David encountered many space aliens in his galactic adventures. Below are images and descriptions of the most prominent. The first alien David met was a phantera. Later he met the haranda and the coralana; all three of which are prominent members of the Naharam Alliance. In the second book, he visits the mel-balahrane, the mel-dijetara, and the mel-hanor, collectively known as the Dark Three. These alien species form the core of the confederation of aliens whose goal is to destroy the Naharam Alliance.

David also encountered many alien animals (non-sentient), ranging from the smarter chelra, like the phantera's ducas, to the less intelligent but dangerous predators: melcats, skatalors, and shadooks.

Click on the small images below to skip down to a larger image, a brief description of the alien, and links for higher resolution versions of the image.

Aliens in the Vadelah Chronicles

phantera	duca	haranda	coralana
mel-balahrane	mel-dijetara	mel-hanor

Scenes from the Vadelah Chronicles

crullah vs delah	Gyra and David escape	Gyra flying with David	doloom
melcat attack	duca vs melcat	Arana's council chambers	naharam fire
The underwater city	duca valley flight	skatolar	duca over shartara
wedding flight	space battle	Dalena jungle	bratuma
inner room	Drea Cerebinth	Folura sunset	luten temple
Peldara	Cavin	Drea Cerebinth

Aliens in the Vadelah Chronicles

Species: Phantera
Height: 5.5-7 feet
Wingspan: 14-20 feet
Weight: 120-180 lbs.
Home planet: Dalena
Ramatera Speaker: Yes
Technology: High

Description:
Large pigeon-like avians. Males tend to be larger than females and grow more robust with age. Males have pink eye-rings, females blue eye-rings. As they age, scales on the limbs turn from pink to red, magenta, purple, and finally to a bluish purple in advanced old-age. Vital translators for the Naharam Alliance.

Higher resolution versions:
1280x960 2048x1536

Species: Duca (non-sentient)
Length: 25-30 feet
Wingspan: 30-40 feet
Weight: 800-1100 lbs.
Home planet: Dalena

Description:
Very large duck-like chelra. These intelligent creatures assist the phantera. They can speak their own crude language as well as Dalena (native tongue of the phantera).

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Species: Haranda
Length:
   9-16 ft (males)
   6-9 ft (females)
Weight:
   700-5000 lbs. (males)
   400-700 lbs. (females)
Home planet: Arana
Ramatera Speaker: Yes
Technology: Low

Description:
Seal-like creatures with paddle-shaped tails. Males have a horn protruding from the back of the skull.

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Species: Coralana
Height: 3-4 feet
Weight: 23-35 lbs.
Home planet: Thalona
Ramatera Speaker: No
Technology: Very high

Description:
Butterfly-like creatures with thin articulated limbs. They discovered trelemar travel and build the delah spaceships.

Higher resolution versions:
1280x960 2048x1536

Species: Balahrane
Height: 4-5 feet
Weight: 90-120 lbs.
Home planet: Wicara
Ramatera Speaker: Yes
Technology: Moderate

Description:
Dinosaur-like creatures with smooth blue skin. They are warm-blooded bipeds with long tails and fan-shaped bony head-crests. Devote polytheists, they have an affinity for precious metals, jewels, and spices.

Higher resolution versions:
1280x960 2048x1536

Species: Dijetara
Height: 4 feet
Length: 7 feet
Weight: 165 lbs.
Home planet: Cruskada
Ramatera Speaker: Yes
Technology: Very high

Description:
Large crawling insect-like creatures with long snouts, four arms, six legs, and tails ending in four tentacles. They come in three colors: blue, brown, and khaki. Otherwise, individuals are identical in size and features due to genetic manipulation. Science is their god. Efficiency and scientific research are their modes of worship.

Higher resolution versions:
1280x1224

Species: Hanor
Height: 7-8 feet
Weight: 250-400 lbs.
Home planet: Morsala
Ramatera Speaker: Yes
Technology: Low

Description:
Brown mammals that look like a cross between a lion and a wolf. They stand erect, but run on all fours. Very fierce and undisciplined. They care only about feeding their passions, the highest of which is to torture and kill other intelligent life-forms.

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Scenes from the Vadelah Chronicles

Description:
Crullah trying to destroy Gyra's delah over Earth.

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Description:
Gyra and David escaping from apartment building.

Higher resolution version:
1600x1600

Description:
Gyra flying with David.

Higher resolution versions:
1280x960 2048x1536

Description:
Doloom below Arana's deserts.

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Species: Melcat (non-sentient)
Length (head-to-tail):
   20 ft (males)
   28 ft (females)
Weight:
   3000 lbs. (males)
   5000 lbs. (females)
Home planet: Arana

Description:
Large arachnids with tubular eyes. Males have mantis-like forelimbs, females have large pinchers. Dangerous creatures, they normally prey on lampar, sometimes by digging a sand trap. Found in the deep deserts of Arana.

Higher resolution versions:
1280x960 2048x1536

Description:
A duca fighting with a melcat, while David and a haranda watch from a safe distance.

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Description:
Arana's council chambers before David's trial.

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Description:
Arana's council chambers after David's trial.

Higher resolution versions:
800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200

Description:
David's tour of the underwater side of the Pendaram's City.

Higher resolution version:
1600x1200

Description:
David's flight to the valley of the ducas.

Higher resolution version:
1600x1200

Species: Skatolar (non-sentient)
Height:28-35 feet
Weight:35-50 tons
Home planet: Morsala

Description:
Enormous bear-like creatures with shaggy gray fur. Males have a single horn rising from the base of their muzzles. Omnivorous with voracious appetites.

Higher resolution versions:
1280x960 2048x1536