Alien Creation - Part One by Keri Kruspe

 

A reader asked me the other day how I came up with the ideas about the aliens I use in my novels. I have to admit the question surprised me. Creating an alien is natural to me. They just seem to pop up.

But that couldn’t be true… could it?

Well, I confess my background helped to “birth” these folks. I’ve been reading science fiction since I was in my early teens. Not to mention all the comic books and being inundated with various TV shows and movies with aliens all my life.

Nowadays there’s a glut of strange, “alien” hunks in the SciFi Romance genre. In the Top 20 of SciFi Romance in Amazon (as of the second week in August 2022) we have “Orcs”, “Minotaur”, “Lizardman”, “Naga” (snakes) and “Spiders” (check out Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts). I confess I like my aliens to be different, but to be honest, I prefer them to have more human features than not.

With these characteristics in mind, I created aliens that appeal to me (I know, selfish. But hey, I have to fall in love with my heroes before anyone else can!). When I began creating my first series, An Alien Exchange, I got to indulge in my fascination with captivating, alien hunk-men (yep, that’s my term and I’m sticking to it). In this first article, I’ll delve into a couple of those wonderful out-of-this world guys. So, sit back, take a sip of your favorite libation, and enjoy the ride of a crazy person creating a whole new species and the planets they come from.

The Planet Zerin

When I came up with this idea, it was in part because it seemed all the SciFi Romances I read had the same theme: aliens were short of females and resorted to kidnapping Earth women to prevent their species from becoming extinct. I fancied something different. Instead of snatching unwilling women, I wanted women to have a choice. Stay on Earth in their lonely life or take a chance to find a soulmate in space.

Thus, the planet Zerin was born. It’s a democratic society with a ruling monarchy that has the final say on the laws generated from their governing senate. This is the home planet for two of the four main characters in this series. The main foundation of their society is the family. All familial ties override everything and mean more to them than anything.

Zerin’s population is a balanced one with a healthy ratio of males to females, so they don’t have to kidnap human women. In fact, it’s illegal for a Zerin to take a human as a mate. An enterprising species, the Zerin’s set up an “Exchange” program with Earth women to help the other populations in the Milky Way Galaxy that were short of females.

For a small fee, of course.

A Zerin

Zerin’s live longer than humans, around 200 to 300 Earth years old. This is primarily due to medical advancements and the natural rotation of their planet.

The first hero is Commander Qayyum E’et (kway-yum ee-ee-too).

Age: 75—Zerin years, still considered quite young by his people, around 6’6” and 230 lbs.

Hair: Straight, black as midnight that reflects a dark blue. A braid starts at the right temple and crisscrosses on the top, framing his face and ends in a long rope just at his crotch. The rest of his hair is pulled back into a tail flowing down his spine.

Eyes:  Dark midnight eyebrows rise up and down like an upside down “v” over his almond-shaped eyes. Instead of black, his irises were a dark iridescent green, slightly oval shaped and surrounded by a ring of dual color. The first ring was a dark emerald, with the outer ring a contrasting shade of lighter green.

Ears: A bit larger than a human with a slight point on the top.

Mouth: He has full lips when parted, showing his small incisors; fangs that protruded where a human’s eye teeth would be in the upper and lower part of his mouth

Hands: He only had three fingers on each hand with thumbs short, like a human. 

Skin Tone: His skin color is a light russet brown with an overlay of iridescence, pearlescent sheen.

Sexual “Extra”: When sexually excited, a Zerin male will excrete an oil from his pours (especially the palms of his hands) much like a lubricant. It makes the skin on human women extra sensitive to stimulation. I got this idea from an old David Bowe Film “The Man Who Fell to Earth”.

TrueBond: A Zerin couple will instantly recognize their TrueBond by scent, tactile experience, and appearance. Mating oils seep from their palms and chests, which enhance and magnify their sexual pleasure with each other. A TrueBond couple solidifies their union after being together sexually… when the male ejaculates inside the female. After their first mating, they will physically take on characteristics of each other, i.e., blended hair, skin, and eye color. To complete the TrueBond, a tattoo call the MalDerVon scroll appears with the heir crystal nestled in their temple. During the TrueBond process, the two would have extra sensitivity if separated for any length of time from each other. Then they suffer physical and psychological pain.

Along with Qay in this series is his cousin, D’zia. D'zia is one of my favorites because he a bit of a smartass. If you look closely, you'll see a small spider-droid on his shoulder. That's JR10 (named after the author JR Ward), who gives D'zia a run for his money on being a snark-a-holic. 

This is Ki. He claims his Zerin heritage, but unknown to others he is a hybrid. His Crart ancestry comes with a secret that even his closest friends aren't aware of - he's a dragon shifter. 

I'm totally in love dragon shifters, so I was dying to make one of my heroes one. 

The last fellow in this series is not a Zerin. He is a Runihura male by the name of Aylzrunth (Eye-laz-run-ith). His planet is a matricidal society where males are second class and females’ rule.

Most Runihura males are massive, well over eight feet tall. His skin is obsidian, black as midnight, platinum hair, and neon blue eyes with silver blood. When they meet their mates, they place a silver crown on their heads and the male transfers his essence to the female until the both of them glow, binding them together. The circlets they have on their foreheads absorbed into their skin, completing an unbreakable union.

That It?

Nope. Not by a long shot. In my next article, I’ll introduce you to the other aliens in my Exchange universe. After that, I’ll highlight the aliens in my current series, Ancient Alien Descendants.

I’d love to hear any thoughts about my guys. Or, better yet, I’d love any suggestions you have for an alien in my new series I’ll be creating next year…