The Void Dwellers

They do have mouths, but they keep them very hidden, it is considered taboo amongst them since they see exposed mouths as uncivilized and brutish, so they only expose their mouths if they are eating or if they need to speak more clearly. They also do not have any genders since they are mostly made out of pure dark matter though because of this the species only has numbers very few and far between with the greatest number of void dwellers in one given area is in the capitol N’gas Sel with a population of only 10,000. Most of the time its only 1,000 to 5,000 void dwellers per city.

The planet that the void dwellers inhabit is not really a planet you could say, it is just a bunch of collective space junk, like asteroids or random debris. They do not have a specific territory since most of the time they are found on said random asteroids or space debris, though most of the time they are not found on asteroid belts, this is because they love being secluded, even from other asteroids.

Surprisingly enough the void dwellers worship a god, that being the void champion. The void champion, as written in ancient scripts, “The void champion shall conquer the universe and bring all life to the void and bring back a great ancient empire.”

Despite the occasional wanderer no one has left or joined the void dwellers leading them to being a very antisocial and secluded race.

Hierarchy
The void dwellers possess a very Indepth hierarchy. What separates the void dwellers in this hierarchy is the number of eyes they have. So, the lowest of low have only one to two eyes while the leader and others in high positions have eyes up in the double digits, in fact the leader has an astonishing 82 bright glowing eyes. “All will fall to the void someday, and when that happens, we’ll be in control forever” -Mendechoas the High Voidmancer

Speaking of the leader also known as the “High Voidmancer”, their name being “High Voidmancer Mendechoas” or just Mendechoas, as said before they have 82 eyes, and they also have a height of 50 feet. The strength they have is almost unmatched in all of the void dweller’s domain. The High Voidmancer has the power to control the void itself shaping it and molding it into whatever they want, it is how the void dwellers get most of their resources.

Right under the High Voidmancer is the “Council of 50 above”. The council, while still having to answer to the High Voidmancer, is in control of managing most of the race and making sure nobody leaves or joins them. As said in the name the council members must have an eye count of 50 or above 50.

Other than the leader or the council there are no other high positions in the hierarchy, this is because the council wants to have complete control over everything while still keeping the leader from becoming suspicious.

Technology
Because of how controlling the council is, they try to keep as much technology out of the people’s hands. Because of this, the void dwellers are kept in a very feudal era of technology, with the only complex technology being kept by the council. Despite this the void dwellers do live quite happy lives, there is no war or fights, and everyone gets a paying job even if most of those jobs are farming, fishing, or blacksmithing.

Infrastructure
Being in the feudal age most of the infrastructure is made out of crude stone bricks or wood, though because of the High Voidmancer’s creation of new more advanced resources the citizens have been able to create some more advanced infrastructure like trains and more advanced weapons like cannons and muskets.

The capital of the void dwellers is the great city of N’gas Sel. Consisting of about 10,000 void dwellers and being centered on one of the biggest asteroids. Though by our standards the city is quite small, it is the most densely populated city the void dwellers have. The city has three main sectors: housing, commercial, and Miscellaneous (Misc for short). The housing, obviously, is where all the void dwellers houses are. Commercial is where all of the businesses and shops are. Misc is where all the buildings that don’t fit with housing or commercial, like churches, libraries, and military outposts for example. All of the other cities in the void dwellers domain follow the same pattern as the main city.

The Military

 * “May the Champion give us strength.”

- Fulyeth the captain of the Void Knights. In order for the council to maintain complete control they have to have a main fighting force which is where the military comes in to play.

Void-lings: these small creatures are failed attempts at creating more of the Ancient Legion, now they're just small one-eyed abominations that blindly attack anything that isn't a void dweller

The average foot soldier: the average foot soldier consists of void dwellers who only have a number of eyes going from 1-20. They barely have any armor and have basic weapons like swords, spears, and bows

Advanced soldiers: the advanced soldiers have proper training and know how to put up a good fight, they have 21-40 eyes. They have basic armor made of steel and have weapons like sword and shields, maces, battle axes, and muskets.

Void Tamers: these void dwellers specialize in taming and using void-lings to their fullest potential. The have eyes from 30-40. They train their void-lings and give them pieces of dark matter to make them grow and become more powerful. They only have two weapons: a dagger, for self-defense, and a whip used to "encourage" the void-lings to fight harder.

The Knights of the void: The specially trained super soldiers used to eliminate the beings who pose the most threat to the void dwellers, they have 41-60 eyes. The have armor and weapons forged from the strongest materials the High Voidmancer has made. The weapons they wield are far more powerful than everything else, being imbued with pure void energy.

The Ancient Legion: The most powerful soldiers of the void dweller’s army physically shaped and molded by the High Voidmancer using the void, meaning they are fully made up of void energies, they have 61 and above eyes. They are only used in emergency situations. Because of how powerful they are there are only three members of the ancient legion: Shek, Kyit, and Ojut. With but a single slash of their mighty weapons it sends the soul of the victim strait to the endless abyss of the void. “In the name of the mighty Above Council I will send all foes who dare to come close to our once perfect domain strait to the void where they belong!” -Kyit of the Ancient Legion.

Space Travel And Trading
Because of how secluded the void dwellers are and how vastly behind they are on technology they do not participate in any kind of trade or space travel. Though there is one exception, the council has their very own secret starship that not even the High Voidmancer knows about. The council only ever uses their starship for speaking with other races who have come to close to a void dweller city.

The Council Of 50 Above
As mentioned before the Council of 50 Above consists of Void Dwellers of an eye count of 50 and above. The head of the council is known as the “Void Prophet”. The true intentions of the Council are unknown but what is known is their unquenchable thirst for new technology. They try to get as much technology as they can so they can quote, “Restore their once great empire”. It is unknown what this “Great Empire” once was, but they try everything they can to get it back. They even have started altering the dark matter from which all the void dwellers come from, causing it to produce more void dwellers with eyes less than 50. They’re doing this as a way of keeping themselves in control for as long as possible while still trying to avoid the High Voidmancer’s watchful eyes.
 * “This galaxy has taken everything from us, our worlds, our lives, even our god. Now we are but a fraction of what we once were, feeding of the small scraps the universe pitifully gives us. But no longer will this stand, soon we will fix things, soon we will have the power we once had, and when that happens our god will grace us once more, leaving us to rain over this once great galaxy.”

-Obaron the Void Prophet.
 * “The void’s powers are not welcoming but the endless abyss of the void is.”

-Teg’ruth of the Above Council
 * “We have gazed into the deep unknown, we are born of it, and while everyone else fears it we embrace it.”

-Treguth of the above council
 * “Life is such a fickle thing, and yet it's so easy to manipulate.”

-Falgrath of the Above Council
 * “Many have tried to harness the power of the void, and yet there have never been any records of successful usage of it, other than us of course.”

-Uth ’grab of the Above Council

The Scrapers Caste
After several defeats at the hands of other races, both the Council of 50 Above and the High Voidmancer came to a decision to create a brand-new caste of Void Dwellers that have the, very important, job of scavenging and scraping other races technology so that the Void Dwellers can use said technology for their own uses. While they do not know the full potential of the machines or weapons they steal, they do their best to keep them running because the scraped tech they have is the most powerful weaponry/technology they have. Before the machines are scraped or after the fact, the Void Dweller researchers, surprisingly take great interest and enjoyment in researching and figuring out how said machines work, in fact, the technology level of the Void Dwellers is steadily increasing as a result of all the researchers spending all their free time on figuring out how a rusty clock works, and other more "important" tech, which is causing the Council to get incredibly more secluded.

The Scrapers usually have an eye count of about 40 or higher, this is because taking other races tech is quite a risky job which requires precision only granted by 40 or more eyes. The scrapers, as a result of their job, get the scraped tech mostly to themselves aside from strong weapons and armor only reserved for members of the army. The most interesting piece of technology the Scrapers have as of now is an ancient device used by the Machinators, it is unknown as of now what this tech does, but from what the researchers have found it will make the Void Dwellers a true threat to the galaxy.

"It is only a matter of time and sacrifice, I am a very patient person, but I am relying on all of you for the sacrifice. It will all be worth it in the end, I would know" - Nalash the High Voidmancer

The Cave of Shadows
"Come now new-bloods, let me tell you a story a story told by my father to me when I was young, and the same for him as well. Let me tell you of the long-forgotten era of our past. Long ago when we freely roamed the universe without having to hide ourselves, one of our greatest leaders had died of a fatal wound, the once-great empire he led started to crumble. No-one could decide who would be leader, thus causing an uproar of infighting between us. In a last-ditch effort the void-prophet went to the hall of the void champion and started begging at the statue of the champion, pleading to aid them in their final hour. The champion responded telling the prophet to go to the burial ground of their previous leader inside the long-forgotten cave of shadows, the prophet obeyed. When the prophet arrived, he felt something was wrong with the cave; it was giving of an uncanny aura that seemed far out of place. When the prophet went inside, he found the body of their previous leader bloated and desecrated as well as the men who once guarded him. The prophet was horrified and ran back to his ship as quick as he could. Once he returned back to the capitol of our empire he had started feeling off and had started bloating himself. As soon as he noticed this, he desperately tried to find a cure and to warn everyone else, but it was already too late. The plague that had consumed him started to spread more and more to the point were almost 80% of our entire population had died only 2 days after the prophet returned. Our cities were abandoned, our leaders were gone, and the people were fearful. What remained of us escaped to the farthest hinges of the galaxy. The majority of the ones who survived were of newer generations, so when this happened, and we were left with naught but ourselves to survive, we started to regress. We lost more and more of our technology to the point of feudality. Nowadays the only thing we have of our lost past is this story. Now then, you young ones had better be careful, we still have no idea of this plague and how to stop it. For now we just have to hope it never reaches us once more." -Anonymous Void Dweller