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Glad to hear it!

Of course, it's never a good idea to have a crossover occur right at the start of a story or series, not to mention the canon of the time period is in a state of flux due to the ongoing nature of the Volveros Revolution story arc, so maybe we could wait until the arc is complete to write this? Of course, starting to plan it is probably a good idea.

Btw, regarding my creations, the Zi'vani were meant to be sort of draconian in appearance (think these guys) with biology being a bit odd by our standards (they have their brains located towards the centre of their bodies, for example, and they breathe through holes in their chest), so I hope that helps you visualize them. The Zi'vani used to be a powerful interplanetary empire, but they were wiped out in a war with the biological assimilators (read: Borg rip-offs) creatively called the Sectus (Insectus sounded too stupid...), so they became a bunch of scattered colonies.

Their tech level varies by colony, and few colonies have realized their otherworldly origins. Over time, many of these colonies have evolved into separate subspecies, or even species, which could be fun if you want the crew to run into crazy mutants but none of the existing races offer what you're looking for or if you plan to do something else with that particular race. As for the Sectus, they can probably be folded into one of the other technologically-advanced superraces already added here. Ave's Estin and Robb's ZCM come to mind. And yeah, aside from my almost-created desert world of Razhasuul, which I basically started on and abandoned, that's pretty much it.