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 crystalline, thick-skinned race. They have four long-fingered manipulatory limbs. The most revered members of their society are negotiators. Their entire lives are spent inside cybernetic pods. They control a solar system.
The deformed, saurian race. They now largely live in virtual reality. They reproduce by budding off new members of their race. Their language is maddeningly complex. They are in possession of advanced technology from an ancient race.
The energy-based, ferret-like race. They are famous for producing bureaucrats. They interbreed easily with other species. Their major technical achievements are in nanotechnology. They work behind the scenes, uplifting other races. They are actually a biomechanical race created by another people.
The shark-like race. They have enormous eyes. This race has no specific manipulatory appendages. They move by dragging themselves along the ground. They can adsorb nutrients, plant-like, from the soil or similar substances. They bear a powerful horns as natural weapons. Biologically they are inclined to be scientists. They are masters of psychic technology. They are very dishonest. Their government is efficient. They are currently plotting to take over a star system-spanning government. They were once a dead people - what brought them back to life is a matter of speculation. Their world of origin is resource-rich.
The spindly race of bat-creatures. Biologically they are inclined to be inventors. They are easily addicted to certain substances. Their major technical achievements are in cloning. They are packrats. They are all but gone - yet their many artifacts remain on other worlds. They have a rivalry with another race.
The race that resembles the merfolk of earth mythology. This race moves quadrupedially. They can change shape to mimic others. Their greatest leaders were once healers. Their society is split by gender - males and females are separate cultures. Their economy is dependent on one technology: biology. They are locked in an battle with age-old enemies.
The misshapen race. Their long snouts are powerful sensory organs. They are carnivores. By tradition, they are a race of intellectuals. They have more than two genders, which makes things rather complex. Their economy is dependent on one technology: time travel. They come from a high-gravity, rocky, mineral-poor world.
The malformed, armored race. Their tongues are used not just for taste, but for smell as well. This race has tentacular limbs. They can adsorb nutrients, plant-like, from the soil or similar substances. Many members of their species are spies. Their economy is dependent on one technology: robotics. They are natural tricksters. They control a great government from behind the scenes. Their species is very diverse in individual appearances. They come from another universe.
The thin, white-scaled race. They have senses that let them navigate through hyperspace. This race has relatively undeveloped limbs. They move by dragging themselves along the ground. Many members of their species are anthropologists. Their government is a technocracy that is entirely dysfunctional. They once came from another dimension.
The tall, gold-armored race. They have a radar-like sense. They extrude a deadly toxin. They shed their integument as they grow. Their major advancements are in computers. Their government is functional. They are the fallen remnants of a once-mighty empire. They come from a low-gravity world.

 

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