In a universe other than our own, the early observations of the planets were not proved fanciful misperceptions by the march of science, but instead bolstered by it. By the time space probes were sent, the people of Earth knew Mars and Venus were inhabited.
In time, the three species of the inner planets formed a partnership: the Vrusk of Mars, and from fecund Venus the Hadozee and Dralasites. With their combined efforts, the alliance of worlds made rapid scientific advances, and they would need them. Beyond Mars, the Alliance encountered the vessels of a mysterious new civilization, one that would eventually learn was called the Sathar.
There were other species out in the deep beyond of the solar system, but the Sathar ruled there and they had turned their double-pupiled gaze to the inner worlds.
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Interesting concept, even if I had to look up "hadozee" as a synonym for the much better known Yazirian.
"Double-pupiled" is a weird way to describe Sathar. Yeah, their eyes have two pupils each, but almost any human or Yazirian with the traditional allotment of eyeballs can be called "double-pupiled" with greater accuracy. "Quad-pupiled" maybe - but that reeks of "four-eyes" jokes.
I think double-pupiled implies twice the normal compliment.
Huh. I'd never heard the term "hadozee" for yazirians.
Is there a particular justification for why each species is native to each planet? I'm just curious (and wouldn't mind hearing it...by the way, I'm not judging pseudo-science gobbledee-gook when it comes to space opera).
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Why did I choose what species to be from what planet? Aesthetics mostly. The seem to fit the character: Venus is jungles and big trees and Yazirian's are monkeys who can glide. Vrusks are insect like and logical, fitting with Mars as the place of super-science "intellect vast, cold... etc." The fecundity of Venus seems to fit blob guys as well.
I like it. Could put blob guys on Mercury if you wanted 1 race per planet. Or maybe they're refugees from further out....
Hadozee is...spelljammer? I knew who you meant immediately, but can't for sure place the reference.
Yeah, handover isfrom? SJ. I went with it because Yazirian is a placename, and so likely an exonym. I keep Dralasite, though, because plasmoid didn't have the right ring to me.
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