Attar

The Attar, also called the Aesir when referring to Attar born on Caelestra, and once called the Chosen, were the galaxy's most numerous and politically dominant sentient species, with many colonies and worlds in-throughout the galaxy; the Attar were the only species known to be found in virtually all reaches of the galaxy. Originating on their homeworld of Caelestra and then expanding rapidly across the galaxy, the Attar could be found in all corners of the galaxy and performed various roles, including adopting the professions of smugglers, marcenaries, spacers, soldiers, merchants, scientists, assassins, diplomats, farmers, engineers, and various roles in their religious castes.

Because of the fact that Attar were the most common sentient species in the galaxy, as well as the militarily, cultually, and politically dominant power, they were often considered to be a standard or average to which the biology, psychology, and culture of other species were compared. Species that were found to be distantly related to the Attar were called near-Attar. Sentient species in the galaxy matching the overall shape and external physique of the Attar, but were ancestrally and biologically different, such as the Tellus, were called Attaroid.