Race Skarapions (Playable Scorpion Race)

Introduction: Born upon the fail of other race, left by their creators... The Skarapions evolved in a almost-totally desert planet, on where sandstorms were almost constant.​

Their adaptation gave them chitin and natural weapons, making them in what our terms would be called ´´Scorpion Men``.​

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Biology: Their outer layer is composed by a thick chitin layer which reflects heat, allowing them to survive to the heat of their destroyed planet. This layer is heavily armored, they should have an tail or sting, however those are removed from the body as soon as they re born due to their culture. Due to their neccesity to collect water, their pinzers evolved into hands (To be able to use bowls), but a close view indicates that some of their old pincers remain, such as the fact that the outer fingers are somewhat curved towards the middle finger. (None of this has effect ingame). Obviously, bipeds.​

They are usually colored as the sand of their planet (Which is not like ours, this sand is black with white spots) and follow the pattern of a sandstorm, but there are known to be, albeit rare, different coloured and with different patterns.​

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Tech specialization: Terraforming and Enviroment Manipulation.​

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History: They were born under the errors of other race, which attempted to terraform their planet, which they accidentally converted in a desert. This race though life wouldnt be able to develop in this planet, as there was no atmosphere of any kind.​

Under the sand, though, there was a large quantity of water, which evaporated due to the excess of heat, and created an thick atmosphere, capable of negating the worst effects of their deadly sun, and allowed life to develop on the planet.​

One of the races found the terraforming mechanism the elder race had used, and over time, and even though they still were a very young race, they managed to use it to their profit, creating a oasis on which they could prosper.​

Their high number allowed them to hunt the giantic creatures of the desert, they found more remains of ancient technology, and they learnt to replicate it, and over time, upgraded it.​

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Culture: Highly intelligent (They learnt to use technology that their creators werent capable of using, atleast by then) scientists. They re usually a peaceful race, but can be extremely dangerous if bothered.​

Their tail and sting is removed when born, because they think its unnecesary for them to possess such a dangerous natural weapon, and that it would only favor crime.​

They prosper though the terraformation of dead planets, and then they exploit those dead planets to obtain all the resources they need, until its so used that even with their technology the planet is unable to regenerate, atleast for a big quantity of time.​

The common goal of the race is to find their creators, who, even though they dont consider gods, they want to meet, to learn of them.​

There are two groups which are agaisnt the common practices of their race.​

One of them, which is seemingly accepted, speaks about the right of the planets they terraform, and that they shouldnt exploit them in such a manner as to extinguish all life over them after they create it.​

The second are considered criminals, and speak about how their goal (To find their elders) is useless, as there isnt even any way to prove they still exist, or that they would want to meet them. Those are usually chased down and executed.​

Their furniture is based on giant shells and sand. Some of their shells are as big as a small house and harder than steel, and reflect the heat. Their favourite plants are similar to cactuses, but with no spines, and of a pink colour, with a nice smell, and when they bloom they give sand(Black) coloured flowers.​

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In Battle: We have few cases of battle agaisnt this race, but on those few cases, we have been told, that suddenly a sandstorm comes out of nowhere, and the victim feels a pain, as if they had been attacked by an sting, and the Skarass then dissapears along with the sandstorm.​

Those victims die within a few hours, a day at most, due to poison, after high fevers and extreme pain.​

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Racial Armor: A chitin-like steel armor with an tail ending on a sting.​

Special effect: Probably something having to do with sand or poison.​

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Racial Weapons: Most of their weapons have to do with modifiying the enviroment to your advantage or to use forces of nature, anything from a weapon that converts terrain under enemies onto quicksands, to a mini tornado generator.​

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Sprites/Art:​

Ingame Look: Purple Skarapion​

Awesome art by Moonkey.​

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Artistic/Concept Look: Common Skarapion​

Awesome art by Creepwolf.​

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Description for Art: First, imagine a humanoid scorpion. The skin is covered by chitin, it only has two legs,
and the arms. Make the pinzers thinner, more similar to fingers, but leave the curve. Then put three
fingers in middle. They have somewhat big, spherical eyes, similar to a hylotl, but only two.
They have no hair, but the chitin can form different shapes in the head, similar to avian feathers.
They have no tail/sting unless wearing the armor, in which case they have a robotic looking one.
Now, colour: Imagine a totally flat sandstorm, then imagine you re viewing it from a side. The sand is
black with some white spots, then put the Skarapion siluet on the sandstorm. Remove all the sandstorm
outside body. There you have colour.
The colour can be different, but the most common Skarass colour is black with white spots.

 

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Here is a sprite. Literally, the first time I've tried making an alien humanoid so this is the best I can do.


Edit: I didn't add the tail since the lore said it's usually cut off when born.

 

nice one this looks really cool i tried making a race but it kinda failed

 

Love the race idea you have my vote.

 

thanks man

 

Wow, thats really nice. Its very cool to be your first sprite, thanks you!

 

It sounds so exciting, I would love to play as one!

 

Cool. Any idea to make them better?

 

I don't know... Maybe more sprites?

 

I guess that since your on a big clan you know some artists that could make art?

 

Oh, I can just ask on the clan!

 

Oh, and also, if you have any idea for the exact effect of the racial armor, feel free to suggest.

 

Well, Brite and Creep are really good at making sprites, you should send them a message, and ask them!
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?members/creepwolf.3950/
http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?members/britefire.10378/

 

Wonderful, will PM them. Also you can edit ^^.

 

Alrighty.

 

New art by Creepwolf.

 

He always makes great ones.

 

Hmm. I wonder if Britefire is working on it.

 

He probably is. You always can ask him!