A concept sketch of a human-like alien with tubes coming out of her back and sunglasses on her face. She has gills and sharp teeth. The text on screen reads "Main air composition adjuster," "Blood pH balancer," "Sun shades to dim light around eyes," and "lower 1/2 mask to completely cover nose, mouth, and gills"

This was an early idea for what a Lacerti could look like. It was mid-pandemic, and I had just gotten into Star Trek: TNG. As a certified biology gal, I wanted to see more intricate life-support systems for the non-human characters. From this, I got a basic design for the aliens I would eventually call Lacerti. In later drafts, I’d go further with the inhuman qualities (see below for a more recent look), but I do appreciate this design for what it inspired.

When I first started writing my novel in progress, it was supposed to be an original Star Trek story called Star Trek: Apgar. This was my design for a TNG-era Starfleet uniform modified for my protagonist, then called Lieutenant Commander Beshan.

A drawing of five people posing for a picture: three Betazoids, one half Betazoid half Bajoran, and one Vulcan
A drawn diagram labeling parts of a virus-appearing organism
A drawing of a Vulcan woman standing in front of city ruins
A drawing of a Vulcan woman in a helmet and vest that says "press" kneeling while looking at a tablet
A drawing of sci-fi blueprints
A drawing of a Vulcan woman sitting behind a desk
A blurry drawing of a Vulcan woman jumping over an overturned desk
A drawing of four people posing for a picture: two Betazoids, one half Betazoid half Bajoran holding an urn, and one Vulcan

Art from the story Outside the Scope of Assignment, The Story of Lhai of Vulcan, associated with the project UWNY Student Radio on TikTok.