The Awoken Oecumene

The Awoken Oecumene is up of a variety of alien species from different parts of the galaxy. Organized into a caste system by the Gygosi, the different species of the Oecumene are united by their blind faith in the promise of the Great Dreamers. In addition to the core member species listed below, there are a number of peripheral client species—known collectively as the Oecumene Outsiders—that were never fully integrated into the Oecumene, though some provided various advantages to the Oecumene. Humans use EBEs "Ebyies" as an descriptor for any non-human life. According to classified UCSS records, the Awoken Oecumene has its main power base in the Butterfly Cluster (Messier 6) although the astro-hyperpower has seemingly bases as close as the Shaula System (Lambda Scorpii) only ~ 570 light years away.
The Awoken Oecumene considers the Consecreated Preserves (the weird terraformed worlds of the lost Mimbani Race) as sacred.
== Member Species in the Hierarchy ==
The Whole: Gygosi (Xeno Archadoroanax sapiens) 	Homeworld: Tilession Magal (formal); Sha’lei, Thou Cradle Fair and High (informal)	
Shard of Valiance: Tholosi (Xeno Plesiophiserpeton sapiens) 	Homeworld: Tholos 	
Shard of Reverence: Krivuja/Tsocalciod (Xeno Protopoliocephalus; Xeno Brontopoliocephalus & Xeno poliocephalus)	Homeworld: I'liteth 	
Shard of Truth: Palaliatopes (Xeno Archmachina sapiens sapiens) 	Homeworld: Unknown 	
Shard of Vanquishment: Virillii (Xeno Archopolyphag) & Bhorrot'i (Xeno Malum) 	Homeworld: Unknown (Bhorrot'i); Virill (Virillii) 	
Shard of Virility: Guggotho (Xeno Archotitanoplesiarctos horribilis) 	Homeworld: Heppugattida 	
Shard of Obedience: Ethulian (Xeno Pygotardipunctata longicollis) & Non-Xenosophonts 	Homeworld: Ethul (Ethulian); various (Non-Xenosophonts) 	
== Gygosi ==
"The Illuminated" "Heavenly Guides" "Empyreans" "Starry Wisemen" "Celestial Virtuosos" "Majestic Ones" (formal)
(Crystal Spires and Togas, Combine Half-Live, Laputa)
The Ruling Gygosi Caste resembles a gigantic, abnormally proportioned brownish-gray (pink in some lighting instances) fetus with a massive head atop a smaller body, instead
of legs a minsucle small semi-tenticals, its three fingered sharp claws, large horizontal eye and multiple smaller eyes make it to be an scary oppoentnet, the ruling Magi aka "The Starry Wisemen who are graced by the Holy Light of the Great Illumination to rule the Empyrean in majesty and virture"
have similarities with the Kirivuja, in appperance. Most Gygosi however wear hooded cloaks and are , they almost never unrobe or take of their ornament, they Body Calligraphy Art their bodies full of ancient script of the gygosi
holy texts. 
The Ruling Magi Council is a priest-philosophers assembly, whos member come from prestigous families, who value enlightenment and religious zealorty.
They portai themselves as bleeding hearts diplomats space elves, they come off as conceited and arrogant, but in the kind of academic liberal way. They have 3 Genders, but due to technological and societal advances,
they dont have sexual diphormism and no disgsitung between sexes, they dont give natural birth and young Gygosi are very rare, the newly conquered gygosi tend to be younger. T
he Average Age is 600 (they can live to a 1000),
their fertile years range from 100-150. 
physically frail, with overdeveloped brains, and multiples arm-like limbs, with long Tentacles/tendrils coming from their backs and their heads, spindly tall stature, many are severely atrophied due to fasting and extreme age, 
many gygosi live to extreme ages. purple blood, use hemocyanin, their skin tends to be a lightish cold blue or light violet color.
Heteropoly acid-based life, Necropolis and is star system, has a high amount of noble gases present.
T
he Gygosi see themselves as sole heirs of the Old Gygosi Civlisations and the only true sentient species in the Galaxy, as such the lives of fellow Gygosi outside of the Ecumene Ruling Caste and Necropolian Elite and other
Xeno are often easily sacrifced or ending up as a collateral damage. Even the most moderate and non-imperalistic of the gygosi belive themselves tp be "rightful rulers of the galaxy", 
Even the vilest beggar stands higher than a non-gygosi. Due to the vast empire, the relatively small amount of the Gygosi are living a pampered existence, almost utopian, this makes them complacement.
Tech made them long lived, and thanks to the strict eugenics and general culuture, the gygosi have a very old againg
population, making them economicaly depened on expanding and enslaving other non-ecumene gygosi and the more populous, poorer and fertiler non-gygosi ecumene species. Without central control from Necropolis after the many collopases, 
the other gygosi colonies fell into the economic and cultural orbit of smaller pocket empires or regressed technologies.
Necropolis has a hot, semi-arid climate. Agriculture is maintained through extensive irrigation systems. Once the cedars were destroyed, the soil baked beneath the hot sun and blew away in thick red clouds, the ruins
and destroyed factories poisoned water, ground and air, leaving toxic polluted and radiated wastelands all across Gygosi Space.
The Homeworld dubbed Necropolis is massive cedar and pink & white marble colossal pyramids, shiny red marble halls, crystal spiral towers of light, shining walls, similar to Troy the Necropolis is build a top each ecumenpolei,
there are over a dozen of levels this mostly planet wide city, although over the years many parts have collapsed into ocean, or were swallowed by sand or dirt. Even the modern and advanced Gygosi Civ are not populous
and andvanced enough to cover even most of the surface level of the Necropolis, most of the planet is either holy grounds (Temples, crypts, graveyards) or collapsed and overgrown by nature, as the Gygosi mostly live on the floating cloud cities remisenct of the Pink and White Terrace on earth,
edenic orbital stations or pleasure worlds instead. collossal, ancient idols, vast mazes, Large etheral tempeles filled with a mosaic of colored glass are found everywhere on the inhabited part of Necropolis.
Giant War Machines guard and take care of small parts of the city, their corpses are found everywhere on the surface and the Gygosi Solar system. Each Civlisation of the Gygosi has a different look, although most of the earlier civs are lost 
due the negelct and the decay of the following civlisations, the cause and most of the knowledge being lost each time, due to this Lost Gygosi Colonies and pocket empires are often rediscovered and re-subjegated.
Severaly cursed places exist on the surface, from forgotten grottos of heretics and traitors, to crumbling Spiral Towers to the Woods of Silent Cry populated by spindly danteian demon trees who fed on flesh and weep blood tears to
the Graves of Warmachines a place so evil that even the jungles of Necropolis' poles will not enter, to the remains of Great Mountains of Necropolis peaking through the Upper Levels of the Ecumenpolis, where slaves were sent down to die in the red darkness of the mines,
even in the now many unfortonates work deep in the mountains that grow hotter you reach deeper into the earth. They toil in an oven, the rocks around them too hot to touch. The air stanking of brimstone and searing their lungs as they breathe. Certain shafts are so low that slaves have to crawl or bend,
all the while a brutal suppervissors make sure you dont get your dirty hands on their pure world. Ancient Gygoai hung the entrails of the condemned in the branches of the polar jungles.
Names: Names: "Esoteric" "Enlightend" "Lovecraftian"
"Orossoss" "Tythis" "G'ooosh" "Golgosos" "Golgey" "Aquith" "Noctoros" "Nicassas" "Zamattas" "Esscassa" Essaith Carcosa H'lanith Oriabith Ultha K'edith Ibos Sarneth R'lyeth Bysgonith Dylith Lensith
N'yala'thoep Xoth-Azathis Iranis Ooaney Iukkiths Celephith Lengassas I'bbith Chalkassa N'ggotha Tsathle Vhlorrhaggua Ktanosha Uranthalan Rlacha Oggothos 
Gygosi Exonyms:
Theau Lith Zametta (Tholos) 
Urtha-Ter Homa (Earth)
Homa-manti (Humans)
Tilession Magal (Necropolis, "Lost Perfection")
== Tholosi ==
"Lizardmen/Reptoids"/ Saurians "Cecropians" (formal)
(xcom ufo defense, squecky alien asthetics, robotic)
Carbon-based life, Tholos is similiar to Earth but its has a high level of natural acids, making its atmosphere and oceans corrosive , also its's weak magnetic field is a poor shield from its sun, most of the planet's life developed metallic
carapaces as defenses against solar radiation. Its photosynthetic life is similarly impressive, shutting down vulnerable metabolic processes during daylight hours and repairing cellular damage at night, forest of alien trees that remind onceself of cacti & desert flowers
The Tholosi devolped in the dry plains and semi-deserts of Tholos having a long tradition as Nomads and Raiders. The difficulty of Tholos lead to great advancements from the Tholosi, becoming the only non-gygosi
Ecumene species to possess an large-sized Interstellar Empire, which was in an War of Extermination against each other, however once the Ecumene began to show up they formed a United Front, starting "The Second War in Heaven". 
Medium Rank in Ecumene, mostly commanders and Soilders. Females resemble humaniod vipers with their legs being a snake-like foot, where they carrying up to fifty eggs inside its body at any one time. The men are more bipedial 
four-clawed hands, and five-clawed feet, reptilian scaly skins and face plates that resembel traditional bone mask that are sometimes worn by females. They have tendicies to replace their bodies with cypernetic limbs and sceletons.
Two sexes and genders similar to humans, while ruled by wise elder tribe female, its society is quite patricharchial and females are often deligated to "Tentwifes". A Warrior Culture, the cradle of Tholosi Civlisation still has Tribes,
which retain their nomadic and tribal practices, while the more fertile region are home to advanced glittering panoption-megapolises, the Ecumene often recruits the hardy nomads as mecernaries, continung the tradition of the subjagted
Tholosi Government. Natural strong and relsilent, the former Tholosi state was a statocratic republic, which stylied themsleves as Tribes and "Khans", while resembling Military Juntas and Military dominated Republics.
Names: "Examples" --Demonic/Serpentine/Dinosaurian/Metallic/Poison
Male: "Malhkira" "Acraxira" "Gagraxos" "Cylagos" "Balhmelai" "Phaxox" "Demugon" "Banshix" "Mantatros" "Onkokria" "Gargor" "Zoxkcis" "Malhekas" 
"Arsentos" "Klastogrox" "Zarzinos" "Argykira" "Ciparidex" "Venekrax" "Tyrantus" "Tyrux" "Sauraskira" "Thyrex"
Female: "Chissa" "Colophais" "Cadma" "Drargyra" "Ciposkria" "Stibix" "Tinitixia" "Klastagra" "Illithix" "Kerahkiria" "Kehranhkra" "Tashalaix"
"Omnixia" "Uccubixa" "Vosneetrex" "Lailex" "Cylalai" "Jalhrelai" "Tyrandria" "Saurix"
== Tsocalciods ==
"Little Green Men" "Old Ones" "Water Grayes" "Deep Ones" (formal)
(Xcom terror from the deep aesthetics)
The amphibious Old Krivuja race were an ancient society, having existed millennia before man's first faltering steps upon the world. Their features are a throwback to their space faring descendents, the Greys.
Their power was based on the powerful Molecular Control technology. The Old Krivuja race seeked to propagate its sterile race by genetic modification, the ideal subjects being other beings. 
Experiments spawned numerous hybrid races, ancient records indicate that the common ancestor of the Greys was such an experiment.
Vestigial lungs allowed the breathing of air and limited surface mobility. There were cybernetic implants throughout the body, enhancing the strength of its atrophied limbs and the function of its organs.
The cause Downfall of the Old Krivuja Civlisation is unknown, legend told that they worshipped a black asteriod that landed in the shallow oceans of I'liteth, spawning an old faith that died out
only after the Invasion by the Ecuemne.
--Cthuluic/Oceanpunk/Atlantis/Mu
Names: "Ma'leh-heh-leh" "Ba'laseh" "Tesath'la'eth" "Neth'E-leth" "Ta'leth'heth" "Pht'thya-l'y"
== Krivuja ==
"Tall Whites & Greys/Little Greys" "The Greys" "Reticulans" "Roswellians" (formal)
The Krivuja hierarchical caste society ranges from grunts to leaders with powerful mind-control abilities. These powers can be used to demoralise soldiers in combat, or even take control of their minds.
They tend to indulge in abductions and cattle mutilation, where Animals are abducted secretly, and returned with various organs removed, out of "fun", tradition and scienctific curiosity. The abduction is used to extract genetic material for cross breeding and developing clones for infiltrating alien societes. 
The cattle provide both nutrition and genetic material. A long history of warring feudal kingdoms and autocratic rulers, the genderless society is controlled by an "Empress" who was installed as a puppet by the Ecumene, beneath a shfiting byzantine web of feudalistic political structures exits.
I'liteth their home world is a massive panthalssic world with deep oceans and wide shallow costal shelfs around the hundreds of small to mid-sized landmasses, atolls dotted by rain-soked forests, ranging from chokingly humid jungles to
cold cascadian moss-expy forests at the poles, although many of these forests were cut down and ruins, ancient temples and lost cities made out of oily black stones, dott the land and the ocean, life is based on Borane biochemistry (Organoboron chemistry).
The Krivuja were one of the first to incorperated by the Ecumene, having been first encountered as a Late Information Age Civlisation, they had colonized three habitable worlds besides their homeplanet, one in an neighbouring
system using generational ships, and two in their own system, they started buliding Bases on their Moons and mining the asteriod belt near their homeworld, although the colonies were small in population size. The Ecumene fought
a small war against them, due to their long inclusing into the Ecumene, many aspects of their culture are lost. Naturally curious and a long alive tradition of magic-science, many Krivuja are in the scouting and science fields of the Ecuemen.
This race appears to want to develop superior genetic hybrids to increase the efficiency of their hive-like society. I'liteth is full of beatiful ruins of the Old Krivujas, oily stone idols emerge when the tide is low.
Krivujas look like the stereotypical alien abductor - skinny, grey and with big black eyes. Krivuja have a natural lifespan of around 300 years, no gender and used to reproduce similar to amphibeans, although gestation centers are now the common.
The Race is split into two Caste that are similar in genetic differnce to human and neanderthatls
The Smaller Grey, light brownish & beige skinned small greys are at the top and the larger white, greenish skinned Tall Whites are the bottom, The Tall Whites live in Ghettos and are often lower ranked foot soilders beneath the Small Greys,
Tall Whites are used as Slave Laborers, while the Small Greys are Scouts and Scientits.
The autopsy reveals vestigial digestive organs and a simple structure. The brain and eyes are very well developed. The structure suggests genetic alteration or mutation.
The small mouth and nose appear to have little function. The webbing between the fingers and the flat feet suggest aquatic origins. High Rank as Scouts, Abductors and low-level soilders
---"Typical" Alien names/ET esque
Names: "Xozzel" "Borbel" "Fortel" "Puspbles" "Sixxle" "Skoffle" "Llewsorel" "Scullel" "Ticulile" "Eetteel"
== Bhorrot'i ==
"Lamians" "Abominations" "Tentacled Abhorrence" (formal)
"Xeno Malum" (science)
Not even the depths of a Lovecraftian nightmare could spawn such as this indescribable creature. No comparison to any Earth animal exists, the environment that could produce such as this beyond imagination.
Armed with long tentacles the Abomination paralyses its victims then transmutes them into mindless things, Instead of killing its victim it impregnates it with an egg, the foetus slowingly consuming foetus host as it grows. 
However it has been observed that a quick-growing special foetus, called a Trooper, grows relativly quick and violently burst out of the digestion area of the impregnated host.
These progeny can cause death on touch, even through armour, due its toxic skin. They reproduce by laying eggs in hosts only to devour the host upon birth
The autopsy reveals small cybernetic implants are lodged in the creature's large brain. The vision system is a complex combination of visible light and thermal imaging acquisition. 
Even in the inky depths of the ocean this monster can navigate with unerring accuracy. There are vestigial organs that seem to be the bare minimum for survival. Each creature has a small stomach with an external connector, 
it is logical to assume the being is fed by direct nutrient input by its masters. Virtually nothing is know about the Bhorrot'i Society, only the Gygosi know about vital biological and societal informantion.
loating brains with thin long tentatles. Left to its own devices this species would be a severe threat to life on any non-native planet.
The most feared and admired member of the Ecumene, They are also among the most xenophobic, 
a product of the fact that the were preyed upon for almost their entire existence as a species by the numerous predators of their world and achieved sentience and the use of tools as a means of self defense. 
Being herbivores, the had no use for hunting and used weapons primarily to exterminate any species on their world that posed a threat to them. And there were many. They would carry this mindset with them to the stars.
The contact with the Abominations spanned a centuries-spanning genocidal war "First War in Heaven", a massive war including attemted rebellions "The Social Uprisings" where the autonomous allies of the Gygosi, wanted citizenship, 
not only for the status and influence that came with it, but also for the right to vote in elections and laws. They believed that they should be treated equally to the Gygosi, given that they had formed cultural and linguistic connections with the civilization and had been their loyal allies for over two centuries,
which lead to the the "8 Front War" in wich these Rebels allied with the Star Empire a rival formed out of lost Gygosi colonies and the Neutral Leauge a third party of lost gygosi colonies, trade ecumenpolei and tiny pocket empires who did not want to join either side,
fighting to preserve their independce, as the Ecumene was annexing several gygosi colonies against their will duirng its "1-12th Unification Campaings", the Ethulians allied with the Neutral Leauge, and did not join the Social Uprisings,
as they wanted independece. The Abominations attacked indiscrimialy everyone devasting the other factions allowing the Gygosi Ecumene to defeat and subjegate them all,creating the Awoken Ecumene in the process.
The Leader of the Star Empire and Head of the Church of Stellar Love, wanted to restore the Gygosi Golden Age by creating an Master Race so twisted and malformed not even the depths of Cronenbergian thought could imagine it.
The Lamians were used as ancient bioweapons, bred as weapons of war, by selecting for the most cunning and warlike hives. Eventually, the Lamians became too difficult to control and turned on their masters. The Ancient Gygosi attempted to eradicate the Lamians and destroyed as many as 4000 worlds before they were satisfied the La,oams were extinct.
== Guggotho ==
"Apemen" "Big Foots" "Beserkers" "War Beasts" "Cyclopeans" "Nephilim" (formal)
"Xeno Archo-titano-plesi-arctos horribilis" (science)
fertile Large brutes with low-level Intlegence, they are a collection of libertarian matricharic-clans ruled by Warrior-Queens & Battle-Brides who battle each other for strong mates & materialistics, The highest Matrons, 
are both required physically very capable and very fertile, as the Guggotho can give birth, to over dozen live births per pregnancy, the amount of living offspring is often in the three digits. The pseudo-ursine with characteristic assoicated with Mammoths and Gorillas live on an
Heppugattida, a overpopulated backwater world recovering from nucelar winter, due to its destruction by the much more intelegent forebears of the Guggotho. Heppugattida despite its near frozen state has a large subequatorial band of massive anlog boreal woods
feed by rains, high in nitrogen. The Guggotho live in Gigantic arms of these trees rarly visitng the ground, which is belived to be cursed. Furious in Battle with a matrial cultrue that worships violence, they have an rage mode, similar to the Viking Berserkers of Old,
that makes them almost indistructable beasts. Carbon based Life. The Gugggotho are enslaved by the Ecumene and used a physical laborers and soilders. The Ecumene were seen as Star Gods and worshipped as defeaters of the weak gods of their Ancestors, the Ecumene knowingly encourged an self-hating attuide
and highly indivualistic "fuck you, got mine" comptivtness among the conquered sentients of Heppugattida, The Guggotho were an Iron Age Civ, when they were annexed by the Ecumene. Geronticide is a cultural tradtition of the Guggotho, some more harsh regions practicied a sacrifical infantcide as well, but integrating to the Ecuemen lead to these
Infants being given to the Ecumene instead, to be raised as Holy Warriors with Kamikaze style attacks being their MO. Heppugattida is mostly used for resources extractions by the Ecumene, which The Guggotho do not profit from, Ethulians, Subservilias, Krivujas, disgraced Guggotho and Virillii are mostly 
used as slave labor, living in racially segregated settlements, however progroms are quite common, as the Guggotho resents other xenos, outside the Gygosi, and have a aggressive and rude nature to them, seeking conflict, and interspecies conflict is quite widespread, only numed by the Faith of the Ecuemene, most of the progroms end with the Gygosi encourging them to
put aside their differences and gang up on the pacifistic and forgiveful Ethulians.
There are numerous cybernetic implants which are used to enhance the cardio-vascular system and the senses. The reproductive organs appear to have been surgically removed. 
Evidently these unfortunate creatures are limited to a life of warfare and conquest. Used as front-line combatant and can withstand high amounts of damage and have increased 
tolerance to pain due to their genetically enhanced physiology. The Guggotho have 2 gender similar to humans and give life birth to mulitple offspring, males tend to be smaller and weaker but they can reach similar strenght and size to female Warbeasts.
The aggressive Guggotho are controlled by a sterility plague which greatly increases the infant motarilty . Many rouge scientsts and mercenaries/terrorist of the gugotho work towards a "glorious salvation" to the sterility foisted upon them by their "betters". 
----Cavemen/Neanderthal names
-Names: 
Male: "Uggo" "Uga" "Bambam" "Gago" "Bombbo"
Female: "Ugogo" "Wambawambo" "Nolo" "Moromo"
== Virillii ==
"Insectoids" "Locusts" "World Eaters" "Plagues" (formal)
"Xeno Archo-poly-phag " (science)
The body of this insectoid creature comprises a slightly armored torso and a flexible tail. The torso hosts a slot containing multiple articulated eyes and is surmounted by three pairs of wings. 
The tail is wholly muscle tissue, similar to the human tongue, and it ends with a fearsome stinger used for attacking prey. Goes through numerous lifestages, a hive-mind. From their larva state to a swarm
of locust-esque hords eating biomatter to wasp-worm like colonies, their adult state, which can join together to form purpose specific assemblages. The Lanthanide World of Virilli, their homeworld
has extreme seasons, a general flat and featureless geoscape, most of the planet was once a panthalassic world, its oceans having boiled away long ago, leaving behingd alkine salt flats,
coral analog forests that adopted to the waterpoor deserts and the large grass plains that the Virillii feast upon. An Stone Age Civ, Virillii were long belived to have been non-sentient, as their
lacked the aggressive territorial drives that the other species had and did not interfere with the Ecumene mining the massive amounts of rare earths and high magnetic materials present on Virill,
only when Ethulian, Guggotho and Krivuja Slave Miners acidentially destroyed a vast brood colony, a grave sin in Virillii, did the Virillii unite for the first and wage an war against the Ecuemene,
somehow the Gygosi managed to contact and pacify them and make them join the Ecumene, having been impressed by their fighting abilities, the Surviving Slave Miners were never heard from again, and the Virillii still hold
a species-wide grudge against these races.
Similar to Cicadas they have a periodical phase, where they emerge from the vast underground ant like broods, only after reaching puperity, to devour biomatter so they can beginn their transformation
into adults. They produce webs similar to silk, which can build structures. Personal names dont exist per se, they name themselves after the Brood, from which they are born, Broodbrothers are Virillii
from the same Brood, which often cluster together as social groups. The Virilli have multiple distincit sexes, though no concept of genders. they build massive burrows and their society and planets 
make a difference between the "Underground Life Stages" and the "Aboveground Life Stages". Reproduction similar clam shrimps.
-Names: 
"Brood Tirilli" "Brood Zelili" "Brood Hanelili" 
== Ethulians ==
-"Longnecks" "Hammerxenos" (formal)
"Xeno Pygo-tardi-punctata longicollis" (science)
Known for their long, curving neck and T-shaped head, humps on the back of their head/neck. Long spindly arms and huncked backs.
Gentle, pleasent but slowish creature, slightly hunched posture, and their faces are dominated by a large eye with a maroon Sclera and a Heterochromic, 
surrounded by two-sets very eyes. Bipedial, with two legs and two arms. Their green-browinsh Skin which has shown to have a numerous array of spotted patterns
is covered by short hair, which make it soft to touch. lowest-ranking species in general terms, and are frequently mistreated by members of almost every other race.
considered weak. used as cannon-fooder. A Industrial Age civ before Integration, Ethul overflows with natural resources protected by law, from large deposits of precious metals to vast forests, 
they society took a very long time to advance technologically into space wanting to eliminate social problems first. The pacifistic Ethulians have a nature based faith, which hold "The Creations" as sacred,
which is why they abstain from any harm nor waist their energy on holding grudes or feeble attempts at vengence, even if it means death, however the Death of oneselfs or a loved one is not feared or mourned as the 
Ethulian Faith simply regconizes it as a natural process and an earlier entering into the blessed edenic afterlife, this leads many to believe them to be cowards and their suicidally naive disregeard for life.
They prefer Peace over anything else, often seeking the pen over the sword and taking the moderate middle ground, even if it means having to concede heavily for it, doing anything to please the Ecuemene and 
offer only meager opposition to the slave raids, and the regular executions and purges by the Inquesition. two thirds of Ethul's Population live outside of Ethul and its habitable moon of Fenthel, due to slavery and
population pressure, as the Ethulians were far advanced in the medical and healing fields, leading to a massive population boom during their industrial age. The Ecumene turned their sacred moon into an agri-world
faltening the world and dumping massive amounts of fertilzers into its atmosphere, this caused an religous uprising on Ethul, which lead to the Ecumene to crush these Zealots and ensalve them. A heretical believe
called the Swordminded has spread among several Ethulians, they believed since they were part of "The Creation" that everything was theirs to do with as they pleased. There was nothing wrong in making a living by robbing
'infidels', by which they meant any who was not a member of their sect, indeed killing infidels was pleasing to their Creators, their view on polygamy and property, was that all mating partners, and all goods, were held in common,
this view lead many Swordminded Ethulians to join the Military of the Ecumene, it also spread among the enslaved Zealots who grow weary of the injustices done to them.
Interestingly there is no native word for Justice in the Ethulian language, only a long complex set of words that explain the concept.
Ethulians encourge debates, allowing any opinion be heard no matter how harmful or wrong, which has left a long record of bloody religious wars and schisms in the history books of the Ethulians.
The Irenic paternialistic nanny state controls Ethul, society is still spirtual but incoperates the Ecumenial beliefs into their pantheons, one the border of heresy as considered by many other Xenos,
often target by the Purfication Order (Inquestition). While the Ethulians only have one sex, they are all capable of breeding and carrier and can "gender-switch", they also have a third gender concept, 
those that do not want to "gender-bend" to either breeder and carrier social role. Reproudction similarish to platypusses.
Names: Gentle/Nature based
Female: "Lasuth" "Wensuth" "Sementhi" "Geloph"
Male: "Basho" "Nathulo" "Suthithiel" "Bomnderoi"
Other: "Exeselouth" "When-Whenth" "Thielo"
== Palaliatopes ==
:
"Oracles" "Watchers" "Eyeballs" "Ancient Watchers" (formal)
"Xeno Arch-machina sapiens sapiens" (science)
The ancient and mysterious species, are a massless blob similar to the Polymonad, however not related and much more intelegent, they sealed themselves into massive eye-shaped metallic balls,
which they never leave, thanks to exentsive cypernetic implants, they are more akin to floating computers and hacking tools than true sentitent being. Discovered in ancient ruins by the Gygosi,
the Palaliatopes seem to know everything about the universe, which lead to their brutal subjegation by the Ecumene, however they somehow locked away the knowldege deep inside their artifical
brain-equivlent and their foreign biochemistry and biologly makes them almost impossible to know more about. Some claim that they come from another Universe or a different Galaxy. However
the Ecumene still uses them as private computers and oracles.
== Non-Xenosophonts (non-intelligent aliens) ==
=== Discs ===
The Disc is well shielded and is particularly good at withstanding explosives. The primary anti-gravity system self-destructs, preventing anyone to gain any understanding of its functioning. 
Its exact nature is unknown; it may be a robotic construct or a cybernetic organism. It appears as a flat, metallic, circular disc about the size of a small car, floating eerily around the battlefield.
Similar to a small ufo, mechanical floating disc.
=== Drones ===
The Drone is a creation only an alien mind could conceive of. It is a brain, (human or alien) suspended in amniotic fluids and connected to a powered base unit that can fly on land or below water.
Each Bio-Drone is armed with a powerful auditory disruptor, part machine and part organism. Some of our scientists have suggested that the weapon is driven by the host organisms original vocal cords. Highly accurate and tenacious these super guard dogs are widely used by the aliens to protect valuable assets. 
The hypothesis that the auditory disruptor is a biological device are true. This unfortunate creature literally screams its enemies to death. Every example has massive surgical trauma scars and is severely mutilated. The aliens appear to butcher the brain into obedience.
Most of the brains used in the creatures are alien in origin, but nothing can compare to the horror of finding a human based unit. The Drones are powered by an ION engine and incorporate some form of remote control system. 
=== Terrormites ===
This miniature robot is an automated terror weapon and . As soon as the powerful optical sensor spots a target, the creature runs to it and attacks. The miniaturized core is set to ignite and explode once damaged enough, making the act of killing the creature deadly for anyone nearby.
=== Xeno Pachyderm ===
This silicon based life form generates an enormous amount of heat. It has the strength to crush rocks which can then be ingested by the hot core. It has a primitive intelligence and can be controlled by implants
he core of the creature is extremely hot, and seems to be the basis for a digestive system. Its unique muscle system has tremendous power and speed. Its rock like skin is not harmed by fire or incendiary ammunition. 
a pinkish blob that is suprisingly hard on skin contact. slowly rumbles along the ground and leaves a trail of burnt terrain in its path.
=== Xeno Caelestilania ===
This life-form has the natural ability to float through the air. It appears to detect human brain waves and will move towards a target even if well hidden. Once a target is detected the lands and fires small globules of extremely corrosive venom. The creature has the ability to clone itself at an alarming rate. 
The core contains a small bio-mechanical device which appears to be an implanted anti-gravity propulsion system. The sac of venom is the largest organ and there appear to be a small separate brain structure. There is no discernible digestive or reproductive system. A small organ contains embryos which can grow rapidly into a new being. 
An bean-shaped/fetus-shaped brownish small blob, it appears to be a Arsenic-based lifeform.
=== Xeno Macroarctos Hirsuta ===
This gigantic wolly bipedal carnivore has powerful jaws and a voracious appetite. It has a number of brain implants which are used to control its activity. The primitive predatory instincts of this creature are of little use except to terrorise and destroy.
The Xeno contains two 'brains' and two 'hearts' which allow it to function even when heavily wounded. However its furry skin is highly flammable. It is traditonally used by Guggotho Warbrides and as such a hard animal.
=== Xeno Plesiteuthis ===
Nested in the many layers of the gelatinous body of this organism is a powerful chemical freezer, its main offensive capability. The soft and supple skin of the Plesiteuthis seems susceptible to heat based attacks. 
the aliens have bred these huge oceanic creatures as a weapon. Do not be lulled into a false sense of security when facing these harmless looking jellyfish analogs. Methane-based life
Possessed of a formidable, ranged, freezing blast and a close combat icy strike, the Plesiteuthis is a deadly foe. Resembels a Man'O'war or an jellyfish, with many stunningly beautiful colors and patterns, they appear to communicate using color and light.
=== Xeno Polymonad ===
Once the armoured suit is stripped away the Polymonad is revealed to be a huge amorphous blob of protoplasm. No visible brain, limbs or sensory organs exist, a small metallic component resides deep in the liquid body.
Once dead we can only guess at the creature's nature, although it is assumed to be Ammonia-based life. An inexplicable enigma. Polymonads can reseamble themsleves into different forms.
=== Xeno Subservilia ===
These agile and fast enemies are a mainstay of the alien army. Hundreds are birthed in massive breeding vats deep in the heart of the Alien colonies.
Vastly more powerful than a man, the Xeno Subservilia is a true alien and its behaviour and carnivorous nature unmatched on the planet. They often forms the spearhead of an alien attack
and never seems to shrink from the fight even in the face of overwhelming odds. are a species of engineered super-soldiers, it is a horrofic Sulfur-based creature that has extensive genetic
modification done to it, removing most of its sapient nature. six limbed claws, strong body plates, this crustean lumbering monstrosity is a pure nightmare.
Dissection revealed a cybernetic organism possessed of strange power. Inside the body cavity is a small power unit, but no identifiable organs.
The power is transmitted throughout the body by a Bio-electric transmission system. The whole body lacks bones or any other supporting structure. 
Once dead the power stops and the creature becomes a lifeless rag doll of oozing alien flesh and fluids. The only other internal construction is a pair of ceramic cells, which if energised briefly revive the creature. 
=== Xeno Antenora "Apostates" ===
These creatures are a horrifying result of experimentation. They are created from captured victims, heavily modified with cybernetics and biotechnology.
There is no way of communicating with them, since they are controlled directly through cybernetic implants in their heavily modified brains.
Their physiology is clearly designed to enable them to work in extreme conditions indefinitely, and at great depths.
the Apostates are unaware of their previous identity and under complete control of the aliens. They can induce horrors and vivid hallucinations by mere close contact, due to gases and substances they exude. Severe Headaches can be caused when the Apostates activate their magnetic sensors.
Their dark biomechnical full body armor is wet & oily when touched and resistent against most convential weapons, only their red bloodshot eyes can be seen through a visor, the rest of the body horrofically butchered.
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