Strange Races

Aliens
Numerous alien species reside in the milky way galaxy, and presumably beyond. Some of these have directly contacted earth. So far humanity has had very limited contact with alien species. This limited contact has fueled an undergroun trade in alien materials, the Gray Market.

Cryoticans
Cryoticans hail from an icy world and have an expansionist empire. Fighting is done by slave warriors genetically engineered for certain tasks. The empire is decades at least away from trying to conquer earth. Potentialy longer since the Warship has shot Cryotican vessels on sight. Two Cryoticans currently reside on earth. Permafrost  is an assault form Cryotican warrior whose ship was shot down by the Warship as it pursued a fleeing scout form warrior escaping to Earth, Eisberg. Both Cryoticans are now villains out for themselves. Permafrost hopes to return to his masters while Eisberg wishes to remain on Earth.

Shree
Shree are shapeshifting aliens who live parasitically within other cultures. They desire only to live the good life at the expense of their host species. The Shree can be dangerous in a fight but rarely have the stomach for it prefering to avoid conflict when possible. That said they won't hesitate to get others to attack their enemies. Shree have been n earth in small numbers for at least the last 100 years.

Cat People
The Cat People are entities that reside in the Dreaming. At various times they have intimated that they were once a terrestrial race and either retreated to the Dreaming by choice or were imprisoned there as a punishment for some crime. James Lawler has had frequent dealings with their kind. It's unknown if any other humans have contacted them other than visiting their places in dreams.

Yeti
Deep in the himalayas, within extensive tunnel systems, lives a prosimmian race. They have limited technology, thought their cities exhibit evidence of having once contained very advanced technology. It's possible they were a slave race to some now vanished advanced race. Their genomes indicate evidence of genetic engineering. The outside world is almost entirely unaware of their existence, with the exception of Dr. Chimera who encountered them shortly after graduating.