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, for example, earthly standards.
Terragen Clade Families
- Humans: bipedal, naturally-evolved great apes originating from outside the Lampshade Galaxy. Progenitors of the Terragen.
- Nudontoceti: uplifted toothed whales of the Odontocetes clade. Some of its main members include the Aurelphins and the 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
- Kesheia: quadrupedal and fuzzy naturally-evolved sapients with an anatomy resembling that of Earth deer. Progenitors of the Galactyakin.
- Ooxathru: large, quadrupedal uplifts that filled a niche similar to horses or dogs on Galactya.
- Sheulsarr: hexapodal, aquatic cephalopod-like organisms uplifted by the Kesheia.
- Kilmantsi: large, colorful hexapodal neogens partially resembling the earthly praying mantiss.
- Mandeloops: titanic, space-dwelling neogens consisting of fractal cavities arranged in loops.
- Proo’theyas: large, unicellular sapients forming temporary pseudopods for locomotion.
- Magmaviin: nanoscopic neogens with a magmatter-based biology living inside of stars.
- Eulla’malar: uplifted lazurogenic recreations of the jurassic dinosauromorpha clade.
- Iuthxoe: exotic neogens based on chemical cycles embedded in convection cells generated by any turbulent fluid.
- Poleyraut: neogens possessing many highly precise, retractable limbs living in microgravity environments.
Silvalian Clade Families
- Colestians: naturally-evolved, plant-like, facultative bipedal climbers with a long tail that feed through photosynthesis. Progenitors of the Silvalians.
- Lumnifers: fractal metamorphic neogens with extremely efficient bionano optical computers.
- Velupyota: a sapient swarm of interstellar terraforming bioships.
- Fathrae: colonies of polymorphic monocellular aggregates uplifted to retain permanent, though fluid, sapience.
Flowkin Clade Families
- Xelmonerenes: giant, exotic sapients existing in the metallic hydrogen core of a gas giants.
- Neunevunn: exotic, microscopic sapients living inside the superfluid outer core of neutron stars.
- Trrarrusians: octapodal, bipedal sapients that resemble humans in multiple aspects.
- Imbrians: hexapodal sapients with both bird and insect characteristics.
- Usca: ocean-dwelling xenosophonts that resemble very large spanish dancer sea slugs.
- 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.
- Pheevee: aerostatic sapients using gas pouches and air flows to fly in the skies of their homeworld.
- Yehani'mul: furry, hexapodal sapients originating from a cold, paludial planet.
- Xe'qarin: twenty-eight-limbed large sapients with radar-like biological radioreceptors.
- Tihumuuh: low temperature, crab-like xenosophonts inhabiting Titan-like worlds.
- Peehhpep: low temperature gelatinous sapients, uplifted by the Tihumuuh.