The Grey

"You might imagine an uncharitable extraterrestrial observer looking down on our species... - with us excitedly chattering, "The Universe is created for us! We're at the center! Everything pays homage to us!" -and concluding that our pretensions are amusing, our aspirations pathetic, that this must be the planet of the idiots."   -Carl Sagan

The Grey

Prefers Zero-G environment

Thin body without external organs & gray skin with large oval head, large black eyes, small mouth.

Mastered Edge of Space

Average height is 5 feet, but age is the largest determining factor as Greys grow taller in their older age or when they do not reproduce.

Asexual, reproduction through controlled budding.

Believed to be the oldest living race in galaxy, though they would argue against it.

Having a billion old civilization that can travel anywhere in the galaxy caused some confusion as to the history of the Greys. Now their Pre-Space lives are only shrouded in myths, but we do know their planet of origin was a low gravity liquid planet lost in a supernova of their star half a billion years ago when they left to explore the galaxy. Most Greys believe a prophet arose from their primitive species to teach them the way of the Edge so they would no longer be restricted by the laws of nature and its hardships. Once mastered they spread throughout the galaxy using their new abilities without the use of hard technology.

During their exploration they discovered other life but all were too primitive or still restricted by the science they still perceived. So the Greys formed a loose treaty to nurture life and aid other civilizations from hardships. After many millennia, they realized too many lifeforms relied on war to to deal with their problems so they agreed to form a galactic council to teach the Edge to only those worthy and peaceful enough to stop further hardships onto others. Many ideas from other alien cultures were used in creating the first Galactic Confederation which resembled a council of various species to provide advice and aid to those that required it. It was very successful in preventing large conflicts until the Ja’Orda Revolt arose from the disagreement of two council members over the spread of the Grotawn Plague by pilgrims. The conflict split the council into two factions with the Grey leading the Life group that could not allow the eradication of a species because of the disease they carried. This lead to the First Galactic Civil War, the eradication of the Grotawn, and the formation of the Galactic Empire. The Greys knew the war was lost when the more war-like species joined the Death faction so to prevent any further loss of life, they surrendered in less then a year. The Second Confederation formed after the war to have more control over the events in the galaxy and creation of the Confederation Enforcers to stem further armed uprising.

The Second Galactic Civil War erupted when the Owallaowalli were denied admittance to the Confederation due to their war-like tendencies and oppressive government. The political minority left the government but to prevent the enslavement of other races, the Confderation agreed to fight the secession. The bloody conflict resulted in the eradication of two species, seventeen planets, and over twenty trillion lives. The result was a Dark Age that lasted ten millennia due to the destruction of numerous Jump Gates and the Greys self-isolation from the conflict. The Third Confederation was formed by the Starforge Alliance and the Grey returned to be given the absolute control over it. The Greys realized the past conflicts were caused by the inability to make the hard decision for the good of the Universe so they took a stronger stance on what was best for the majority of life instead of all life.

The Third Galactic Civil War was short and almost bloodless when the Dyranni arose to remove free will to impose practical elimination of political war. The Grey that were away travelling tried to raise a resistance but fell to the Dyranni mind control. Those not made into thralls fled to uncharted space to keep their free will and had to make the difficult decision to forgo organic life to become the Free, digital life in the shell of a machine. Now the remaining Grey travel the stars finding new life and helping them develop Jump Gates so they too can join the peaceful Galactic Confederation.