STAR WANDERER Species ©
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Once upon a time, perhaps a few millennia ago (perhaps less), evolution took an intriguing turn.
It seems a certain band of humanoids developed an incredible affinity for birds and for adventure. The most irrepressible of them would not be discouraged from their quest to travel between time and galaxies and above all they wished to be able to soar like the giant avians around them, but felt wings really would be inconvenient appendages, getting musted by star dust, meteor showers and the like. They found opposable thumbs very convenient. They also had a fondness for earrings and toe rings which needed to be accommodated.
Needless to say, many communities looked upon this small determined group as radicals, hopelessly lost in their own fantasy, rather than involved in the business of day to day survival. Convinced they would contribute more to societies and sanity if they pursued their dreams, they learned to be extremely efficient with survival tasks through clever cooperative efforts. This allowed time for their ideas to soar, dreams to mature, and slowly, but surely, for their bodies and minds to evolve to enable them to move toward their goal. No one knows exactly how long this process took (there are numerous theories), but when perusing various ancient texts one catches a glimpse now and then of rumors of such a society or of specific rather unusual individuals, sometimes tiny, sometimes gigantic, always adventurously clever as well as unusually kind.
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Occasionally even their own texts are discovered. The Akire Quest is the most noted of these. As their minds evolved, they became skillful at transporting themselves to alternate time dimensions when something especially nasty was going on in a common one. As a result, they managed to avoid extinction by marauding hoards, armies, and various evil fiends with fanatic followers and, remarkably, maintained a society of peaceful existence and cooperation. Not unaware of vile potential and misfortune, they remain convinced that there is more good than evil in all worlds, and greet new societies and experiences with gusto and optimism.
Of late, many of their species have again surfaced in earthly climes accompanied by an equally intriguing species of celestial creatures.
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