The identical cloned creations of an eccentric ‘Horatio Prime,’ they aim to spread true beauty across the universe. Meanwhile, the Horatio (one of four original factions returning in Endless Space 2), are dictatorial ecologists with a bit of nasty xenophobic streak. The Arks make for formidable combat opponents in the early to mid game, too. They’re also very versatile, able to move their Ark (and all structural system upgrades) to a brand new home with ease.
That’s both a benefit and a hazard Vodyani reproduce slowly without more Life Essence (harvestable from other hapless populated planets), but can effectively hoover up resources from every planet in a system at once. They’re religious beings of Life Essence (a resource also unique to them) who perform corporeal actions thanks to pragmatic suits, and lurk in space on massive Ark vessels. The first faction I indulged in, the Vodyani, don’t even colonise planets in the usual way. But if you just want to make your own faction anyway, you can.
