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Culture Shock concept art- alien races

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As well as the different human races, the Culture Shock setting is also home to various different aliens.
One thing people should probably know about how I design aliens is that I always try to make them as unearthly as possible. I'm genuinely sick and tired of countless different works of sci-fi using unrealistic humanoid aliens and aliens that are parodies of Earth animals. I was OK with it up to a certain point, but its been done to death and I prefer seeing sci-fi that actually puts some effort and imagination into its aliens.

Here's a few examples of sentient alien races of the Culture Shock setting.

The Keltrin- a centauroid six-limbed species with a set of sensory tentacles on its face and a pair of long bulb-tipped organs used to see. They have had FTL travel since around 600 BCE.

The Palorak- a bipedal race from a planet that receives high levels of UV radiation from its star. They have reflective silvery skin and no eyes. Instead of sight they rely mainly on sonar to perceive the world around them. Their blood is copper-based and therefore blue. The Palorak have had FTL travel since around 500 BCE, and were the first alien race any of the human races encountered, making first contact with the Barakin only a few centuries before Earth humans ventured into space.

The Zethon- a radially symmetrical semi-aquatic species from a planet with very many islands and archipelagoes but only a single large continent. They have four manipulatory arms that they use in the same way we use our hands, and four pincer arms used for fighting and self defense. The blue patches on the body are its eyes. The mouth is on the underside of the body. As Zethon have no front or back, they will move in any direction they feel without needing to turn around. And if talking to a Zethon, it doesn't matter what side of its body you face.

The Kelbee- a pentapodal race from a high-gravity planet. Kelbee are a rather slow race and thus have a lot of patience.

The Masolin- A very small species of aliens, with females only around 80-90 cm tall, and males only around 50-60 cm. Both genders have long feathery antenna used for smell and other sensory purposes. The females carry their young in a pouch.
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