Venusian (Venusian Lullaby)

The Venusians were the ancient inhabitants of Venus.

Biology
The Venusians lifeforms had twelve eye-stalks in pairs. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby, Bad Therapy) They had five arms and five legs. (PROSE: Bad Therapy, First Frontier) They were capable of eating the brains of other Venusians to gain their memories. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby)

Culture
The Venusians used Venusian aikido. (PROSE: First Frontier) When the Venusians learned of the fate of their world, they fractured. There were various factions, known as anti-Acceptancers, who tried to find alternatives to their civilisation's fate. These included the Below the Sun Believers, the Rocketeers, the Water-breathers, the Volcano People, the Magnetologists and the Cave-makers. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby)

History
Early in its history, Venus supported life, including the Venusians. When the planet became uninhabitable, the Venusians planned to escape to Earth, but were unsuccessful. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby)