List of Uplift Universe species

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A list of fictional (and mostly extraterrestrial) species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin.

When formally referenced a species' name includes all of its surviving patrons and clients. The prefix "ul-" indicates a client and is an abbreviation for UpLifted. The prefix "ab-" indicates a patron race and is an acronym of Aided-By. Therefore, for instance, the species Dolphin is formally Dolphin-ab-Human. Humans, in turn, are formally Human-ul-Chimpanzee-ul-Dolphin. Other Prefixes also exist (such as "zor-" representing former patrons when clients choose to change patrons). Among powerful clans species names can become quite involved.

• Acceptor (ab-Tandu-ab-Nght6)- a species which is addicted to sensory input (to the extent that even pain is viewed as just another sensory input, and can be ignored)
• Bi-Gle
• Brothers of the Night (ab-Nighthunter)
• Brma (ab-Krallnith-ul-Caltmour)
• Bururalli (ab-Nahalli)
• Buyur (ul-Tunnuctyur) (pronounced like buyer)
• Caltmour (ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith-ul-Tymbrimi)
• Neochimpanzee (ab-Human) - Most of the Chimpanzee characters in the series have been genetically engineered to sapiency.
• Neodog (ab-Human) - Mentioned only in passing, neo-Dogs would be the third Earth native species to be engineered to full sapience.
• Neodolphin (ab-Human) - The Dolphin characters in the series have been genetically engineered to sapiency.
• Drooli (ul-G'Kek)
• Episiarch (ab-Tandu-ab-Nght6) - a race with a powerful talent for imposing their will upon reality itself.
• F'ruthian
• Foruni
• Forski (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
• G'Kek (ab-Drooli)
• Garthling/Gorilla (zor-Human-ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
• Gello (ab-Pila-ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber) (Sundiver says the Gello are the clients of the Pila, but Startide Rising says they are the first clients of the Soro; the patronymics here are for Sundiver's explanation)
• Gl'kahesh
• Glaver (ab-Tunnuctyur ab-Buyur)
• Glououvis
• Gooksyu (ul-Gubru)
• Gubru (ab-Gooksyu-ul-Kwackoo-ul-Okukoo)
• Guldingar
• Guthatsa (ul-Hoon)
• Hoon (ab-Guthatsa-ul-Rousit) - A race known in the Five Galaxies as officious bureaucrats. On the advice of an oracle, a breakaway group hides away in Jijo to rediscover something their patrons took away from them.
• Hul (ab-Puber-ul-Soro)
• Human (ul-Chimpanzee-ul-Dolphin-ul-Dog, potentially ul-Kiqui by stated future intent.)
• Incrementor (ab-Tandu)
• J'8lek
• Jophur (ab-Poa) - originally the pacifistic traeki (non-capitalized), a race composed of semi-sentient individual 'rings' which stack to form a fully sentient - and non-individualistic - entity. The innovation of 'master rings' added the concept of "I" to their stacks and transformed the traeki into Jophur (capitalized).
• Jouourouou
• Kanten (ab-Linten-ab-Siqul-ul-Nish)
• Karrank% (% pronounced as a double glottal stop)
• Kiqui [ab-Human?] - Discovered during the book Startide Rising, this pre-intelligent species is described as a likely future client race for humanity.
• Kisa (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Pila)
• Klennath
• Klesh
• Klick-Klick (ab-Synthian)
• Komahd
• Kosh (ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Wortl)
• Krallnith (ul-Brma)
• Kwackoo (ab-Gubru-ab-Gooksyu)
• Le'4-2vo
• Linten (ab-Siqul-ul-Kanten)
• Luber (ul-Puber) [also known as Lethani]
• Mellin
• Mrgh'4luargi
• Muhurn8
• Nahalli (ul-Bururalli)
• Nght6 (ul-Tandu)
• Nighthunter (ul-Brothers of the Night)
• Nish (ab-Kanten-ab-Linten-ab-Siqul)
• Oallie
• Okukoo (ab-Gubru)
• Olumimin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
• Oulomin
• P'ort'l
• P'un m'ang
• Paha (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
• Paimin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
• Pargi
• Pee'oot
• Pila (ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Pring)
• Poa (ul-Jophur) [ul-Traeki?]
• Por'n'aths
• Pring (ab-Pila-ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
• Progenitors - the fabled "first race", believed to be the first to uplift themselves to spacefaring sentience, and begin the chain of uplift.
• Pthaca
• Puber (ul-Hul)
• Puntictin
• Qheuens (ab-Zhosh)
• Rammin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
• Rosh (ab-Tothtoon-ul-Kosh)
• Rothen
• Rousit (ab-Hoon-ab-Guthatsa)
• Ruguggi
• Serentini
• Se'een (ab-Synthian)
• Siqul (ul-Linten)
• Skiano
• Solarians (ergovores, hence not members of the Civilization of Five Galaxies)
• Soro (ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Gello-ul-Forski-ul-Paha-ul-Kisa)
• Sstienn
• Synthian (ul-Wazoon-ul-Se'een-ul-Klick-Klick)
• Talpu'ur
• Tandu (ab-Nght6-ul-Acceptor-ul-Episiarch-ul-Incrementor)
• Tarseuh
• Thennanin (ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Paimin-ul-Rammin-ul-Ynnin-ul-Olumimun-ul-Garthling): A species known for its cautious conservatism. The Thennanin beame allies of EarthClan upon their selection as patrons by the neo-Gorillas of Garth, also known as Garthlings.
• Tothtoon (ul-Rosh)
• Tourmaj
• Touvint
• traeki [ab-Poa or ab-Jophur] — A communal organism composed of a stack of sap rings, each with a different function. This pacifist race was reengineered by the Oallie (as requested by the traeki's Poa patrons) into the conquesting Jophur, except for a fugitive group that hid on the planet Jijo.
• Tunictguppit
• Tunnuctyur (ab-Buyur-ul-Glaver)
• Tuvallians
• Tymbrimi (absu-Caltmour-ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith-ul-Tytlal) - An ally of humanity, these humanoids are have feathery sensory organs that extend from their temples and give them a type of psi-sensitivity.
• Tytlal (ab-Tymbrimi-absu-Caltmour-ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith) Non-Uplifted form known as "noor" on the planet Jijo.
• Urs
• Varhisties
• Vriiilh
• Wazoon (ab-Synthian)
• Wortl (ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Thennanin)
• Xappish (ab-Xatinni)
• Xatinni (ul-Xappish)
• Ynnin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
• Z'Tang
• Zang (hydrogen breathers, hence not members of the Civilization of Five Galaxies)
• Zhosh (ul-Qheuens)
• Zitlths
• Zugh
• Zyu8

External links

• Detailed information on the species populating the Uplift Universe
• "Killer Bs" (Brin, Benford, Bear, Baxter and B-, er, Vinge) mailing list