Citoac
- Appearance: Plant-analogue
- Manipulatory limbs evolved from, still reminiscent of, repurposed leaves (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Pseudopod-like feet (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Homeworld: Nasat
- Biological notes
- Photosynthesis required for survival (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Without sufficient light, Citoac can get sustenance from meat instead, but they greatly prefer not to (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Capable of generating a biotoxin fatal to near all forms of organic life (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Photosynthesis required for survival (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Historical notes
- Shortly after the migration of the Nasat, the Citoac engaged in a brief war, worried that development would deprive their land of the already-low light (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Said war led eventually to a truce, in which certain areas would be considered off-limits from expansion (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Details of this truce were lost by 24th century, leading to a second war until the details were rediscovered (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Cultural notes
- Generally nonviolent unless threatened (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
- Little interest in technological development, seeing it as unnecessary (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")