From publisher blurb:
Among the stars, where gravity is an inconvenience and planets are temporary stops, Spacers carve out a life beyond the reach of planetary civilization. Raised aboard drifting ships, never feeling the pull of a homeworld, they exist in the black, adapting to the ever-shifting void with grace that no planet-born human could hope to match.
They are couriers, traders, salvagers, and smugglers, surviving on the fringes of human space. To them, Earth is a relic, Mars is a cage, and stations are simply checkpoints before moving on.
To the rest of humanity, Spacers are strange—too tall, too fluid, too disconnected from the concerns of planetary existence. But to themselves, they are free.
This booklet delves into the physiology, culture, and nomadic lifestyle of Spacers, the true wanderers of the solar system.
Growing up without the pull of gravity has transformed Spacers into something almost alien compared to their planetary cousins.
They are taller and leaner than other humans, their bones elongated due to lack of gravitational compression. Many stand well over seven feet.
Their limbs are elongated, with hyper-flexible joints, allowing for fluid, effortless movement in zero-G.
Their spines are subtly curved, an adaptation to life without a natural “up” or “down.”
They have low muscle mass in their legs but highly developed arms and shoulders, built for pulling, gripping, and maneuvering rather than walking.
Their skin is pale, sometimes almost translucent, as decades without natural sunlight leave them vulnerable to radiation and UV exposure.
Their eyes are larger and more sensitive, adapted to the dim artificial lighting of ships and the blackness of space.
On a planet, Spacers move awkwardly, slow and unsteady, burdened by weight they were never meant to carry. But in space? They are unparalleled, slipping through weightless corridors with effortless precision.
Spacers have no cities, no borders, no nations. Instead, they live within multi-generational ship-clans, each a self-sustaining world in itself.
A ship is more than transport—it is home, history, and identity. Some ships have been passed down for centuries, constantly repaired, upgraded, and modified.
Communities form at trade hubs, orbital markets, and deep-space meeting points, where ships converge to exchange goods, services, and information.
There is no central government. Instead, Spacers operate on reputation, loyalty, and unwritten codes of honor. Break a deal, betray a crew, or abandon a shipmate? You may never find another Spacer willing to trade with you again.
Graveyard stations and abandoned colonies serve as makeshift gathering points, where Spacers set up black markets, conduct salvage operations, or rendezvous for negotiations.
Unlike planetary civilizations, Spacer communities move, shift, and adapt to the ever-changing solar landscape.
This is a full 5e Race, with a description, Unique Abilties, for a Near Future Scifi setting.