It was a quiet, slow day in space for the explorers. Nothing was appearing. It was clear that this sector was just an asteroid belt to them... Or was it?
"Sir! We're picking up a signal!" The Captain replied: "Scan Now! Before they get into weapon range!"
"What's this? It's an unknown design. In fact, there are no life forms onboard." As the strange ship approached, it seemed strangely alive. It was curious, looking around at the Terran ship. Suddenly, the sensors on it lit up. It looked excited, and began preparing an FTL jump. "Scan where it's going. I need to see where it lives. Prepare the FTL drive." Said the captain. The crew on board simply replied, "Yes sir!"
It has been a whole 2 Hours of travel. "What's wrong?!" The captain angrily yelled. "The FTL drive is overheating. We're running out of fuel." Suddenly, the ship finally got out of FTL speed, and before the bridge was a beautiful planet. It was Exotic, but the ground was Terran. Everybody rose slowly out of their seat in awe. Suddenly the strange ship from earlier looked back behind it, shocked to see that the ship has followed it home.
After landing on the planet, a strange reptile species stepped in front of the travellers, guarded by two robotic versions of itself. It didn't say a word. Instead, the strange creature just brought them inside of a diplomacy room. After a long talk, the species, named the Zenioth, made an alliance with the people they have just met.
It was the beginning of a great friendship. Kind of.
(Yep. ANOTHER Long origin story. I think they help you to understand the species.)
Zenioth Fighters
Quickfire Fighter
Mass: 63 Tonnes
Crew: 8 Nervous Zenioth
Value: 54,000 Credits
After meeting their new Terran allies, the Zenioth created masks that looked similar to them. However, The Zenioth realized that the Terrans are a race that fight a lot. They even fought amongst themselves. It became clear that they would now need a fleet to defend themselves. They were very reluctant about making very small fighters however. They tried to put in a probe brain but since they have a curious personality they were easily taken out. So, they needed to use their own brethren as pilots. For creatures such as humans this isn't a problem, and some even desire the thrill of battle. But the Zenioth are terrified at the idea of flying in a barely protected ship.
Zenioth Proxy Probe
Mass: 128.8 Tonnes
Crew: 20 Robotic Zenioth
Value: 133,950 Credits
Proxy Probes are real pranksters. To tell them to attack properly, don't just click on a target. Click and drag as far as the Ion beam goes. Then, the Probe will stay comfortably out of range of most weapons. Many foes find proxy probes a potentially deadly annoyance. By now, it's no wonder why the Zenioth prefer robotic operatives for battle. As an extra touch, the probe has red wiring instead of blue because many species get triggered by the colour red, which may make the enemy lose focus of the bigger battle.
ZENIOTH MONOQUAD RELIC
Mass: 175.1 Tonnes
Crew: 24 Zenioth who can't help but admire the ancient machine they pilot
Value: 142,100 Credits (?)
The name Monoquad is just what us Humans call it due to it's similar look to the monolith (The black slab in 2001: A space odyssey), But in reality it's Zenioth name is "Var Bat Tego" Translated as: "Galactic Space Core" from their language. Shockingly, the ship has an "Inverse shield" Which works like a bubble shield. These shields are so effective against laser fire that they can literally be considered as invincible against almost every Nanovore out there. Even if you destroy the control room, there is no penetrating the shield to destroy the ship completely.
Zenioth Gyro Defence Craft
Mass: 189 Tonnes
Crew: 26 Zenioth with an iron gullet
Value: 177,400 Credits
Jokingly referred to as the "Fidget spinner in space", The GDC Sets a parameter when attacking. Since it can attack at max 4 targets at once, it's useful for planetary defense. There are hundreds in the orbit of the Zenioth home planet's orbit, ready to defend. However, they are too lightly armoured, despite the Zenioth's best efforts. They only survive for around a minute in focused fire. What may be worse is if it spins out of control. Let's just say, a lot of puking bags are on board.
Zenioth Nanoshell Launcher
Mass: 442.9 Tonnes
Crew: 32 Hardworking Zenioth
Value: 195,050 Credits
The Zenioth never understood the concept of a cannon, at least at first. They seemed too inefficient to be used regularly. So they used a more recyclable source. Their own scales are very strong. So, they use both cloned tissue and naturally shed tissue and fused it with reactor energy, creating highly explosive Nanoshells. They easily cause fires from how hot the launcher sends them: They reach a temperature of about 50,000 Degrees Celsius upon impact, which means flammables WILL burn. Wearing spandex will not help you here. Real question is: Is it technically a Bioweapon, since they use their own shed scales? Or is it not, since it doesn't cause bodily harm? State your opinion down in the comments!
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"So what was up with the robot that brought us here?" The captain asked. The Zenioth ruler replied: "Oh. Yes... Those are our-
ZENIOTH EXPLORATION PROBE
Mass: 455.9 Tonnes
Crew: 56 Robots That keep the defences stocked
Value: 348,000 Credits
"-Exploration probes. They explore the galaxy for material in asteroids, other civilizations such as yours, and habitable planets. Speaking of which, what is the name of your species?" We'll get back to the conversation later. Those little blue dots are it's photoreceptor eyes, which light up a bright blue when they find something of interest. They always stay connected to home to tell their creators about what they find. Weirdly enough, the probes are sentient, and talk to one another through modified sound waves, which can got through blank space. As for their fighting style, It's the same as the proxy probes, except they're more heavily armed. They slowly grow lichen and rust, to the point where the oldest probes are Lichen gardens, like balls of translucent green. This lichen actually behaves like a solar panel for the probe, and provides it with extra energy when around a star.
Zenioth + Terran Space Center
Mass: 296.1 Tonnes
Crew: 68 Crew members of mixed race
Value: 373,800 Credits
The Captain replied "We're Humans. Or Terrans. Pick one." "I see not every member of your race is soft around the edges. Your race has a lot of variety, which I find intriguing. I think a good idea to help propel research would be to create space centers. Like space stations, but not locked in orbit. Like a travelling lab." The captain thought for a few seconds. He realized it'd be a bad idea to permit violence around a species, so he thought up one rule about the stations. "Okay. That would be a great idea, but we can't give each other opinions on our different factions. Like, we can't talk about how the Carnivore Fleet split off of the Nanovore fleet and give personal opinions." "That sounds like a square deal. By the way, can you tell me about the story?"
ZENIOTH WEEPING DRAGON
Mass: 688.9 Tonnes
Crew: 72 of some of the best pilots out there
Value: 379,150 Credits
One traditional Zenioth story was that of Tutasara, The dragon that ate sin. The dragon would go around, helping villages by correcting the mistakes of the villagers. He'd also give divine punishment to evildoers, which taught the Zenioth not to do evil. However, one day, Tutasara was slain by a clever evildoer. However, he was caught in the act by the Zenioth ruler from 71 Generations ago, and was executed. Then the ruler decided to connect all the villages and create a holiday in memory of Tutasara. One of the first ships created by the Zenioth was the Weeping dragon design, which looks like the crying skull of Tutasara. This ship has a very peculiar Ion beam emitter design, in the sense that the laser goes through the teeth, making it safe and secure from harm.
Zenioth Battleships
Zenioth are NOT good at making big ships. They are a more peaceful species after all, and usually their ships have a flaw in accordance to size. For their traditional battleships, the weakness is a breaching of the hull and explosion of a reactor. The newer one's weakness is maneuverability.
Zenioth Iuun Gullat Battleship
(Please be patient for the picture and statistics...)