Race Meet the Archoliths

Discussion in 'NPCs and Creatures' started by Garire, Jun 12, 2015.

  1. Garire

    Garire Yeah, You!

    History of the Archoliths:
    The Archoliths lived on a planet that was partially destroyed by meteors. The religion of the time blamed it on the
    peoples who inhabited the worlds in the sky. Many eons of hardships followed and the race became bitterly angry with all
    of the "sky people". To survive, clans of Archoliths had to support community activities together in constant teamwork.
    The ability to be part of a team became a highly valued trait among the Archoliths.

    Eventually the people started turning on each other with many small wars and battles. A leader that attempted to unify
    all Archoliths decided that they should build spaceships and set forth to find and destroy the "sky people". He was
    intending to give the Archoliths someone to fight besides each other.

    They encountered the Florans, who were quite willing to fight. The Archoliths succeeded in taking control of a minor
    planet from the Florans, and it solidified their hatred of other species, and their faith in their own abilities when
    they band together.


    Appearance of the Archoliths:
    Archoliths are broad humanoids with lumpy rock skin. Their skin comes in various colors, including browns, greys, black,
    dark red, and dark blue. Archolith skin also has various patterns, ranging from a marbled appearance to what one Human
    explorer described as "like an earth giraffe". They have no facial features except for a single brightly colored gemstone
    eye. They have moss and lichen "hair" covering their head.


    Personality of the Archoliths:
    Archoliths are arrogant toward other races at all times. All other beings are considered to be beneath them. The
    Archoliths work together as a team with a cooperativeness similar to bees or ants.
    Archoliths that have been seperated from their society at a younger age are not as strongly arrogant, and tend to not fit
    into Archolith society as a result. They become outcasts and wander through space.


    Technology of the Archoliths:
    Archoliths favor short swords, broad swords, spears and body length shields. They wear leather and metal armor, which
    often resembles Roman centurions. Archolith spaceships are somewhat crude, and are built from curved metal plates with
    spears sticking out from the gaps.


    Racial Relations of the Archoliths:
    Nada, nothing, zilch, zip. Archoliths believe that they are destined to rule the universe, so any partnerships or
    alliances they form are strained and temporary at best. In particular, they hate the Florans because they believe the
    they are the evil "sky people" that damaged their home planet.


    Archolith Biology:
    Archoliths take in air through pores in their skin. The air is then absorbed into their bloodstream.
    Archoliths eat and drink using clear "straws" on their face. They have to pulverise solid food before they eat it, using
    either their fists, or their face.
    Archoliths communicate using changes in color and flashes of light in their gemstone eye.


    Sprites:
    I'm not very good at drawing sprites, so more detailed sprites than this one would appreciated.
    Archolith 1-1.png
     
    Last edited: Jun 14, 2015

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