Races

Races are the various intelligent sapient species who inhabit the universe of StarDrive 2.

Major factions
There is nine major factions in the game, representing ten races. These races are trying to forge mighty empires amongst the stars, and win the game.

Chukk Affiliation
The Chukk are a ruthless and mercantile insectoid race, fond of haggling over slaves.

Cordrazine Collective
The Cordrazine are immobile, vain molluscs who use mind-control pheremones to enslave other species. They are native to Cordon Ot in the Cordon system.

The Owlwoks are an avian race native to Cordon Ot. As the first race enslaved by the Cordrazine, they form the workforce on Cordrazine planets.

Draylok Council
The Drayloks are an intelligent reptilian race, who are masters of deception and espionage.

United Federation
The Humans are clever, industrious primates with a yearning to explore, though corruption hinders their economy.

Kulrathi Shogunate
The Kulrathi are a huge bear-like race of honourable warriors, with a strong military tradition.

Opteris Hive
The Opteris are a robotic race of emotionless insect-shaped AIs who operate in a hive mind.

Pollop Symbiosis
The Pollops are a large pacifistic plant race who are able to rapidly reproduce and expand.

Ralyeh Theocracy
The Ralyeh are highly religious cephalopods, bent on conquering the galaxy for the Elder God.

Vulfar Imperium
The Vulfar are a dull-witted race of vicious, militaristic canines with a fierce pack loyalty.

Minor races
These races don't expand into large space empires, but encountering them can lead to missions, unique bonuses, new citizens, troops or other important decisions.

Anemonop's race
Blue-pink acquatic creatures.

Blaster's race
Large blue creatures.

Androids
Androids are are part machine, part organic beings who are efficient workers.

Avnar
The Avnar are an avian race from a small forest moon.

Hurmglub
The Hurmglubs are peaceful fishers famous for their seafood delicacies.

Prrsian
The Prrsians are a race of blue felines from arid Prrsia.

Dhornish
The Dhornish are a dragon-like reptilian race from Dhorne.

Elephants
Successfully completing Suji's special research project adds three Elephant citizens to the galaxy, preferentially to your empire but they will go elsewhere if you don't have room for them. For racial traits, Elephants have Agricentric, Inspired Workers, and Thirst for Knowledge, making them valuable citizens in any empire. They will cause the Racial Conflict approval penalty, however.

Ozymandius' race
Energy beings / robots.

Kalatk
The Kalatk are peaceful mantis-like insectoids from Kalatk.

Malfillion's race
Chameleon-like lizard race.

Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus rex troops.