Cygnan

Cygnans as a species resemble Human albinos with one major difference: where a Human albino’s eyes are pinkish, the Cygnan’s eyes are jet black, with no discernible whites or pupils. It cannot be confirmed or disproved that Cygnans descended from Earth-human stock, but there are no fossil ancestors on their own planet, meaning they were transplanted there within the last 50,000 years.

The Cygnan sun, Shresha, is a K3 orange dwarf; its output of ultraviolet emissions is much lower than that of the suns of other Habitable worlds. As a result, the Cygnans have lost the usual pigmentation that would serve to protect them from the sun’s harmful effects. When visiting other worlds, Cygnans protect themselves at all times by the use of a special long-lasting chemical sunscreen, the ingredients are usually easy to acquire and all cygnans know formula, even if they lack chemical skills they can explain its manufacture easily to one possessing the skills necessary.

The Cygnans hold a firm belief that they are the descendants of an extremely advanced, star-faring species. Their religions are centered on the numerous half-remembered myths and legends about the lost Sky Fathers and their gifts and teachings. The gifts are remembered as ones of science and technology; the teachings are remembered as ones enjoining them to explore and share those gifts. Just as the Sky Fathers came from the stars to light the Cygnans’ way to a more advanced society, so too do the Cygnans feel the urge to enlighten less advanced peoples.