Krerrod

"*Beeko ma sala zala gingzorp, Galam mo Aga la krerrod.*"
—A **krerrod** philosopher discussing the cultural differences between the Galam and Aga
**Krerrods** (***Venus advena***), also known as **Venusians** or **Grays**, are a species of short, hairless, extraterrestrial bipeds with large heads and eyes located in the subterranean depths of the purportedly inhospitable planet Venus. They possess a complex brain similar to the humans of Earth, but exhibit far less emotion than their planetary neighbours.

Unlike humans, the krerrods have had little contact with the Tunguska particle, though small traces of it managed to land on Venus.

Samples of the particle have been taken and examined by krerrod surface exploration teams, leading to short bouts of experimentation by Venus's top scientists. These experiments proved fruitful, creating an elite force of shapeshifting krerrods that plan to be used to examine human civilisation.

## History

Although they were once surface-dwellers, the modern krerrods live in large, inter-connected, underground bunkers underneath the Venusian surface, driven there by the harsh conditions the planet has developed. This subterranean exodus severely hindered scientific and cultural progress, with many krerrods turning to barbarism due to the lack of resources.

Thankfully, Venus's culture, history and technological advancement was preserved by an enclave of scientists that had foreseen their planet's worsening conditions. Why these scientists did not or could not make Venus's degrading environment a known fact earlier is unclear and something krerrod historians have speculated on in the decades since. One widely accepted explanation is that the krerrods of old refused to believe in their findings, while another states that there was simply no time for the scientists to warn the surface of their impending doom. Whatever the case may be, were it not for their efforts the krerrods would have likely died out.

The remaining scientists made breakthroughs in cloning the surviving plant life, slowly adapting various edible species to the krerrod caverns. Their underground bunker quickly expanded, turning the interconnected cave systems of Venus into a bastion of advancement in all fields. It is here that Venus resumed its space program, constructing hardy ships that could withstand Venus's toxic and tough atmosphere. They probed the Solar System, eventually coming across the lush planet Earth. For a while they simply observed, taking in its surroundings and examining the fauna, but they knew they could not stay out of the humans' knowledge forever.

Now, in the present day, krerrods throughout the underground discuss amongst themselves what should be done with this oasis of a world. Some seek to make contact with humanity and peacefully coexist, others wish to conquer Earth and take its habitability for themselves and some wish to remain separate from the Earthlings until they are as advanced. Each of these perspectives are represented by the three major ideologies of Venus: the Galam, the Aga and the Col respectively.

## Culture

Krerrod culture is one of science. The sprawling underground complexes that they call their homes are highly advanced thanks to the abundance of resources present within their planet.

Krerrods are split into three major cultural groups. These three groups are Col, Galam and Aga.

The Col manage the underground facilities, ensuring they remain habitable; a majority of the scientists who helped save the krerrods' from Venus's worsening conditions were members of the Col. Most are content with living underground and biding their time, waiting for humanity to become as advanced as they are.

The Galam were once great farmers, breeding livestock and cultivating plants, but have since had to turn to the laboratory to feed their people. Many Galam long for the lush wilderness that Venus once held and seek to make contact with Earth in order to coexist.

The Aga are a group that formed amidst the confusion that the Omachala Bingzorp (Coli: **"the Untimely Cultural Shrinking"**) brought. A majority of them originally sought to colonise and terraform the rest of the Solar System but, upon the discovery of Earth, now seek to wage war against humanity in order to claim their habitable homeworld for themselves.

## See also

* Venus
* Earth
* Tunguska particle