Clades and Species of the Confluence (A1-0)
The following is a list of all major Clade Families and their main subdivisions within the Confluence of Empires, divided based on their origin.
To clarify: "Clade Family" is a term used in the Confluence to refer to multiple clades that are closely associated to one another regardless of any actual phylogenetic ties. A prime example of this is the Terragen Athaviaa, a very large Family that is actually comprised of dozens of different clades that all fall under the common categorization of "bird" by earthly standards.
Terragen Clade Families
- Humans:
- Nudontoceti: uplifted toothed whales of the Odontocetes clade. Some of its main members include the Aurelphins, Gigorwheil.
- Athaviaa: a very large group of uplifted "bird" sophonts belonging to many different clades. The Corvijnee and the Pahrvanots are prevalent members of this Clade Family.
- Coleoperyors: uplifted sophonts of the Coleoidea subclass, primarily squids, octopi and cuttlefish. Some of its main subgroups include the Ochtrophee and the Patternweavers.
- Emoduhiants: uplifted rays of the Mobula genus.
- Simiiforumai: uplifted monkeys of the Simiiformes infraorder, such as the Duicova and the Ohlramann.
- Silvestrines: uplifted cats.
- Dewclaao: uplifted canids of the Canidae and Hyaenidae families, such as foxes, dogs and hyenas. The Yewanis and the Aminovi are some of its most well-known members.
- Nuur’iigs: uplifted pigs.
- Apoikoll: uplifted social hive minds created by insects of the Hymenoptera order, such as ants and bees.
- Suzeiphants: uplifted elefants.
- Ryonglir: uplifted sophonts of the Lagomorpha order and the Sciuromorpha and Myomorpha sub-orders, including rabbits, pikas, mice and rats like the Ythronfir or the Leapjacks.
- Uvounura: uplifted frogs of the Anura order
- Ourobors: uplifted snakes of the Serpentes sub-order,
- Jellusina: uplifted jellyfish of the Ctenophora phylum and crown‑group Medusozoa, with large portions of their body made from biological transparent computronium.
- Polyreefers: uplifted coral reefs and colonial polips creating interconnected minds as aquatic biological computers.
- Dindelseids: uplifted Angiosperm and Gymnosperm trees that use symbiotic drone species to perceive and interact with the world.
Galactyakin Clade Families
Silvalian Clade Families
Flowkin Clade Families
- Xelmonerenes: exotic sapients existing in the metallic hydrogen core of a gas giants.
- Neunevunn: exotic sapients living inside the superfluid outer core of neutron stars.
- Imbrians: hexapodal sapients with both bird and insect characteristics.
- Baskipirs: small radially simmetrical ocean-dwelling xenosophonts.
- Jhar’ord: symbiotic sapients consisting of a mobile plant-like hive and flying bug-like drones.
- Eurekt: bioluminescent beings living in geothermally heated underwater oceans of icy moons.
- Zyloxin: intelligent colorful crystals that communicate through complex music-like patterns.
- Sheulsarr: hexapodal sapients descended from aquatic cephalopod-like organisms.
- Verticenes: large aerostatic sapients using electromagnetic minerals and gas pouches to fly.
- Velupyota: a sapient swarm of interstellar terraforming organic seedships.
- Tihumuuh: low temperature, crab-like xenosophonts inhabiting Titan-like worlds.
- Peehhpep: low temperature gelatinous sapients, uplifted by the Tihumuuh.