Member Races of The Commonwealth
- The Castalians (humans genetically altered to breathe underwater)
- The Chichins
- The Humans (Homo sapiens sapiens)
- The Inari (humans genetically altered to live in almost total darkness)
- The Kalderans (war-like race once conquered by the Vedrans)
- The Nietzscheans (Homo Sapiens Invictus)
- The Nightsiders (a race of shrewd and ruthless entrepreneurs)
- The Perseids (a race of scientists and bureaucrats)
- The Than-Thre-Kull (a technologically advanced insectoid race)
- The Umbrites (alien race dwelling in worlds of perpetual darkness)
- The Vedrans (the first race to discover Slipstream)
Read more about this topic: Systems Commonwealth
Famous quotes containing the words member, races and/or commonwealth:
“He was a tough, burly thick-headed gentleman, with a loud voice, a pompous manner, a tolerable command of sentences with no meaning in them, and, in short, every requisite for a very good member indeed.”
—Charles Dickens (18121870)
“There are only two races on this planetthe intelligent and the stupid.”
—John Fowles (b. 1926)
“Honorable Senators: My sincerest thanks I offer you. Conserve the firm foundations of our institutions. Do your work with the spirit of a soldier in the public service. Be loyal to the Commonwealth and to yourselves and be brief; above all be brief.”
—Calvin Coolidge (18721933)