Akaname

Akaname (also known as New-English) are one of the many convert species, originating from Salann.

Origin
The Akaname used to be an independent species called the Sykyyr, native to Sykyyrlam. The Sykyyr were reptilian creatures without eyes or ears, using their tongues to communicate and interact with the world. They saw their tongues as their souls reaching out of their bodies.

One day another species arrived and began terraforming the planet to make the atmosphere fit their needs. Colour had a good relationship with the Sykyyr and was willing to help them find a new home. She could not stop the other species as it would mean killing them, which went against her mission of preserving all life.

Her first plan was to open a rift to the planet Nalisatna in another universe, which proved a bad idea as it contained the same atmosphere that made their homeworld unfit to live in for them. She only realized this when the Sykyyr would go wild in pain and attack the locals, thinking they're being attacked. They maanged to retreat back but not without losing a few.

It was then Color realized she had to make the Sykyyr able to live in the atmosphere most other species can live in, as Sykyyrlam may be the only planet to meet their conditions. As humans were also one of her favorite species, she came up with a more well thought-out plan to create hybrids of the two and turn the Sykyyr into a carbon-based lifeform that way.