Astra

Astra was a Crogenitor specialising in Biogenetics. He lived on Verdanth.

History
At some point, Astra found the orphaned Savage in the Verdanthi rainforest. He led him towards mutagenic fungi of his own design to study the results, and Savage became capable of directly communicating with animals.

Astra soon kidnapped Tork, a thief, and held him captive for a decade, subjecting him to repeated physical exams. During one examination, he intentionally allowed Tork to overpower him, and ultimately he let Tork, and his other subjects, escape into the wild.

Astra's prescence on Verdanth was eventually noticed by the scientist Sage, who named the Crogenitor "Entity 13".

Astra survived the intial battles of the Darkspore sieges on Verdanth. Less concerned with galactic defense than with the irreplacable experimental diversity of Verdanth, he began scouring the Verdanthi for potent warriors to defend against the Darkspore. Finding some, he genetically enhaced Arborus, connecting him to the Verdanthi leaders, the Ikuyu. He also enhanced Viper, altering his fast-twitch muscles.

Astra may have escaped Verdanth with the other Crogenitors and made it to Cryos, Infinity or Scaldron, where he may have died or been placed in cryo-sleep. If he remained on Verdanth, he was presumably killed.