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== Virtual Artifical Lifeform ==
 
The Virtual Artifical Lifeform, or VAL, is the player's servant and the robotic assistant, helping administrate station operations with a biting wit and a sense of humourhumor drier than the Kasvagorian homeworld.
 
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]] Surprisingly averted. Despite his attitude, he never rebels against the player.
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== The Groulien Salt Hogs ==
 
A race of salt of the earth, porcine aliens with a Protestant work ethic and a mind for employment as soldiers, recycling plant and factory workers. Their leading organisationorganization is the Groulien Workers Party.
 
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: The salt hogs don't look like much, but they're all armed and can fight almost as well as Kasvagorians (and are [[Zerg Rush|a lot cheaper to hire]] ''[[Zerg Rush|en masse]]''). Their version of Christmas involves handling out a random selection of toxins to the kids alongside some gifts (apparently to teach them that life isn't fair) and the last Administrator who failed them was fed to a flesh-eating intestinal parasite.
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== [[The Greys]] ==
 
A race that formerly indulged in cattle mutilation and alien abduction, but has now turned to peaceful medical endeavoursendeavors, help cure the citizens of the galaxy in the aftermath of a great war. Their leading organisationorganization is the [[Stealth Pun|Grey]] [[Babylon 5|Council]].
 
* [[Alien Abduction]] / [[Aliens Steal Cattle]]: In their past.
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== The Zedem Monks ==
 
A race dedicated to an ascetic religion worshippingworshiping a wrathful deity called Zedem. Apparently, one of the most prominent figures in the Zedem movement is, or was, Father Zederous. Their leading organisationorganization is the Zedem Conclave.
 
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: Zedem seems like a Straw Deity for the Old Testament God.
* [[The Fundamentalist]]
* [[Saintly Church]]: For all their traditionalism and moralisingmoralizing, the Zedem Monks are peaceful, take their asceticism seriously., and show genuine concern for their fellow sentients' spiritual well-being.
* [[Science Is Wrong]]: They do not get on with the empirical Turakken.
* [[Sex Is Evil]]: They get the least enjoyment out of the Love Nest and the love-producing Oroflex, as well as feuding with the Sirens.
** The Zedem will, unless ''severely'' deprived, instead try to fulfilfulfill their 'love' need by praying at the temple, which actually does provide them with a small bonus (moreso if they are absolved by a resident monk). Go figure.
 
== The Grekka Targ ==
 
A race of communications specialists and techno geeks regarded as smug and arrogant by other races. In actuality, they are largely dull and uninteresting, due to their hive mind and social structure. Their leading organisationorganization is the Targ Collective.
 
* [[The Generic Guy]] They have no particular advantages or disadvantages species wise, other than being able to fight, manning comm stations, having a preference for cold and dry environments and giving half the normal satisfaction in conversation.
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* [[No Social Skills]]: Nobody really likes to talk with them.
* [[Stalker Without a Crush]]: Within the constraints of the game, criminal Targs simply slow down the rate that passing space ships are located / communicated with, the 'fluff' is that they use your station's communication and observation tools to spy on anyone they feel like.
* [[Terse Talker]]: Messages from targTarg traders indicate they talk like this.
 
== Dahanese Sirens ==
 
A race of winged, scantily clad, beautiful humanoids. The only race in the game to have two genders, though the difference is purely aesthetic. Their leading organisationorganization is the Siren Academy.
 
* [[G-Rated Sex]] They dispense love in their Love Nests with a stream of hearts flowing out of their chests into their clients.
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== The Kasvagorians ==
 
A race of tall, spikey shouldered [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Guys]] with a passion for battle and skill to boot. Their leading organisationorganization is the Kasvagorian Kingdom.
 
* [[The Big Guy]]:
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: They man the command centrecenter, the complex nerve center for your station's entire defense network.
** They apparently spend most of their time in there playing pong, if the screens are any indication.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]
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== The Turakken ==
 
A two headed race of scientists and researchers. They also have a strong desire for love. Their leading organisationorganization is the Turakken Committee.
 
* [[Horny Scientist]] They have the highest love need of any of the races.
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== The Polvakian Gem Slugs ==
 
A [[Star Wars|Hutt]] like green and yellow-white skinned race with unimaginable amounts of wealth. Their leading organisationorganization is the Polvakian Aristocracy.
 
* [[Ascended Glitch]]: There's a bar/bathhouse specifically for Gem Slugs. Occasionally, a Gem Slug will 'freeze' while sitting in one of the baths, [[And I Must Scream|completely frozen, while the game still calculates its dropping health, hunger, and happiness traits]]. The developers caught it, but thought it appropriate that [[Karmic Death|Gem Slugs would occasionally neglect their own health while taking care of being happy.]]
* [[Power Floats]] They use power chairs to get around.
* [[Shout-Out]] To the Hutts, of Star Wars. A decadent, wealthy sluggish race that requires artificalartificial levitation to float around?
* [[Solid Gold Poop]] When happy, they excrete a jeweled material called Turdite, which is worth great amounts.
 
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