The Dead God
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent:
To validate a synthetic creation designed by The Slave, and to be spread as a danger on planets in the Outer Rim.
Image Credit:
Here. Both come from the same page, the other being in the description.
Canon:
N/A
Links:
The Slave │ Bestia’s Holocron
GENERAL INFORMATION
Name:
Aeshma
Designation:
Non-Sentient
Homeworld:
Malachor V
Language:
N/A
Average Lifespan:
2 Years [Standard] │ 15 Years [Queen]
Estimated Population:
Rare
Description:
A bone white carapace surrounding a fleshy crimson dermis, these abominations of creation are an abhorrent afront to natural genesis by simply existing. With no eyes, disastrously long and dangerous claws, and the force capacity of a young padawan; anyone facing down one of these creatures must be extremely careful in how they handle themselves.
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Breathes:
Oxygen
Average height of adults:
2.1m [Worker] │ 9.75m [Queen]
Average length of adults:
N/A
Skin color:
Alabaster / Crimson
Hair color:
N/A
Distinctions:
Most notably, these creatures can most often be recognized by their thick cream colored exoskeleton, contrasted by soft joints with a deep crimson coloration. Most often, they carry what one would consider a female figure, likely a result of their genetic forerunners if not an idealized addition imparted by their creator. In addition, there are a trailing sections of hair like structures that trail off much of the exoskeleton structure, often referred to as ‘wisps’ by those who encounter them, they are merely unsolidified bone and often regarded as excess growth by bioengineers across the galaxy, noted as being sloppy craftsmanship on the side of their creator.
Although their bodies built sturdy and potent, their heads are something more of a sensory information center. First, there are no eyes on the creatures, as they see through the force. Unconventional, but with its advantages, another being the communication abilities they have to their various counterparts through the massive ‘antennas’ that fringe off their head. Lastly, a sideways mouth that holds a snake like tongue with its own triset of teeth.
The second type carries much of the same standard qualities at the first, albeit a second smaller set of arms used for weaving, a far larger structure, and a signifigantly stronger presence in the force. Their would be antennas are far thicker in relation to their body, carrying a series of sacks that serve as separate wombs for the Queen. In addition, they are nearly covered in various extensions that serve to create a nest out of strong and unique silk style fibers, each with their own strong tactile strength and otherwise semi-sticky nature.
Races:
N/A
Strengths:
Hive Mind -
With their connectivity to the force, these creatures experience an interconnected personality that originates with the Queen of said hive, effectively creating a central response to threats and quick communication to where food sources are plentiful or otherwise.
Like Rabbits -
With a Queen able to give birth to large litters at once, this species can spread through a city or area with an extreme speed.
Strong Fighters -
Their strength is outstanding, a beautiful example of their enduring and grueling nature. Averaging the ability to lift up to 225kg, most members of the worker variety are easily capable of tossing even armored men aside, while the queen is capable of lifting up to 1200kg's of weight. Overall, and extremely capable creature with superior strength and endurance that utilizes its natural claws to tear asunder its enemies.
Parkour! -
Their feet and hands contain micro textures that allow them to crawl along most structures with reasonable ease, able to move through small corridors at an extreme speed from ceiling to floor.
Armor?! -
The cream colored bone spurs and plates that cover the creature are extremely resilient compared to conventional bone, with a tensile strength half that of synthetic bonemer. With a strong defence against standard melee weaponry, there is a signifigant weakness in the armor when dealing with blaster rounds or slugs, and even worse when faced with the high energy impact of a lightsaber blade in full swing.
Weaknesses: [2 minimum]
Force Sensitive -
Because of their sensitivity to the force, the telepathy they use for their hive mind capabilities can be easily noticed by those who show skill in it. This does not mean however they can read what they mean, only that they can tell where they are at any given point.
Burn The House Down -
The silk used in their hive’s can be extremely flammable, and is the most common method to burning a nest of them out of a population center.
Young and Reckless -
With their extordinary short lifespan, these creatures are forced to breed faster and faster to compensate for their otherwise less than luxurious time to be alive.
Bad Connection -
Without connection to the Queen and the rest of the hive mind, the creatures will begin to die off at an accelerated rate, as their ability to function becomes extremely hindered. This limit is a soft barrier of about 16 kilometers, allowing the creatures a wide range to commit to their atrocities. In addition, their force focused telepathy is easily interuppted by force users, allowing for those able to sense their communication patterns to create a feedback loop that forces the creatures to lose connection.
CULTURE
Diet:
Eats Carnivorously, being anything organic. They do not however have an extreme immune system, so most common poisons and toxins are very effective.
Communication:
The Force [Telepathy]
Technology level:
N/A
Religion/Beliefs:
N/A
General behavior:
These creatures experience no joy, no satisfaction, only the endless hunger bestowed upon them by their creator. With an impossibly aggressive nature, there is little in the means of domestication nor understanding societal structures when none exist. Simply put, they are nothing more than a hyper-violent bee’s nest with exceptionally bottomless stomachs.
Between instances of the species, there is little to no infighting when within a singular hive, however when multiple hives exist in the same area they will often have intercommunity conflicts related to Queen’s striving for absolute dominance. In addition, there is a preference to hunt force sensitive members of the galaxy due to their presence in their sight and senses, strictly because of their sensory information being focused in the Force itself.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
An almost newborn species in the galaxy, this abominable affront to creation finds its origins in an artificial genesis designed by the Sith. More specifically, in the artisan hands of a man known simply as The Slave. In his mind, in his design he crafted this manifestation of unending hunger as a means to combat foreign vessels and city population centers, but as all creations do it grew out of control and pockets of them began to appear on planets in the Outer Rim.
Originally however, they were a sizable group of Twi’leks taken into custody through a prominent slave trading network already established throughout the underground criminal world. These slaves found themselves under the horrid knife that was the testing imagination of The Slave, and through a series of failures the end of their journey was met with what we know currently as the Aeshma.
