Zetans

Zetans are one of the 6 main races found throughout Shiva, and are by far one of the oldest. While they are not thought to have been created by the Gods, they were favored of the god Forge and there are records of him having used them as assistants.
== Physiology ==
Zetans are the model for the popular grey aliens well known on Earth. They are small of size, rarely exceeding 4.5' in height. Their bodies are slight with leathery grey skin, elongated heads with black bulbous eyes.
Though they are often coded as male, Zetans do not have biological sex. They are capable of altering their physiology to simulate the sex organs of other races, but are effectively sterile. There have been artificially created Zetan hybrids, but these are always mules. Instead, reproduction for Zetans is asexual, taking place by fission of a single Zetan.
The so called Greens are an offshoot of the Zetan race believed to have come from a corrupted batch. While they are physically identical to their Grey cousins save for their green skin, they are completely different behaviorally, being known to be highly malicious and imperialistic.
== Powers ==
Despite being physically weak with little to no Aura, the Zetans have power over their physiology and can alter their bodies in a number of ways. They are capable of growing and shrinking, can quickly regenerate lost limbs and even spontaneously grow superfluous limbs as to their needs.
In addition to these abilities, the Zetans are powerful technopaths.
== Personality ==
The Zetans are naturally inquisitive, wanting to understand everything about anything they come across.
== Culture & Society ==
Zetan society is difficult for other races to understand, as there does not seem to be a clear rank structure. Instead, to outside observers individual Zetans tend to always know exactly what they're supposed to do and don't get in the way of eachother in their given tasks.
In the aftermath of the Cataclysm, the Zetans have somewhat claimed stewardship over an elaborate system of Warp Gates created by the Gods. which connected countless points of their empire.
== Religion ==
The Zetans are not known to practice any religion as it is commonly understood. They appear on ancient reliefs alongside the god Zedd, but do not worship him. Instead they acknowledge his existence and respect him as a great builder, but do not venerate him.
== Trivia ==
- Unexpectedly for a race with no means of sexual reproduction, the Zetans are fascinated with the practice in other species. They regularly replicate sexual organs to simulate the experience and have tried multiple times to crossbreed themselves with other races. They are somewhat infamous for their habit of capturing individuals from less advanced civilizations and probing them.
- Bellona has a complicated history with the Zetans where she is well regarded by the ones she meets but seems embarrassed by the association. The furthest June got in finding out why was when Bellona offhandedly referred to them as "twitchy little fuck-gremlins."
- Upon their discovery of the Warp Gate left on Earth, AEGIS began using it to explore the surrounding interstellar neighborhood. This eventually put them into conflict with the Greens, who were using the Gate Network for their own conquests. AEGIS and the Greens engaged in a protracted shadow war until AEGIS made contact with the Grey Zetans, who provided them with advanced technology to counter the Greens' expansion.
- June has actually been abducted and probed by the Zetans at several points during her life, including once after traveling the galaxy as a member of the Magnificent 7. Because her mind is always wiped following these encounters, she only remembers them as strange erotic dreams and is very startled the first time she meets Zetans publicly.