The Novakid Union

Novakid
The Novakids are a playable race in Starbound added in update Upbeat Giraffe. They are themed after the American Wild West. Novakids emit a faint glow when in darkness, but not enough to light up a cave

Official Introduction
''Forged aeons ago in the fusion furnaces of a now-dead star, the Novakids are a perfect example of nature’s emergent beauty. These creatures, described by a human astronomer as “interstellar gas-bag people”, have no known single origin point: that information is long lost, as the Novakids have little to no desire to record their history, or even pass it on to their offspring. Though they are (generally) more intelligent and intuitive than the “fleshy” races, their attention spans are lacking – this does not make them any less effective in combat, but has the effect of restricting their technology research (and any groundbreaking research is forgotten within a few generations).''

''The force that drives the Novakids is contained within the brand on their faces. Charged with huge amounts of energy, these pieces of metal generate the hard plasma “shells” which stop their constituent gases from leaking – if a Novakid is depleted of his or her vital gases, the energy contained within their brand is instantly vented into the very fabric of space-time, leaving only a twisted metal symbol and a nearly undetectable warping of light around the area of death.''

''Since the Novakids have a short memory (and attention span), diplomatic relations can be strained at times; because of their completely different composition to other lifeforms, Novakids are sometimes unable to grasp the nuances of interracial social interactions, and have thus attained a slightly dubious reputation amongst other races. In particular, an Avian diplomat reportedly described a Novakid he met as “dense”, and elaborated upon his statement by mentioning that the Novakid in question had cheerily asked him if his god, Kluex, was real.''

Race Creation
The Novakids were introduced as a stretch goal reward for pre-order sales reaching $500,000 in the game Starbound. The race was a player suggestion by Bietol. He credits Suika Ibuki with inspiring the race with his suggestion and art for the Anodynes race. Both Bietol and Suika were awarded a custom forum badge for their work.

Other Information
The creator of the species originally imagined the Novakid as being as forgetful as Einstein, and living completely in the now.