Auroras

Beings of pure mind, the Auroras are super-powerful, generally-benevolent creatures that commonly appear as glowing mandalas, miles across, or as points of stellar brightness. Some stories claim they take the form of humans and other races, when they so choose.
== Point Cost ==
The powers of the Auroras are far beyond human scale; building them with the character generation system is pointless. They are not omnipotent, but for casual encounters, they can do whatever the GM wants. — GURPS Aliens, p.30These are effective a "god" race with around 3,000 points: 1,000 each for Characteristics and Skills, Psionics, and Advantages such as Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30],Regeneration, Unaging, Insubstantiality [80], Vacuum Support (Classic) [40], Charisma, Voice, and Jumper (space).
== Names ==
Aurora do not have names in the traditional sense, but psychic signatures that allow one to recognize them, as easily as one might recognize a familiar place or smell. When requiring a name, such as when being commonly referred to by a group of non-Aurora, an Aurora will often be given a name. Such names often become the stuff of legend, similar to the names of gods and spirits on Earth. In fact, some Aurora even choose mythical names on purpose.
== Psychology ==
Aurora (or Auroras, the plural title is disputed) abandoned the planets to the "material races" and now live between the stars. They are an old race, older than the Engai or Liook Sujan. They are likely older than any precursor race—perhaps they are them.
While they seldom interfere with the development of other races, they take an active interest in the galaxy's civilizations, appearing near populated worlds. Legends of "auroran visits" are as common and varied as old sailor's tales about whales following their seagoing vessels.
=== Communication ===
In conversation, Auroras tend to ask more questions than answer them. They often enjoy minutiae—details of a material being's job, their family, their taste in entertainment or opinions on politics. Unfortunately for most beings—especially xeno-anthropologists—Auroras aren't particularly fond of answering questions, and are notoriously flighty around persistent questioners. 
=== Relationships ===
Auroras will sometimes form friendships with mortals. One reclusive old asteroid miner was known to be in contact with an Aurora for more than 50 years. 
== Aurora Quests ==
Auroras are known, in plenty of legends, for giving warnings of huge events. The push and pull of normal events are trivial to Auroras, but a potential extinction event will rouse them to act. It is unknown why Auroras go out of their way to gather mortals to prevent catastrophy that they themselves could solve, but it is commonly thought that these "Aurora Quests" are meant as learning experiences that help a species grow.
== Culture ==
Auroras are rather solitary by nature. In the hundreds of recorded Aurora sightings and encounters, a mere four involved more than one entity. Legends and myths of groups of Auroras often depict them in pairs or groups of four, implying they form couples of some kind.
== Politics ==
It is considered taboo in Auroran culture to get involved in the "politics of mortal races", although the definition of politics is flexible if it relates to a great danger to that race's survival (see Aurora Quests above). Auroras have been heard to comment on several of the galaxy's races. Liook Sujan have been described as "almost ready"—a strong statement implying that they may be capable of evolving into Auroras themselves. They seem unhappy with the Engai, referring to them more than once as "a tragic failure." Auroras speak highly of the potential of humans, Kaa, Mmm and the Cidi. One particular Aurora referred to humans and Kaa as "presenting an incredible danger to the whole galaxy, as all truly great races do."
== Beyond Auroras ==
=== The Others ===
Some mystics of the galaxy claim the Auroras have focused most of their energy countering an extradimensional threat wishing to breach into this realm (perhaps similar to the Anunnakku of Reality Abzu). These beings, simply dubbed the Others, have supposedly only managed to incur into this realm a scant few times, and their full force, according to mystics, will mark the end of a galactic epoch.
=== The Gods ===
According to the Auroras themselves, there are beings beyond even their power, although they seldom speak of them. While the Auroras don't name them, they have been quoted saying "You can call them gods if you like."
==Comment==
Aurora can effectively be a more friendly (and less annoying) version of the Q from Star Trek.
== References ==
* Classic: Aliens, p. 30-31
Category:Race Descriptions