Human

Name: Human (Homo Sapien)

Also known as: Soft Shells, Pipitkyip, Giants, Voyagers

Space is not empty.

The vexori quickly realized this, travelling from planet to planet and witnessing the debris left behind, the corpses of long-gone societies. So many had sent out time capsules or messages in hopes of finding someone like them, only to die before the recipients could respond. Even after other sentient life was discovered, each new satellite or spacecraft found was still another coffin. Another lost civilization that died alone.

Space is not empty. It is a graveyard.

Floating alone in the void, the vexori found a probe, white and silver, a golden disc embedded into it's hull. They pulled images of planets, math equations, greetings from the disc, an echo reaching across the stars. Coordinates and maps using local landmarks, a thread back to the satellite's home. The vexori expected a mass grave.

Instead, they found humanity, and had responded to the Voyager's call.

Having only made first contact half a decade ago, humanity is still reeling back from the realization that they are no longer alone, and must start striving for co-existence with other erudite species. Despite the initial enthusiasm from both sides, humans are incredibly rare to find in space. Between obtaining a travelling license, building costs for larger spacecrafts, concerns over anti-alien movements, and the training typically required, humans are in a unique situation. They want nothing more than to join the other erudite species and explore, but are held back by their own nature.

Despite these set-backs, human companies have jumped onto this new opportunity like a predator onto prey. Many have begun to expand and fill the sudden expanse now open to them, strangling out competing businesses like a smog. Most notable of these new companies is Dyson Dynamics- a travel company that expanded to interstellar travel, before branching out to research and technology production.

With only these companies and their workers as a first introduction, humans have been stereotyped as being charismatic and curious to a fault, but also always having their own agendas and being sly businessmen. Many find them to be intimidating as well, even if unintentionally- they are the largest erudite species, a foot taller than whokiks and capable of being over double a vexori's height.