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The Palieran Clan (Sometimes called the Pterian

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*Spoilers if you haven't read past Gabatrix: The First Peace arc* “There was something that the Palierans were more than capable of. They would engage in countless battles and have an exit strategy. With this, they control their own destiny and will ultimately survive us all. If you believe the current facts that they are extinct, then you haven’t looked hard enough to find them,” Gular’shel near the end of the Emphra War. Species Currently Classified as Extinct Known History One of the many mysteries of the Itrean clans was that of the Palierans. Supposedly, they should have been the most successful of the Itrean species, but they were ultimately wiped out 10,000 years ago. They were described as being the only species that could fly without the help of technology. They typically had orange, yellow, brown, tan, or other varieties of scale-like colors. Their average height was exactly that of a human being, but they also had wings and were somewhat skinnier than their human counterparts. They also had pointed beaks. Supposedly, they might have had feathers, but a lot of this was gone by current evolutionary standards. They had long protruding rear head bone and didn’t really have any tails. Much like the current Itreans, females also had breasts, gave birth, and breastfed live young. It didn’t take long for the DNA samples and reports to indicate that the Palierans were descendants of one of the flying dinosaurs, possibly similar to that of the Pterosaurs such as a Pterodactyl, Nyctosaurus, or Dsungariterus. It is often concluded that the earliest of Itrean years, the flying Palierans had a number of significant advantages. Many drawings as far as 400,000 years ago depicted them as having mountain villages and living in the great treetops of certain worlds. It was generally their goal to avoid the other Itreans unless there was a genuine reason for them to engage the other species openly. Technically, very few battles occurred, and when it did, it was generally a victory for them. However, they were a species that predominantly wanted to be left alone.  This in no way stopped the Palierans from having moments of violence with the other clan species. The need to have worlds to spread themselves was crucial at times. Competition could be extreme, but much like the Shal’rein and the water, the Palierans preferred having locations that were away from other clan species. At the same time, records showed that they had engaged in a variety of experiments with other clan species. It is unknown how smart they were as the Yutilians, and Aksren often pushed forward on technological advances. Most likely, they were “along for the ride” when it came to actual experiments and being able to witness, improve upon, or comment on things as they came forth. In the age of “dead space,” the Palierans was generally quiet but active. Unlike the more argumentative nature of some Itreans today, the Palierans seemed to be more nonchalant in attitude. If anything, they tended to be shiftier when it came to certain things. This by no means meant that they were shrewd or evil but looked at events from different perspectives. It always seemed that the Palierans had watched where everything went and always had something planned in case of the inevitable. The Palierans typically had interests in cohabitation with other species, but it was only natural that this led to conflict. Instead of really having worlds of their own, they had primarily been the sort of race that lived in isolation. However, they still had their worlds, and these worlds would often fall into conflict with other clan species. This still didn’t stop them from trading with other clan species or having remote negotiations. If things did push them into war, such as a belligerent clan species or disputes of having access to resources, then the Palierans would no doubt go to war, but again, not much of this was ever recorded. Many Itrean historians debated on how the Palierans were often discriminated against on some other clan worlds or mistreated horribly, yet there was no profound reason for it to happen. Some simply argued was that the Palierans had a way of alienating others or simply preferred to be left alone so much that they had no allies. However, this by no means meant that the people were the type to lay down and go with the flow of events. When pushed, they would fight to great lengths.  It is sometimes argued that the Palierans were the type that was just lucky or was innovative in a unique way. It is most likely that it was a little bit of both. The clan species were known sometimes to play dead, even having the ability to shut down their own bodies for prolonged extended periods temporarily. Then, later on, they would be able to get back and continue forth as if nothing had happened. The argument for having this gene applied to their bodies was one they often quoted. “The enemy that thinks you are dead can be the least dangerous of them all.” The best support for this initial argument would occur near the end of the age of “Dead Space.” When an Alara’jal warlord had tried to conquer several worlds with a predominantly Palieran population, they had launched a fleet to go after the Alara’jal while the population had already successfully evacuated. Little did the Alara’jal know was that the Palierans had supposedly passed the word to the other clan species that they were being exterminated. It was more than just a simple rouse. The calculated moves were that the Palierans had learned to explore and find new places to live long before the other clan species began moving in on their original worlds. Even if the other clan species had destroyed some of these Palieran worlds, it proved to be ineffective. There were times that the Palierans pretended to plea with other clans to show mercy. Sadly, it only seemed to push the other clan species to seize their worlds. The remaining people would suffocate under other clan rules or be wiped out in turn. Meanwhile, the various Itrean species would be in for a surprise. What was 75,000 years ago, the Palieran clan had been declared nearly extinct. This wouldn’t be the first time that it happened. In fact, it was almost intentional by the clan species itself. The goal of their action was to “play dead.” The people made actual moves to use long-deceased shot up or disease-ridden corpses to litter the empty destroyed cities. This fooled the clans into thinking that they were dead or wiped out. Little did they know was that in hundreds of years, the clan had simply resettled into new worlds far from Itrean territories. Within thousands of years, they had built shipyards and stable economies. Within ten thousand years, they had managed to develop their own fullscale invasion fleets. The few Palierans in the other clan worlds had no idea that the main Palieran population was very much alive and would launch one of the largest successful counterattack operations ever to be known. Within 65,000 years ago, the Palieran warships would reclaim many worlds as the clan species had weakened themselves due to internal fighting and conflict with other species' clans. Some of the attacks even consisted of commando raids to get and pull out any few Palieran populations that were persecuted or abused by other clans. This was known as the “Ptar *Click* Trosa,” or “Pterian Maneuver.” By then, many claimed that the Palieran invaders were calling themselves the Pterians, a group of liberators devoted to avenging and saving others of their kind. By now, the most complacent species had gone into a full- scale offense. Fleets of newly designed composite- style warships were used in the invading fleets. Aerial troops would take to the air in destroying planetary aircraft. While they suffered at times in defeats, the shock and awe took many by surprise. Counterattacks by other clans resulted in failure, and ultimately, the Palierans had claimed new areas of Itrean space before ultimately considering the campaign a success. They decided to stay on the defensive and wait for the Itreans to come to them. It is unknown as to what had happened in the last thirty-five thousand years before the rise of the Empire of Jalgren, but the Palierans were in a weaker state by 31,000 years ago. It is mainly argued that the clan species was in a lackluster or downward economy. Jalgren had made his intentions clear that he wanted to unite all the clan species under his banner, but the Palierans were hesitant. During his campaign, the Aksren imperial fleet had laid its sights on the people. There were a few battles, but the Emperor was convincing a few years later. He recognized that the people needed to be treated equally and promised all that they would be treated fairly under his regime. As the other clan species offered stiff resistances in various degrees, the Palierans were the last on the priority list and resulted in the least number of casualties. By this time, the Palierans didn’t really have suitable fleets to repel the imperial warships, and Jalgren was true to his word. Eventually, the Palierans surrendered without much of a fight. The remaining warships were scrapped, but some managed to successfully stow their warships in ancient facilities in which the empire would never find. During the next 20,000 years, the empire would very much leave the Palierans alone. Even Jalgren had a Palieran friend and associate that he trusted. While not much is said, some of their artwork and culture did sneak into Aksren culture. Apparently, the species interacted with many individuals, but the greatest contribution was the U’ck’ck language was both influenced and given to them. The empire would successfully make it the most commonly spoken tongue and writing that almost all Itreans would adopt. The Palierans were no different. In the army, the Palierans became trusted aerial soldiers and were almost treated as equals. The empire was not to last. Long after Jalgren had passed away, much of his ideals and considerations were dropped in the influence of Aksren society. Racism and discrimination became the deathstroke of society. It is said that Aksren pedestrians would often spit and verbally assault those that weren’t themselves. The Palierans also started to face similar prejudice. It is said that “No-fly” lists would be all too common in cities and that Palierans caught taking to the air would be arrested or even shot. At the same time, many of the Palierans were forced to live in crowded cities. When the Rototrein Rebellion started, many of the Palierans were openly hesitant. True that they were persecuted, not all of the Aksren were openly hostile towards the Palierans either. It is said that the Palierans were some of the last of the clan species to rebel against the empire openly. This wasn’t to say that all of them didn’t openly fight. Once the Yutilians, Aksren rebels, and Shal’rein started to attack the empire, the Palierans finally got into the momentum. Early Palieran instigators turned to the ancient shipyard facilities where many of the now ancient warships resided. Unfortunately, not many of these warships were salvageable, but the ones were given quick overhauls and sent to join the other rebel clan fleets. As the later years of the rebellion were in full swing, the Palierans had shipyard facilities and other manufacturing equipment put into place. The Rototrein Rebellion was supposedly really hard on the Palieran people than the other clan species. Despite the effort by rebel factions, there were determined Palierans that fought on the side of the imperialists. The loyalist Palieran imperial soldiers were often given additional incentives to continue the fight, even if they had to fight their own people. There were rumors that the empire would use psychological conditioning on hesitant Palieran soldiers. This would be done over and over again till they would be convinced they were fighting for the empire. By now, the Palieran aerial brigades were quite common, and that the empire wasn’t going to give up on it.