Alien Race Generator
Descriptions of alien races as complex as you like them, from simple appearance to a complete backstory!
- For simple physical descriptions, choose 'Description.'
- Choose 'Detail' to get a cultural snapshots and 'extras' for the race.
- Choose 'Complete' to get a complete profile of the race and their place in the universe.
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Races
The hulking, spine-covered race. They are an all-male race. They once ruled a great empire, but were utterly defeated in a war. They are actually highly sophisticated machines created by another people.
The statuesque race of delphines. They have multiple mouths. This race has tentacular limbs. They are omnivores, but prefer to be herbivores. They mutate in ways that let them adapt to their environment. Their greatest leaders were once historians. They communicate with pheromones. Their society is split by gender - males and females are separate cultures. Their major technical achievements are in weaponry. They are the descendants of another sentient race, but are a separate species.
The eel-like race. They have multiple mouths. They have powerful psychic abilities. Their government is a democracy that is ethical in its own way. They are the results of other species interbreeding. Their world of origin is pleasant.
The race that resembles the angels of earth mythology. They are a race of artists. Their economy is dependent on one technology: drugs. They have no sense of individuality. They are a conquered people.
The diminutive race of bovines. This race moves along on a sluglike foot. They can consume almost anything material. Biologically they are inclined to be assassins. They control a solar system. They come from a low-gravity world that is known for having some particuarly unusual wildlife.
The malformed race. Their skin is their major sensory organ. This race has elongated limbs. This race moves along on tentacles instead of legs. They can manipulate magnetism. Their major advancements are in terraforming. They are in decline. There is little variance in appearance among individuals, making one easy to mistake for another. Their world of origin is pleasant, resource-rich, and has a single moon.
The diminutive, plant-based, vulpine race. They have strange and unusual senses. This race travels by wings. They can breathe a variety of atmospheres. Many members of their species are thieves. They spend their lives tied to a giant central computer. Their economy is dependent on one technology: terraforming. They have little sense of being a separate species - and integrate well with other races. They are locked in an battle with age-old enemies. They come from a low-gravity, rocky world that has many moons.
The jellyfish-like race. They are masters of space travel. Their government is entirely dysfunctional. They work behind the scenes, uplifting other races. There is little variance in appearance among individuals, making one easy to mistake for another. They come from a low-gravity, barren, mineral-poor world that has many moons and is known for having some particuarly unusual wildlife.
The worm-like race. They are a race of adventurers. They are an all-female race. Their government is an aristocracy that is ethical in its own way. They are working to join a large, star system-spanning government. Most of their species ascented to a godlike existence - they are the descendents of those that did not. They come from a high-gravity, barren, resource-poor world that has no moon and a single ring surrounding it and is known for having its own special natural beauty.
The squat, bony-plated race. Their major technical achievements are in botany. They exist only to wipe out all other competing life forms. Their planet of origin is known for having its own special natural beauty.
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