The faction of the most heroic, most dramatic racers.
Barada
common
The faction of the toughest, most ruthless geckos.
Martu
common
The faction of the shrewdest geckos, who use unorthodox methods
to win.
Targari
common
The faction of the most intelligent and skilled engineers.
Ocular Scanner
common
This style of goggles is said to be able to help you intuit your
opponent's thoughts.
Sullen Eyes
common
Sometimes the unadorned eye is all you need.
Villainous Visor
common
An ultraviolet light filter. Some geckos prefer how the galaxy
looks that way.
Paranoid Eyes
common
Always on the lookout for danger.
Plasmatic Array
common
A diagnostic tool, useful for quick troubleshooting.
Laser Sight
common
Useful if you need to do some welding.
Vulgar Eyes
common
The cheapest type of prosthetic eye. Many racers will try to
blind rival geckos, or hire other people to do it for them.
Deluxe Shutters
common
Lens flares are a pretty common risk in space. These shutter
automatically in the presence of sudden bright light.
Engaging Pupils
common
Some people have seen too much.
Orbital Retinas
common
There's an unusual sickness called "space blindness" that affects
racers who spend too much time staring into wormholes. It doesn't
actually cause blindness, but it does cause a certain distinct
deformity.
Funky Shades
common
A look popularized by a gecko rock star, quickly adopted by the
most stylish of racers.
Glossy Zoomers
common
A standard eyepiece for examining small electronics.
Scoundrel Winkers
common
Some geckos just have bedroom eyes.
Stoned Eyes
common
Some racers find it hard to relax. There are plants that help
with that.
Geckonic Sight
common
One of the simplest types of vision-enhancing lenses.
Reptilian Gazers
common
Geckos with this eye type are said to be descended from the
strongest warriors.
Haunting Slits
common
Geckos wearing this aren't known for being gentle on the galactic
relay.
Creepy Peepers
common
Sometimes geckos will homebrew things to enhance their vision.
Since these are auto mechanics, they don't do a very pretty
job.
Signal Deflector
common
Some geckos have emergency comm gear, oxygen systems, and the
like that run off solar energy, just in case. There's not a lot of
light in deep space, so geckos wear these to charge up while
they're planetside.
Lunar Replica
common
There's no place like home. Lunar colony geckos are considered
socially inferior to the ones who were born on a planet proper.
Some racers like to rep lunies as a matter of pride.
Decorative Boomshot
common
These shotguns are activated with a small implant in one's brain.
Known to occasionally fire by mistake when a gecko is nervous
(more than a few potential prom dates have been obliterated this
way).
Grabber
common
You wouldn't believe how many things can be repaired by a simple
clamp. Better have some handy.
Signal Booster
common
A cheap comm device that does the trick.
Clever Coathanger
common
An ancient helmet from the days of the gecko's warrior past. The
prongs were said to distract enemies and deflect blows.
Gibbous Blaster
common
Popular with the Barada, but not used exclusively by them, this
is a detonation device that will kill the gecko wearing it...as
well as everyone else in the vicinity. For those who truly do
believe in victory or death.
Slab
common
For when the best weapon is a blunt object. Often used for
percussive maintenance as well.
Space Scraps
common
No better place to keep spare parts.
Aluminum Cap
common
Light malfunctions on the bridge during skirmishes are best
remedied with a good old-fashioned headlamp.
Plasmatic Guzzler
common
These collect excess plasma in the environment when traveling
through certain regions of space. Useful if you want to avoid
static buildup in your ship.
Fried Lenses
common
For geckos with bad eyesight who need to perform complicated
repairs on the tiniest of electronics on their ship.
Defensive Cannon
common
Exactly what it says on the tin.
Photon Harvester
common
These crystals react to light. Charge up your spaceship by going
outside on a sunny planet.
Reliable Antennae
common
For when you really, really need to listen to the big game during
a race.
Aerodynamic Cap
common
A fashion accessory worn by racers and their fans. The
aerodynamic shape is said to represent the Relay.
Micro Thingamajig
common
Transdimensional radio system. Useful if you get stranded and
your comm system isn't working.
Augmented Exoskeleton
common
Improves reaction times in both the Relay and in hand-to-hand
combat.
Mini Cruiser
common
If you like your spaceship so much, why don't you wear it?
Racers Regalia
common
Geckos sometimes add a cloth stripe to their armor for each race
they've won.
Spikey Space Trash
common
This suit wicks off excess skin. For racers who are participating
in the Relay while shedding.
Lunar Robes
common
The modest outfit of a lunar colonist, or simply an unpretentious
gecko.
Spectral Cheesecloth
common
Light and breathable!
Brainy Undergarments
common
You can upgrade your computer's system, but every gecko knows
that the really important system is the brain. Augmenting it is
just good practice.
Reptilian Thorns
common
This is a gecko warrior traditional costume, worn since ancient
times.
Pedestrian Trappings
common
Good for walks on asteroid surfaces, a calming pastime for racers
who need a pit stop.
Martian Tunic
common
A fashion style that originated on Mars.
Pointy Statement
common
A statement piece, with a killer touch.
Solar Insulation
common
These partially absorb solar rays, allowing for better
visibility. They also operate as heat sources should the ship be
damaged and environmental systems fail.
Excess Hosing
common
The hollow tubing is said to help deflect bullets.
Distinguished Shirting
common
For the gecko who wants to win and look good doing it.
Pilot Garb
common
A simple outfit, popular amongst Gecko pilots.
Galactic Scraps
common
It's considered good luck by some geckos to take broken parts of
their spaceship and wear them, in order to honor their
service.
Collapsible Tubing
common
Eccentric geckos like wearing engine parts.
Planetary Kirtle
common
The ruff represents a high social status. Some social climbers
wear them, too.
Satellite Dish
common
For picking up on all kinds of interstellar transmissions.
Splendid Recorders
common
A recording device originally developed by the Martu. Used by
geckos who expect they'll have dramatic last words the world needs
to hear.
Metallic Mesh
common
A fashion statement.
Sublimatic Surveyor
common
It's supposed to beep when there's danger, but some geckos think
it just beeps at random.
Galactic Tuner
common
A comm device. Controversial, fashion-wise. Popular among younger
geckos.
Cooling Fan
common
Some geckos get used to the cold of deep space.
Cooling Vent
common
This helps vent excess heat and sweat, for geckos who heat up
during the excitement of the race.
Side Plating
common
For when you want to look tough. Originally developed during the
warrior age.
Portable Satellite
common
This is an emergency comm device in case of crash landings.
Cybernetic Recorders
common
These pick up on and record the natural background noise in
space. Some use it as a navigational tool, others just find it
soothing.
Signal Booster
common
A cheap comm device that does the trick.
Nebular Amplifier
common
This comm device runs off nebular power, and some geckos consider
them more powerful and reliable accordingly.
Prismatic Sensor
common
A sensory enhancement. Users claim they can literally hear their
engines and electronics start to malfunction, and can repair it
before a problem occurs.
Prismatic Capacitors
common
This automatically generates extra battery power. Handy in a
pinch.
Interdimensional Transistor
common
Female geckos wear these the most often, but some males do
too.
Stellar Shifter
common
An artificial ear. Hearing damage from explosions and collisions
is common.
Planetary Muffler
common
These help dampen sounds. Some geckos have sensitive ears and
prefer absolute silence on the bridge.
Decorative Bolt
common
An accessory popular among Alura, but used by a lot of
geckos.
Orange
common
One of the more common skin tones among geckos, this type of
gecko originated on their home planet of Araka.
Brick
common
These geckos were originally descended from warriors on
Mars.
Light Pink
common
Geckos with this skin tone are known for fast healing.
Lime
common
A color called "galactic green", this skin tone is most common
among geckos with royal blood.
Pleased
common
Are you smiling because you won? Or is it just the thrill of the
race?
Pensive
common
There's a lot to think about when you're a racer.
Cybernetic Beamers
uncommon
These goggles contain a beam weapon that automatically locks on
to the target. Unlike other weapons, these are specially designed
to go through glass, and you can shoot other spaceships in the
middle of the race. Technically illegal, which is why they're
designed not to look like a weapon.
Astral Projectors
uncommon
These display non-obtrusive holographic imagesFor geckos who want
pictures of their loved ones with them at all times. Or, more
often than not, pictures of maps.
Incisive Oglers
uncommon
Geckos who expect to be traveling in a light-dense area - such as
close to a star - use these to minimize glare and similar
issues.
Gilded Lenses
uncommon
Winning the Interstellar Relay comes with prize money. Some
geckos spend it on ostentatious eyewear.
Augmented Surveyor
uncommon
For the paranoid gecko who's worried about planetary stranding in
the case of an accident. These automatically detect edible food
and potable water.
Prying Eyes
uncommon
These have a hidden device that records audio and video. Useful
if you want to spy.
Wonky Headlights
uncommon
Useful if you're ever caught in the dark. Lights are one of the
first things to go if a ship has a collision or other problem, so
alternate light sources are useful.
Nebular Optics
uncommon
A type of artifical eye. They may not look pretty, but the
technology they use gives geckos enhanced vision. Some racers even
intentionally blind themselves in one or both eyes in order to use
them.
Groovy Perceptors
uncommon
This looks like a bomb, and it is a bomb - or more specifically,
a hand grenade. Good to keep on you just in case you catch someone
sabotaging your ship.
Optical Enhancements
uncommon
Some saboteurs try to blind rival geckos. It's not entirely
uncommon to see racers with prosthetic eyes.
Taxidermied Space Pink
uncommon
In ancient times, gecko hunters would preserve their first kill
as children. On some planets, this tradition is carried on.
Solar Converter
uncommon
These create small auroras on the bridge when traveling through a
solar wind. It's considered good luck when it happens - and
besides, it's very pretty.
Galvanic Helm
uncommon
This can store energy that can give your engine an emergency
turbo boost (note well: this is dangerous).
Space Roach
uncommon
It's not a real roach, but an advanced device that helps diagnose
issues with the ship's electronics.
Mischievous Squatter
uncommon
These beings are from the gecko species' origin planet, Araka.
Distantly related to the geckos but not anywhere near as
intelligent, they're considered to represent the spirits of their
ancestors and treated with reverence (that is, spoiled
rotten).
Princely Helm
uncommon
A fashion accessory suggesting a blood relationship to the
Emperor Prime and his royal family. However distant...or
fabricated.
External Hard Drive
uncommon
Traumatic brain injuries are common when the ship is damaged and
the pilot gets thrown around the cabin. Better wear a spare.
Automatic Rocket
uncommon
A self-defense weapon of the most brutal kind.
Crystal Swag
uncommon
Some ships run off epsilon crystals. The best place to grow them
is a warm, dry environment...like a gecko's head.
Kingly Rings
uncommon
The Kingly Rings are said to enhance your synapses, giving you
lightning-fast reaction times.
Electric Doodads
uncommon
Gathering static electricity doesn't really help you think
better, and it sometimes messes up the electronics. Might just be
a fashion statement, but some geckos swear by it.
Cosmonautic Shielding
uncommon
For geckos who are worried they'll crash land planetside, this
suit has all you need to keep you comfortable until faction rescue
comes.
Sentient Virus
uncommon
The Targari once developed a virus to infect the navigational
systems of rival spaceships. For some reason, it gained
superstitious status as ungetriddable, and people build separate
bodies for them to infect so that they'll leave their ships alone
(plus, they tend to have friendly personalities, and it's nice to
have something to talk to).
Technical Swag
uncommon
Each of these is a hard drive containing different programs for
aeronautic maneuvering. For geckos who like to tinker with their
spaceship's computers. Originally invented by the Targari.
Cybernetic Wiring
uncommon
This armor has systems that allow a gecko to communicate with
their spaceship's systems without leaving the bridge. Or
sometimes, if they just get lonely. At least one gecko is said to
have fallen in love with their spaceship through use of this
system...which is especially curious, considering how strange a
spaceship's personality tends to be.
Plutonic Plating
uncommon
Some spaceships run off epsilon crystals. They require a warm,
dry environment to grow...like a gecko's body. This is considered
slightly dangerous, as you need to consume enough calories and get
enough sunlight to support both yourself and your crystal
garden.
Heroic Foil
uncommon
Geckos who distinguish themselves during training are often given
these sashes.
Terraformers Uniform
uncommon
For geckos who came from the lunar colonies, or geckos who want
to show support for such, considering their status as society's
underdogs.
Magnanimous Rocketeer
uncommon
A suit with a built-in self-defense system.
Crystalline Regalia
uncommon
Very fancy outfit...but also practical, since this mineral has
the ability to deflect beam weapons. Beam weapons are generally
reserved for the Emperor Prime's military, but they're common
enough in the black market and highly coveted by racers.
Resplendent Deflector
uncommon
Body armor for geckos with a fashion sense.
Autonomous Carapace
uncommon
For those who like to wriggle their fingers creepily while they
talk, but just don't seem to have enough fingers. Also useful for
pressing a lot of buttons and flipping a lot of switches at once,
which is something you're going to have to do a lot during the
race.
Excellent Padding
uncommon
Simple, but it does the trick.
Captive Ear
uncommon
This enhancer helps geckos pick up transmissions from a large
distance. It's easy to hear a ship gaining on you...and easy to
figure out what they're going to do next.
Gravity Dongal
uncommon
For geckos who are worried the gravity stabilizers inside their
spaceship will malfunction. It's hard to pilot a ship when you're
floating in midair, desperately grasping the controls.
Intergalactic Fins
uncommon
A fashion statement. Geckos from ocean planets often wear these
as a symbol of home planet pride, but others have picked up the
fashion.
Equinox Boosters
uncommon
An old warrior symbol which represents the changing of the
seasons on their home planet.
Martian Speakers
uncommon
A comm device originally developed on Mars - the first of its
kind to make the intergalactic transmission system portable.
Ionic Flux Inhibitor
uncommon
This device is used to stabilize ions in the spaceship cabin,
handy when flying through certain regions of space.
Striped Blue
uncommon
These geckos are descended from warriors from the ocean planet,
Barak. They were originally aquatic hunters.
Spotted Kiwi
uncommon
Coloring common among gecko ethnicities from tropical
planets.
Spotted Turquoise
uncommon
These fierce geckos are descended from a certain tribe of
hunter-gatherers. The spots helped them blend into their
environment.
Fanged
uncommon
This sneer is considered a sign of beauty in gecko culture.
Toothy
uncommon
Geckos with a lot of visible teeth are considered descended from
warriors who claimed many lives in their time.
Hungry
uncommon
Geckos are omnivorous, but traditionally preferred a carnivore's
diet. They have the fangs to match.
Galactic Sequencer
rare
A complex timekeeping device that allows a gecko to micromanage a
race down to the millisecond. Useful for those with unheard-of
reflexes who can handle that kind of rapid-fire information.
Expensive Scrutinizers
rare
A fashion statement popular among geckos who pride themselves on
their top-notch engineering skills, but also, very useful for
examining small electronics when the ship needs repairs.
Spectral Auditors
rare
This eyewear allows you to see the unseen - spirits of dead
racers, and a mysterious race of invisible creatures called
"gremlins" that are blamed for technical malfunctions aboard
racing ships.
Glassy Detectors
rare
These goggles are used to detect invisible aspects of the race
such as proton streams, which can be harnessed to boost the speed
of one's ship. The act of riding a solar wave is called "surfing
the thermal."
Ionic Disruptors
rare
These can be used to disturb the electronics of a rival ship and
are popular among saboteurs. Sometimes racers hire paid saboteurs
to sneak aboard enemy spaceships to even the odds during a
race...but being caught interfering with the Interstellar Relay
means death, and they don't come cheap.
Budding Coral
rare
Geckos from the ocean planet of Targarius wear these as a symbol
of their homelands.
Mechanical Hound
rare
A buddy! Good for sending into other gecko's spaceships and
garages for sabotage - or just good for companionship on those
lonely galactic nights.
Useless Compass
rare
The navigational system aboard your ship works just as well. But
some people like to plot their course on manual.
Plasma Beam
rare
An unusually powerful weapon. Anyone who tries to sabotage your
ship won't soon forget it. Technically contraband reserved for the
Emperor Prime's military, but every gecko who can get their hands
on one does anyway.
Identified Flying Object
rare
These are children's toys. Some geckos wear them to remind
themselves of their children back home; others wear them to show
support for sick children. All factions love these toys, but
they're particularly popular among the Alura.
Glorious Trespasser
rare
Species from a planet where, due to its proximity to a black
hole, time has little meaning. Some say these are hyperevolved
geckos from the future and entering a symbiotic relationship with
one improves your speed and reflexes - others just say they're
good luck.
Miniature Companions
rare
Pets from the cave planet of Terratoria. Responsible for cave
paintings on their native planet, they often decorate the inside
of their spaceship's hull using their internal ink sacs.
Frivolous Costume
rare
This fashion style is popular among the Martu but not exclusive
to them. First seen worn by the royal family, it's in vogue among
social climbers - and people who just like the design.
Electromagnetic Ring
rare
For when you really, really don't want anyone to touch you.
Deflects weapons and projectiles, but also hugs.
Orbital Frock
rare
These companions are low maintenance, and popular among racers.
They have about the intelligence of a five-year-old child, and
precocious ones can be taught to speak.
Pulsing Sizzlers
rare
Eccentric geckos wear these. They claim it helps harness the
innate power of the universe. Ancient gecko warriors used lit
torches in a similar way.
Viral Implant
rare
Originally a virus designed by the Martu to damage a racer's
cognitive abilities, it was modified by the Targari into a
precision enhancer and some racers will deliberately infect
themselves. This is an artifical environment to help cultivate the
virus.
Escape Rockets
rare
For when you don't trust your eject seat. Also useful for
moonwalking on low-G planets. Whee!
Printed
rare
Not a natural skin tone, but a full-body tattoo.
Wise
rare
Geckos that live long enough can sometimes grow "beards."
Mixed Reality Grid
mythic
These goggles use predictive AI to simulate your opponent's next
action in battle, allowing you to react before they even move.
It's also useful for navigating unpredictable asteroid
fields.
Extendable Examiners
mythic
While they may look strange, these goggles allow a gecko to see a
full light year ahead of them. It's a lot to take in, though, so
some geckos with this equipment tend to get a little..touched, if
they use them too often.
Galactic Inspectors
mythic
While it appears to be a simple diagnostic tool, Targari lore
claims that use of this device allows a gecko to see into the
"heart and soul" of their engine. Some claim to be able to use it
to communicate in special ways with their ship.
Viral Intruder
mythic
Pet spider-crickets are sometimes kept by racers when they find
them crawling around their ship, especially because they respond
well to being armored. Wouldn't want anyone to step on them by
accident...or on purpose.
Ionic Fizzler
mythic
A special kind of blowtorch, used as both a maintenance tool and,
if need be, a weapon.
Colonels Finery
mythic
Worn by veterans of the Emperor's military, or in memory of a
loved one who was.
Spectral Companion
mythic
Some geckos are haunted by the memories of lives that were lost
during the Relay. Occasionally literally. There are ways to get
rid of these...but now that the warrior age is over, superstitions
have changed, and finding a gecko trained in the ancient arts of
the gecko shamans is nearly impossible.
Miniature Geckos
mythic
Sometimes you get stuck with babysitting duty.
Lunar Squid
mythic
These creatures can communicate telepathically. It is very rare
for them to find a gecko they like, but when they bond with one,
they're a friend for life.
Ghostly White
mythic
Geckos with albinism are said to have ancestry from a tribe that
lived deep underground, in the caverns of their origin planet. The
Catacomb tribe was mysterious to others, and had all kinds of
rumors about their abilities: for instance, that they could
commune with spirits, or even speak with the stars themselves,
when they cared to leave the underground.
Spectral Black
mythic
Melanistic geckos don't often hatch. In the warrior age, they
were raised as shamans from birth. Superstition still surrounds
them: now they're considered blessed by the stars.
Excited
mythic
Sometimes you just need to cool down your tongue.
Aggressive
mythic
Initially the result of a botched Augmented mouth transplant,
this set of teeth quickly became desirable to geckos constantly on
the offensive.
Sun Beams
ultra
Precision laser weapon that can lock onto and kill an enemy up to
a kilometer away, provided there's a clear line of sight. Named
not for the celestial body, but after the famous Targari-aligned
scientist who invented them, Verno Sun.
Space Rat
ultra
The fire rat is an ancient symbol of wealth and success. They
also keep your head warm. The royal family has the exclusive right
to breed them, and they can only be sold or gifted with the
permission of the Emperor Prime.
Nebular Wormhole
ultra
For geckos who are brave enough to try to prove their might this
way, flying close enough to snag a bit of a wormhole is a feat
worthy of displaying on any gecko's armor.
Cosmic Gas
ultra
Sometimes when you fly through an astral phenomenon, a little
piece of it comes back with you. These geckos are considered
blessed.
Neon Green
ultra
Geckos with neon skin are said to have a special relationship
with the gecko origin planet's home star. No matter how far away
they are, thermal activity on the surface of the sun is mirrored
on the gecko's ever-shifting skin.
Augmented
ultra
Common among Barada racers and any gecko that likes hand-to-hand
combat. These are expensive modifications and come at a risk of
mild but chronic pain, but some geckos think it's worth it.
