Vart

The Vart are a sapient species which inhabit the Vartaq Veil. In ancient times, they managed to build a Dyson sphere encircling their sun. By the time of the 26th century, however, their sun had turned into a dwarf star and the Dyson sphere had been torn apart by tidal stress into several unconnected fragments, still inhabited by degenerated Vart nomads who spend their lives migrating from one fragment to another. Having forgotten about their past, they believe the universe to be akin to a vast jigsaw puzzle being gradually assembled by God.

Biology
The Vart have multiple sets of spindly legs and are protected by a patterned carapace. They have mandibles and communicate by hissing.

Appearances

 * Doctor Who New Adventures novels, Lucifer Rising, by Andy Lane and Jim Mortimore (1993)