Nattelysian

**Nattelysians** were a sentient species native to the planet Nattelysia, a snow-covered world far out in the Outer Expanse region of the Cassiopeia Galaxy. As the rulers of their own domain, the Nattelysian Cluster, they were recognized for long head-tails and large beady eyes that sparkled like the cosmos.

## Biology and Appearance

Nattelysians were somewhat similar to humans in their biology, in terms of their bipedal physiology, but were distinguished by several clear traits. One of these traits was the existence of long head-tails that often stretched anywhere from the top of one's shoulders to as far down as their waists. They lacked any form of hair in place of these head-tails. The Nattelysians also possessed large, sparkling beady eyes that were reminiscent of the night sky. These eyes could be colored either black, blue, red, gold, purple, pink, or white. Nattelysian skin tones were rather varied and could come in any color found on the rainbow, along with the colors black and white. They lacked human-like ears, as small appendages at the top of their head-tails served as their hearing organs.

Most notably, the Nattelysians had bodies that could naturally tolerate runestone moreso than other sentient species in the Cassiopeia Galaxy. The Nattelysians took advantage of this tolerance by directly infusing runestone crystals into their bodies in order to grant themselves stronger abilities in magic.

Unlike most humanoid sentients, the Nattelysians did not possess the capabilities to reproduce with humans nor with most other sentient humanoid species. Biologists and scientists concluded that this was due to their origins from outside the Cassiopeia Galaxy which made their genetic data too different from Cassiopeian aliens.

## Society and Culture

An artistically and scientifically-focused society, the Nattelysians were seen as great minds and innovators by much of the Cassiopeia Galaxy, at least by those who knew of them. Given how they were situated in the Outer Expanse, the Nattelysians were somewhat mysterious and were considered one of furthest powerful spacefaring civilizations from the galactic core, second only to the even more elusive Saelondians.

By directly infusing runestone crystals into their bodies, most Nattelysians used their magical capabilities to create beautifully tall, almost shard-like structures and architecture, as well as to conjure up everlasting resources for themselves. The Nattelysians were a welcoming people who were proud to show outsiders everything there was to know about their history and culture. As a considerably advanced culture, many Nattelysians generally avoided conflict and war and saw themselves as beyond strife at such a barbaric degree. They primarily focused on building themselves up rather than tearing down others, and saw alliances as more efficient for the prosperity of their people than enemies were.

Societal beauty, technological advancement, magic, and prosperity were all ideals in Nattelysian society. This gave most Nattelysians a rather life-affirming view of the universe as a whole.

## History

### Origins

It was said that the Nattelysians came to Cassiopeia from the Perseida Galaxy hundreds of thousands of years before the modern era in order to find a more efficient energy source for themselves. They settled on worlds and made a presence for themselves in the southeastern reaches of the Outer Expanse. Advancing quickly, the Nattelysians formed the Republic of Nattelysia and governed over thousands of worlds as a powerful democratic parliamentary polity. They remained prosperous and peaceful for thousands of years.