The stars are dying.

One after another, they collapse in unending succession. Pushing the remaining space farers to the very fringes of the universe.
In these end times, what little of our worlds are left are being fought over, tooth and nail, by corporate and militant remnants;

raging against
the dying of the light.

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As for intelligent races, here is what remains:

• The Diaspals — An advanced yet scattered civilisation with a curious biology seeking out the last places of refuge in the galaxy.
• The Arbenic — Survivors of an ancient cataclysm that wiped out their planet, the Arbenic reawaken after thousands of years of hibernation.
• The Zvyx — Far flung from their homeworld, the indifferent Zvyx persist in their scrappy scavenger lifestyle despite the impending death of the universe.