Screaming blue murders, around one-third to two-thirds of a meter long, resemble human babies, the only discernible difference from normal babies being a pallid blue hue to their skin that gives them a sickly complexion, as well as a knowing look in their eyes that goes beyond their apparent infancy.
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Robots and Androids
A robot is a mechanical construct that’s created to do a specific job; it has little to no independent thought. An android takes this idea to the next level: It may be a mechanical construct, but it can think, learn, and adapt.
Rhinoceros
The rhino (as it’s colloquially known) is a family of large armored mammalian herbivores native to Africa and Asia. The name rhinoceros means “horn-nose” in Greek, which is a reference to the most distinctive aspect of the creature: the large horn on the front of its head.
Reptilian Aliens
Man is not the sole sentient race to dwell among the stars. If one were to probe the cold depths of space and search for signs of life, they might find merciless, reptilian eyes peering back at them. The Ssargolothh mastered space travels long before the human race learned to stand — erect and conquer the minuscule mud ball known as Earth. Each new world the scaly, biotechnical wizards encounter feel the mark of their presence, and many new life forms emerge from their crucible of science. These cold-blooded, interstellar travelers discovered earth during the dark ages and began to modify life forms. Dragons were their most impressive creations, and the world recoiled in fear when these terrors took to the skies. Once their initial work was finished, the aliens buried a transmitting station 1,000 feet beneath the surface of modern-day Afghanistan to monitor Earth’s progress.
Reanimated Killers
Many proponents of science and religion agree that death is the final exit from the mortal plane, though they disagree on what happens next. There are some phenomenon, however, that neither can explain and that flies utterly in the face of both their beliefs.
Publicity Seekers
Andy Warhol said that, in the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. Although most people live in quiet anonymity, that doesn’t prevent others from trying for their 900 seconds in the spotlight. Publicity seekers are those who try to set themselves apart from the teeming millions by drawing attention to themselves. These folks can be broken down into two types – general and limited – and three broad methodologies: knowers, doers, and hoaxers.
Private Investigators
Consulting detectives have existed since the 1830s but were only available to the rich, soon to be rich, corporations, and governments. They are brilliant people who can and do solve the most baffling crimes, sometimes without even leaving their homes.
Primitive Tribes
Even today, some parts of the world remain unseen (or at least little seen) by “modern” people. These areas, far from the lights and sounds of civilization, have adhered to a way of life that other societies have abandoned centuries or even millennia ago. While car-driving denizens of the concrete jungle might scoff at these humans that time forgot, so, too, might these primitives shake their heads sadly at how much we’ve gotten wrong. Assuming, of course, that they ever learn about us.
Small Predatory Mammals
Ferrets are a domesticated animal raised originally to hunt rabbits and mice. They are small, quick, and immensely curious creatures. They weigh about one kilogram and are around half a meter in length.
Possessed Artifacts
Consciousness is not a property reserved only to flesh-and-blood creatures; it can be found trapped within seemingly mundane objects. Once a person or beast, misplaced souls can give life to inanimate vessels of stone, metal, or even plastic. Potentially, any harmless-looking toy, statuette, or tool could become a lethal predator of its own master, or perhaps the master of its owner.