Crystalite

Flavia Nova Bali

Inanis Nova Bali

The Crystallites are the native and only species of MultiChrome Crystallo-9, and are one of the oldest species on record. They are a peaceful and considerably knowledgeable race, despite their high opinions of themselves. They have a very strong class structure determined by capabilities and use slaves to mine salt used as nutrients. They have recently started to mass produce food for humans in exchange for salts. Their empire spans three regions of Bode’s galaxy, however there is no desire to expand.

 Crystalites

### Anatomy

Crystalites are living organisms comprised of various different minerals that form a lattice structure as yet discovered by human kind. Their body may at first appear solid however it is actually a cluster of smaller crystals around the size of wine corks held together by a unique and powerful magnetic field. This gives them the ability to mold their body into any shape as long as their magnetic field can support it, any part of their body detached will keep the same shape as a result of a simple weaker magnetic field however they will be unable to mold it due to the disconnection form the main magnetic field of their body. The density of a crystallite varies depending on their base minerals, the lightest being about 0.5 times heavier than a human with a density similar to steel and the heaviest being 2 times heavier than a human with a destiny similar to diamond.

Crystalites do not reproduce, instead they mine minerals from the core of their planet which will eventually develop a magnetic field and form its own conscious being. This is replenished when a Crystalite dies around the age of 2000-3000 earth years and is placed back into the core.

The Crystalites have no respiratory or digestive systems, they do however need to absorb types of salt such as sodium nitrate in order to maintain the strength of their crystals and magnetic field. In a similar way to how humans talk by vibrating their larynx, Crystalites talk by vibrating all their Crystals individually, this makes Cystalian notoriously impossible for most species to speak, however it allows a Crystalite the ability to rough speak many dialects. It is also worth noting that Crystalites composed of certain minerals can have various effects such potassium nitrate increasing plant growth.

As they do not have any ocular organs they are unable to see
visually and instead rely on the vibrations of structures compounds to see. the
shape a Crystalite takes also helps them to see better with the most efficient shapes
granting them the ability to see the colour of a wall 5 miles away and the least
efficient reducing their range to a meter around them. This system of sight has
its drawbacks such as not being able to see a stationary object far in the
distance however there are also benefits like the ability to see around solid
objects.

### Culture

Life for a Crystalite begins with their birth in the core, from
this exact moment their life is already planned out by their base minerals. Naturally
all Crystalites are made up of unique minerals however the planet contains
large veins of similar colour which are used to determine the job they will have
in future. Yellow Crystalites are comprised of a corrupted phosphorus vein
resulting in their colour, they are the highest in society being treated as a
royal family, interesting the only unique trait they posses is producing small
amounts of light making their status entirely dependant on their rarity.

Black are
mainly comprised of highly compressed carbon or boron and found in the centre
of the core making them extremely dense, their role is as guards to the royal
family and any other important figures.

Pink are comprised of elements like potassium,
nitrogen and phosphorus. They are synthetically created from several red and
blue minerals to positively impact the growth of plants, they are used as
farmers.

Green are comprised of elements like tritium, radon and radium. They emanate
some kind of radioactive heat energy, they are used to power various
technology.

Blue contain the element tarusterium which block the adrenaline and
noradrenalin synapses, calming anyone thing they are near.

Red contain elements
such as silver or brass, this allows them to self sterilize so they are used as
scientist working on chemicals.

As expected they do not posses genders. However,
when speaking human languages they use male pronouns. This is most likely a result of the
first human crew making contact being entirely male.

### Language

The Crystalites communicate through a complex series of vibration caused by rubbing their crystals together. This makes Crystilian notoriously impossible to learn for the majority of species. The names given to each other often stem from the first sound a Crystalite instinctively makes in its life as it calls out to others.

### History

Multichrome Crystallo-9 naturally began to form life
billions of years ago when the first Crystalites where formed from eroded
minerals. Eventually forming a society the first of the Crystalites created
sanctions regarding mining of the core to prevent over population.

After a few
thousand years they began to discover the Crystalites made up of only one vein
of minerals would develop specialised traits, this lead to the bases of the class system
they still have today in which each Crystalite is mined from a certain colour
mineral dictating their job. This naturally fazed out mixed vein Crystalites, although not outlawed the idea of a mixed Crystalite is extremely taboo in their culture.

Soon they discovered a rare
yellow vein, although the yellow Crystalites are no different from the others
their rarity eventually lead to them becoming something similar to a royal
family which ruled over the planet.

However a second yellow vein was soon
discovered which lead to a civil war between those who supported the first and
the second royal family. The war ended with the second vein being sealed of, it
resulted in redesign of the social structure with the previously manual labour
class of blacks becoming royal guards, further more laws where introduced preventing any
future civil wars, then the mining of clear Crystalites as they where as
fragile as glass and it was damaging the surface of the planet.

Without clear
Crystalites there was no longer a working class so they species began to expand
into nearby solar systems discovering new species such as the Vulons which they
promptly enslaved and forced to work on several other planets mining nutritious
salts.

When humans began to colonise Bode’s galaxy they discovered the
Crystalites, trading technology, knowledge and negotiating borders. With their
newfound connections to the wider universe they had much more access to nutritious
salts however there was little they had to trade. This resulted in the creation
of pink Crystalites synthetically made to grow plants faster to improve their
trade potential.

### Additional Information

Although initially interested by a species more complex than
their neighbours and slaves the Crystalites eventually lost interest in humans
only using them for simple trade. In time Crystalites began to mass farm human
food in exchange for their needed salts as it was more economically secure.
There have been several debates relating to human and Crystalite territory in Bode’s
galaxy, it is agreed that humans can explore and claim any area 500 light years
out from established Crystalite territory.

There are currently two humans
living on Multichrome Crystallo-9 as ambassadors learning about their culture
and supervising military actions. Humans hope to improve relations as their knowledge
could be beneficial in colonising the rest of Bode’s galaxy.