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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an obedient Sithspawn species for my character Cyra Ren, whom can be easily multiplied via the Xenaxi Virus.
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- Canon: No
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- Name: Xenaxi
- Designation: Semi-Sentient
- Origins: Sith Alchemy (Sithspawn)
- Average Lifespan: Dependent on initial viral host.
- Estimated Population: N/A - Fluctuates Heavily
- Description: The physical form of a Xenaxi Drone can vary depending on its original host, however, all tend to share some common traits: a vertebrate-like body, a protective exoskeleton, a long flexible tail, an elongated domed head, with nearly invisible eyes near the mouth, and a toothed maw hiding a proboscis-like inner mouth.
- Breathes: Dependent on the initial host.
- Average Height of Adults: Dependent on initial host, usually around 6ft.
- Average Length of Adults: Dependent on initial host.
- Skin color: Black
- Hair color: None
- Distinctions: Little is known about their biology, but it is known that they eat with their inner or secondary mouths, not their outer mouths. This mouth is somewhat similar to the pharyngeal jaw of a moray eel. They also bleed an unknown and extremely corrosive Fluoroantimonic acid type of fluid. It is glowing purple in color and often referred to as "blood", although whether it's used to transport nutrients through the body and/or just serves simply as a defensive mechanism is not clear. The ability to inherit traits from its hosts also suggests that it incorporates genetic material from them. All Xenaxi drones, no matter their hosts original sex, become infertile females. Xenaxi Drones are created when most victims of any species are infected with the Xenaxi Plague, developed by Cyra Ren via sith alchemy. The victim undergoes a slow and painful physical and mental transformation, as the plague overwrites their DNA and irreversably transforms them into a Xenaxi Drone, who, due to the alchemical process used in the plague's creation, are mentally reshaped to be unquestioningly loyal to Cyra Ren, whom they consider their queen. Drones are unable to speak post transformation bar hissing, and possess a hive mind like intellect, losing most skills they had before but being linked to every other Xenaxi, rendering them capable of following orders swiftly and acting as a singular mind.
- Races: Xenaxi Abomination - Very rarely, the genetic transformation the host undergoes can fail dramatically, creating malformed drones with multiple extra limbs and even heads, some of which are too malformed to be of any use to the rest of Xenaxi. The ones with useful mutations are made good use of, but those who are of no use are quickly killed by other drones.
- Force Sensitivity: Normal
- Quick to Multiply, Hard to Exterminate - Due to the nature of their creation, Xenaxi Drones can easily be created by the Xenaxi Plague from any planetary populace if properly dispersed. As long as samples of the plague remain, Xenaxi can never truly be properly wiped out, as there's always the chance the plague'll be rereleased elsewhere.
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- Diet: Carnivore - They'll eat whatever they kill, pretty much. They arn't fussy!
- Communication: Primarily through telepathy, hissing and body language, as well as various pheramones.
- Technology level: None
- Religion/Beliefs: None
- General behavior: Xenaxi Drones operate in a hive mind, acting as one organism in service of their "queen", Cyra Ren, whom controls them with a genetic marker of her own DNA included in the Xenaxi Plague so that each new Drone automatically recognizes her as their leader. They lose most of what they once were, bar useful genetic traits from their original host species that are retained and repurposed for the benefit of the hive. They are primarily carnivorous, and will readily eat those they don't intend to turn into more of their number to sustain themselves. They also tend to build simply hives for themselves, either in caves or existing structures where they can rest and feed in safety, as well as keep newly captured and infected victims secure while they undergo their transformation.
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