WIP: Myriad Song Studies 7

In the far future, a mysterious group of aliens known as the Patrons enslaved ten thousand different worlds, using their psychic-technology. After a successful, unified uprising, the Patrons fled ... taking their psychic signal with them. Can the many species of the former Myriad Empire learn to work together, before chaos rules the stars?

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, P, Q:
The TOWSERS are a strange race of canine aliens from Eosphorus II, a small but dense world that is rich in heavy metals. During the Empire, the planet wasn't really anything more than yet another enslaved resource. After the fall, the Towsers rose up and drove away the oppressors ... only to unwittingly sell thesmelves into indenture under the Polynide Company. Towsers may look small, but their bodies are made up of silicon and rare-earth elements, to survive on a harsh, high gravity world. Their fur has strange patterns of black, silver, or rainbow crystalline hues. Some of them even glow in the dark!

H, J, L:
During the rule of the Patrons, many worlds were kept secret ... some because they had dangerous contraband. It's not exactly clear when the MORPHIR were discovered, or from where, but they quickly reproduced and spread across the Myriad. A strange kind of walking, thinking plant, the Morphir are not only carnivorous, they absorb memories from consumed brains. Some Morphir use their mimicry to blend in with other races, murdering people and assuming their identities. Others become slaves, their bodies harvested to produce hallucinogens, memory-enhancers, and other strange drugs.

M:
The piscine ELVERS have many advantages for space travel, such as the ability to survive in many different atmospheres and pressures (including both under-water and in air), a sophisticated suite of bio-electric organs, and an extremely long lifespan. If it weren't for their highly-complex breeding process, they might have over-run the Myriad by now.

N:
The TROODONS are a warm-blooded saurischians well known for their cleverness and survival instinct. Savage at heart, Troodons quickly adapt to new technology and new environments that make them a popular choice for migrant labor or sell-sword mercenaries.


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