Empyreans

Exogenus empyriana
Biological Classification
Common Name	Empyreans
Scientific Name	Exogenus empyriana
Type	Humanoid
Subspecies	Exogenus empyriana corvidia Exogenus empyriana inviria
Races	Old Worlder Core Worlder Dimogian Primian Colonial Southern Laconian Alkidian
Physical Characteristics
Average Height	2 metres
Skin Colour	Pale to grey
Hair Colour	Various
Respiratory Gas	Oxygen
Locomotive Method	Bipedal
Average Lifespan	146 years
Abilities	Memoria-attuned (Exogenus empyriana inviria)
Demographics
Inhabits	Empyrium Hycenian Space
Sociocultural Characteristics
Intelligence	Sapient
Homeworld	Sceraxa
Language	Empyrean

Empyreans (Exogenus empyriana) are a diverse species of intelligent humanoids that inhabit the Empyrium. They are by far the dominant species in both of these areas.

Empyreans are a spacefaring species that, unlike humans, largely reject the notion of nation states. Rather, they owe allegiance to their race and to their homeworld, which form the bulk of their social identity. There is a high degree of diversity between the cultures and societies found on Empyrean worlds, despite the fact that factors such as language are practically universal to the species. Peculiarly, Empyreans as a whole are known to reject the notion of religion, or faith in any form of divinity.

The Empyreans are a powerful force within their local space, but are otherwise isolationist and seldom interact with galactic affairs. Empyreans are not an inherently xenophobic race - trade is welcomed, and Empyrean products can sometimes be found across the galaxy - however to see an Empyrean beyond their local space is rare. If it were not for their isolationism, it has been noted that their collectives have the potential to become major players in galactic affairs, though it is not in their best interests.

Races and subspecies

The species began to diverge from its homeworld, Sceraxa, nearly 10,000 years before present. As such, divergent features among populations are only subtle in most cases. There are seven main "races" (or more accurately, populations) of the standard species, as well as two distinct subspecies. Old Worlders, or Tsadenians, are by far the largest of these races, constituting the significant majority of Empyreans. The other six are much smaller in comparison, but are not necessarily localised - Primians constitute the majority of the Empyreans living on the eastern worlds within the Empyrium as well as some of the New Colonies. Core Worlders inhabit the Western Reaches, Dimogians inhabit Suwnata and surrounding systems, and Colonians, or Arbaeans, constitute the overarching genealogy of the former Colonial Collective, the New Colonies, and the disputed Outer Rim Colonies. The other three - Alkidians, Laconians and Southerners, inhabit the much sparser extremes of the collective, except for the former which is almost solely concentrated on Alkid.

Corvidia is one of the known subspecies of Empyrean, who are native to the planet Corvid. They are known for their significantly shorter stature, stockier build, and tolerance to high gravity environments. The other is Inviria, the population of Empyreans native to Invirian Space, which has since had its contents moved to orbit near San. Invirians were highly attuned to the memoria, and as a result their internal biology was practically non-existent, although their external features are markedly Empyrean.