The Net Kens

The most alien-looking of the clans, the Net Kens are easy to spot because of their spherical heads, which are not only surrounded by ten gem-like red eyes that roll randomly in their sockets but also topped with 6-inch knobs adorned with satellite-dish-like ears. They have rubbery purple skin; long, skinny necks; flexible arms that end with retractable clipper fingers and handy hooped nets. And they are recognizable because of their vibrant, trendy, often gaudy outfits. The Net Kens are greedy, materialistic, possessive individuals of varying degrees. Some are vane, some bratty, some obsessive/compulsive, some whiny, some ditsy. All are avid collectors. Their stocky pets, called rets, look like knob-headed bulldogs that lost their hind legs to iguana tails.

The Net Kens are charged with collecting the valley’s crops, maintaining numerous pens of wild hens, and keeping their indoor/outdoor wells amply stocked with eggs for consumption by the residents of Vowella.