Ceryutian

Name: Ceryutian

AKA: Unknown

Location: Show Low, Arizona (originating from the fourth planet from the eighth star in the L'Sariax Sector)

Novel: Jed the Dead

Author: Alan Dean Foster



Natural History:
The Ceryutians were massive aliens who probably weighed three or four hundred pounds and were seven feet tall. They had thick muscular legs, which were jointed at the knee, front and back. Far slimmer arms reached to the ground. The long arms ended into a dozen flexible digits eight to nine inches in length. The digits resembled tentacles.

Their heads were rectangular in shape with large oval eyes. Below the eyes was a down-curving, wide mouth. No nostrils were visible and what appeared to be ears reached over the top of their heads.

The Ceryutians carried packs on their backs that had hoses on the end. These packs probably contained whatever gases they needed to breath, as they would bring the hoses up to their mouths occasionally. On their legs they had what looked like tapered gallon jugs. These jugs were weapons that would cause invisible explosions wherever they were aimed.

The Ceryutians came to Earth when a group of cultists used Jed as a type of beacon when performing a ritual. The first contact between man and alien was a swift kick to the crotch.

"Hey, if you'd seen a Ceryutian before you wouldn't have to ask. They're famous for their tempers. It was bad enough to draw them off course, but the fact that it was to a backwater primitive world like Earth made it much worse."

Uroon

Name: Uroon

AKA: Frontrunner Uroon

Location: Seen over Malibu Pier, California

Novel: Jed the Dead

Author: Alan Dean Foster

Natural History:
Uroon is a member of the species Culakhan and maintains the title of Frontrunner.

The Culakhan were quadrapedal extra-terrestrials. They had barrel-like bodies that were supported by four surprisingly gracile yet strong legs, the front pair of which were longer than the rear. The legs supported what appeared to be an almost 300 pound body. They were no taller than an average human female.

Atop a two foot flexible neck was a flattened skull with two stalked eyes set well out on the sides, like the sideview mirrors on a car. A flap of pinkish, flexible skin formed a forward-facing crest that ran between the stalks. The crests could be streaked with black or grey. Uroon had bright pink eyes. Their mouths were filled with two rows of grinding teeth,and they spoke in what sounded like a frustrated bulldog's barking.

Even more surprising than the neck was the single rope-like, flexible tail. Slightly longer than the body, it split at the end into half a dozen flexible, super-strong hairs. The tail-hairs had a great range and delicacy of touch, and were used like hands.

The Culakhan came to Earth in search of Jed, who was in their minds a criminal. The Culakan are famous, or perhaps infamous, for their strict adherence to their Codes of Conduct.

"What does it matter to you, human? We are the Culakhan and we have our reasons. You will comply. Without wishing to appear impolite, I must point out that you can be made to comply. But we have no quarrel with you. We do not harass simple animals."
- Frontrunner Uroon

Jed

Name: Jed

AKA: The Enlightment

Location: Cloudcroft, New Mexico

Novel: Jed the Dead

Author: Alan Dean Foster




 
Natural History:
Jed is a dead alien that was found in a cave near a public picnic area.

Jed had a triangle-shaped body with three arms and three legs and was no taller than three feet. His face had a keel going down the front that extended along his spine. One of his three eyes fit into a depression in the keel. His eyes were small, like a child's. What appeared to be his mouth had two silvery cockscomb like appendages on either side. Each arm had three digits and each foot had three toes that were almost like a hoof.

Jed (as he was named by the human Ross Ed Hager who found him) was of the species Shakaleeshva. Unfortunately, the little alien had crashed on Earth during his escape from his planet and ended up stranded. The suit he wore slowly shut down non-vital systems one by one, until only his memories and thoughts remained. Ross picked up the alien while on his way to San Diego, California. The two became an unlikely duo.

To the Shakaleeshva, Jed was known as the "Enlightment" due to his prolific abilities as a writer. Being a writer, however, does have its drawbacks. Such as having a price put on your head for controversial material.

 "I was not designated the Enlightenment because of paucity of imagination. Even deceased, I like to think I'm a little smarter and cleverer than the majority of the living." -Jed