Crash Course: Species

(Note: The information in the Character Creation Guide overrides the following information if there is a contradiction. This is meant to be an informal guide only.)

These are the species that most new player should start out with:




Nepleslians are the original humans who colonized this sector of space. They mainly serve the Nepleslian Empire.

Strengths: cybernetic and mechanical enhancements, most are street-wise, and are more experienced in general compared to Nekos
Weaknesses: somewhat prone to genetic defects (allergies, genetic disease, etc.), females are extremely rare, looked down upon by many Nekos and Yamataians until they prove themselves "worthy"




Nekovalkyrja are the artificially created soldiers of Yamatai.

Model NH-29:
Strengths: resistant to disease and poisons, internal hemosynthesis system (fast-healing), neural interface to Star Army vehicles (SPINE), encrypted telepathy, limited control over the gravitational forces around the body, superior intellect and strength compared to most (un-enhanced) Nepleslians, combat superiority over most species
Weaknesses: belongs to the Yamataian Empire until the age of 8, must be female in appearance, genetically asexual (but most are promiscuous, reproduce by cloning), most are thrust into the military with minimal training and no life experience, often assigned the most dangerous missions, low self-esteem

(More advanced models are not recommended for new players.)



Yamataians are the second-generation genetically enhanced humans of Yamatai. (Some consider them organic androids.)

Strengths: resistant to disease and poisons, internal hemosynthesis system (fast-healing), encrypted telepathy, extremely limited control over the gravitational forces around the body, superior intellect and strength compared to most (un-enhanced) Nepleslians, longevity (lifespan is around 150 years), are either human or Nekovalkyrja in appearance (chosen at time of body transfer), most are retired former Nekos
Weaknesses: inferior in abilities compared to the standard Nekovalkyrja, as Yamataians are not designed for combat situations


Elysians are the winged, angelic humans of Elysia Novus and Veritas, and have been conquered by the Yamataian Empire. Elysian Plebeians are the downtrodden commoners of Elysian society.

Strengths: easy to solicit pity from others (except Patrician Elysians), some show surprising talent at mechanical tasks
Weaknesses: most are physically weak (inferior in strength to most un-enhanced Nepleslians) and submissive, wings are small, weak, and useless



GMs, if you see anything here that needs to be corrected or appended, please let me know right away.

It would be a good idea to see something like this created once more, but probably with better formatting. The wiki has something similar (I believe it gives examples, but not really bulleted information), but there's a lot more species on the up-and-up along with these originals that might warrant a more in-depth discussion. Heck, there's info here that makes me wonder how some species have been playable when they don't really provide easy-to-access info along these lines for the newer folk.