Alien Ships

This is a list of Alien ships in Escape Velocity Nova.

Hyperioid

Hyperioid targeting

"The Hyperioid is a space-dwelling animal that feeds on the emissions from various types of stars. Most of their bodies are actually energy projections, and the actual matter component of their bodies seems almost an evolutionary remnant. They will migrate between stars after the death of a food source. They can coast between stars for æons in a low energy state, where their bodies revert to their ten tons or so of actual mass. Hyperioids breed by a method of group construction, where many Hyperioids will add traits to a single new individual."

Wraith Child

Wraith Child targeting

"A Wraith child is a playful being, full of life and spirit. As with all Wraithkind, they love to frolic in the blackness of space, and they have an instinctive understanding of hyperspace. Their method of propulsion is a much more refined version of the same etheric wave technology that drives most Polaris vessels. Children of the Wraith will not stray far from their parents, and those same parents will fiercely defend their young from anyone cruel enough to attack such beautiful creatures."

Wraith Youth

Wraith Youth targeting

"When Wraith children are a little more grown, they are capable of running with the pack. Young Wraith will serve as outliers for a convoy, and take great delight in 'buzzing' incoming ships with their younger brothers and sisters. The adults can always keep them in line, though, and the youngsters quickly mature as they get better and better at gliding through the harshness of space, as opposed to their native Hot'A'Tanius."

Wraith Adult

Wraith Adult targeting

"In the final stage of Wraith growth, the shiny carapace goes completely black, and the mature wraith takes it's place in the clan as a respected elder. The elder Wraith discuss many topics during their gathering trips into space and their time on their homeworld. They are truly a race of philosophers, though some of their conclusions are quite alien to humans. The adult Wraith will mate when they reach 200 years of age, and they live for up to 1000 years."

Pod

Pod targeting

"Krypt has always been curious about the universe at large. She created these nanite globes to explore her surrounds soon after she became conscious. Any globe is a part of her body; she suffers its ill-treatment badly, and will respond to force with force. Not that she truly understands that these strange asteroids that appear in her space actually contain living beings; she is unaware that other life exists."

Kestrel

Kestrel targeting

"Only two examples of this dark and menacing ship are known to exist. This one was discovered floating near a wormhole at the farthest end of known space, and was subsequently salvaged and reconditioned by a collector of exotic starships before being put up for sale. The only other known Kestrel is privately owned. Leading scientists theorize that these mystery ships somehow entered our galaxy from a parallel dimension."