Guide to Species
Roundstart Races
You can pick these in the character creator.
Humans
Bald, tall monkeys. Founded SolGov. Almost killed each other in the Night of Fire. Can use some genetic modification to receive cat or fox features.
Traits
- Have a lot of emote sounds.
- No special traits, but no special drawbacks.
- Eh.
Mothpeople
Bugpeople, big eyes, pair of antennae, wings. They eat cloth. Nobody knows where they actually came from, and they do share a large amount of DNA with humans - but so do bananas, so who knows?
Traits
- Can fly in low gravity.
- Have some emote sounds.
- More vunerable to bright lights.
- Moth.
Rachnids
Spiders. Extra arms. Very meritocratic and individualistic.
- Night vision.
- Can spin web and cocoons.
- Terrifying to anyone scared of spiders.
Positronics
Robots. Many of them, many different sizes and prices.
Traits
- Charge off APCs.
- Work off welders and wires instead of stitches and bandages.
- Do not need to breathe.
- Take more brute and burn damage.
Sarathi
Lizardpeople, with a tail and a snout. Evolved alongside the Elzuosa.
Traits
- Have special synth Full Body Prosthetics.
- Can eat raw meat and organs.
- Have a heavy lisp.
Elzuosa
Glowing crystal-plant people, with a tail and maybe horns. Evolved alongside the Sarathi. Walking lightbulbs. Horned beanbags.
Traits
- Warm hugs.
- Eat electricity.
- eat lightbulb cronch cronch
Kepori
Some sort of bird. Tiny, move fast. Not teshari.
Traits
- Move fast.
- Take more damage.
- bird up
Vox
They're bigger, green birds. Not a license to be a shitter.
Traits
- idk
Phorid
Not really a species, moreso of the group of people affected by plasma to the point it has replaced organic matter, so you can have plasmamoths, or plasmavox. Combust when exposed to oxygen. They have no memories of their previous life. Poorly supported in-game.
Traits
- they're just plasmamen from tg
Jellyperson
I don't think there's actually lore for these. Check back later.
Traits
- Inversed toxin healing.
- Do not get attacked by slimes.
- Limbs are reabsorbed when too much limb damage is taken.
Non-Roundstart Races
You have a chance of finding these out in the wild.
Kobold
If you really think about it, they're just tiny Sarathi. Often seen as ashwalkers. Not a license to be a shitter.
Traits
- hehe, hoarding
Golem
No lore either. You can make these.
High Functioning Zombie
People with rotting skin and flesh. Only available in Halloween or admeme shenanigans.
Traits
- Does anyone even see these?
Romerol Zombie
Like the former, but they're infectious, and want to eat your brains. Exercise caution.
Skeleton
Rattle me bones.
Shadowperson
oohhh dark spooky shadow people idk man
Admin Races
These can only happen by admin intervention.
Abductor
Not canon. May or may not be axed.
- Probably want to touch your organs.
- Can't talk.