple Meadows, member of the Juez of Spines.

Taran Four !rog!-Flock-of-the-Eastern-Isles – Kralk male, Paramount of Eastern Isles, Suzerain of Handoc! and Navarch of the Forward Fleet, member of the Juez of Spines.

Ugl Tug – Gntugd male, bodyguard of Taran.

Uub – Gntugd male bodyguard of Mangool Gorge.

Yoga Three !ang!-Flock-of-Mangool-Gorge – Kralk commander of the Cutting Terror, a ship of Mangool Gorge.

Zaroog ONe !ig!-Flock-of-the-Ragged-Mountains – Kralk male, Paramount of the Ragged Mountains, Eldest of the Juez of Spines.

Laanyr Clan Heer

Baanijanihenacashinelishes Dagamera Ezri – Laanyr Clan Heer Male, commander of a militiaman squadron on Yutha Mes Dens.

Baanijanihenacashinelishes Mitilor Yud – Laanyr Clan Heer Finisher, Primary Herdmaster of Yutha Mes Dens.

Baanijanihenacashinelishes Panabaj Yarivivan – Laanyr Clan Heer Finisher, Functionary of Yud. Yarivivan is unusually small for a finisher, standing only 1.7 meters tall to the top of pe’s head.

Faoottaloop – Aat’t’t stationed on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten. It glows blue. It is the senior member of the Ten’s Legal Department.

Fivandoomalay – Aat’t’t scientist on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Italithaloov – Aat’t’t, reddish aura, sensor analyst on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Leniwawaloot – Aat’t’t, orange glow, assigned to the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten, currently assigned as a liaison to Yarivivan.

Mayrianivoo – Aat’t’t scientists on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Bakoria Faded – Laanyr Clan Heer female, botanist on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Dlenpipol Maripes – Laanyr Clan Heer finisher, stationed on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten, temporary second.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Dlenpipol Sunish – Laanyr Clan Heer Finisher, Herdmaster of the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Herd, one of the First Five Herds of Veldthome.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Farmiga Tala – Laanyr Clan Heer Finisher

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Jtarama Menta – Laanyr Clan Heer male, soldier on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Karivniat Mislat – Laanyr Clan Heer male, soldier on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Kororap Absec – Laanyr Clan Heer female, soldier on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Nesselli Aytoh – Laanyr Clan Heer male, shuttle pilot on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Plepolomus Zusis – Laanyr Clan Heer Female, Sensor officer on the Pejjelarallamushentalalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Sherock Toglasa – Laanyr Clan Heer male, commander of the Pejjelarallamushentalalapes Plainship Twenty-Five.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Untodok Smorlan – Laanyr Clan Heer male, navigator on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

Pejjelarallamushentalapes Vinsena Visel – Laanyr Clan Heer Male, Senior Sensor officer on the Pejjelarallamushentalalapes Ten.

Willawiloot – Aat’t’t, golden-blue glow. Chief Researcher on the Pejjelarallamushentalapes Ten.

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LystRa Family

Hohrwiwahl – uftHoweruu male, zoologist.

Hop Hoirs – Tavaed-hil male, member of the Argosy-Hand of the LystRa fleet.

Jakaiks – Kiuqhilannagos male, security guard.

O Ay Twiin – LystRa-spa, member of the Argosy-Hand of the LystRa fleet.

Oops Kors – Tavaed-hil male, Records technician on the Argosy flag ship.

Qhuncieks – Kiuqhilannagos female, current Argosy-Heart of the LystRa fleet.

Reegroh – Anthrassass, member of the Argosy-Hand of the LystRa fleet.

Wuurowu – uftHoweruu female, member of the Argosy-Hand of the LystRa fleet.

Refuge Station

Manoradied – Kazhiek male, secretary to Pantiel Fetentz senta.

Nahing Doht – Maintenance worker on Refuge Station.

Pantiel Fetentz senta – Xandan female, Port-Master of Refuge Station.

Shihoss siThosha Misss – Tsssha Tck male of the Zudhs Ydh ethnic population, assistant Port Master on Refuge Station.

Risa-Klena – Chode divisional security chief on Refuge Station.

Dramatis Speciei

A couple of notes.

1.  This list describes only the species that appear In the Markets of Tyre. This list does not imply that these are the only species in these nations.

2.  The descriptions are brief and do not purport to be complete descriptions of the appearance or biology of any of these species, nor does this list reference racial, ethnic, or cultural differences within species.

Bhom

Bhom – Endothermic, oxygen breathing, pseudo-mammals. Bhom are bipedal, with a stocky build. Their legs muscular with a knee and ankle joints and end in a three-toed hoof. Their three fingers and thumbs are thick with heavy nails. Bhom heads are long and wide with large ears. Adults have impressive horns with heavy bosses over the top of the head. Both males and females have horns. They have long hair over their entire bodies in various shades of yellow. Bhom are sexually dimorphic in size and build. Males are heavy bodied and stand about 1.8 to 2.0 meters tall. Females are slimmer in build and stand about 1.5 to 1.6 meters tall.

Chemosh Empire

Akood – Endothermic oxygen breathing pseudo-avians. They are four-limbed, two limbs acting as manipulators, lizard-like in configuration. Their wings are long, allowing Akood to soar for long periods. Their long, serpentine tales are prehensile and are used to move on the ground and to perch. They are covered in pseudo-feathers, thinner at the base than Terran feathers and ending in a wider, egg-shaped section. The head resembles a giraffe’s, but their needle-toothed jaws can extend from their mouths. An Akood stands about 1.2 to 1.4 meters long with a wingspan of nearly 3 meters.

Chemosh – Endothermic oxygen and water breathers. Chemosh resemble a cross between a wolf and a manta ray. Chemosh bodies are manta like supported by two powerful, wolf-like legs. Chemosh bodies stand horizontally. The head of a Chemosh is wolf-like with gills along the sides. The ends of the wing-fins have fingers but the primary manipulators are six long tongues. Chemosh stand about 2 to 2.5 meters tall and nearly 4 meters long.

Ckk – Ectothermic  nitrogen/carbon dioxide breathing pseudo-plants. Ckk resemble a conical bundle of sticks. Manipulation of those sticks allow the Ckk to move and manipulate objects. Arranged randomly through the bundle are bundles of light-sensitive eye-buds. Vocals are produced by a bladder deep in the body. Ckk vary widely in size and configuration. Some have small blossoms, some don’t. Some have thorns, some don’t. They can vary between 0.5 to 1.2 meters in size.

D'Erb – Endothermic oxygen breathers. D’Erb are four-limbed bipeds. They are covered in a coat of short hair in various shades of forest to pine green. Both legs and arms have two joints. The legs are similar to dog or cat, though the space from the second knee to the feet are longer, ending in broad circular feet with four nails where toes have nearly disappeared. On the arms the elbow is backward compared to a huma. The upper arm is much longer than would be considered normal on a human, extended past the waist. The arms end in hands with three fingers and a thumb, the thumb set on the outside of the hand.  They have a long neck ending in a spheroidal head. There is a crest bisecting the head. The mouth is circular. The teeth are like rotating gears. The spheroid head has four eyes. a line of heavy hair runs from the crest over each eye which then turns into a long, intertwined combination of hair and nerve tissue depends from each eye. Called aaa;zhr these strands can sense electrical fields. D’Erb stand about 1.6 to 1.8 meters tall.

Doru – Endothermic oxygen breathing pseudo-mammals They are four-limbed bipeds with plumb bodies. Their feet are elephantine in shape and their hands have five fingers, one of which is a thumb. Doru necks are long ending with a long, thin face with large eyes. Doru stand between 1.7 and 2.1 meters tall.

Fradhaa – Endothermic oxygen breathing pseudo-mammals The Fradhaa have a long body shaped like a flattened cylinder. They are eight-limbed hexapods. The head is long and somewhat wolf-like. Fradhaa have four large ears which can swivel in almost any direction. Fradhaa are blind and do not possess even the hint of eyes. Their fur can move and serves an important part of their communication, even though they cannot see it. A combination of the sound made by the movement as well as shifting electrical fields, which Fradhaa can detect, imparts a great deal of information. Fradhaa are stand about 1.5 meters tall and are 3 meters long. Fradhaa partner with a symbiotic species which serve as their eyes as well as other functions. The symbiotes are an armored, crustacean-like creature. Their bodies have multiple segments and vaguely resembles a shrimp. It stands on six segmented legs with four smaller manipulators. The have four large eyes and a nasty mouth which can deliver a nasty bite. The symbiote can inflate itself in a threat display. Symbiotes are about 30 cm. long.

Guayk – Endothermic oxygen and water breathing pseudo-amphibians. They have long, sinuous bodies with a smooth, soft skin, colors varying widely. The end of the body ends in a semicircular frill that they use as their main swimming organ. Their heads have two mouths and three eyes. They can walk on four of their fins and the other two are manipulators. A Guayk averages around 1 meter in length.

Nam Patal – Ectothermic oxygen and water breathers.  Nam Patal have a large, oval center mass ringed with eye-spots. The central body is supported by five, pinkish-red tentacles. From the top of the disc extend a variable number of tentacles of various sizes. Nam Patal stand between 1.25 and 1.75 meters tall.

Naruuina – Endothermic water breathing pseudo-cephalapods. Naruuina have a mass of between twelve and twenty-four highly mobile tentacles. They have two large, mobile eyes across the top edge of the tentacles and two smaller, less sensitive eyes below. Most of their bodies are covered in a tear-drop-shaped shell. They use two large, colorful fins for balance. They move by water jets siphoned from their tentacles to the rear of the shell. Naruuina average 1.2 to 1.7 meters in length.

RooWhee Twee – Endothermic oxygen breathers. RooWhee Twee have oval-shaped bodies, flat on the bottom and domed above somewhat resembling a Terran beetle. They have eight legs, more resembling a Terran chameleon than an insect. They have wing covers like a beetle and four, useable wings. Their eyes are able to focus on both near and far objects with excellent resolution. RooWhee Twee range from 0.7 to 1.3 meters in length and about 0.3 to 0.5 meters tall

Vrn Tk – Endothermic oxygen breathers. Vrn Tk are four-limbed bipeds and have a superficial resemblance to Terran pangolins and ground sloths. Their entire bodies are covered in hard, leaf-shaped scales. Hands and feet are clawed, but also have a chamber in the center from which tendrils can extend. The hand tentacles are the main manipulators, and the foot tendrils help anchor the Vrn Tk to the ground. Vrn Tk have a second head on the tip of their tails. This head has fighting tusks, almost like axe-blades as well as armored eyes. They speak primarily, though not exclusively, through the tail-head. Vrn Tk stand 2 to 3 meters tall.

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Confederation

Bonzuc Garso – Endothermic pseudo-Ichthyoid. Bonsuc Garso have a slim, white to cream, fish-like bodies with a neat, spade-shaped tail. The head appears like a mass of sea-plants; fronds and leaves of green, pink, and grayish-blue. The top edge of its body had a deep green line along its length and the bottom edge was pink. Bonzuc Garso range from 2.5 to 3 meters long.

Wrrgoul – Ectothermic Amphibious (not pseudo-amphibian). Wrrrgoul can breathe either oxygen or water, though they require a high-humidity oxygen mix. The main body of a Wrrrgoul is human-shaped with four arms ending in eight-digit hands, including two opposable thumbs. The lower body has eight tentacles, four large and four smaller. Wrrrguol have six eyes, two large and four smaller ones that are normally closed, open only when needed in deeper water. Wrrrguol stand 2.5 to 3 meters tall.

Giee Go

OlkYɁfahlʘ – Endothermic oxygen breathers. The OlkYɁfahlʘ are composed of ten nearly-identical disc-shaped segments. The first segment has a thick neck and an ovoid head with a broad mouth and big eyes. The Tenth segment ends in a flattened dome like shape. All segments have four, equally spaced legs arranged around the circumference, with those on the front and tenth segments longer, with longer fingers generally curled up within the palms. The second through nine segments have smaller eyes, ears, and mouths arranged around the edges of disc. Each segment is connected to the next with a spring-like coil. OlkYɁfahlʘ are covered in brightly, colored fur, ranging through almost any possible color. Pinks, reds, blues and greens are most common, but oranges, purples and other shades exist as well. OlkYɁfahlʘ range from 1.5 to 2.5 meters in length when not extended.  

Laanyr Clan Heer

Aat’t’t – Endothermic oxygen breathers. The Aat’t’t are small sapients. They roughly resemble Terran seahorses with four limbs, all of which can be used as hands, and four wings edged in stiff bristles. An Aat’t’t emits a glow whose color is unique to each individual Aat’t’t. Aat’t’t tend to think and speak very quickly and are extremely verbose.

Laanyr Clan Heer – Endothermic oxygen breathers. Laanyr Clan Heer are six-limbed quadrupeds, centauroid in configuration. Their manipulative limbs grow from the juncture of lower and upper body. While the lower body resembles a large Terran horse or Terran Eland, the upper body does not resemble a human. The upper body is thick and grows smoothly up to the head. The Laanyr head is long. They have horns and strong teeth, with protruding fangs. A Laanyr’s fangs can twist when angry, pointing forward rather than down. Laanyr have three sexes, male, female, and finisher; all three necessary to birth a child and all three contributing to the child’s genetic structure. Finishers are considerably larger than males and females and dominate leadership positions. An adult finisher typically stands 2.5 meters to the top of the head, while males and females stand 1.5 to 1.8 meters.

Lystra

Anthrassass – Ectothermic pseudo-Arthropod. Anthrassass have four body segments with wings and legs on the second and third segment, two sets of wings on each segment and three sets of legs. The head is arc-shaped without eyes, but with two metallic looking spikes used for sensing. They average around 20 cm. long. They can manipulate electronic and magnetic fields that help them fly.

LystRa-spa – Spherical methane breathers. LystRa-spa have a ring of bladders around the upper and lower circumference. The bladders help regulate position and movement and can extrude necessary manipulators. They have a ring of eyes around the central circumference. They average a 1.3 to 1.8 meters in diameter.

Kiuqhilannagos – Endothermic pseudo-archaebacterioids. Their home planet has an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere laced with sulfur dioxide, though most species can breathe it with aid. The species is humanoid in form, though thin. They have a skirt, open in the front, growing from the waist. It extends to the ground and is edged with tiny cilia that are used for feeding. The feet are digitigrade while the hand are similar to humans. Their heads are narrow and long with decorative spines ending in an arrow-shaped feathers. They have a ring of four eyes across the face with four ears. They do not have mouths, but across that area of the face is a plate-like construction with a pattern of bumps, dots, ridges and smooth areas. To each side of the plate are two antennae like limbs which they draw across the plate like bows, creating sounds for speaking. They stand about 1.6 to 2.2 meters tall.

Tavaed-hil – Endothermic creatures. They have a cone-shaped body supporting twelve tentacles along its length. The base of the cone rises highest and is the front of the Tavaed-hil. They have a columnar neck with a wedge-shaped head with a small, squared off chin. On the front of the wedge is a V-shaped extension which widens at the top of the v. On the bottom of the v is a mouth edges with beak-like protrusions. Along each arm of the v is a sequence of six, glowing eyes. The tentacles can extrude sharp, bony extrusions which can be used as weapons or tools. They stand about 1 to 1.3 meters tall.

uftHoweruu – Endothermic creatures. uft-Howeruu are massive quadrupeds with a large, beaked head for crushing rocks and shells to retrieve moisture. Four tentacles set around the head are also used to probe for food and liquid and can be used as manipulators. uftHoweruu stand about 1.6 meters tall and are 2 to 2.4 meters long.

Kralk Desmense

Gntugd – Endothermic oxygen breathers. Gntugd are winged bipeds. They are large and bulky, their hide is thick and protective. The have smallish heads, flat in shape with large, fanged mouths and oval eyes. Their hands and feet are clawed. Their home planet, Ugd, has a very, thick atmosphere, nearly as thick as Venus’. In that type of atmosphere, they are capable of gliding on their wings. Gntugd stand about 2.25 to 2.5 meters tall with a wingspan of 3.5 meters.

Kralk – Endothermic pseudo avian-mammalian, oxygen breathers. Kralk are six-limbed quadrupeds, descended from a species that once had wings but lost them long ago. Their limbs resemble bird-like claws, and they are covered in substance that resembles a cross between fur and feathers. They have beaks resembling a Terran seed-eating avian but filled with rows of razor sharp plates. Kralk have from one to five tails, each ending in a pad with a hidden sting and an eye which rarely opens unless the Kralk is fighting. Kralk stand about 1 meter tall and are about 1.5 to 2 meters long.

Sunagar – Endothermic oxygen breathers. Sunagar have a small, spherical central mass with numerous tentacles emerging from the top and bottom of the central mass. The tentacles tend to move constantly. There are eyes tucked in between the tentacles which are