Welcome to A-Zero Station
In the near future, humans are invaded by a race calling themselves the "Atlanteans" (fashioned after the human myth of Atlantis). Their world is dying, and they need a new home - with Earth's sea being a fine place for them to settle. In exchange for a place for Atlanteans to live, the Atlanteans are willing to share their FTL and other technologies with humanity. How could the World refuse?
Most of the World Leaders accept the Atlanteans onto Earth, but the acceptance causes political strife. Added to this - once the citizens of Earth leave the Local Cluster for the first time, they find themselves in the throes of a Political Machine that's been moving along without them. Was this really the best move for Earth?
Customized Races
Humans
Planet of Origin: Earth
Planet Location: Sol System
Standard Lifetime: 80 - 100 years, (Max 148). Recommended age range 25 - 35.
Height Average: 5’8’’ - 6’7’’ (and rising!)
Skin Tones: Peach, Pink, Tan, Mocha, Chocolate. Albino is permitted.
Hair / Markings: Natural hair can be yellow to brown tones, red tones, or black (dye can be used). Humans are also permitted tattoos and piercings as normal.
Eye Colors: Grey, green, blue, hazel, brown, black, violet (RARE). (Red permitted if Albino)
Disposition: Extremely variable.
Inspirations (to help when coming up with your personal story):
District 9, Aliens, Elysium.
Atlanteans
Planet of Origin: Atlantis
Planet Location: Orion Arm, Star: Delta Pavonis
Standard Lifetime: 50 - 70 years, (Max 82). Recommended age range 18 - 25.
Height Average: 4’7’’ - 5’10’’
Skin Tones: Warm Seas: Blue or Green / Cold Seas: Grey or White
Hair / Markings: Instead of hair, they have fins or spines (think fish species), their skin and fins can be marked like Tropical Fish, or can be more simple. Colors include Purple, Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, or White. Some have faint Bioluminescence.
Eye Colors: Atlanteans don’t spend much time in direct sunlight, so they don’t have Irises, their eyes are wide and black, giving them a slightly doll like or bug eyed appearance.
Disposition: Chameleonic. Atlanteans like to please, and are very open and honest. They will change their reactions to fit in better with their colleagues (joking more or less, knowing when to be silent, raising or lowering their voice, etc). It’s difficult to know what an individual Atlantean would be like if they were alone. They prefer to be in groups - like schools of fish. They listen well, learn fast, and are happy to adapt. They’re very slow to anger, and don’t frustrate easily - which is why they work so well with Technology.
Inspirations (for coming up with your own story):
Titan AE (specifically the Titan project), Quarians (Mass Effect),
Thaumatians
Modifiers: RESTRICTED RACE. Please PM for details.
Planet of Origin: Thaumatix
Planet Location: Outer Arm, Star OC-582K
Standard Lifetime: Thousands of years
Height Average: Variable
Skin Tones: Variable
Hair / Markings: Variable.
Eye Colors: Variable
Disposition: Logical, unemotional - though some try to be warmer and gentler in their logic.
Inspirations (for helping come up with your own story):
Vulcans (Star Trek), Asari (Mass Effect), The Drej (Titan AE)
Felidae
Planet of Origin: Uncia
Planet Location: Perseus Arm, Denebola Star
Standard Lifetime: 20 - 30 years, (Max 47). Recommended age range 10 - 15.
Height Average: 5’7’’ - 6’0’’
Skin Tones: Generally either white, brown, or black (fur can sometimes be shaved in patterns to show off the skin color underneath)
Hair / Markings: Pale Blue or Pale Orange; Black (Rarely!)
Eye Colors: Bright Green, Copper, or Ice Blue
Disposition: Calm, Predatory, Patient.
Inspirations:
Raksasha (Dungeons and Dragons), Egyptian Myth, Assassin’s Creed
G’Zak
Planet of Origin: Kal Tiris
Planet Location: Perseus Arm, Pterygota Star
Standard Lifetime: Male: 20 years / Queen: 50 years+ (Recommended age 15 - 17)
Height Average: Male 8 - 12 ft / Queen: 30 - 40 ft.
Skin Tones: Dark Grey / Green - Queens are brightly colored, winged, and flamboyant.
Hair / Markings: Men utilize war paint on their chitin - which can be variable depending on the landscape on which they’re fighting, and the personality of the individual.
Eye Colors: Black.
Disposition: Team Centric, can be very warm and jovial to trusted team mates - are very no-nonsense, and almost cold to outsiders.
Inspirations:
Preying Mantis (the actual bug), Starship Troopers, The Borg (Star Trek)
The Remembered
Planet of Origin: Homeworld
Planet Location: Scrutum-Centaurus Arm, Artifex Star
Standard Lifetime: 75 years exactly
Height Average: 9 ft.
Skin Tones: Metal, natural variances occur
Hair / Markings: Each remembered has long connecting wires that serves as hair, and locks into panels on their back. It’s intended to bear a resemblance to the physical identity of the memories they carry.
Eye Colors: Lights around their eyes can be any color. Again, generally, the color is chosen to bear remembrance to the identity of the memories they carry.
Disposition: Curious, logical, accepting
Inspirations:
Data (Star Trek: TNG), Spaceship Earth (ride, EPCOT Center, Disney, Orlando), any robot or android really - Visual Inspiration: Soundwave (Transformers Prime)
The Noxternali
Modifiers: There are three sub races of Noxternali. (Surface Homesteaders, Cavern Dwellers, Nomads)
Planet of Origin: Noxterna
Planet Location: Virgo Stellar Stream, Retrogredi Star
Standard Lifetime: 50 - 70 years, Max 110
Height Average: 5’5’’ - 6’5’’
Skin Tones: Similar variances to humans, except in shades of blue instead of pink.
Hair / Markings: Shades of blue and grey, ranging from white to black.
Eye Colors: Blue, Green, or Violet
Disposition: Rigid, untrusting, strong
Inspirations:
Tatooine (Star Wars), Avatar (The James Cameron Movie)
Additional Interest Check Notes
I have a wealth of history and information for this world - but I also intend for the idea that it can be played out in multiple chats or over PM between players, as needed. There will be an evolving storyline that may effect any players who are in the Universe here. PM me if you're interested, and which race you want to play so I can send over additional historical data! If there's enough interest, I'll make a few threads for reference for people.
In the near future, humans are invaded by a race calling themselves the "Atlanteans" (fashioned after the human myth of Atlantis). Their world is dying, and they need a new home - with Earth's sea being a fine place for them to settle. In exchange for a place for Atlanteans to live, the Atlanteans are willing to share their FTL and other technologies with humanity. How could the World refuse?
Most of the World Leaders accept the Atlanteans onto Earth, but the acceptance causes political strife. Added to this - once the citizens of Earth leave the Local Cluster for the first time, they find themselves in the throes of a Political Machine that's been moving along without them. Was this really the best move for Earth?
Customized Races
Humans
Planet of Origin: Earth
Planet Location: Sol System
Standard Lifetime: 80 - 100 years, (Max 148). Recommended age range 25 - 35.
Height Average: 5’8’’ - 6’7’’ (and rising!)
Skin Tones: Peach, Pink, Tan, Mocha, Chocolate. Albino is permitted.
Hair / Markings: Natural hair can be yellow to brown tones, red tones, or black (dye can be used). Humans are also permitted tattoos and piercings as normal.
Eye Colors: Grey, green, blue, hazel, brown, black, violet (RARE). (Red permitted if Albino)
Disposition: Extremely variable.
Inspirations (to help when coming up with your personal story):
District 9, Aliens, Elysium.
Atlanteans
Planet of Origin: Atlantis
Planet Location: Orion Arm, Star: Delta Pavonis
Standard Lifetime: 50 - 70 years, (Max 82). Recommended age range 18 - 25.
Height Average: 4’7’’ - 5’10’’
Skin Tones: Warm Seas: Blue or Green / Cold Seas: Grey or White
Hair / Markings: Instead of hair, they have fins or spines (think fish species), their skin and fins can be marked like Tropical Fish, or can be more simple. Colors include Purple, Red, Yellow, Blue, Black, or White. Some have faint Bioluminescence.
Eye Colors: Atlanteans don’t spend much time in direct sunlight, so they don’t have Irises, their eyes are wide and black, giving them a slightly doll like or bug eyed appearance.
Disposition: Chameleonic. Atlanteans like to please, and are very open and honest. They will change their reactions to fit in better with their colleagues (joking more or less, knowing when to be silent, raising or lowering their voice, etc). It’s difficult to know what an individual Atlantean would be like if they were alone. They prefer to be in groups - like schools of fish. They listen well, learn fast, and are happy to adapt. They’re very slow to anger, and don’t frustrate easily - which is why they work so well with Technology.
Inspirations (for coming up with your own story):
Titan AE (specifically the Titan project), Quarians (Mass Effect),
Thaumatians
Modifiers: RESTRICTED RACE. Please PM for details.
Planet of Origin: Thaumatix
Planet Location: Outer Arm, Star OC-582K
Standard Lifetime: Thousands of years
Height Average: Variable
Skin Tones: Variable
Hair / Markings: Variable.
Eye Colors: Variable
Disposition: Logical, unemotional - though some try to be warmer and gentler in their logic.
Inspirations (for helping come up with your own story):
Vulcans (Star Trek), Asari (Mass Effect), The Drej (Titan AE)
Felidae
Planet of Origin: Uncia
Planet Location: Perseus Arm, Denebola Star
Standard Lifetime: 20 - 30 years, (Max 47). Recommended age range 10 - 15.
Height Average: 5’7’’ - 6’0’’
Skin Tones: Generally either white, brown, or black (fur can sometimes be shaved in patterns to show off the skin color underneath)
Hair / Markings: Pale Blue or Pale Orange; Black (Rarely!)
Eye Colors: Bright Green, Copper, or Ice Blue
Disposition: Calm, Predatory, Patient.
Inspirations:
Raksasha (Dungeons and Dragons), Egyptian Myth, Assassin’s Creed
G’Zak
Planet of Origin: Kal Tiris
Planet Location: Perseus Arm, Pterygota Star
Standard Lifetime: Male: 20 years / Queen: 50 years+ (Recommended age 15 - 17)
Height Average: Male 8 - 12 ft / Queen: 30 - 40 ft.
Skin Tones: Dark Grey / Green - Queens are brightly colored, winged, and flamboyant.
Hair / Markings: Men utilize war paint on their chitin - which can be variable depending on the landscape on which they’re fighting, and the personality of the individual.
Eye Colors: Black.
Disposition: Team Centric, can be very warm and jovial to trusted team mates - are very no-nonsense, and almost cold to outsiders.
Inspirations:
Preying Mantis (the actual bug), Starship Troopers, The Borg (Star Trek)
The Remembered
Planet of Origin: Homeworld
Planet Location: Scrutum-Centaurus Arm, Artifex Star
Standard Lifetime: 75 years exactly
Height Average: 9 ft.
Skin Tones: Metal, natural variances occur
Hair / Markings: Each remembered has long connecting wires that serves as hair, and locks into panels on their back. It’s intended to bear a resemblance to the physical identity of the memories they carry.
Eye Colors: Lights around their eyes can be any color. Again, generally, the color is chosen to bear remembrance to the identity of the memories they carry.
Disposition: Curious, logical, accepting
Inspirations:
Data (Star Trek: TNG), Spaceship Earth (ride, EPCOT Center, Disney, Orlando), any robot or android really - Visual Inspiration: Soundwave (Transformers Prime)
The Noxternali
Modifiers: There are three sub races of Noxternali. (Surface Homesteaders, Cavern Dwellers, Nomads)
Planet of Origin: Noxterna
Planet Location: Virgo Stellar Stream, Retrogredi Star
Standard Lifetime: 50 - 70 years, Max 110
Height Average: 5’5’’ - 6’5’’
Skin Tones: Similar variances to humans, except in shades of blue instead of pink.
Hair / Markings: Shades of blue and grey, ranging from white to black.
Eye Colors: Blue, Green, or Violet
Disposition: Rigid, untrusting, strong
Inspirations:
Tatooine (Star Wars), Avatar (The James Cameron Movie)
Additional Interest Check Notes
I have a wealth of history and information for this world - but I also intend for the idea that it can be played out in multiple chats or over PM between players, as needed. There will be an evolving storyline that may effect any players who are in the Universe here. PM me if you're interested, and which race you want to play so I can send over additional historical data! If there's enough interest, I'll make a few threads for reference for people.