Volume 1: Scavenger


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Alec Phirth

May 7, 2011
Species: Human
Class: Beta
Affiliation: The Gal Zinge Corporation
Occupation: Engineer
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Alec is an engineer who requests a transfer to space freighter in hopes of a more exciting career. He’s is disappointed from the start when he gets assigned to the ship’s maintenance level, the tomb. But when a meteor breaks through the hull of the ship, and strange events start to occur, Alec, may be in for more then he bargained for.
Concept art of Alec Phirth, from my story “The Tomb”.

 

Go to the Stories page to read Alec’s tale.

Droc Wallpaper

April 22, 2011
New Reptilia Droc Wallpaper Normally I make design the title font to look more like it’s being projected as a hologram, to make the Droc logo. But I was playing around with text effects and thought this turned out pretty cool with a metallic look and lens flare. Click below to view full size, 1024 x 768.

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Korb Drones

April 9, 2011

“The black shelled nightmares reached for him with chitinous claws, shrieking their terrible chorus.”
Here are a few examples of the many types of drones the Korb genetically engineer to fill their monstrous ranks.

The crab drone (left) and cleaver drone (right), both types specialize in close quarter melee combat. They usually ambush their victims. If necessary, their exoskeleton armor allows them to absorb a great deal of damage while they close in on a target.

The Sting drone is about 14 feet long. It can tuck in it’s limbs and use its long tail to slither across rough terrain like a snake.
It can also use its powerful hind legs to leap and attack a target with it’s venomous stinger and pinchers. It’s tail is equipped with a bio-graphed plasma weapon for range attacks.

The assault drone has vicious claws, a thick armored exoskeleton, and a pair of medium powered plasma weapons growing directly from it’s back.

 

Set’Cul Nath

January 8, 2011
Species: Lycral
Class: Proto Alpha

Affiliation: Gal Zinge Corporation
Occupation: Security
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Set’Cul works as a security officer for the Gal Zinge corporation. He has been stationed at the mining installation on Sakora. Set’Cul was assigned as an escort for Melean and Bradic on their research missions into Sakora’s wilderness. Security details became necessary for personnel working outside of the mining compound after a series of disappearances suffered by the surveying crew.

Set’Cul is also on the watch for a reported species of strange glowing serpents which swim through the air. The creatures remind Set’Cul of spirits from an annceient legend of his people, and believes them to be warning of something more dangerous to come.
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Species:
Set’Cul is a Lycral, an Alpha species from Bassorian system. As an Alpha he possess preternatural strength, speed and agility. As well as accelerated healing, and predatory senses.
Lycrals have a deep spiritual connection to their world and are seldom fond in other parts of the galaxy. While being a member of the Conglomerates States, they reject most of it’s corporatized culture for their ancestral ways and beliefs. Even as Set’Cul left his world to find work among the Outer Rim, he holds on to his people’s heritage as well as a few superstitions.

Bradic Al’zern

January 8, 2011

Dr. Bradic Al’Zern is a belarian, a beta with humanoid characteristics. Bradic works as a zoologist for the Gal Zinge corporation. He was stationed at the Sakora mining operation to research and catalog the wildlife before the planet is cleared for the strip mining process.

Unlike Melean, Bradic has spent the last few years working in the Outer Rim territories. He has seen first hand the corporation’s plans unfettered by the public eye. He has seen his own work ignored and pushed to the side in place of profit. But Bradic’s good nature and sense of humor have allowed him to endure and continue forward with his research.

He is also attempting to track down a species of strange glowing serpents which have been been reported by the surveying teams as gliding through the air. Bradic suspects these are probably an invasive species. They may have stowed away on a transport from another world or it could be a rival corporation trying to sabotage the operation.

Despite being a scientist, Bradic is required to carry a weapon while out in the field,
due to a number of disappearances suffered by the operation’s surveying crew.

Melean Tass

December 31, 2010
Dr. Melean Tass is a botanist working for the Gal Zinge corporation. In the core worlds she worked to identify plant specimens with medicinal value for the corporate giant’s pharmaceutical division. As well as assist in the conservation and re-population of rares species among the heavily developed core worlds.
Melean’s Gal Zinge researcher’s uniform
When Gal Zinge offered her reassignment as an environmental consultant at a mining operation on the planet of Sakora, Melean jumped at the chance. She was eager to travel to the Outer Rim and discover new species. But when the young botanist reached Sakora, she learned Gal Zinge had different plans in store for the uninhabited planet. And that was only one of the secrets the corporation had been keeping from her.
Melean’s field uniform for Sakora’s humid climate

The Cold Blooded News

December 22, 2010

The Reptilia Droc series combines my interest in reptiles and science fiction. In that spirit I’m creating a new section of my blog where I’ll be occasionally sharing stories involving reptiles in science fiction, real-life reptiles and dinosaurs, and conventions I’ve attended.

For example, here’s some awesome artwork by Manthos Lappas.

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If you find any reptile stories I don’t have on the site yet, feel free to message me here or on my Facebook page.

Kana Rei

December 9, 2010

Kana Rei Kana is a citizen of the Conglomerate States, and employee of the Gal-Zinge Corporation. Despite her young age, Kana is a prodigy with technology. She was selected very early in her career to join the corporation’s elite Special Projects and Research division, as an advanced diagnostic engineer. Kana’s primary talent is for reverse engineering alien technology. She has unlocked the secrets of past civilizations, as well as deciphered the coveted Reptilia’Droc technology. It is this talent that will tear her away from the safety of the tech lab and put her face to face with the fearsome Reptilia’Droc.

Species:
Kana is a human of primarily Japanese descent. However by the time “Balance of Power” takes place, a 1,000 years have passed since humans were forced to abandoned earth to resettle among the stars. Since migrating to the Nexis galaxy, earth has become more of a legend, and humans have continued to evolve after a millennium on alien worlds. This has resulted in new racial traits like Kana’s striking red hair.

Zelk Bahnarr

December 8, 2010

Zelk Bahnarr is the director of the specials projects and research division for the Gal Zinge corporation. Zinge Corp, like all of the cartels, has taken significant losses in their conflicts with the Reptilia’Droc. Bahnarr’s prime directive is to develop new technologies to help defend the worlds under Gal-Zinge control. Bahnarr’s intelligence has taken him far in Zinge Corp, but unlike most executives he has a great deal of respect for the beings working under him. He also disapproves of the corporations’ policy of covering up the growing conflict with the Reptilia’Droc. The mission he is charged with by the Gal Zinge corporation sets in motion the events of “Balance of Power”.

Species
Bahnarr is an avian, a beta class species with bird-like attributes. The average height of his species is 6 feet and four inches for males, though 8 inches is made up of the colorful plumage crown their heads. These ornate feathers are used in attracting a mate and intimidating other males of the species.

 

 

The Korb

November 24, 2010

The Korb are new comers to the Nexis galaxy. A nomadic race, their entire civilization is migrating like a swarm of locusts from exhausted feeding grounds.

History:
The Korb were first encountered one year prior to the events of the story. They appeared along the Outer Rim territories separating the Conglomerate States and the Reptilia Droc empire. The Korb started out attacking Corporate freighters and Droc patrol ships. The scavenged the cargos and vessels for resources and technology, and devoured the crews for food.
Both the Corporations and the Droc attempted to hunt down the raiders, but they used long range ship that would disappear in the surrounding uncharted space.
Since their arrival the Korb have increase the scale and frequency of their attacks. They also demonstrated they have larger ships and greater numbers then first estimated.
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Species characteristics:
An insectoid race, the Korb operate as a hive collective. Like the Droc, they are classified as Alphas and posses exceptional strength and speed. But craving more then their natural abilities, the Korb have turned to genetic engineering to mold their species into their own gruesome vision of perfection.
Korb society is made up of hundreds of different sub species, but the most commonly encountered are the fierce warrior drones. Ranging in variety of terrible shape and sizes, each drone species is tailored for a unique and dangerous fighting style. More about warrior drones here.