Oh yeah, there's heaps of us. Kinda tends to happen when your "luminous, shining leaders" [and you can just hear the air-quotes] are intergalactic conquerers. But more specifically, you know those two giant ladies that were around a couple Jaunts back, right before all the film stuff? Pink and curly, and the giant blue lady? They're Gems as well.

...you know what, though, that might not be a bad idea. I'm not much of a booksy type, but maybe I should give it a shot.