Sword of the Gods: Agents of Ki (Sword of the Gods Saga) (168 page)

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(In alphabetical order)

Angelics:
  genetically engineered super-soldiers spliced together from a genetic base of humans and the keen eyesight and wings of eagles. They carry the highest percentage of human DNA. They act as the Alliance's air force. Due to inbreeding to maintain their animal features, fewer than 7,500 Angelics remain in existence today.

Catoplebas:
  a naturally evolved, boar-like species that makes up part of Shay'tan's armies. They are known for their pugnacious disposition.

Centauri:
  genetically engineered super-soldiers spliced together from a genetic base of horses and humans. They act as the Alliance's cavalry. Due to inbreeding to maintain their animal features, fewer than 4,000 remain in existence today.

Cherubim:
  a naturally evolved species of fierce, ant-like creatures which dwell in hive-like colonies of Monks ruled by a single queen. They are the personal guard of the Eternal Emperor and teeter at the threshold of becoming ascended beings. Their population has remained stable at exactly 1,000 for the past 15,000 years.

Delphiniums:
  a naturally evolved species of sentient frog-like amphibians. They have almost totally replaced Merfolk as the Alliance's Navy.

Grigori:
 
a species of fire-breathing dragon which disappeared from the galaxy approximately 150,000 years ago. It is rumored Emperor Shay'tan was once a Grigori, a
true
dragon, a question which always elicits a toothy, enigmatic smirk.

Humans:
  a species that went extinct after an asteroid hit their homeworld, Nibiru, approximately 74,000 years ago. All attempts to reseed humans onto other planets failed and they died out. It is rumored this is the species which spawned the Eternal Emperor, but the Eternal Palace has refused to comment.

Leonids:
  genetically engineered super-soldiers spliced together from a genetic base of lions and humans. They are the most animalistic of the four branches of the Alliance military. They act as multi-purpose situational forces. When the going gets tough, the Emperor says, 'Send in the Leonids!'  Due to inbreeding to maintain their animal features, fewer than 3,500 Leonids remain in existence today.

Leviathans:
  a genetically enhanced species of sentient aquatic mammals originating from the same homeworld that humans came from, Nibiru. They evolved separately after being successfully reseeded on a remote planet. Many of their species merged with
Merfolk.

Mantoids:
 
a naturally evolved species of sentient six-legged insects. They have supplemented Angelics in the Alliance Air Force.

Marid:
a naturally evolved species of blue-skinned humanoids which had begun to spread out in the uncharted territories until the Sata'an Empire annexed their territory three generations ago. They are now divided into two sub-species:  the
Sata'anic Marid
, who serve in Shay'tan's armies, and the
Free Marid Confederation
, far-flung former Marid colonies who still remain free (i.e., mostly smugglers).

Merfolk:
  genetically engineered super-soldiers spliced together from a genetic base of humans and aquatic mammals. They were engineered to act as the Alliance's navy. Five hundred years ago their species merged with a sister-species,
Leviathans.
Only a handful of purebred Merfolk still exist today. The hybrids are known as
Mer-Levi.

Muqqibat:
  a naturally evolved species of sentient serpent-like creatures with short arms and legs and a head that resembles a dragon. They are an 'old species' and many of their number teeter at the threshold of becoming ascended beings.

Saori:
  a naturally evolved species of gazelle-sized sentient mammals. They supplement and support the Centauri Cavalry, but due to their small size, have not been able to replace them.

Sata'anic Lizards:
  a species of sentient lizard which make up the largest portion of Shay'tan's armies. They suddenly appeared 74,000 years ago to replace Shay'tan's predecessor species of soldier, the Nephilim, a species which is now extinct.

Seraphim:
  a sub-species of dark-winged Angelic which was wiped out 25 years ago by unknown aggressors. Only one member of this species survives, Colonel Mikhail Mannuki'ili. The Colonel went missing 9 months ago and is presumed dead.

Spiderids:
  a naturally evolved species of sentient eight-legged insects. They have supplemented Leonids in the Alliance Air Force.

Tokoloshe:
  a sentient, bear-like species infamous for its aggressive nature and their disgusting habit of cannibalizing their enemies to increase their social status. The Tokoloshe have spread across the uncharted territories like a plague to carve out the Tokoloshe Kingdom and all species fear them. Rumor has it they are a science experiment gone terribly wrong, but whenever asked, Emperor Shay'tan and Emperor Hashem point their fingers at each other and say 'he did it.'  It is rumored this is the motivation behind the Eternal Emperor's strict 'seed world' policies prohibiting interference with emerging pre-sentient species.

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