Species: Xyrill
Planet of Origin: Delta Sentina Prime
System of Origin: Delta Sentina
Anatomy and Physiology
The Xyrill are an intelligent carbon based insect-species who live on the Planet Delta Sentina Prime in the Delta Sentina system.
They have a body similar to a wasp, but much bigger. Standing upright they measure 1.20 m. Their four front limbs have developed to be arms with very thin-fingered hands, while their two back limbs are kind of legs, but only for standing. Both their thin arms and legs have two ‘elbows’ of some sort. They move only by flying. Their head also is wasp-like, but a bit rounder and with bigger jaws. They have three antennae on top of their head, which function as ears.
Their approximate lifespan is about 70 years.
Technology
The Xyrill have reached level 1.4 on the Kardashev Scale, with harvesting their planets full energy and having a Dyson swarm around their sun, each of the ten units measuring 20 miles in diameter. They have colonies on close-by star systems, but none of them has a population above ten million.
They build very high and slim buildings on their homeworld, having the highest one measure 5.3 kilometers.
Their ships mainly use an Ion-drive, which produces a blue glow at the back end of their ships. They also send out unmanned probes out of their systems, reaching to discover other intelligent species.
Psychology
Their psychology is a very interesting thing.
They are an insect-species, which means millions of years ago their ancestors had a hive mind. Now they all are individuals, but the old paradigm remained in their culture and behavior.
A Xyrill will not hesitate to sacrifice himself for two (or more) others, the bigger picture or a ‘superior’ Xyrill.
This made wars between them some of the bloodiest in the entire galaxy and it resulted in the complete extinction of the less mighty countries. The biggest and mightiest country took over the planet.
Given their militant past, they nevertheless are a race of explorers and scientists.
Homeworld
Their homeworld, Delta Sentina Prime (DSP), is a planet with 0.93 Earth mass and gravity. Hence the name, it is the first planet in Delta Sentina. It orbits the K- star at a distance of 0.89 AU. The climate on DSP is a bit warmer as on Earth, and due to its straight axis there are no seasons on DSP. The Atmosphere is 56% O2, 38% N2 and 6% other.
The planet has one ocean and two continents, with the ocean sitting on the equator between the two continents.
(It is the planet shown on my Space Stage icon in Thrive Universe Fanart)
The Xyrills capital is on the only island between the continents.