Atheter

The Atheter is one of the three major alien races, along with the Jain and the Csorians.

History and Biology
The Atheter evolved on the planet Masada, and soon after they reached space they discovered Jain tech, which drove them into a million year war. They began to regain control over themselves, and eventually rid themselves of its effects. But they never truly recovered, and sank into a racewide depression. Eventually, they made the decision to devolve themselves into their previous forms; the Gabbleducks. This option was not unanimous, and many Atheter opposed the downgrade. However, the masses overpowered the objections of the puny dissidenters, and the idea was carried through. Their minds destroyed, they lived on as possibly the only true beasts on the planet. They made certain they would never rise again, releasing downgraded biomechs (Hooders) and tricones to grind anything remaining to dust. However, the objectors also implemented many safeties to ensure they would live on, such as coding their genomes into molluscs, or loading their minds into crystal.