Krii

The Krii are sapient species. They come from another galaxy; a race advanced and peaceful, sending forth mile-long exploration ships for study of other galaxies. One of these ships suffered a malfunction and made a crash landing upon a remote, uninhabited planet. The crew went into stasis to wait for rescue. Upon arrival, the rescuers had recovered both the crew and the samples gathered by them, and then scuttled the ship.

Appearance
This Krii are taller and thinner than Humans. Their bodies resemble dark amber, both in color and substance. They have legs and arms, with long delicate appendages that serve them for fingers. However, in form they might be either animal or vegetable, or a combination of the two, or a third something that defies analysis in the terms of this galaxy. They don't appear to have joints nor muscles, appearing to flow together like seaweed. Their faces consist mostly of two big opalescent eyes set in a tall narrow head. There have breathing slits at the sides of the head, and a small puckered mouth that seems pursed in eternal contemplation.

Physiology
The Krii come from a galaxy composed of different elements, presumably non-baryonic matter. Little is known of their anatomy, since the crew of the crashed ship went into stasis to wait for rescue and could not be touched. If they require food, then they must be vegetarians.

Culture and society
The Krii are completely pacifistic. It is likely they evolved in a place with no natural threats. Their emotions are limited or even nonexistent; no concepts of suffering, hate or love. They are devoted to learning, thus launching a project to study all creation by sending out expeditions on massive intergalactic ships, gathering samples of soil, technology (with advanced weapons always rendered inoperable), but no living creatures, of which they only recorded images and other data.

Technology
The Krii technology is unbelievably advanced by the standards of the Milky Way Humans. Their ship, despite its enormous size, suffered very little damage in the crash landing, with some internal walls bent, but none broken. They can generate long-lasting stasis fields. However, they never build any lethal weapons, although they do use non-lethal measures, like an area effect device to shut down energy generators.

Appearances

 * Starwolf: The Weapon from Beyond, by Edmond Hamilton (1967 novel)