Creature:Gray

Well known throughout human culture, the Grays (or more accurately the Endymides) are a race whose culture is based on learning. The Grays are slender, pale grey beings with extremely large heads and eyes. Often mistaken for their planetary neighbours, the Greens (a luminous lime-green species which only evolved similarly as a result of coherent evolution) with which they share a treaty, Grays are known for their habits of visiting developing cultures across the galaxy, in order to study their biology. Ther most famous example is their relationship with humans (see below).

The Grays evolved on the planet Reticulon 1 (or Endymor in their language) in the Reticulon system of the constellation Zeta Reticuli. Reticulon 1 is considered a Level 6 planet, which means the host race has developed space travel and interacts with the Galactic community. Their cousins, the Greens, evolved on it's twin planet, Reticulon 2, but it was not without a biological 'push' from the Grays before they became 'little green men'. The Greens currently adopt a more Ecologist demeanour, although due to their friendship with the Grays they have gained information on planet Earth, and they (albeit more rarely) also visit the planet.

Reticulon 1 is covered in cities, whilst the rural areas are mostly barren due to pollution from Reticulon 1's industry. The Grays have adapted to their new urban lives, losing the need for prominent teeth. This makes them vulnerable should their technology fail, because they only live on a diet of treated Red Spice, with added ingredients. The Grays don't even reproduce naturally anymore. The Grays have access to quite advanced technology, although it is dwarfed by that of the Grox or the Crogenitors. In the Plumbers Technology Classification, the Grays come under Level Four technology, travelling in saucers powered by nuclear fission, which are able to cross the distance between stars in a matter of days. The Grays themselves carry basic laser weaponry about themselves, capable of burning a hole through a healthy Flixxel. However, being a scientific race, the Grays are quite adept at developing biological and chemical weapons, and many empires will pay top dollar to gain access to such armanents.

Grays are most famous throughout the galaxy for their supposed 'obssesion' with the human race of planet Earth. The first major encounter between humans and Grays was about 70 circuits of the Earth before the present day. A research craft malfunctioned due to the engine of the Gray's saucer being damaged by solar radiation whilst in a geostationary orbit around the planet. This caused the ship to drop out of orbit and crash-land in the centre of one of Earth larger continents, North America, killing its crew. The humans were on sight immediately, removing all evidence of the fragmented spacecraft from the site. The whereabouts of the bodies are currently unknown. Following this event, the Grays developed an increased interest in the humans, abducting several specimens for closer examination.

Grays have a biology rather similar to that of a humans. Their skeleton is composed af a very dense, but very lightweight carbon substance similar to a diamond. The eyes are very large, and designed to see in low light, as well as in broad daylight. They have lost their sese of smell, have increasingly small ear holes, and have four digits on each hand. Despite this, they use th decimal system, and their measurement system is somewhat like that of Earth's metric system.