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====Colonies==== | ====Colonies==== | ||
The seven "sections" of the Pandronian body, or "colony", are actually five different subspecies which have evolved to depend on each other in a symbiotic nature. They started as separate species with different strengths, but as they developed some small intelligence, they began to work together. Through the millennia, this symbiosis became so intertwined that they cannot exist on their own for long. | The seven "sections" of the Pandronian body, or "colony", are actually five different subspecies which have evolved to depend on each other in a completely symbiotic nature. They started as separate species with different strengths, but as they developed some small intelligence, they began to work together. Through the millennia, this symbiosis became so intertwined that they cannot exist on their own for long. | ||
Each subspecies has a central core nervous system that allows it to function, though its intelligence is limited to basic survival. Covered in a chlorophyll-filled skin membrane, they get their energy from | Each subspecies has a central core nervous system that allows it to function, though its intelligence is limited to basic survival. Covered in a chlorophyll-filled skin membrane, they get their energy from photosynthesis. Light and water is enough to sustain a single portion of the body for a time, but the full body needs food as well. Each section can also produce a limited amount of self-levitation. | ||
The five subspecies are as follows: | The five subspecies are as follows: | ||
*Thinkers: This is the head portion of the body. The thinkers were originally the most intelligent of the species, with the best senses and reasoning. Usually one exists per colony, its role is to be the center of the hive mind and to collect sensory input through eyes, ears and nose. This section has the only full brain of the subspecies, though it cannot provide enough power to use it unless connected to the rest of the body. Also the location of the vocal cords. | *Thinkers: This is the head portion of the body. The thinkers were originally the most intelligent of the species, with the best senses and reasoning. Usually one exists per colony, its role is to be the center of the hive mind and to collect sensory input through eyes, ears and nose. This section has the only full brain of the subspecies, though it cannot provide enough power to use it unless connected to the rest of the body. Also the location of the vocal cords. | ||
*Graspers: These are the arm and hand portions. These creatures developed great dexterity and strength and so they became the workers of the colony. There are usually two per colony, | *Graspers: These are the arm and hand portions. These creatures developed great dexterity and strength and so they became the workers of the colony. There are usually two per colony, one of each gender. | ||
*Walkers: As their name suggests, these are the leg and feet portions of the body. Built for speed and endurance, they support the rest of the colony, though they provide little in terms of intelligence. Each colony typically has two walkers. | *Walkers: As their name suggests, these are the leg and feet portions of the body. Built for speed and endurance, they support the rest of the colony, though they provide little in terms of intelligence. Each colony typically has two walkers, usually one of each gender. | ||
*Thumpers: The chest of the Pandronian colony. This is the powerhouse. Rather than blood, the Pandronian colony uses a type of thin sap to transport glucose and carbon to the different extremities. The thumpers house a large heart to pump the sap through the body. One per colony. | *Thumpers: The chest of the Pandronian colony. This is the powerhouse of the body, and also the reproductive section. Rather than blood, the Pandronian colony uses a type of thin sap to transport glucose and carbon to the different extremities. The thumpers house a large heart to pump the sap through the body. Either Male or Female. One per colony. | ||
*Grumblers: This is the abdominal section, and it holds the colony's digestive system. A large mouth sits where a human naval would be, directly connected to the stomach. Sugar and Water are pulled out of the food and turned into sap, which is pumped through the body by the | *Grumblers: This is the abdominal section, and it holds the colony's digestive system. A large mouth sits where a human naval would be, directly connected to the stomach. Sugar and Water are pulled out of the food and turned into sap, which is pumped through the body by the thumper section. Non-gendered section, and there can only be one per colony. | ||
===Reproduction=== | ====Reproduction==== | ||
Pandronian reproduction is very strange to most humanoids. The strange mix of genders can be confusing to outsiders and is a very private thing in their society, so it is rarely discussed. It takes two full Pandronian colonies to create a "bask", or group of offspring. A typical bask is 15-20 eggs. | |||
=====Genders===== | |||
There are technically six Pandronian genders, though only two are necessary for reproduction. Walkers and graspers hatch as either "lefts" or "rights", and thumpers as either male or female. Thinkers exist on a much more fluid gender plane, one without any chromosome difference, and grumblers have no gender. | |||
The thumpers control the reproductive aspect of the Pandronian biology because they are the only section to have sexual contact with another body. The nature of reproduction is very much the same as any sexual reproduction in the galaxy. After conception, the female delivers the tiny fertilized eggs, which are then incubated and cared for by the community. | |||
Walkers and graspers have a different sort of gender. They require more compatibility than the other sections of the colony, so they are usually a mated pair. The two walkers and the two graspers are connected to each other directly to ensure faster communication. | |||
====Joining==== | |||
These seven distinct parts of the whole can be disassembled and reassembled with other parts over and over again to create a new colony collective each time. This | These seven distinct parts of the whole can be disassembled and reassembled with other parts over and over again to create a new colony collective each time. This effectively ends the existence of the previous unique Pandronian. | ||
Young Pandronians are referred to as "egglings". | Young Pandronians are referred to as "egglings". | ||