>>11859644>Crystals are too stable for a dynamic life form so we are leaving hard sci fi thenIt's not intended to be super hard sci fi, though I try to make it at least a bit harder than space fantasy and think this shit out.
I chose crystals because I intended for the major distinguishing physical characteristic of the psyker post-human race being the fact they have crystals growing from their forehead that's implied to be linked to their powers. It can be anything, really, so long as it's not conventionally organic.
>Does this plot need a water world?The plot needs the aliens, because it demonstrates to the villain that mind control via psychic powers is possible. Before the discovery most psykers can only manipulate things externally.
>Not sure what you intend with post humans, but present day humans have very limited use for a water world.Humans in this setting are really divided. Takes place in another galaxy after countless generations, where humans arrived via generational ships. Each post humanity race is the result of that prolonged evolutionary bottleneck aboard the ships.
The psykers are unique because their ship records cut off halfway through, where they encountered something that fucked them all up. They're integral to the setting since there's no true FTL, so people get by via worm holes. Psykers can create wormholes.
