Steam Brewery

	Structure Type: Industrial

Information: This building is often found near polluted waters and is used to make it drinkable. The process in which it goes about purifying water is rather odd. As the name implies, it uses steam as its main source of power. The cloud of heated water is collected and then rapidly cooled before collecting it in glass jars. They try to make the most out of this process by eliminating as many openings as they can legally get away with that may cause the steam or heat to escape. The average jar of water that comes out of this factory is 20% steam water and 80% boiled. However, on planets where this building is found, this is about as safe as it can get when drinking water.

~Zeek Slider

Neon Mall

	Structure Type: Commercial

Information: Advertised as the one-stop shopping entertainment experience, it features ten floors of unique shopping and entertainment offerings. Types of shops include but are not limited to toy stores, large-format movie theatres, and fashion boutiques. The top floor is a rotating restaurant that boasts maintaining a five diamond rating for the last ten years running.

New shops and large sales events are advertised on the big television screen located over the front entrance to the building.

~Zeek Slider

Concert from on High

	Vehicle Type: Air Class: R Armor: 10% Threat Level: 75% Speed: 15%

Information: This low-flying zeppelin is advertised as the perfect wedding reception for the newly-weds who want to announce their union across the world. While it cannot actually perform a circumnavigational round trip in the maximum rental time of five hours, it does offer some really nice amenities. Among these include a spacious open-air deck, a fully stocked kitchen capable of catering up to 500 guests, over 5 dozen safety rooms should there be a problem on the ship, and a plethora of fail-safe systems to insure a comfortable ride. Since the vehicle’s debut, none have crashed due to on-board failures.

One of the big highlights and attractions of this model is the programmable animatronic orchestra. It features a number of live instruments that can play any song the bride and groom wish. Simply either select a song from the on-board database or connect your favorite digital media device into the panel to start the process. The orchestra will spend 5 minutes analyzing the track to determine how to play it using the live instruments. Should any instruments be unavailable, a sound system will broadcast realistically synthesed substitutions. It even has a Karaoke option!

Due to the amount of noise pollution this causes, the manufacturer’s suggested rental price is set at the equivalent of US$50,000,000.

~Zeek Slider

Malfunctory

	Structure Type: Industrial

Information: This building specializes in producing chaos on a technological level. It can beam a wireless signal that, when received, will enable computer crashes and malfunctions for a temporary amount of time. Depending on how advance the receiving technology is, the errors can last anywhere between a few moments to several months at a time.

Sounds like the place for a few Black Hat Hackers I knew back in high school.

~Zeek Slider

Mother-Load Truck

	Vehicle Type: Land Class: E Armor: 28% Threat Level: 41% Speed: 31%

Information: I guess with this database crisis over, I can post a few more profiles without worry. The drive home was nerve-racking. Still, I’m trying to be patient with Ross, as Paul said I should be.

Anyway, this vehicle was originally used by banks in or around port towns as an alternative to the ugly armored cars they used to have. The reason was usually for aesthetics if nothing else. However, as attention grew, this vehicle became a prime target for armed robberies during transit between banks and their respective off-site vaults. At this point, one particular banker who had a fishing company on the side decided to throw a wrench into the works and use the cars to ship his fish to the various markets to be sold. The plan worked, and the crime rate involving these vehicles dropped almost as quickly as when it started.

Since then, these trucks pull double duty. The boat part contains the fish to be delivered to market while a more secure area of the truck keeps money to be deposited at various bank vaults.

~Zeek Slider

Fixed it! Kind of...

I fixed the mess up I caused! But there's still a slight problem. You see, I kind of lost the planetary data associated with all the buildings and vehicles in the database since that was the part of the servers that began to self-delete itself. The good news is the vehicles and buildings are still in the database, as well as all the information about them!

I know I've made a lot of people made with this mega-oopsie, so I'm going to make it up to you as best as I can. You see, I just caught a new radio frequency from a far-off star that was once thought to be devoid of life. I'll go check it out for you guys and report back with any information on new animals and maybe even a new race for you!

So, yeah, I promise I'll make it up to you guys!

Ross

Crawling Martyr

	Vehicle Type: Land Class: R Armor: 27% Threat Level: 40% Speed: 33%

Information: This walking beetle vehicle is advertised as the perfect missionary transport for the most ambitious and possibly loudest religious revival one could possibly want. It sports enough space for a small congregation as well as its own organ for broadcasting music and psalms. The only complaint is that the ride tends to be a little bit rough on those riding in it due to the motion of the cabin as the vehicle is walking.

You have to wonder why they didn’t put wheels on it instead.

~Zeek Slider

The Hall of Archives

	Structure Type: Government

Information: The building is divided into two areas, each with its own secure elevator and stairwell to insure no unauthorized individuals are admitted in.

The first half of the building is devoted to the governmental offices of the culture. Here, economic and environmental advisors discuss the issues with representatives elected by the citizens of the various cities. These representatives do not physically meet with each other and are essentially locked in their offices the majority of the time. They communicate with other diplomatic representatives via long-distance satellite video telecommunications.

The second half of the building is devoted to a very large SETI department that scans the skies in hope of finding other intelligent life. Once first contact has been established, the engineers and scientists make special effort to continue a channel of communication with the alien race if they prove themselves to be peaceful.

As expecting, this building is commonly found on planets where the culture is very well rounded in all areas of study and interest.

~Zeek Slider

Zelidor's Roost

	Structure Type: Residential

Information: Found on a lot of industrial planets that welcome Al’s race, this residential building is a cheap but comfortable refugee complex that offers secure living from any potential threats as well as leaves very little as far as construction foot print goes. The design of the building is to allow both ease of access and escape if needed. They are also meant to be temporary structures, so the materials used in the building are often recycled waste material from other construction projects.

For the record, we don’t have on one of these on Earth. Al lives in a secret location close to the office.

~Zeek Slider

Golden Scarab

	Vehicle Type: Land Class: E Armor: 28% Threat Level: 44% Speed: 28%

Information: Not much information about this armored tank except that it is often used by economic cultures that like to keep their trades as secure as possible.

~Zeek Slider

The Church of Consumerism

	Structure Type: Industrial

Information: The name of this building is rather confusing. At first, one would believe that this building is a religious establishment. However, it is actually an industrial factory that produces religious propaganda material. The type of propaganda depends heavily on the culture that adopts this pre-fabricated building, but it is most commonly found cultures that have a very strong religious economy.

~Zeek Slider

Boruromon

	Vehicle Type: Space

Information: Despite its metal appearance, this ship is actually made out of organic matter and has some level of sentient behavior. It is commonly used as a space ship, and as such classified as one due to its ability to house other life forms within itself and travel in the vacuum of space.

This ship is only used by the Kaiki-Kaiki race, but a few have been known to be traded to other races with an equally high passion for exploring the universe and solving the mysteries of life.

~Zeek Slider

Junk Trader

	Vehicle Type: Sea Class: E Armor: 6% Threat Level: 47% Speed: 47%

Information: I really didn’t need this right now, but I guess I’ll be doing a series of posting blitzes until Ross fixes whatever he screwed up.

The information on this trading ship is that it is independently owned by wanders and scavengers of all walks of life. The majority of the time, the will trade only common trash and other items that can be found everywhere else. However, on very rare occasions, this ship will carry some really fantastic items worth their weight in gold and rare gems.

This vehicle is commonly sighted among economic cultures with a strong class division due to an established status quo.

~Zeek Slider

Something Broke... But I'll fix it!

Uhm, guys? I was doing some tweaking on the server side on your end, and I kind of did something that I shouldn't have done but didn't know I wasn't suppose to do it, and, well, things kind of broke beyond repair.

You may want to publish as much of the data you have access to right now as quick as possible. I'm not sure as to how long it will be until the entire database ends up being reformatted.

Sorry.

Ross

Ross the Haxxor

	Diet: Omnivore Danger Level: Low Social Ability: High Culture: Friendly, Economic Galactic Class: Wanderer/Explorer/ Scientist

Information: Ross’s latest post reminded me that Paul was able to find the file we have on Ross and his race, so I might as well publish it before I get too many questions asked.

It should be noted that Ross is an outcaste of his race, so the following information may not apply to him directly or even describe him.

The race has a culture steeped in friendly alliances made through economic trade of technology. This technology, more often than not, is reverse engineered by this race and improved upon. However, during the process, curious individuals have been known to cross a few wires that should never be crossed causing irreparable damage of one nature or another.

The current record for the most damaging accident is one caused by Ross himself, which resulted in his outcaste status. He, for some strange reason, caused a chain reaction in a hovercraft garage that destroyed an area the equivalent in size to Antarctica on his home world of Leet when experimenting with a gravitational pulse magnet. On our planet, such an accident would be disastrous to the ecosystem and the general mass of our planet. On Leet, what ended up happening was they just lost only 0.02% of their total land area. Unfortunately, that land included a wildlife sanctuary and a few successful trading space ports.

In order to make up for these accidents, the race will often produce a product that is superior to the original that they acquired, with all marketing rights and benefits going to the original trader. This means that any profit made from any technology they improve upon goes to the original supplier of the technology. Most alien races that are lucky enough to have this kind of relationship often reward the race with large sums of money as thanks. Some will even offer planetary system in their empires as a way to ease the transit time between shipments, essentially adopting the race as their private corporation of engineers. This isn’t an outsourcing tactic so much as it is a sponsorship, as most races still pay them well above what normal cost is due to the high quality of craftsmanship.

Paul left a note saying that Ross means well, but doesn’t generally deserve this kind of treatment due to his invasive approach to things. That said, I’m also told by Paul he makes a great friend if you can put up with his behavior.

	Vehicle Type: Space

Information: Ross’s personal space ship is called the Vagabond. The model of ship is commonly used by the Haxxor race when transporting smaller technology between systems, but it can be modified to hold larger cargo if needed. It come standard with hyperspace drive and Wormhole Key which is often used to travel large distances via black holes.

Ross’s ship has been modified with a clocking device with allows him to observe creatures on other planets without conflict. It also has a really goofy looking smiley face on the front. Paul makes a note that this isn’t standard and could be a custom modification. I hope it and the paint job are all Ross and not standard.

Among the other features of this space craft include a pair of laser cannons for light defensive. Being primarily an economic ship, these guns are used to ward off space pirates. They are rarely used, but when fired can cause a great deal of damage.

~Zeek Slider

Gon

	Diet: Carnivore Danger Level: Medium (Predator) Social Ability: Low

Hey guys! I got something for you! The word is in the area of space I’m at right now that the Acolyte Empire just genetically engineers this baby of a beast!

Their top geneticists were all locked up in some kind of secret lab located just outside of the Troge system with orders to try and produce another creature similar to their Sinner Seeker project (which, as you and I both know, failed horribly). Well, it looks like they got the formula right this time, as they developed a carnivorous creature that has no fear of sentient beings like you and me! This thing will actually eat races with laser guns and bombs and any other form of weaponry you can think of!

The only good thing about this monster is the fact that it is rather easy to take down. If you are able to shoot its wings, it won’t be able to do much of anything except bleed to death. Then there’s the fact that without its wings, it can’t pick up chunks of meat, seeing how it uses its wings as hands. So, yeah, death by starvation appears to be the way to go.

But good luck trying to kill it. That sucker can fly faster than most jet planes on your planet, Zeek! The only way I think you’d be able to take one of those down is if you had some kind of super-speedy reaction time.

Just thought I’d let you guys know the latest information about that!

Later!
Ross

Zander

Diet: Omnivore Danger Level: Low (Predator, Pack x10) Social Ability: High Culture: Friendly, Economic Galactic Class: Cyborg

Information: Al insisted that I go over this file with him for some reason. And I’m starting to see why. However, to make sure that I don’t fall behind on my work, I’m posting the information of it this morning before we continue with any more of this little quest of his.

This race of sentient simians has an interesting past. Mostly it is because there is no past. They’ve done their own personal research into their tribal cultures and even tried to figure out how their wild animal counterparts would have behaved in their pre-sentient state. This is very similar to what some of us humans are doing with our own race, only the Zandors seem to have figured out what their entire evolutionary tree looks like while we still have a missing link or few to find.

What has been recorded is that they were a friendly group of aliens, often befriending other primitive tribes of their own kind through song and the occasional trade efforts. Eventually, they began to trade technology and advanced through the various ages as we know them--Iron Age, Bronze Age, and the like--rather quickly. As a civilized culture, the more industrious sect continued to trade among themselves for goods while another religiously looked into their past. When it was clear that they would not get an answer on their own, they looked for the stars for help.

It was at this point where they ran into some trouble. Their quest lead them to encounter some very angry races who distrust strangers. Very few alliances were made, and their home world was often attacked. Those that could leave the planet were scattered along the belt of the galaxy their planet was located. The last known piece of information is that their planet was abandon and the race was scattered among the stars.

However, and this is a very interesting if scary amendment to the file, Al discovered a recording of the Zanders’ last known actions in their area of the galaxy. They apparently were pushed all the way to the Galactic Core where the planets are said to be completely uninhabitable by any living creature. That is, in some form of subtle implication, a race does live at the center of the galaxy that is neither dead or living. And the Zanders fell victim to them. While a few escaped with their brains still in tack, as indicated by the recording, the majority of them were assimilated into this mysterious race.

With even fewer numbers now in the galaxy, they have developed their own cybernetic prosthetics that help fool this seemingly aggressive race of creatures that protect the Galactic Core with brute force.

And Al wants to contact them! Can you believe it?!

~Zeek Slider

Nerd

	Diet: Omnivore Danger Level: Low Social Ability: Low

Information: I feel a bit like Willy Wonka publishing this, but apparently those little critters on the box of candy by the same name do exist. They are reportedly very small with a somewhat hard skin. Their meat is naturally sweet in taste and texture, but getting to it is the challenge most predators of this creature tend to enjoy. Because of their high hunting appeal, they have developed the ability to sprint when startled. A large nest of these creatures have been known to clear the area in a matter of seconds at the first sign of any threat. The ones who are unfortunate enough to be a meal are often the slow or the elderly. Children tend to out-run their parents but have no sense of direction. Cunning pack hunters use this to their advantage in order to insure the most out of hunting this creature.

~Zeek Slider

Sinner Seeker

	Diet: Herbivore Danger Level: Low Social Ability: Medium

Information: Supposedly genetically engineered by the Acolytes as a bird of prey, this creature ended up becoming just an aggressive herbivore on one level or another. The only real threat is from its claws, but the original intent behind the creature was lost when the final product began to live and move about the planet.

The Acolytes still use this creature for symbolic reasons as the creature who will devour one’s soul before it is allowed into the afterlife if you are not a devote member of their Creatiolutionism faith.

~Zeek Slider

Humunky

	Diet: Omnivore Danger Level: Medium Social Ability: Medium

Information: This creature was the first genetically altered creature of the Acolytes. It’s previous form was said to be a simple slug which was experimented on to grow arms and legs. From there, the DNA was manipulated further to change the shapes of the eye stalks and give it a more advance mouth. The result is a hairless orange ape that is constantly covered in slime. The record indicates they couldn’t find the gene that stops the mucus production on the outer epidermal layer.

~Zeek Slider

Acolyte

Diet: Carnivore Danger Level: Medium (Pack x4 - x6) Social Ability: Medium Culture: Aggressive, Religious Galactic Class: Zealot

Information: Probably one of the nearest Alien empires to our star system that we best not offend.

This culture is based strongly in a religious movement known as Creatiolutionism. The basic idea behind this faith is that a higher being created everything and then observed how it would live in the world making adjustments as needed in order to let those it favored survive.

As religious extremist go, they are pretty open to other creeds and philosophies. However, if anyone so much as jokes about Creatiolutionism, the consequences could be fatal. It has been reported that those who mock their faith end up either dead through weapons of mass destruction or forcefully converted to the religion through brain washing.

Their faith has given them an interesting culture. While religious in nature, they have advanced in the scientific areas of genetics, specifically cloning and genetic engineering. In fact, their file comes with two other files stuck in it about creatures they created or modified in order to better suit their ideals.

Their empire is split into two factions. The strongest one sits on the Orion Arm’s joint near the Galactic Core, reportedly as a border and galactic toll booth for anyone wishing to travel beyond their colonies. It is here that they have formed a large number of strong planets capable advancing their religion and technology. This part of their empire is also their most economically stable, as surrounding empires are said to often pay the Acolytes in order to keep up a good relationship with an unnamed force.

~Zeek Slider

Zero Reboot

	Structure Type: Industrial

Information: This building is commonly seen on extreme Zealot colonies and home worlds. It is used for only one thing: erasing history. Documents and artifacts go in, but nothing comes out but a bunch of smoke and ash. On rare occasions, it is reported that actual living creatures will be brought into the building to be cremated. These creatures, however, are mostly ones with some kind of virus that could cause a biosphere collapse.

No reports of sentient beings being brought into this place other than the workers who transport the items into the building, but it wouldn't surprise me if a few of the races that build this or similar buildings with this same function did, in fact, bring "non-believers" in as a form of religious genocide.

~Zeek Slider

Phayno

Diet: Omnivore Danger Level: Medium Social Ability: High Culture: Aggressive, Economic Galactic Class: Pirate

Information: I really hope this thing with Ross is over. According to Paul, he does have access privileges to most of the technology here. Hacking it was just him showing off what his race can do. Paul also said he’d e-mail me Ross’s race profile, unless Al finds it first. But that’s for a later date.

The one thing that is clearly obvious about this race is how cute they are behind that cybernetic mask they have to wear due to the pressure difference between their planet and everyone else’s planet. This has been the case since they first came out of the oceans.

Their history is rather humorous. According to their wildlife studies, the vast majority of the animals on their planet won’t kill anything that they recognize as cute. It is hypothesized that cute translates into harmless to most of the creatures that roam the woods, jungles, hills, and plains of the planet. This put the Phayno at a great advantage when it gained sentient status. Because the majority of the animals won’t attack them, they were very aggressive hunters and amassed the most amount of food in their region. They had so much excess food that other tribes would often barter with them. This is where they developed their economic culture.

However, not everyone was skilled in their deal-or-no-deal manner of trading. Piracy became more attractive, possibly as an extension of their aggressive hunting nature. While a small pocket of the race practiced honest trade, the bulk of the culture became pirates. This resulted in a lot of ground and sea battles of mythic proportions and various pirate cities to be established. Mirroring their primitive tribal counterparts, the most successful of these pirate towns attracted others for trade and adventure.

It’s unclear how they became a space race, but when they realized that other worlds out there could be plundered for pleasure and fun, they jumped at the chance. It is here where they found their race’s main fatal flaw. The atmospheric pressure of other planets caused their large eyes to explode in a very horrible death. Initially, no reports of this event were brought back to their home world. That’s kind of obvious since they all died when they left the ship to plunder a planet. They discovered this when a stowaway witnessed this through the ships porthole.

When they learned of this, they made several attempts at producing protective head and eye gear to maintain a pressurized condition so their eyes wouldn’t explode in a bloody display. Thousands more died in trial-and-error before they found a design that actually worked for them.

As space pirates, they only plunder one type of commodity: natural resources. This ranges from things like plants and animals to bio-fuel used by the planet’s native race. It’s unclear as to why they prefer these over cash, but judging from the information in the file presented, it looks like capital was never an issue for them. If I had to guess, I’d say the concept of money doesn’t exist on their planet.

~Zeek Slider

Tag! You're it!

Like the title? Just thought I'd let you know that the first phase of my aid is done. I've uploaded some exclusive images that you guys probably don't have, as well as updated a few profiles. You can see them via those nifty tags you are using. I put a new tag up for all the files I updated. Simply click on that little word over on the side and it will show what I've done!

The second phase is a little trickier, because it involves co-originating a few things on the hardware ends that would bore you to tears if I went into it. So I won't. After I'm done there, I'll lift the security block, since I bet you guys are getting annoyed by not being able to access the blog and leave you be.

But know this: You haven't seen the last of me! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! (I've always wanted to say that. Tee-hee!)

[AUTHOR'S NOTE: I’m applying to join this sub-community in Spore known as the Playable Buddy List after being recommended to join by several people who have found and enjoyed my creations. Apparently, these same people have recommended me to be a part of the list. Their PR rep for the community is really good at selling the list, so I decided to join.

However, there are some very strict rules in order to be a part of the list. The first part is to get rid or fix any creatures that do not fit the rules. (You can view the complete rules here.) This is pretty much what I’ve been doing via this new character Ross.

Ross will come back whenever I have a creation that I cannot or will not upload to Spore.com. Most of his posts will, from this point on, be marked with the tag “exclusive” to let you guys know that the PNG you will be downloading are not part on my Spore.com page but are legitimately from me.

The second part of my application process into the PBL is to prune the evolutionary tree of my creatures to just three or four creatures. Ideally, one of each evolutionary status (simple, complex, wild) and each with a different name. However, with the exception of the posted Genovist and the two most recent races I’ve made as of this typing, the ones I’ve already established are part of a new plot for the blog. This means there will be a few key entries that will be post-dated so that they will be up on schedule and paced properly as I move the deleted generations of the evolutionary timeline into my PhotoBucket account.

It’s a lot of work, but I hope to get it done so I can start posting about the buildings and vehicles I’ve made, as well as a few other creatures I’ve produced.]

Sorry, guys, but no posting for a while.

Zeek (and I guess, Al), greetings! I'm Ross. I'm a member of the Haxxor race, as well as kind of an intergalactic exclusive content provider.

I've taken over your blog. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Actually, no, I haven't. But I was able to get into the secure network that the site is on. Don't worry, I'm here to help! But you may notice that the site will be acting a little funny for the next few weeks. Mostly images disappearing, but don't be surprised if you end up seeing some other abnormalities as well.

BTW, I'm buds with Paul in ITS. He can get you he skimmy on who I am.

Later!

[AUTHOR'S NOTE: More information about what is REALLY going on is located on my personal blog here.]

Genovist

Diet: Carnivore Danger Level: Medium (Pack x4) Social Ability: High Culture: Aggressive, Religious Galactic Class: Zealot

Information: An interesting race this one, and prime example of what is to come in this blog as far as how profiles are set up. As you can tell, we have a lot of history on this race that dates back to when it first crawled out of the proverbial primordial ooze.

It’s first form was found on a planet in our area of the galaxy close to the Galactic Core called we have labeled as Euruckus. We also believe that area of the galaxy experienced a supernova that may have destroyed the system this planet was located in.

According to our large file, the very first stages of its history are rather contradictory in their nature. As you can tell, it is a carnivore, but it is also very social. Translations from historical records and scientific observations suggest that it may have had a symbiotic relationship with larger predators, often befriending them in order to avoid becoming their meal. Another theory suggests that the filter feeder mouths that it formed between its second and final evolutionary stages may have been functional rather than aesthetic or the result of its fish fins changing due to environmental pressures. If this was the case, then as a wild animal, it didn’t need to eat meat to survive and somewhere along the lines developed a taste for it similar to how some of us humans can stomach some foods but don’t like the taste of others.

It is clear that upon its migration to land, this creature suffered a lot of mutations Evolution was trying out different looks and functions to see which would work in this alien planet and which would not. The multiple heads and being able to survive with three of them is rather shocking. What’s more surprising is the fact that towards the end of its animal state, the brain mass of each of the heads were identical in mass. This means that no head is smarter than the other or less capable of thinking.

While there is a dispute on how it evolved wings, the one thing that is agreed upon is that it came out of a need for mobility. The average body size of an adult is roughly that of a professional basketball player, and to move that much mass with nothing but your hands does take a lot of effort. The planet’s terrain is believed to once have a lot of hills and valleys. In order to cover enough ground, those that were airborne had it made. Those unable to fly had to deal with steep hills and other obstacles that could potentially be used as traps by predators.

This lack of mobility was still an issue even after the creature evolved wings and gained sentient status. They became very aggressive in their behavior and would use their primitive weapons to fend off anything that would come within reach of them. Outside scholars believe this is due to how it had to survive as an animal. Supposedly, there were many tribes and most of them were killed off because of this problem.

It is unclear how this particular set shown above was able to form cities. It is believed it may have something to do with the location of their primitive sentient cousins, as most of their modern cities sit rather close to large rock quarries. (I’ll post more about their buildings at another time.) This would explain why they worship rocks and gemstones above all natural forms.

This nature-based religion was very popular among the tribes that thrived, and in a very rare occasion, all of the tribes that did survive were all practicing the same religion! Talk about Vegas odds! However, this religion eventually hit extremities at both ends. The pacifists were eventually whipped out by those who used force to spread their Gospel. And in another rare occasion, their world is said to have been unified under this one faith.

It is believed that they became a space race in order to search for and thank the deity that created them and their planet, but the most recent records we have from this race indicate that the best they could do was be on par with our planet’s own space program. No colonies on other planets, much like Al says most space-faring races can construct, but able to send radio waves across space.

This file hasn’t been updated in about 25 years and with the recent Hubble images attached to this file of a supernova in that area, it is believed the race is extinct.

~Zeek Slider