History Characters / StarfinderPlayerRaces

->'''Size:''' Medium

->'''Type:''' Humanoid (Halfling)

->'''Type:''' Humanoid (Elebrian)

->'''Type:''' Humanoid (Endiffian)

->'''Type:''' Humanoid (Espraksa)

->'''Type:''' Humanoid (Kish)

->'''Type:''' Humanoid (Kitsune, Shapechanger)

[[folder:Woioko]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (woioko)

A species from a watery world, the woiokos are separated into two subspecies. The Deepborn live deep in the oceans, while the Floatborn live in floating cities on the ocean's surface.

* FishPeople: Eel people.
* HumanoidAliens: They look like humanoid eels.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Both subspecies can breathe in water as well as in air.

!!Monstrous Humanoids
[[folder:Astriapi]]
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->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid

* InsectoidAliens: Astriapis are bipedal arthropods with chitinous exoskeletons, insectile wings and large powerful mandibles.
* LostTechnology: The decades of technological development and striving that created Colveare's technological marvels largely occurred during the Gap. Without their people's lost knowledge, astriapis are now locked in a race against time to rediscover and reverse-engineer their planet's intricate workings before those ultra-complex systems begin to catastrophically degrade and fail.
* TheTheocracy: Astriapi society is a unified theocracy, ruled by priests dedicated to the preservation of the planet through learning and faith.

[[folder:Contemplative]]
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The contemplatives of Ashok were once a humanoid race native to Akiton. Upon achieving psychic powers, they allowed their bodies to wither as they fed their minds and are now little more than floating brains carrying vestigial bodies.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Contemplatives are very hard to play as anything except a spellcaster, thanks to their incredibly focused ability score adjustments and the "Atrophied" trait preventing them from using two-handed weapons without completely immobilizing themselves.
* MeaningfulRename: Contemplatives eagerly discard their childhood names upon reaching adulthood in favor of an appellation they choose for themselves.
* MyBrainIsBig: So big that they make up 70% of their body mass.
* ProudScholarRace: They're a society of scientist-monks.
* RoyalWe: Contemplatives' speech reflects generations of external isolation and internal communion, as even individuals refer to themselves with the first-person plural personal pronoun rather than with the singular.
* SquishyWizard: They're brilliant and make excellent spell casters, but their bodies are incredibly frail.

[[folder:Formian]]
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Found primarily on Castrovel within the Pact Worlds, the formians are a communal insectoid race divided into castes for different roles.

* ArchEnemy: They've been at war with the lashuntas for thousands of years, with peace only taking effect in the last few decades.
* BeePeople: They have a structures social system dominated by queens.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Formian hives tend to run for miles underground, leaving vast swathes of surface wilderness untouched.
* InsectoidAliens: They're quadrupedal ant people that live in hives.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Some formians don't agree with the strict social systems of the formian hives. There are several organizations dedicated to helping habilitate these formians for independent life.
* PromotedToPlayable: Formian warriors are another monster race of monsters from the original ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' that became playable in the Alien Archive of ''Starfinder''. The other formian castes remain unplayable.

[[folder:Haan]]
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->'''Size:''' Large

An arthropodan species native to Bretheda. They weave balloons from webs which they use to float through the air and can spit fire to defend themselves. Their society forbids all but the most basic of tools and those who leave home to venture the stars are considered dead by their kin.

* AcePilot: Those who do leave Bretheda find themselves adept pilots.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: They're insects bigger than most humanoids.
* IHaveNoSon: The haan who venture off world are considered dead to their families.
* MixAndMatchCritters: They combine aspects of bombardier beetles, spiders, and eurypterids (sea scorpions).
* {{Technophobia}}: Almost all haan consider technology taboo.

[[folder:Ilthisarian]]
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* BizarreAlienBiology: They've got multiple heads and multiple sets of redundant organs.
* GeniusBruiser: Large sized, and with racial bonuses to both strength and intelligence.
* MadeOfIron: Large and hearty, they've also got multiple sets of redundant organs.
* ManBitesMan: Ther multiple sets of powerful jaws and sharp teeth allow them to bite enemies and hold on and grapple enemies once bitten.
* MultipleHeadCase: They have one primary head, but have several (artwork depicts both six and seven) other, smaller heads that look like snakes sprouting from their neck ad shoulders. Their language is particularly hard to master because all of these heads speak together in a way that isn't easy to immitate, to the point that many other races choose to send whole teams of diplomats trained to speak together as a chorus to deal with the ilthisarians.
* SnakePeople: They're serpent-like aliens with a humanoid torso, but with a snake's tail as a lower body that forks into two tips at the end.

[[folder:Ixtangi]]
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->'''Size:''' Medium

* BewareMyStingerTail: Ixtangis have long, flexible tails that end in a scorpion-like stinger.
* ChameleonCamouflage: Ixtangis are chameleon-like humanoids that can manipulate the liquid crystals beneath their layer of transparent scales. They are able to change the structure and colour of these crystals at will and can even become functionally invisible by mimicking the scenery behind them.
* FloatingContinent: The majority of ixtangis live in floating islands, called country ships, which levitate hundreds of feet above Doganga's verdant jungle canopies, and are anywhere from ten to hundreds of miles across.
* LizardFolk: Ixtangis are a species of chameleon-like people.

[[folder:Izalguun]]
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->'''Size:''' Large

* HiddenElfVillage: The Starfinder Society module that introduces them gives them this characterization, as they're ''far'' more technologically-advanced than they appear, as they're trying to keep a low profile from the Jinsul Empire.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: This race was made available for all Society members to play without requiring a boon (provided they bought Alien Archive 3) due to the majority of Society players opting to keep the izalguuns' advanced tech secret during their introductory adventure.

[[folder:Jububnan]]
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->'''Size:''' Medium

* FrogMen: Jububnans resemble human-sized toads that stand on a single stout leg.

[[folder:Kalo]]
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->'''Type:''' Monstroud humanoid (aquatic)

Natives to the Brethedan moon of Kalo-Mahoi, the kalo are an aquatic species that cannot survive out of the water without specialized gear. Resembling a cross between a fish and a bat, they place an emphasis on tradition, using ancient titles and names for modern positions.

* ActionFashionista: They're famous for both their fierce and valorous hunters, and their cutting edge fashion.
* GlowingEyes: Each kalo eye possesses a faint and independently controlled form of bioluminescence that kalos use to visually signal each other.
* HumanoidAliens: They're capable of bipedal movement, but they're primarily adapted to life underwater.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's common for kalo parents to alter existing names in some way, such as changing the spelling but keeping the sound the same, as an exercise in creativity and to ensure their child has a name that will stand out.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: They're an aquatic race and as such are perfectly capable of breathing water. Unfortunately, breathing air is an impossibility.
* WeirdBeard: The lower half of a kalo's face is covered by sensory tendrils, which might resemble beards.

[[folder:Megalonyxa]]
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->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid

* HeavyWorlder: The megalonyxa is a stocky species that hailed from the heavy-gravity world Karnoq.

* BaseOnWheels: Selamids build their cities called megadoplexes upon the backs of their gentle, half-mile-long cousins called megadolorids.

!!Undead
[[folder:Borai]]
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->'''Type:''' Undead

* TechnicallyLivingZombie: Despite being considered undead, borais are only mostly dead bodies that still have a sliver of the soul inside, usually because of a botched resurrection or because the borai was too stubborn to die. They still need to breathe, eat and sleep like normal living people.

[[folder:Varculak]]
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->'''Size:''' Small or Medium

* HeavySleeper: A varculak needs rest like a living humanoid, sleeps very heavily, and is particularly difficult to wake up.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Some varculaks remember only the circumstances of their death, causing them to focus on vengeance. Even when this is done, a varculak can become obsessed with the chain of blame, condemning nearly anyone for even a tenuous connection to their death.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: They can generally pass as human despite "[[TheStoic awkward]] [[NotGoodWithPeople mannerisms]]" (though some do go for more obvious mechanical features), but [[AlienBlood bleed watery coolant]]. Moreover, they actually have souls.

* BleachedUnderpants: While still very attractive and often wearing flattering clothing, the fact that they wear proper clothing at all is more modest than their ancestors in the pre-Gap time of ''Pathfinder''.

->'''Race:''' Humanoid (shirren)
->'''Race:''' Medium

* {{Expy}}: As an interstellar empire of honorable alien warlords, in a tentative alliance with the [[TheFederation Pact Worlds]], they're quite reminiscent of both the [[Franchise/StarTrek Klingons]] and the [[Literature/KnownSpace Kzinti]].

These classes, many of them core races of ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', are still around now, and often still have important roles in the Pact Worlds.
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* DemotedToExtra: With Golarion's disappearance, many of these races have declined in prominence.

* OneGenderRace: The entire species defaults to using she/her.

A short, stocky, long-lived race, dwarves heavily value tradition. One of the most prominent traditions is the Quest for the Sky, and while some believe it fulfilled, others feel it will not be complete until they find a new homeworld for themselves. They are largely concentrated in Absalom Station or on dwarven star citadels.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: While there are Vesk who occupy all walks of life, political power within the Veskarium is limited to those who demonstrate martial skill. Many young Vesk who aspire to influence go on errant journeys to demonstrate their prowess, while those seeking influence outside of those martial traditions often travel outside the Veskarium to find their fortunes.

* StarfishAliens: They look somewhere between a sea cucumber and a sea anemone, prefer to lie flat on the ground but typically stand upright on their three legs while around other species, have tentacles for arms, seem to be radially symmetrical, and can reproduce via parthenogenesis but prefer not to.

[[folder:Anassanoi]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (anassanoi)

Anassanois are native to a distant star, Anassan, which they left in a generation ship named the Kahlannal. Anassanois are natural telepaths and extremely open when communicating with telepathy, suffusing such exchanges with the feelings their physical gestures lack. This openness translates into emotional honesty, offering others a ready sense of who the speaking anassanoi is.

* FutureImperfect: The anassanois of the Pact Worlds sun have forgotten about their ancestral homeland, and the fact that the ''Kahlannal'' was only one of the ships that fled Anassan, and they might have cousins in distant parts of space.
* TheTheocracy: The Protectors are portrayed in anassanoi religion as agents of the god Raethu, and responsible for governing their species.

[[folder:Brakim]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (brakim)

Natives of Bortan II, a world reduced to an irradiated wasteland during the Gap. They were marginally conquered by the Azlanti Star Empire, with the only city on the planet arising around the empire's single outpost.

* HealingFactor: If a brakim loses a limb or digit, it regrows in hours.
* RunningOnAllFours: A brakim can modify their arms for locomotion, moving as a quadruped, gaining a bonus to speed but becoming unable to manipulate objects.

[[folder:Brenneri]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (brenneri)

Brenneris are a mostly peaceful species that hail from Varturan, a planet in Near Space covered in vast waterways. These 5-foot-tall mammalian humanoids resemble otters, though they have slightly longer legs that allow them to walk upright. Brenneris are particularly adept at detecting subtle physical and emotional reactions. This makes them especially skilled at understanding the emotions of others, and they are naturally talented diplomats.

* BeastMan: These mammalian humanoids resemble otters, with slightly longer legs that allow them to walk upright.

[[folder:Copaxi]]
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->'''Type''': Humanoid (copaxi)

Inhabitants of a dying world, they applied for admission to the Pact Worlds through the Starfinder Society. Whether by fleeing their homeworld or by gaining admittance, they contribute to the galaxy at large.

* HumanoidAliens: They're a collection of papules inhabiting a roughly humanoid coral-like body.

[[folder:Damai]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (damai)

Survivors of a shattered planet, damai are a hardy, if sometimes foolish, people. Only making their way out of their underground bunkers a few decades ago, Damai are ambitious to the stability they once had, though it's a hard going process for them.

* HadToBeSharp: When you're living on a cracked planet that's ‘’infested’’ with {{Kaiju}}, it helps to be able to survive in it. This is represented as a bonus to their Stealth and Survival skills, which is increased if the damai is underground.

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[[folder:Suli]]
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Also called suli-jann, sulis are often the descendants of plane-hopping jann and mortal beings, although some sulis have elemental origins that are more mysterious. Strong of body and personality, sulis readily survive and assimilate, making them one of the most widespread planar scions.

* ElementalWeapon: Sulis can sheath their hands (or the weapons held in them) in any of the four classical elements.

[[folder:Sylph]]
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Slyphs are descendants of species and creatures from the Material Plane that have strong connections to the Plane of Air, such as djinn. They can also arise in areas that have strong influences from the Plane of Air.

* {{Flight}}: Being attuned to air, Sylphs are better fliers than anyone else if they manage to get access to the ability be it through magic or technology. At high enough level, [[FlightIsTheFinalPower they gain the ability to fly through their own power once per day]].

[[folder:Tiefling]]
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* HornedHumanoid: Most tieflings sport horns as an outward sign of their ancestry.
* PlayingWithFire: Many tieflings born of Hell can call forth flames to sear their foes.

[[folder:Undine]]
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Undines are the descendants of humanoids and beings who hail from the Plane of Water. Through they don’t require water to live, undines tend to settle near water and make ideal underwater explorers.

* AnIcePerson: Apart from a slight resistance to cold damage, Undines can cast Energy Ray at will [[FreezeRay but only to inflict cold damage]] and increase any source of cold damage they inflict if they, or their target, is wet enough, such as when swimming or in the middle of a strong enough storm.

* DropTheHammer: Their racial WeaponOfChoice, as hammers can be used both as weapons and as constructive tools.

* AncestorWorship: Traditional maraquoi religion focuses on ancestor reverence over worshipping a specific divine entity.

* HeavyWorlder: Downplayed, but according to ''Near Space'', their homeworld has half-again standard gravity. This likely explains why they take no penalty to Strength despite being the approximate size of a human toddler.

Another race formerly originating from Golarion, the Strix of the Pact Worlds come from a spire on the "Day" side of Verces.

* MyBrainIsBig: So big that they make up almost all of their body mass.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Astrazoans maintain their shapeshifted forms not to deceive or even out of fear, but out of consideration for their neighbors, as they understand that their natural form can be disturbing to humanoids.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Astrazoans can assume the appearance of almost any creature of the same size.

* TheSymbiote: Cephalumes form symbiotic unions with small bioelectric arthropods known as krikiks.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The vesk come from an empire known as the Veskarium, a warlike civilization focused on martial values and military expansion. They swiftly conquered their entire star system after achieving space travel, and their first reaction to obtaining Drift technology from the Pact Worlds was to use it to launch a full-scale invasion of the same in an attempt to conquer the Pact Worlds too.

* Flight: Being attuned to air, Sylphs are better fliers than anyone else if they manage to get access to the ability be it through magic or technology. At high enough level, [[FlightIsTheFinalPower they gain the ability to fly through their own power once per day]].

* ProudScholarRaceGuy: They're a society of scientist-monks.

* FantasticRacism: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Due to the Gap many hobgoblin societies no longer have any animosity with the elves, save for those that suffered elven attacks right after the Gap.

* TheAgeless: Centuries of exposure to the energies of the Boneyard have have extended each shatori's natural life indefinitely.

* FrogMen: Being essentially antropomorphic frogs, it should come as no surprise that most related tropes apply, including their [[InASingleBound ability for jumping]] and an affinity for marshlands and swamps.

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[[folder:Tiefling]]
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* HornedHumanoid: Most tieflings sport horns as an outward sign of their ancestry.
* PlayingWithFire: Many tieflings born of Hell can call forth flames to sear their foes.

[[folder:Maraquoi]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (Maraquoi)

Natives to the Brethedan moon Marata, the maraquoi resemble humanoid monkeys. Their unique reproductive system has seven genders, all of which are necessary to reproduce, and as a result many are highly averse to killing, so as not to prevent reproduction altogether.

* BizarreAlienSexes: They have ''seven'' sexes, all of which are necessary to reproduce. For the curious, they are:
** Three "fathers", the ilsha (earth-sire), qsha (sky-sire), and susha (water-sire), who contribute genetic material.
** The uisha (sharer), a "conceptual mother" who takes in the sires' DNA, conceives the fetus, and passes it on to...
** The klsha (bearer), similar to the Shirren Host gender, who carries the child to term, then passes the newborn child to...
** The mesha (cradle), who nurses the child in a marsupial-like pouch.
** And among all these is the zysha (facilitator), who for some reason has to effectively oversee all this and somehow still contributes to the child's DNA like the other six despite having no apparent physical contact in the process.
* HumanoidAliens: They look like monkeys with insectoid compound eyes.

[[folder:Neskinti]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (neskinti)
->'''Size:''' Medium

Natives of the jungle world Gjor III, their lack of technological development made it easy for the Azlanti Star Empire to conquer them. Technology continues to baffle them, but they are skilled ecologists even without such aids.

* NotQuiteFlight: Neskintis are able to glide with the aid of skin membranes stretching between their arms and legs, but cannot gain altitude without external effects.

[[folder:Orc]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (orc)

* SlaveRace: Orcs are enslaved by the drow on a grand scale.

[[folder:Pahtra]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (pahtra)

A species of feline humanoids from Vesk-6, conquered by the Veskarium after a long guerrilla war and "rewarded" for their tenacity with limited self-rule.

* CatFolk: Look like leopards or jaguars, their spot patterns were traditionally used to decide their profession.
* {{Lightworlder}}: Their homeworld has slightly lower gravity and they get a penalty to strength.

[[folder:Phentomite]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (phentomite)

* FuturePrimitive: Phentomite society has lost much of the scientific and magical advancement of its forebears. Today, phentomites engage in relatively low-tech artisanship, farming and trading.

[[folder:Reptoid]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (reptoid, shapechanger)

Shapeshifting reptilians, reptoids infiltrate societies to further their unknown goals.

* LizardFolk: In their true form, they're reptilian, crested humanoid aliens.
* ReptilianConspiracy: They're reptilian shapeshifters who infiltrate and manipulate other species' societies for their own ends.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: They can switch between their own form and that of a particular humanoid. They can change who their false form is, though this often requires staging the death of the old identity.

[[folder:Ryphorian]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (ryphorian)

Natives to Triaxus, ryphorians appear in three subtypes depending of which centuries-long season their world is currently in. Though ryphorians are born to the winter type, modern technology allows them to change into whichever subtype they wish.

* BizarreAlienBiology: Ryphorians have three appearances depending to their planet's season at birth, even when off-world. In winter, they grow short fur over their bodies, while in summer they are hairless and have larger eyes. The third form is for those born just before or during the transition between seasons.
* DragonRider: In the old days, the ryphorians of the Skyfire Mandate and other Allied Territories could form links with dragonkin, large {{Draconic Humanoid}}s who allowed their smaller allies to ride them. Few ryphorians ride dragonkin nowadays, but they still enjoy the bonds, and many partner up as co-pilots.
* RubberForeheadAliens: They look like elves with some feline features.
* SuddenNameChange: In [[TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}} pre-Gap Golarion]], the name ''ryphorian'' was unknown and everyone called them Triaxians.

[[folder:Sarcesian]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (sarcesian)
->'''Size:''' Large

A tall species native to one of the planets that now makes up the Diaspora. They are capable of surviving in space for up to an hour, suppressing their breathing and growing solar wings to glide through the void.

* ColdSniper: They make excellent snipers, especially since they can take up position outside of a space station or starship to fire on targets inside.
* GrowingWings: They can manifest wings of pure energy, but only in a vacuum.
* NoodlePeople: They're incredibly tall, with long spindly limbs.
* ProgressivelyPrettier: In ''Pathfinder'', the sarcesians' heads look like those of the Muun from ''Franchise/StarWars'': tall and thin with a tiny face. Now they look more like large-eyed hairless elves.

[[folder:Screedreep]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (screedreep)
->'''Size:''' Small

One of the first species ground under the heel of the Azlanti Star Empire. Their homeworld of Eostrillion was taken from them and the species was beaten down into a race of sycophants.

* NumberTwo: They're the Star Empire's favored non-human species and hold the highest possible status for such a race, but they're still second class citizens.
* SycophanticServant: The responded to centuries of Azlanti oppression by becoming ''very good'' at being subservient.
* WhiteCollarCrime: Screedreeps who go bad tend to gravitate to this. With their size and dispositions, they're not much for violence, but their managerial talents come in handy as mob consiglieres.

[[folder:Shakalta]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (shakalta)
->'''Size:''' Medium

* EnergyBeings: Shakaltas are beings of coherent energy, do not need to breathe, and are immune to disease and poison.
* FusionDance: To enter adulthood, two shakalta souls must bond together. Psychic compatibility and spiritual connection are all that matter to potential soul partners, and both souls must consent. After two shakaltas agree to bond, they live the rest of their lives in the same body.

[[folder:Shatori]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (shatori)
->'''Size:''' Medium

* TheAgeless: Centuries of exposure to the energies of the Boneyard have have extended each shatori's natural life indefinitely.
* DyingRace: Shatoris can no longer reproduce, and see each death among them as a potentially catastrophic loss.
* VoluntaryVassal: When the Azlanti Star Empire arrived in the Disaj system, the shatoris offered their services as analysts, scholars and magic‑users, and were integrated into the Empire without bloodshed.

[[folder:Shimreen]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (shimreen)

* ShapeshifterWeapon: A shimreen can transform one of their arms into a crystal lance.
* WeirdBeard: Some shimreens let the crystals around their faces grow wild to form clusters they call manes.

[[folder:Skittermander]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (skittermander)
->'''Size:''' Small

A race of peaceful, communal creatures from Vesk-3, skittermanders are good-natured if hyperactive mammals with six arms and furry bodies. They are instinctually helpful, which vexed the Veskarium when they attempted to invade, as the vesk code of honor forbid them from firing on a foe that wasn't interested in a fight.

* BadassPacifist: If they are ObfuscatingStupidity, then they're masters of nonviolent resistance, having successfully resisted vesk control through sheer force of friendliness.
* BellyMouth: As we see from the illustration, skittermander whelps have a lamprey-like bitey umbilical cord.
* BizarreAlienPsychology: If they ''aren't'' a case of ObfuscatingStupidity, then they just genuinely don't understand that they've been conquered, or indeed the concept of ''being'' conquered, or simply see no reason to care. Either way, the Vesk are tearing their non-existent hair out.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the ''Pathfinder'' goblins in the free RPG modules. While goblins are UglyCute [[PyroManiac fire happy]] violent creatures that are [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch mostly]] impossible to live with in civilized society, skittermanders are largely {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s that are almost impossibly friendly.
* {{Keet}}: Their hyperactivity gives them an extra move action once per day.
* HeavyWorlder: Downplayed, but according to ''Near Space'', their homeworld has half-again standard gravity. This likely explains why they take no penalty to Strength despite being the approximate size of a human toddler.
* KillerRabbit: Skittermander whelps are as cute as the adults, save for a secondary mouth they use to take bites out of large prey. It's normally all-but harmless given their diminutive size, but a swarm of whelps can skeletonize their homeworld's equivalent of a cow.
* NiceGuy: To an almost infuriating degree. Those that leave Vesk-3 tend to become bureaucrats for the sole purpose of helping as many people as they can.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Some vesk suspect that they're intentionally obtuse in order to annoy their vesk "overlords" and maintain their autonomy while reaping the rewards of being part of the Veskarium.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: They're adorable little fur balls. They're both less and more cute as whelps, as though their faces are even cuter, they have a creepy worm-like mouth on their stomachs.

[[folder:Strix]]
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->'''Type:''' Humanoid (strix)

Another race formerly originating from Golarion, the Strix of the Pact Worlds come from a spire on the "Day" side of Verces.

* BirdPeople: They have several subtle avian qualities. For instance their eyes are fixed in their skulls and they have to turn their whole heads to look around.
* SlaveRace: They were originally bred as one by the syrinx, but since they seem to have vanished with Golarion, the strix in Starfinder are entirely free.
* WingedHumanoid: Despite their avian natures they do look more like this, as they lack feathers anywhere but their wings, don't have beaks, and have humanoid hand structures (though they do have digitigrade legs, and non-functional claws instead of nails).

[[folder:Trinir]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trinir_8.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (trinir)
->'''Size:''' Medium

* ArtificialHuman: Like androids, trinirs are biomechanical constructs that have souls and are classified as humanoids instead of constructs.

[[folder:Tromlin]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (gathol)

* ArchEnemy: The two tromlin subspecies once warred for ages on their home planet, due to their belief in tribes of warring spirits. Now, even when serving in the same army, tromlins require strict leadership to prevent their rivalries from breaking out into violence.

[[folder:Tryziarka]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tryziarka.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (tryziarka)

* PowerTattoo: The karakande symbiote forms a faintly glowing, tattoo-like pattern on the surface of a tryziarka's body. Tryziarkas can choose to imbue trusted others with their design, temporarily granting them a piece the karakande's magic.
* TheSymbiote: In early childhood, each tryziarka enters a symbiotic relationship with a magical ooze known as a karakande. They see their ooze companions as an intrinsic part of themselves, and the magic they grant as part of their identities.

[[folder:Varratana]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (varratana)

* HiveCasteSystem: Varratanas are trimorphic depending on the circumstances of their birth: blusterwind varratanas have broader shoulders and a triceratops-like crest; carrywind varratanas have long, silky feathers in place of hair; and fracturewind varratanas have shorter limbs and flattened skulls with ridges like those of a pachycephalosaur.

[[folder:Verthani]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ver.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (verthani)

Natives to Verces, the verthani are a highly cooperative race that specializes in biological and cybernetic augmentation.

* AcePilot: Aside from cybernetics enhancement, this is their race's [[PlanetOfHats hat]]. They were the first race to develop space travel, and the first to launch a ship through the drift.
* {{Cyborg}}: Nearly all of them, and even the ones who aren't are more capable of receiving them than other races.
* FantasticCasteSystem: Verthani are divided into three castes known as the Augmented, who use technology to modify their bodies and travel in outer space in aetherships; the Pure Ones who reject bodily augmentation and concerns themselves with government, farming, and commerce; and the God-Vessels, clerics who permanently burn holy symbols on their skin. In order to prevent any caste from gaining too much power, the Augmented and God-Vessels are only allowed to marry Pure Ones.
* NoodlePeople: Their gangly limbs are one of the things that sets them apart from humans.
* PerfectPacifistPeople: Subverted. Their nations haven't been to war for longer than anyone can remember, but their relationships with the Outlaw Kingdoms are far less peaceful, and can even be a bit bigoted.
* RubberForeheadAliens: They look like humans with large mouse-like eyes and longer limbs.
* SuddenNameChange: The verthani were originally just called Vercites after their home planet in ''Pathfinder'', as no one on Golarion knew their racial name back then.

[[folder:Vlaka]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlaka.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (vlaka)

Wolf-like humanoids from a frigid dying world seeking to save their people.

* TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople: Their homeworld's star is dying, and they've responded by building strong communities that look out for one another and venturing among the stars to find a long-term solution.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Two-thirds of all vlaka are born blind or deaf, but with stronger other senses that negate the usual penalties and give them blindsight.
* TeamSpirit: Vlaka get bonuses to "aid another" actions and can transfer their resolve points to allies.

[[folder:Woioko]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_woioko_0.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (woioko)

A species from a watery world, the woiokos are separated into two subspecies. The Deepborn live deep in the oceans, while the Floatborn live in floating cities on the ocean's surface.

* FishPeople: Eel people.
* HumanoidAliens: They look like humanoid eels.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Both subspecies can breathe in water as well as in air.

[[folder:Worlanisi]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/worlanisi.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Humanoid (worlanisi)
->'''Size:''' Small

* BornLucky: Worlanisi are known across the galaxy for their preternatural luck. This luck seems to stem from some inborn trait, and worlanisi society has affirmed and integrated this luck into its collective mindset for generations.

!!Monstrous Humanoids
[[folder:Astriapi]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astriapi_54.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid

* InsectoidAliens: Astriapis are bipedal arthropods with chitinous exoskeletons, insectile wings and large powerful mandibles.
* TheTheocracy: Astriapi society is a unified theocracy, ruled by priests dedicated to the preservation of the planet through learning and faith.

[[folder:Contemplative]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/contemplative_starfinder.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid
->'''Size:''' Medium

The contemplatives of Ashok were once a humanoid race native to Akiton. Upon achieving psychic powers, they allowed their bodies to wither as they fed their minds and are now little more than floating brains carrying vestigial bodies.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Contemplatives are very hard to play as anything except a spellcaster, thanks to their incredibly focused ability score adjustments and the "Atrophied" trait preventing them from using two-handed weapons without completely immobilizing themselves.
* MyBrainIsBig: So big that they make up almost all of their body mass.
* ProudScholarRaceGuy: They're a society of scientist-monks.
* SquishyWizard: They're brilliant and make excellent spell casters, but their bodies are incredibly frail.

[[folder:Formian]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_formian.PNG]]

Found primarily on Castrovel within the Pact Worlds, the formians are a communal insectoid race divided into castes for different roles.

* ArchEnemy: They've been at war with the lashuntas for thousands of years, with peace only taking effect in the last few decades.
* BeePeople: They have a structures social system dominated by queens.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Formian hives tend to run for miles underground, leaving vast swathes of surface wilderness untouched.
* InsectoidAliens: They're quadrupedal ant people that live in hives.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Some formians don't agree with the strict social systems of the formian hives. There are several organizations dedicated to helping habilitate these formians for independent life.
* PromotedToPlayable: Formian warriors are another monster race of monsters from the original ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' that became playable in the Alien Archive of ''Starfinder''. The other formian castes remain unplayable.

[[folder:Haan]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/haan.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Large

An arthropodan species native to Bretheda. They weave balloons from webs which they use to float through the air and can spit fire to defend themselves. Their society forbids all but the most basic of tools and those who leave home to venture the stars are considered dead by their kin.

* AcePilot: Those who do leave Bretheda find themselves adept pilots.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: They're insects bigger than most humanoids.
* IHaveNoSon: The haan who venture off world are considered dead to their families.
* MixAndMatchCritters: They combine aspects of bombardier beetles, spiders, and eurypterids (sea scorpions).
* {{Technophobia}}: Almost all haan consider technology taboo.

[[folder:Ilthisarian]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ilthisarian.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Large

* BizarreAlienBiology: They've got multiple heads and multiple sets of redundant organs.
* GeniusBruiser: Large sized, and with racial bonuses to both strength and intelligence.
* MadeOfIron: Large and hearty, they've also got multiple sets of redundant organs.
* ManBitesMan: Ther multiple sets of powerful jaws and sharp teeth allow them to bite enemies and hold on and grapple enemies once bitten.
* MultipleHeadCase: They have one primary head, but have several (artwork depicts both six and seven) other, smaller heads that look like snakes sprouting from their neck ad shoulders. Their language is particularly hard to master because all of these heads speak together in a way that isn't easy to immitate, to the point that many other races choose to send whole teams of diplomats trained to speak together as a chorus to deal with the ilthisarians.
* SnakePeople: They're serpent-like aliens with a humanoid torso, but with a snake's tail as a lower body that forks into two tips at the end.

[[folder:Ixtangi]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ixtangi.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Medium

* BewareMyStingerTail: Ixtangis have long, flexible tails that end in a scorpion-like stinger.
* ChameleonCamouflage: Ixtangis are chameleon-like humanoids that can manipulate the liquid crystals beneath their layer of transparent scales. They are able to change the structure and colour of these crystals at will and can even become functionally invisible by mimicking the scenery behind them.
* FloatingContinent: The majority of ixtangis live in floating islands, called country ships, which levitate hundreds of feet above Doganga's verdant jungle canopies, and are anywhere from ten to hundreds of miles across.
* LizardFolk: Ixtangis are a species of chameleon-like people.

[[folder:Izalguun]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px_izalguun.jpeg]]

* HiddenElfVillage: The Starfinder Society module that introduces them gives them this characterization, as they're ''far'' more technologically-advanced than they appear, as they're trying to keep a low profile from the Jinsul Empire.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: This race was made available for all Society members to play without requiring a boon (provided they bought Alien Archive 3) due to the majority of Society players opting to keep the izalguuns' advanced tech secret during their introductory adventure.

[[folder:Jububnan]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jububnan.jpg]]

* FrogMen: Jububnans resemble human-sized toads that stand on a single stout leg.

[[folder:Kalo]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kalo.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstroud humanoid (aquatic)
->'''Size:''' Medium

Natives to the Brethedan moon of Kalo-Mahoi, the kalo are an aquatic species that cannot survive out of the water without specialized gear. Resembling a cross between a fish and a bat, they place an emphasis on tradition, using ancient titles and names for modern positions.

* ActionFashionista: They're famous for both their fierce and valorous hunters, and their cutting edge fashion.
* HumanoidAliens: They're capable of bipedal movement, but they're primarily adapted to life underwater.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: They're an aquatic race and as such are perfectly capable of breathing water. Unfortunately, breathing air is an impossibility.

[[folder:Megalonyxa]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/megalonyxa.jpg]]

* HeavyWorlder: The megalonyxa is a stocky species that hailed from the heavy-gravity world Karnoq.

[[folder:Morlamaw]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mor.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid (aquatic)
->'''Size:''' Large

A sentient species resembling walruses with opposable claws on their side flippers, morlamaws are pre-spaceflight natives of the cold, watery planet Arniselle. While the majority of the race remains on their home world, a few adventurous souls have joined the crews of starships to see the universe.

* IntelligentGerbil: An alien race that is, for all intents and purposes, a species of blue talking walruses.
* WarmHeartedWalrus: They tend to be good-natured.

[[folder:Nuar]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nuar.jpg]]

A rare race, nuars resemble minotaurs and claim to originate from Golarion. Their culture draws from bits and pieces of many others, particularly orcs.

* DashAttack: They have the ability to charge and attack opponents in the same turn without incurring the usual penalties.
* DeadGuyJunior: Their species is likely named after Nuar Spiritskin, the Minotaur Prince of Absalom in ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''.
* HornAttack: Their horns can used as {{Natural Weapon}}s much like vesk claws are.
* OurMinotaursAreDifferent: Nuars are minotaur-like creatures with formidable frames and roughly bovine faces, hooves and horns and claim to be distinct from their bigger, less smart minotaur relatives. They have natural grasp of complex patterns and shifting connections.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Most people assume nuar are stupid because of their bestial appearance. Most people are very wrong; on average, nuar are smarter than humans.
* TransformingWeapon: Their signature technology, the maze-core, allows one to build these.

[[folder:Osharu]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/osharu.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid
->'''Size:''' Medium

* SaltSolution: Osharus (except those adapted to living in the sea) are harmed by salt and salt water.

[[folder:Psacynoid]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psacynoid.jpg]]

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Four spindly arms extend from a psacynoid's torso, two on each side.

[[folder:Quorlu]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quorlu.jpg]]

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Quorlus have three arms each.
* SiliconBasedLife: Quorlus are explicitly described as silicon-based creatures.

[[folder:Ramiyel]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ramiyel.jpg]]

* OneGenderRace: All ramiyels are female.
* SnakePeople: A ramiyel has an upper body like that of a female human, and a scaled serpent body below the waist.

[[folder:Sazaron]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d1b63937396b6cbb8c74f936099f119d.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid
->'''Size:''' Large

* OurCentaursAreDifferent: Sazarons are centaur-like creatures with a lower body similar to an iguanodon, and the torso of a large humanoid.
* TailSlap: Sazarons have long tails tipped with a large knob of bone that they can wield offensively.

[[folder:Seprevoi]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seprevoi.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid (seprevoi)

* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Due to the scarcity of resources they have access to, they've become very proficient with archaic weapons and receive bonuses to them.
* BizarreAlienLocomotion: They have four legs, but rather than being arranged in a centaur-type configuration, it's more like if you had two legs coming out of either socket in your hip.
* TheExile: A whole race exiled from their homeworld by a virus that will kill them if they go back. Unfortunately for them this happened before the advent of drift travel, when they were confined to a single system. And perhaps more unfortunately, their homeworld is the only planet in their system that sustains life.
* FutureImperfect: Knowledge of exactly what it was that caused them to flee their planet has been lost to them and most believe that it was some crime against the gods for which they are being punished for all eternity.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Self-imposed by the Exilytes, a cult like organization that permeates every level of Seprevoi society. They believe that their race must pay eternal penance for some forgotten crime, and no technology or magic can ever bring them back to their homeworld.
* SpaceStation: They are confined to a series of them in orbit around their home planet, which they can no longer go to.
* TheVirus: They created a biological weapon that only targets their own race. Unfortunately it got loose and became air born, rendering their entire planet uninhabitable for their species, though other races are unaffected. The seprevoi themselves have forgotten this, and believe the virus to be a divine punishment.

[[folder:Shobhad]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shobbad.jpg]]

Collectively called the shobhad-neh, these four-armed giants are native to Akiton. Living in low-tech nomadic societies, they place great value on martial prowess and personal honor.

* TheBigGuy: They tower over most races.
* CaptainErsatz: They're pretty much the ''Starfinder'' equivalent of [[Literature/{{Barsoom}} Green Martians]].
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: They have four arms, are larger than most races, and place great value on combat ability.
* ProgressivelyPrettier: Inverted. While not depicted as particularly attractive in ''Pathfinder'', they were still [[http://orig03.deviantart.net/90e3/f/2013/312/8/b/shobad_by_mattiasfahlberg-d6th259.jpg relatively]] [[https://1d4chan.org/images/thumb/6/62/Shobhad.png/300px-Shobhad.png human looking]], aside from being green-skinned, four-armed giants. In ''Starfinder'' they're [[https://i.imgur.com/w4GHTaQ.png hideous]] [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nh01MxZeJec/WjwUZAZkacI/AAAAAAAACuE/5t3wx8SUhx4FM5puYSpkG387NidA-FJngCLcBGAs/s1600/Shobhad_GuidoKuip2017.jpg monsters]] with inhuman mouths, tusks, clawed hands and toes more extreme than any orc. This is likely to increase their resemblance to [[Literature/JohnCarterOfMars the Tharks]] on whom they are based.

[[folder:Spathinae]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spathinae.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid

* TheWormThatWalks: A spathinae colony is a swarm of hundreds of inch-long component insects that swarm together in a humanoid shape.

[[folder:Telia]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/22bb930c8a6d7079c63bed213c569cdf.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Medium

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Telias have exceptional control over their memories. Some can forget entire centuries, though most trim only bad habits, bits of bias and old grudges.

[[folder:Trox]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trox.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid
->'''Size:''' Large

* DropTheHammer: Their racial WeaponOfChoice, as hammers can be used both as weapons and as constructive tools.
* FaceOfAThug: Don't let their huge size and monstrous buggy faces fool you; trox are kindhearted souls.
* GentleGiant: Trox are typically lawful or neutral good, and overall have kind hearts.
* LightningBruiser: They're a Large race with bonuses to Strength and Constitution, a base land speed of 40 feet, and they're the ''only'' race with '''''[[StoneWall eight]]''''' base HP.
* MartialPacifist: While trox are generally peaceful creatures, they are still some of the biggest and strongest people in the galaxy and will gladly DropTheHammer on evildoers.
* PapaWolf: In ''Pathfinder'', trox could enter a pseudo-rage when they took damage. In ''Starfinder'', trox go into a frenzy when their ''friends'' get hurt.
* ProgressivelyPrettier: A variant; while they're still monstrous-looking beetles, their ''personalities'' are greatly improved from ''Pathfinder''. In ''Pathfinder'', trox were wild, ChaoticNeutral savages enslaved by the duergar to be used as war machines. The trox in ''Starfinder'' are closer to the original trox that the duergar corrupted; gentle, peaceful emissaries who worship the Forever Queen.

[[folder:Vilderaro]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vilderaros.jpg]]

Native to the superheated oceans of Oyojii, the vilderaros are recent additions to the Azlanti Star Empire. They might not remain so for long, as Azlanti monoculture is proving to be a difficult burden for them to accept.

* BizarreAlienReproduction: All vilderaros can [[TrulySingleParent reproduce asexually]]; they develop the ability to reproduce sexually (which is preferred, due to it creating more variety within their [[GeneticMemory Genetic Memories]]) later in life.
* GeneticMemory: Vilderaro offspring inherit knowledge from their parents.
* OneGenderRace: The entire species defaults to using she/her.
* StarfishAliens: They look somewhere between a sea cucumber and a sea anemone, prefer to lie flat on the ground but typically stand upright on their three legs while around other species, have tentacles for arms, seem to be radially symmetrical, and can reproduce via parthenogenesis but prefer not to.
* TrulySingleParent: In times of need, vilderaros can reproduce via parthenogenesis, but this is considered less than ideal.

[[folder:Witchwyrd]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/witchwyrd.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid
->'''Size:''' Medium

A mysterious race, the witchwyrds were the progenitors of the kasathas and shobhads.

* TheFaceless: In all their images, they're wearing distinct read and yellow headdresses that hide everything but their eyes.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: They have four arms and are capable of firing magical force projectiles.

[[folder:Wrikreechee]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/starfinder_wrikreechee.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Monstrous humanoid (aquatic)

Natives of Akchios, these ocean dwellers use hormone supplements to keep their chitinous summer shells year-round and allow them to leave their watery home. They remain vulnerable to changes in temperature and often wear environmentally controlled suits to maintain a constant temperature.

* {{Expy}}: They're very reminicent of the prawns from ''Film/District9''.
* HumanoidAliens: They look like humanoid crustaceans.
* TheVoiceless: Their bodies were meant to function in an aquatic environment, including their vocal systems. They need specialized masks to adapt their voices to tones and volumes audible in air.

!!Vermin
[[folder:Bolida]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20181012_bolidasoldier.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Vermin

An underground species who specialize in digging, they've only just made contact in the past few decades, when outsiders stumbled upon them. Though intentionally wary of the outsiders, a mutually beneficial trade agreement was able to be reached. Even those that go out into the galaxy prefer to be alone, or with another burrowing species that can share their love of digging.

* DashAttack: Bolidas are able to roll themselves up into a ball and charge at enemies, gaining multiple benefits from doing so.
* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: Being a species naturally adapted to being underground, bolidas have light blindness.
* {{Hermaphrodite}}: All bolidas can both carry and fertilize eggs.

!!Magical Beasts
[[folder:Dromada]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dromada.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Magical beast

* ReluctantRuler: Most dromada herds elect their leaders democratically, but because an average dromada has no interest in taking on a leadership role, the herd itself nominates candidates for political office, whether an individual wants to run or not.

[[folder:Hanakan]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanakan.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Magical beast
->'''Size:''' Small

* FunnyAnimal: Hanakans resemble bipedal oviraptors that attained sapience.

[[folder:Huitz'plina]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/huitzplinas.jpg]]

* PrehensileTail: Huitz'plinas' tails are as effective as a hand at manipulating objects.

[[folder:Stellifera]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stelliferas.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Diminutive

Diminutive psychic creatures from the deep oceans of Parin. The Azlanti Star Empire nearly wiped them out through pollution, not realizing they were sentient, and they have since integrated with the Empire in order to disperse across colonized space and ensure their race can't be wiped out in one fell swoop.

* LittleGreenManInACan: Being aquatic cephalopods the size of small cats, they couldn't normally adventure on land or use vehicles and equipment made for humanoids. Stellifera who leave the seas use their MindOverMatter abilities to construct mobile aquariums/environment suits out of water.
* OctopoidAliens: They look more like cuttlefish than octopodes, but the same idea.
* PsychicPowers: They're telepathic and telekinetic.

[[folder:Uplifted Bear]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/uplifted_bear.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Large

It's a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bear]]. Originally a non-sentient creature given self-awareness and cognitive ability, uplifted bears enjoy natural science and often share communities with one another.

* BearsAreBadNews: PlayedWith. Sometimes they pretend to be this to push for deals or ForTheLulZ.
* TheUnintelligible: Despite their intelligence, uplifted bears still have normal muzzles, and usually prefer to use telepathy.
* UpliftedAnimal: Uplifted bears were modified to increase their cognitive ability to full self-awareness.

[[folder:Urog]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/urog.jpg]]

->'''Size:''' Large

The primary race of the crystalline world of Dykon, Urogs are large, plodding snail-like creatures made of shimmering crystal. Though they are brilliant mathematicians, they have no real sense of tact, so they tend to rub other races the wrong way with their constant criticism and bluntness.

* BrutalHonesty: Urogs value frankness and getting to the heart of a matter far more than protecting the feelings of others.
* NoSell: Since urogs can break off and absorb only the molecules they need and leave aside the others when eating, they are almost impossible to poison or drug.
* SiliconBasedLife: They developed on a world that was full of these.
* StarfishAliens: They look like some combination of snail, turtle, and insect, to say nothing of the fact that they appear to be made of some crystalline substance.

!!Plants
[[folder:Ghoran]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ghoran.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Plant
->'''Size:''' Small or Medium

A plant race originally created on Golarion long ago. Tired of being eaten by unscrupulous neighbors over the centuries, the Ghorans collectively abandoned the entire system soon after spaceflight was developed into order to find a homeworld of their own. Finding a planet they called Ghorus Prime, they eventually developed into two sub-races: the small saplings and the towering oaklings.

* AnthropomorphicFood: The intelligent humanoid descendants of magically bioengineered mobile vegetables.
* PlantPerson: Ghorans are intelligent plants with humanoid forms.

[[folder:Hortus]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hortus_9.jpg]]
->'''Type:''' Plant
->'''Size:''' Medium

* MushroomMan: Hortuses are sapient fungi that possess human-like arms and legs.

[[folder:Raxilite]]
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->'''Size:''' Tiny

* {{Hermaphrodite}}: A raxilite has both male and female reproductive organs, and to reproduce, two or more raxilites gather to exchange pollen.

!!Fey
[[folder:Kiirinta]]
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->'''Type:''' Fey
->'''Size:''' Small

* FantasticCasteSystem: The majority of kiirintas divide themselves into two castes: the Reflectors and the Builders. The Builders focus on physical pursuits and serve as warriors and hunters, whereas the Reflectors focus on mental pursuits, studying magic and strategy. The castes are equal in terms of status.

[[folder:Moyishuu]]
->'''Type:''' Fey
->'''Size:''' Medium

* EmotionBomb: Moyishuus can project their daily dominant emotion onto others with their soulfeel ability.

[[folder:Svartalfar]]
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->'''Size:''' Medium

* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: A svartalfar exposed to bright light is blinded for a round, and dazzled as long as it remains in areas of bright light.
* PromotedToPlayable: In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', svartalfars were a monster race, before being made playable.

!!Dragons
[[folder:Dragonkin]]
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->'''Type:''' Dragon
->'''Size:''' Large

A race native to Triaxus, dragonkin resemble humanoid dragons. They are capable of forming a permanent bond with a partner, a deep and meaningful connection that ends only with death.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Dragonkin have all the same varieties as both chromatic and metallic dragons.
* DraconicHumanoid: Dragonkin can stand on their hind legs much more easily than true dragons, and have opposable thumbs that allow them to wield weapons as humanoids do.
* PromotedToPlayable: In ''Pathfinder'', they were considered effectively a type of monster, albeit one close to humanoids. ''Starfinder'' allows you to play as one, size and all.
* PsychicLink: [[TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}} Back in the day]], dragonkin linked with ryphorians, whom they then allowed to [[DragonRider ride them]]. In modern times, there is far less need to riding a dragon into battle, but the link still makes them excellent copilots.

!!Aberrations
[[folder:Astrazoan]]
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->'''Type:''' Aberration (Shapechanger)

* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Astrazoans can form both male and female reproductive organs and are effectively hermaphroditic.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Astrazoans maintain their shapeshifted forms not to deceive or even out of fear, but out of consideration for their neighbors, as they understand that their natural form can be disturbing to humanoids.
* NotSoExtinct: Astrazoan DNA samples are suspiciously similar to that of the ilee, the original natives of Apostae that supposedly went extinct.
* StarfishAliens: In their natural form, astrazoans look like seven-limbed, human-sized starfish with cartilaginous skeletons and jelly-like flesh.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Astrazoans can assume the appearance of almost any creature of the same size.

[[folder:Bantrid]]
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->'''Type:''' Aberration
->'''Size:''' Small

* BizarreAlienLocomotion: They roll on a single sphere-shaped foot.
* {{Keet}}: They're very hyperactive; they literally cannot sit still for any length of time or else they start to experience a sensation similar to claustrophobia that causes them to hyperventilate and pass out.
* StarfishAliens: A bantrid is a single column head/torso mounted on a spherical, rolling foot, with two sets of hand-like tentacles extending from either side of their bodies. They also have no sense of smell at all.
* ThrillSeeker: They're always in search of new experiences.
* TrulySingleParent: They reproduce via budding.

[[folder:Barathu]]
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->'''Type:''' Aberration

The barathus are natives to the gas giant Bretheda. Resembling floating, tentacled brains, barathus are capable of modifying their own genetic code and combining together into larger, more powerful collective entities. Early stage barathus are about the size of a human and enjoy wandering, exploring other cultures and societies.

* AdaptiveAbility: They can adapt their bodies at will, gaining more powerful options as they mature.
* FusionDance: They can combine into larger beings that have their own intelligence. Barathu "corporations" can be made of hundreds of smaller barathus. Larger barathus can split off some of their components, usually to serve as representatives for the larger entity.
* LivingGasbag: They vaguely resemble something like a giant jellyfish or sea squirt, with no discernible external features save for long, trailing tentacles and filled for the most part with lighter-than gases that allow them to float through the endless skies of their gas giant homeworld.
* PromotedToPlayable: Brethedans in ''Pathfinder'' were considered just another race of monsters. In ''Starfinder'', they received rules as player characters in the first Alien Archive.
* StarfishAliens: They look like floating, translucent masses of gelatin, with clusters of tentacles trailing from their undersides. They are adapted for living in the endless skies of gas giants, and can modify their own genetic code to suit their needs and join together in large numbers to form enormous, hyper-intelligent shared consciousness.
* SuddenNameChange: The barathus were originally just called Brethedans after their home planet in ''Pathfinder'', as no one on Golarion knew their racial name back then.
* UndergroundMonkey: In The Ruined Clouds, the fourth part of the Dead Suns AP, the daelns (a barathu-like race native to Nejeor VI) are treated as variant barathus by the game itself despite being unrelated species that live on completely different planets.

[[folder:Cephalume]]
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->'''Size:''' Medium

* HumanResources: Cephalume buildings and starships are made from the calcified remains of their dead. Many cephalumes continue to regard these objects as the people they once were, and even hold conversations with them to talk out their problems in times of stress.
* TheSymbiote: Cephalumes form symbiotic unions with small bioelectric arthropods known as krikiks.

[[folder:Embri]]
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* SlaveRace: Few embri realise their rigid social hierarchy is controlled by the forces of Hell. Scheming devils direct all embri activities from the secret tunnels beneath the surface of Embroi.

[[folder:Ijtikri]]
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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: An adult ijtikri can begin a final metamorphosis at any point. After several weeks, the ijtikri fertilises stored eggs and disperses them, then dies.

[[folder:Scyphozoan]]
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* TheFederation: The most advanced and powerful economic and military force on Primoria is the Council States, a commercial and defensive confederation of scyphozoan city-states and tribes.
* FunnyAnimal: Scyphozoans are a race of civilised jellyfish that can breathe air as well as water, has two prehensile tentacles ('arms') and multiple ambulatory tentacles to walk on land.
* OrganicTechnology: Scyphozoan technology depends on genetically manipulated organisms that function similar to mechanical and electronic devices.
* PoisonousPerson: Scyphozoans can secrete corrosive acid with their tentacles.
* XRayVision: The scyphozoan's bell and tentacles are sensitive to vibrations in the air or water, allowing them to sense nearby creatures even if they can't see them.

!!Constructs
[[folder:Amrantah]]
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->'''Type:''' Construct (magical, technological)

* BlankSlate: When an amrantah dies, the soul travels to a ghost forge to be reborn. While this offers immortality of a sort, souls reborn this way are inevitably reimprinted, emerging with a blank mind and personality.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Amrantahs are living machines made from highly advanced magitech and imbued with the soul of a long-dead person from Amran. They benefit from natural and magical healing, can be raised from the dead, are immune to disease but not poison or drugs (which can disrupt their internal fluid). Amrantahs replenish internal energy and fluid by eating and drinking, and they must rest and can dream, but don't breathe or suffer the environmental effects of being in a vacuum.

[[folder:Sentient Robotic Organism]]
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->'''Type:''' Construct (technological)
->'''Size:''' Small or Medium