Community The Agaran Menace

I see you completely left out the Fourth Scenario, that Agarans are infecting Floran Cocoons, turning the unborn Floran into an Agaran, which is the most heavily supported theory, as we have the pods in game showing off this.
Also, Scenario One wouldn't make the Floran change visibly into an Agaran.
Scenario Three is impossible. I've explained it enough times and I don't feel like doing it again.

 

I think 1 and 4 both happen.

 

I added a Fourth Scenario (Thanks for the input!)
Scenario one was supposed to say that they grew a fungal face... (Added that!)
Scenario Three is something that we have pointed to sometimes, and although it is one of the less likely ones, I felt the need to put it on there, as it is possible (This was proven!)

​

 

What is the Agaran's link to dry sap and the greenguard? The prisons they have are made of the same building materials, and whenever I do happen to see a captive floran in a basement cell, there is always a drysap despenser inside with them. Maybe Drysap is turning the greenguard Florans into these mushroom people, and in their altered state the only thing they can remember is their job as Greenguard: Capture and torture. But then again I remember the lore said something like Greenfinger found drysap out of a twisted, dried out tree on a desert planet, it didn't come from any fungus or mushroom if I recall. And its also interesting that my Floran is already a mushroom floran, yet somehow the Agarans are mushroom florans too? So my Floran's foliage isn't really a mushroom cap? So many questions, so little answers

 

Agarans being that they take over Florans in some way would likely recycle the materials used by the Florans. However, as time advances, they are starting to build their own unique homes out of mushroom matter.
On the Floran mushroom type foliage, I've been assuming it's probably just a flower of some kind that resembles a mushroom.

The Pleuricospora fimbriolata is a good example of a flowering plant that looks very similar to a mushroom! Yes, that is a flower.

 

My own personal standing on all of this is that the Agaran's are a parasitic fungus. They spread spores onto travelers in order to reach other planets, and they infect Florans, taking over the brain and completely growing over them until they're Agarans. They used to be remote and peaceful, but they likely became much more aggressive due to some Apex experiment. They have drysap dispensers in Floran prisons because the spores that infect Oaken Soldier Floran's become the strongest Agaran's, the soldiers. They also can infect a Floran Pod, causing the Florans to become Agaran before they're even born.

 

Might suggest another scenario, where agarans are a completely independent species.


I've started to wonder if agarans are naturally aggressive towards florans, or if this is solely caused by the mysterious "silent voice". I haven't seen much thoughts about this voice, so I'll leave few ideas:
Outside force (another species, (maybe the ones who created glitches and were technologically advanced) or even a single person)
Agaran hive mind (or something similar)
Such voice does not exist, and mentioning it was only an attempt to mislead us (not likely, duh)

 

The first Agarans we saw where peaceful, and lived in villages.
Soon afterwards, we started seeing strange things happening... around Agaran loners.
Especially those pods.
I think that the Agarans reproduced in some way.
But then they infected a pod, and... the Stage Two Agarans came out.

 

I found few of them with a giant kind of cauldron...

 

I think that the Agarans aren't evil as most of us seem to think.
The races in starbound all defy what you'd expect:

• The Avians have no wings
• The Apex aren't primitive
• The Florans aren't peace-lovers
• The 'Wise' Hylotl aren't as peaceful as you'd suspect
• The glitch don't have high tech

and so on.

In my opinion, it would make sense that the Agarans, a race based off of a kingdom of life that is often found leeching from other organisms and beginning
parasitic relationships, would be peaceful.

Perhaps they're saving us from a threat that not even we know at this time.

 

Let us not forget the great tragedy of the guy who was fired because he thought the Tentacomet was peaceful.

 

Well, he wasn't the one writing from an out-of-universe standpoint.

Besides, there aren't really any assumptions to be made about a giant tentacle comet besides the fact that it looks scary.

 

This thread just showed up on the forum and I think it warrants a mention here: http://community.playstarbound.com/...tation-got-the-heck-right-out-of-there.74912/

OP doesn't mention if they're using any mods that might be the actual root of this, but if it's a new in-game thing, this definitely suggests some new things about what Agarans might be capable of, with the similarities of this to the smaller overtaken Apex buildings.

 

I never said they were evil. They may just be living out their way of life, as a parasitic life form, they may have no bad intent at all. Still, the torturing of Floran's and murdering of Hylotl's, as well as the destruction of Apex labs is, disturbing, at the very least.

 

Oddly enough (because from what I've heard, the Florans and Agarans seem to love to kill one another), I found a Floran living among a group of Agarans (most of which congregated near an odd vase shaped pool of some sort), and though I could be misinterpreting (for all I know the Floran could be a prisoner) I don't feel like I am. The odd part is that there is no visible settlement on the planet, simply an odd pool (which I accidentally drained the water from, much to my own horror) they all seemed to frolic in, and a few guards on each side. Odd either way. I'll snap some pictures when I head back to that particular planet...

 

The floran is supposed to be at the bottom of the pool, drowning. That's been the case when I've seen those structures.

Or maybe they're having a pool party.

 

They could be war criminals?

 

I doubt it.

 

Agaran are good for one thing, stabbing. I stab them, get pixels, rinse and repeat

 

[INITIATING API CONFERENCE]

Halhoom!
Those of you who have begun to learn the Agaran language will recognize the above word as "Hello!"
Here at the Agaran Preserve Initiative, we are working to learn and understand the Agarans, and help them into the galactic community.

Today's Topic
The Agaran Community
We have come a long way with our research of the Agarans. Firstly, we have decoded a large portion of their language, allowing us to partially understand them. We have also discovered the "Dark Side" of the Agaran as a race. We are faced with to different Agaran communities to deal with.

Many of us have seen what we call an "Agaran Settlement". I'll show you an example of one!
View attachment 88417
Here is me, with one of my Agaran friends. His name is "Hoomasquish". He, and the others in his village, where very kind and hospitable. These people nurture and connect with the environment around them. They have their own wildlife. Hoomasquish calls them "Walkshrooms". Unlike others (Including my) speculations, these plump creatures are not "livestock" for the Agarans. Hoomasquish told me not to kill them. He also speaks of the towering mushrooms around their land. He calls them "Naturrashroom". They have green tops. One day, when I was resting after an incident with the local wildlife, I saw two Agarans standing around a tree. One had a fungal growth on almost matching the colossal mushroom. The other was Hoomasquish, who had a head fashioned to be identical to a stink horn. Then they did something unexpected. They rubbed their hands vigorously on the stem of the giant mushroom and rubbed it on their head. Then they dropped and rolled on the ground, got up, and walked away, as if nothing had happened. Their actions left me in complete confusion. The next day told me the purpose of their strange behavior. I walked to the site after I woke up, and saw red dots dappled across the area. Through closer examination, I discovered that they where tiny red mushrooms! What an amazing discovery! I now knew why the various houses had red mushroom growths in the walls and roof.

I ventured throughout the village and found a sugarcane crop field. There was nobody tending to it, so I decided to enter it and investigate. Surely the Agarans didn't just eat raw sugar? I found nothing of interest, and returned to my apartment, which I had rented from the Agarans for some coralcreep seeds. To my dismay, they ate them on sight. On the bright side, I got the house AND I learned that the Agarans aren't very smart.
Later, I asked Hoomasquish what he did with the sugarcane, which he referred to as "Frydust". He just blinked at me, and I became very confused. A look of understanding covered his face and he said, "Frydust nab naturra. Good!" In case you aren't an expert on their language, he said, "Sugarcane isn't natural. It's good!" To my disappointment, his words led to the conclusion that the sugarcane was nothing special.

I felt that my time in their settlement was done, so I decided to leave. Hoomasquish started making strange gasping sounds when I told him the news, which I assumed was the Agarans way of showing sadness. (Or relief!) But I would come back someday, I told him. I wrote down the coordinates and went into hyperspeed, traveling to my home planet, so that I could write my discoveries and send them to API.

We now know that the Agarans can be kind and hospital people. This shows that they are worth saving.

Halhoom!
Those of you who have begun to learn the Agaran language will recognize the above word as "Hello!"
Here at the Agaran Preserve Initiative, we are working to learn and understand the Agarans, and help them into the galactic community.

Today's Topic
The Agaran Savages
Now that we have reviewed the social atmosphere of the hospitable Agaran Settlements, We will look into the Dark side of the Agarans, the outcasts who prey on others. We will call them the "Savages".
View attachment 88508 The picture above is an example of the Agaran Savages. There is a Floran under the water. She occasionally swims up to the surface for breaths, but the Agarans lining the side make sure that she doesn't get out. The figure swimming in the picture above is my friend. His name is "Raidan". The Agarans treated him with little respect when he was at this water pot. He noticed that the Agarans had red caps on their heads, too. They gave him accusing glances. Sadly, due to Raidan's delicate mood, he killed them all. This is how Raidan sees them.

"The Agarans didn't even notice me at first. I nudged one and he looked at me anger. He said, "Looky nab help Kissface!" I assumed that he was calling me "Looky" due to my resemblance to the Eye Guards. I looked into the hole that they where gathered around and saw a huge pit. It was filled with water, and was very dark at the bottom. I wondered what horrors lied beneath the surface. Then the unexpected happened. I saw a Floran swim to the surface and take a breath. She looked very weak. I saw her grab on to the side of the pit, but an Agaran shoved his foot into her face, submerging her in water. I was very angry at this point. I jumped in to help the Floran get up. I swam to the bottom and found her unconsious body. I grabbed its hand and swam to the surface, when my helmet met one of the Agarans swords. The crazy thing had attacked me! I aimed my Bone Rifle and shot a tooth into his face. This seemed to anger the rest. They all jumped in and attacked me with their swords, but my armor protected me. I managed to kill them all. I brought up the Floran to the surface and, to my horror, found that she had been stabbed by one of the Agarans in our little skirmish. I lay her down and she passed away. Looks like luck wasn't with her.

With this short document, we can conclude that the Agarans who are not part of the settlements are torturing Florans. The reason is unknown. Only time will tell why they are doing these terrible acts. In times like this, we need to be sure that we have trustworthy friends. I will soon see if we can trust the Agarans in the settlements.

Halhoom!
Those of you who have begun to learn the Agaran language will recognize the above word as "Hello!"
Here at the Agaran Preserve Initiative, we are working to learn and understand the Agarans, and help them into the galactic community.

Today's Topic
Agaran Origins
We have reviewed the good and bad sides of the Agarans. But one thing remains a mystery...
Where did the Agarans come from?
Let us see the different species of the Agarans.
Agarans: Stage One

View attachment 88738 View attachment 88739

These Agarans are the ones that we are most farmiliar with. They come in two variations. One has a large, green puffball on his head, and the other appears to have the head of a stinkhorn. We first started seeing them in villages. At this point, we where clueless of who they where. They spoke a language that our universal translators couldn't read. Then, we started seeing them engaging in hostile operations against the Florans.
Their language could be old or new. You may have also noticed that their torsos have a very close resemblance to Florans. This may reveal that they have some sort of genetic ties to the Florans, and have some matching phenotypes.
Agarans: Stage Two

View attachment 88740 View attachment 88741

These Agarans are new too us. It is predicted that these hatched out of the strange Floran cocoons. This probaby means that the Stage One Agarans reproduced in some other way, but we will discuss that later. These Stage Two Agarans also have two variations. One has a puffball head, like the Stage One Agaran, but it is colored red with white spots. There is also one that looks like the previous, but with a blue head. Both of these Stage Two Agarans have inclined eyebrows, making them look angry most of the time.

Now... where could they have come from?
There are many different scenarios.
Let us see the most likely ones.

Scenario One
An alien spore entered a Floran's mouth and altered its brain paths, making it think differently, and causing a large Fungal growth on its head

Scenario Two
An Apex scientist exposed a Floran to genetically modified fungus that captured its whole body, making it Agaran

*Scenario Three
The Agarans where originally the Florans, but the Fungal growth on one's head died away, leaving it as a plant

Scenario Four (Requested)
During the Floran birth process, a group of mushroom spores covered a Floran cocoon, causing the grown Floran to be born as an Agaran

*Scenario Three is very debatable

Halhoom!
Those of you who have begun to learn the Agaran language will recognize the above word as "Hello!"
Here at the Agaran Preserve Initiative, we are working to learn and understand the Agarans, and help them into the galactic community.

Today's Topic
Agaran Culture
The Agarans are mysterious as a race. Today, we will shine a light on their cultural world.
This is an Agaran Tower.

These are commonly found in Agaran Settlements. In here, you will find small clay pots with intricate designs. Also, there is a large mushroom top posing as a roof. You also see delicate doors, glowing fungus, a mushroom bed an table, and soft yellow chairs. I personally added these in. I found building blueprints in the merchant's stock and decided to buy some. It confuses me why they never naturally use this beautiful furniture.

This is an Agaran household.

This has a similar layout to the tower, with a mushroom roof and wooden walls. This building was also one that I added fungal furniture to. This building has wooden supports and a mushroom chest, which contains the owner's belongings.

This is another Agaran household.

This house matches the other household with the exception that it only has one floor to it. The owner's belongings are stored in the pots.

Here is an Agaran sugar field.

"Or maybe the unusual Agarans, the mushroom people who till the earth?"
-The Bone Dragon Codex

They till the earth? This shows that that's true. The Agaran seem to grow sugarcane plants This is probably due to the fact that sugar is organic and is able to grow fungus. Also, this sugarcane is probable used as a sweet food for the Agarans.

Here is an Agaran animal.

These creatures are non-hostile and have large mushroom caps on their heads. The Agarans clearly do not use them for food. These creatures are basically worshiped by the Agarans, and can do anything, even go into Agaran homes and knock down furniture. They must have some unknown function in daily Agaran life.

Here is an example of an Agaran. Lets examine him closely!

Look! This Agaran is holding a human's short sword. It is one of the many commonly known weapon designs. This may be confusing, because you can find mushroom swords like this one in the Settlements.

This Agaran is also wearing the armor of a Floran Bonesmith. This is another clue that the Agarans have some relation to the Florans.

In summary, the Agarans seem to be a mix of different cultures. They don't seem smart enough to keep there own way of life, and are constantly found coying others. They also seem to have no spaceships, which leaves the existence of them on other planets a mystery.

Next Meeting's Subject:
Agaran Reproduction
Don't worry, it won't be awkward!

On a side note...

That thread's content wasn't legit. It was either modded of built.

[ENDING API CONFERENCE]​