User:Krayfish

Hello,. I am an admin and founder of this wiki. I am the creator of the Vaikan race. I am the Resident Expert on Worldbuilding and Setting (REWS), so if you need help bringing your backstory to life, that's my department. I can help you design alien solar systems and civilizations.

To-do list
Milestone achieved: 10,000 edits!

Continue with the creation and editing of articles related to Chaos Crisis.

User pages

 * User:Krayfish/Artwork
 * User:Krayfish/Influences
 * User:Krayfish/Development of the Vaikan
 * User:Krayfish/Writing styles
 * User:Krayfish/Pet peeve cliches
 * User:Krayfish/Favorite cliches
 * User:Krayfish/Trivia
 * User:Krayfish/Planned future events

About me
I enjoy writing in fictional worlds as well as programming and video games. I founded this wiki not only to serve as place where I could put my own creations, but to create a "data bank" where everyone else could do the same and build a massive shared universe. Before this wiki, my computer would often be overflowed with Word documents and Notepad files with countless ideas scribbled, some dating back years.

Feedback policy
I will be more than happy to give feedback on your creations, but as I am quite a busy person, I am willing to give two reviews of your work. The first time will be when it is unfinished and in draft form. The second time will be when it is completed. Although I am giving only two reviews, rather than short comments like "it is good", I will instead be doing in-depth essays that pick apart and critique your stuff to the finest details I can find striving to be as meaningful as possible.

In the end, just remember that my reviews are my opinion. It is up to you to decide what to do with the feedback.

Creations
My primary, most detailed creation is the Vaikan who have been in development since 2009, and I have continued adding to them for years. It is the one I have put the most effort into as well as the ones that have changed the most.

Other creations

 * Sinister Hegemony - This is my realistic take on Planet of Hats races. It is largely modeled to be a dystopian society.


 * Klymu - This race was created as a result of designing a habitable planet that differed more from Earth than Ucharpli did. Currently, this is my faction for use in the Andromeda Galaxy.


 * Ushuru - This is my attempt at something far less humanoid than my other creations.


 * Kr'aszazz, Chyrian and Aphbrec - I was commissioned by to create these as subject species of the Eteno Imperial Triumvirate.


 * The rest of my articles

Influences
When it comes to the design of planets, I look to interesting or unique astronomy facts and base entire settings around them. A typical example would be like "How would a civilization survive in a red dwarf system?" Frequently, I look to existing fiction works such as Wayne Barlowe's expedition to see how others might attempt to answer the same question.

As for how my creations interact, I look to reoccurring patterns in history. Most of my fictional societies tend to be inspired by European and Asian societies, mainly because we have the most historical records on those locations.

Interesting articles
Basic information on red dwarf planets: Article about planet in a quadruple system: Apparently, the universe is much like a brain: Earth sized planets can be formed around brown dwarves: Multiverse theories: A list of incorrect quotes - proof that our understanding of the universe is changing: Some reasons as to why alien civilizations has not been found (contains profanity):
 * http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/90
 * http://news.discovery.com/space/first-planet-found-in-quadruple-star-system-121016.html
 * http://www.space.com/18630-universe-grows-like-brain.html
 * http://www.space.com/18817-brown-dwarf-earth-size-planets.html
 * http://www.space.com/18811-multiple-universes-5-theories.html
 * http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Incorrect_predictions#Sourced
 * http://www.cracked.com/article_20216_5-insane-theories-about-why-we-havent-discovered-alien-life.html

Useful tools

 * Star Luminosity calculator: http://web.archive.org/web/20030218125318/www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/8611/mseqstar.htm
 * Mary Sue test: http://www.onlyfiction.net/ms-test.html
 * Fantasy cliche guide (also applies to sci-fi): http://www.obsidianbookshelf.com/html/fantasycliches.html

Quick self-notes
-Population EIT 950 tril, 851,270,498 ships Regular ratio