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When I heard that we would be able to create our own species, I was over the moon and I decided to do it straight away. Take a read of this and let me know what you think.
Galorinax is a planet where half of the planet is in permanent darkness. The skin of the primary species on the planet, the Galorinaxians is chalk white and is luminous, glowing a slight blue in starlight. They have black eyeballs that can see in the dark. Hair color varies but the most common colors are red, blue and black. The Galorinaxians are an omnivorous species. As a species, the Galorinaxians are extremely strong, agile and quick. The male is slightly larger and more heavily built than the average human. The female is slightly smaller than the average human and is slender. Today, the Galorinaxians are a space-faring species with spaceports high in the mountainous terrains. There are giant spires that raise high into the upper atmosphere and are connected to stations in orbit. The Galorinaxians only joined the UFP recently in 2391.
The primary carnivore on Galorinax is the Alporinvo. The Alporinvo is a giant predatory amphibious quadruped about sixty-five feet in length and weighs around four tons. The Galorinaxians avoid these nocturnal creatures by living high in the mountain terrains that cover the main continents of the planet. In the canyons far below are nightmarish creatures that some have only seen in their nightmares. Even on the ‘daylight’ side of the planet, sunlight rarely reaches the lower depths of the planet. The creatures that live in these depths range from parasites and scavengers such as the Prijax and the Radmyre Forinjel that only feed on the dead or wounded to giant insects like the Staverns and Glominaps and of course, the Alporinvos. It is so dangerous in the lower regions of Galorinax that Starfleet expeditions down there are very rare indeed and only the bravest explore these hellish depths, and even then, only when absolutely necessary. The depths of Galorinax are known locally as the Gall-Nare meaning literally, the Darkness and is probably one of the most dangerous eco-systems known to the Federation.
VaultDweller
06-14-2009, 07:40 PM
I dig it!:D
JMD10222
06-14-2009, 07:57 PM
I like it. Very creative and well thought out.;)
CrazyVulcan
06-14-2009, 08:18 PM
vary good would you mind reposting in my thread for custon races :D
your coustom race here (http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=17925)
'vary good would you mind reposting in my thread for custon races'
Its in there now.
Endow
06-14-2009, 11:33 PM
Very creative, not just of the species but the planet and all its inhabitants. Is there a darker race in the deep sub-terrain of Galorinax, that are intelligent and humanoid? It sounds cool that Galorinaxians live above the surface, but is there any sect of Galorinaxians that live below. Kinduv like the Ocompa and the Kazon.
I haven't thought about it like that. There could be. I have to admit, and I hope I don't spoil the illusion here, but I cheated a little and loosly based the idea on King Kong, with the Galorinaxians in Kong's position, living high in cave dwellings above Grand Canyon-size insect pits. I suppose there could be humanoid life forms in the Gall-Nare, but they'd be very low on the food chain. They might be intelligent, or they could be feral, scurrying around like rats. As I said in my OP, Starfleet expeditions down there are very rare, so its open to interpretation. It could make an interesting mission for Starfleet Officers to find out, or go on a rescue mission down there. Either way, any humanoid species that does live down there probably has a kind of symbiotic relationship with the Galorinaxians, like the Ocompa and Kazons or the Gunguns and the Naboo (sorry, I know some don't like to see Star Wars on these posts). Rumors do persist among the Galorinaxians, either as the subject of children’s stories, or horror stories, that strange humanoid creatures do live down there. However there is no proof of this.
Endow
06-16-2009, 11:16 AM
Reading, you species makes me want to try and develop my own. Whether based on King Kong, or Avatar: the last Air Bender (almost every creature are as big as dinosaurs of various sizes), my illusion is set by my first reading. I hope you keep developing your world. I look forward to seeing what a Galorianaxian will look.
Elboulevardo
06-16-2009, 12:38 PM
id love to do an away mission in those depths! i bet the view from down there looking up at the spires would be pretty cooooooool...not to mention running for my life from one of them Alporinvos!
erriku
06-16-2009, 01:26 PM
That actually was a really nice description of your new species. I do have a question though. How do the Galorinaxians handle light. The Remans lived on a similar planet and were very uncomfortable in standard human lighted environments. Even to the point of causing pain. So I was just curious about that.
That actually was a really nice description of your new species. I do have a question though. How do the Galorinaxians handle light. The Remans lived on a similar planet and were very uncomfortable in standard human lighted environments. Even to the point of causing pain. So I was just curious about that.
The Galorinaxians have been a space-faring species for around seventy years by 2409 and they have travlled to rotating planets and have developed implants to help the ones that live permenantly on the 'night' side of the planet deal with the light. This organic microscopic implant, is placed between the lens and posterior cavity. Before the Federation discovered them, this implant was difficult to replicate and so travel to other planets was only for thier version of NASA. With the Federation's help however, this implant has been able to be replicated on a much larger scale and so travel has become much more widespread.
Hope that helps.
FluffballGato
06-16-2009, 05:26 PM
Will you be able to put all this information in the game?
For the description?
Will you be able to put all this information in the game? For the description?
I hope so.
I've just had a fantastic idea.
On another post on how to deal with Tribble infestation, you could put them in transporter stasis then transport them down to the Gall-Nare on Galorinax. As stated in TOS, they come from a predator rich enviroment anyway. This seems like the perfect solution.
What do you think?
ryecrash
06-18-2009, 11:27 AM
Ahhhhh, creativity make the universe go around.
If I end up making a custom race, I probably won't start untill I have the character creator so I can make the visual and then create a history that matches it.
Kinjiru
06-18-2009, 11:29 AM
they have travlled to rotating planets
:eek:
I would HOPE that they went to rotating planets!
Nah, just pulling your chain R!B5. :D
Seriously though, fun stuff. I hope to flesh out some ideas that I have as well.
erriku
06-18-2009, 11:30 AM
The Galorinaxians have been a space-faring species for around seventy years by 2409 and they have travlled to rotating planets and have developed implants to help the ones that live permenantly on the 'night' side of the planet deal with the light. This organic microscopic implant, is placed between the lens and posterior cavity. Before the Federation discovered them, this implant was difficult to replicate and so travel to other planets was only for thier version of NASA. With the Federation's help however, this implant has been able to be replicated on a much larger scale and so travel has become much more widespread.
Hope that helps.
Very nice. I liked how you handled the sensitivity to light issue. It would seem appropriate since eye implants seem to be doable 35 years before STO anyway (Geordi).
nagash303
06-18-2009, 12:18 PM
very interessting
jhem99
06-18-2009, 12:20 PM
I hope they don't look like a creature from SPORE.:(:(
Take a look at the picture to the left. My avatar (if that is what it is called) is of a female Galorinaxian.
Sorry for the bump. I just want more people's opinion on my species.
justynhuculak
06-20-2009, 04:28 AM
Cool idea, can't wait to see how it's implemented.
Just thought I'd clear up something quick: if there's a daylight side and a night time side, the planet is rotating; it's rotating at a rate of 1 rotation per solar revolution
The same thing happens with our moon; it rotates on its axis approximately once per month (rotates on its axis once per revolution around the earth, which is a little under a month, hence why I say approximately).
Phunix
06-20-2009, 05:58 AM
Original idea, always nice to see people use their imagination :)
The wilderness planet feel is interesting, kinda like the opposite of Risa.
What kind of disposition would the Galorinaxians have in general, given their natural proximity to danger?
Reserved and calculated?
Antagonist
06-20-2009, 06:17 AM
Sweet thread, i might consider making one for my own race rather in addition to my entry on the "your custom race here" thread. might be a way to get comments lol:D. btw, although i think the name is a bit silly, i love your species. great idea, actually original:)
Cool idea, can't wait to see how it's implemented.
Just thought I'd clear up something quick: if there's a daylight side and a night time side, the planet is rotating; it's rotating at a rate of 1 rotation per solar revolution
The same thing happens with our moon; it rotates on its axis approximately once per month (rotates on its axis once per revolution around the earth, which is a little under a month, hence why I say approximately).
What I mean by 'day' side and 'night' side is the day side is facing the sun and the night side is facing away from the sun. Galorinax doesn't rotate.
justynhuculak
06-20-2009, 04:22 PM
What I mean by 'day' side and 'night' side is the day side is facing the sun and the night side is facing away from the sun. Galorinax doesn't rotate.
Yes, it does. The moon does the same thing: the same face (side) is ALWAYS towards us, regardless of what phase its in. Its a phenomenon called Tidal Locking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_lock). If Galorinax didn't rotate, there would be a day/night cycle, but it wouldn't particularly matter since no rotation = no core rotation = no magnetic field to protect from solar discharge = better slather on that SPF 8000 sunscreen.
If you don't believe me, try it for yourself. Pick an arbitrary point on the ground and put your finger on the ground, fingernail pointing towards the point. Draw a half-circle around it, without turning your finger. What you'll find is that your fingernail is now pointed away from the point.
Now replace the point with a star, and your fingernail with the face of a planet. What this shows is that if a planet didn't rotate, after completing half of a revolution, it would be facing the opposite way. Day would be night, and night would be day. If you want there to be a constant day and constant night side, you need to have the planet rotate 360 degrees in the opposite direction of its revolution around the sun, so 360 degrees rotation opposite of 360 degrees revolution will result in a tidal lock.
In short, for there to be a constant day/night scenario the planet MUST rotate.
To sum, quoting the Wikipedia article I linked above:
A tidally locked body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around its partner. This synchronous rotation causes one hemisphere constantly to face the partner body.
Also,
Despite the Moon's rotational and orbital periods being exactly locked
Thanks for the link. I've never heard of tidal locking before.
I think I understand what you're saying. Galorinax would be locked like our moon. It does go around the sun, but one side is constantly facing the sun. As you said, the side facing the sun would be hot due to no magnetic field to protect the surface from solar discharges (unless an artificial one has been ceated, then again, that might set the planet to rotate creating day/night cycles).
justynhuculak
06-20-2009, 05:37 PM
Thanks for the link. I've never heard of tidal locking before.
I think I understand what you're saying. Galorinax would be locked like our moon. It does go around the sun, but one side is constantly facing the sun. As you said, the side facing the sun would be hot due to no magnetic field to protect the surface from solar discharges (unless an artificial one has been ceated, then again, that might set the planet to rotate creating day/night cycles).
The planet is rotating, the reason the day side would be so hot is because it's always facing the sun.
It'd be the same scenario on Earth if it were tidally locked to the Sun: the day side would be ridiculously hot (a couple hundred degrees) and the night side would be cooler (probably about 40 degrees, and that's due to the atmosphere conducting heat currents.
For the most part, magnetic fields on terrestrial planets are formed by a rotating 'sheet' or layer of liquid metal on top of the solid inner core; in Earth, a layer of molten iron floats on top of the solid iron/nickel core. Physics 101 tells us that a rotating, hot metallic liquid creates a magnetic field. In the case of planets, this magnetic field envelops them in what's called the magnetosphere. This magnetosphere protects the Earth from solar radiation; along with commonly-known things such as UV and visible light, the Sun also throws off a few billion kilograms of extremely hot gas every second. This gas forms what's called the solar wind. If there were no magnetosphere, this solar wind would boil away the Earth's atmosphere, boil its oceans, and, in short order, kill every form of life on Earth and turn it into a barren, lifeless rock.
To sum it up: Since Galorinax is tidally locked and therefore rotates, it does generate a magnetic field assuming a 'standard' planetary model. The reason the day side would be so hot would be simply because it's constantly facing the planet's star, and the night side would be habitable because the atmosphere would trap the heat and wind currents would circulate that air to the cooler night side.
USS_Parallax
06-20-2009, 05:38 PM
Is that the race in your avatar? If so then I not want. Not my cup of tea. :)
And the names you use like Galorinax sound really... tacky scifi?
I feel like a party pooper now. :(
You're clearly a hell of a lot more intelligent than I am. Did you do physics at school?
One thing, the day side would also be habitable. Maybe not by the Galorinaxians themselves, or even larger creatures like the Alporivnos. However, the insects and sea creatures could theoretically exsist in the same way sea creatures live around thermal vents in the ocean.
justynhuculak
06-20-2009, 05:52 PM
You're clearly a hell of a lot more intelligent than I am. Did you do physics at school?
Working towards an Honors Degree in Astrophysics to be followed up by a Ph. D :P
Good luck with that. The last time I studied science academically was fifteen years ago and I failed it. Do better than I did.
Phunix
06-21-2009, 02:08 AM
Well another astronomical explanation you could play with is Axial Tilt.
For example Uranus has a 97 degree axial tilt (Meaning its constantly on its 'side' in regard to the sun).
Each pole gets around 42 years of continuous sunlight, followed by 42 years of darkness...
This is because it takes 84 years for Uranus to complete a rotation around the sun.
Galorinax could have a longer rotation, meaning the planet populace would be constantly migrating along the centuries. (Evolution would have kept the nomadic like species of plants and animals)
Is that the race in your avatar? If so then I not want. Not my cup of tea. :)
And the names you use like Galorinax sound really... tacky scifi?
I feel like a party pooper now. :(
Yes it is the name of my avatar.
And I wouldn't worry about sounding like a party pooper. But doesn't Galorinax sound like USS Parallax?