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Qorroc species guide[open species]

Added 2024-07-11 21:57:18 +0000 UTC

quickie guide here!

I'll do it in bullet format because that's easiest for me

basic guide [because I'll likely never make a species sheet for them]

Qorroc are the nearest sentient life to Emain/Astaris in their galaxy. Their distance is 2LY away. When the drakes began to place way gates across their galaxy, the first species they met over 200 cycles ago were the Qorroc
Qorroc have a very good nature, they are giving and big on family. Often their own families are 100s if not 1000s of members strong.
The overall collective of Qorroc are a hive
Qorroc refer to themselves as "we" which is "Z'kri" [sounds like scree but with a z sound]. They have no concept of the singular self, individual Qorroc are still Z'kri.
They are not speciest, and enjoy adding other races to their hive. They believe new bodies and minds creates more strength in the whole.
All Qorroc are cannibalistic. Ezrael finds this trait particularly admirable and appreciates it as she too is a cannibal. Qorroc don't eat each other out of anger, rather, if times are hard they eat their young and the weak. It keeps the whole strong and healthy. You won't often see "old" Qorroc.
Diet is anything goes. Their bodies can break down plant, decaying matter, mold, lichen, meat, fruit, you name it. They also don't need food often. Qorroc can gorge once a month and not need to eat for the rest of the month.
Onto physical details:
Their Exoskeleton can be almost any shade of blue, blue green, teal, ultramarine, etc. The whole race is varying shades of blues, blue-greens and blorples. No pure green or pure purple.
All Qorroc have 2 pairs of wings. They have no bones and therefore are very lightweight and can fly with ease.
Various protuberances are shown on their bodies. Horns on the snout, neck, back are common.
All Qorroc have 2 major antennae for sensing, and 2 small thin, black antenna for feeling. The larger ones end in a glowing bulb.
All Qorrocs have a tail with ribbed spines that show gaps in the exoskeleton. The tails are short, thick and end in a bulb that glows.
Tail and antennae bulbs always glow the same color.
Bulb color ranges from yellow, green, and to blue.
Qorroc all have multi-faceted eyes which are pure black. They DO have eyelids.
Qorroc bodies are long, thin, stilt-like. The forearms are massive and thick and end in 4 large claws. There are no fingers, each digit is a modified claw.
Qorroc legs are incredibly spindly, similar to stickbugs. They can be incredibly tall, often hitting 12 feet with ease. Though most of that height is in fact, leg.
They respirate through simple lungs and through their "skin."
The legs may have any of the following: spines, spikes, horns as well as large flat growths which can resemble flower petals, leaves, vines or grasses. [think orchid mantis, leafebug, katydid]
they have 2 toes though they don't walk on them the way we do. Usually they walk on the tips of the toes, they tend to only flatten the toes if running.
The top jaw always has a little false 'tooth'
the noses are shaped like llama or camels
the flesh of a Qorroc is a purple color, like a dark plum. We can see this in gaps of their exoskeleton.
Torso modifications may be: spines/spikes on the collarbone, a large chest spike, scale-like growths along the abdomen angling downward.
Reproductive organs are weird and exotic, just like them. All Qorroc have a genital sheath/pouch however, so you cannot visually tell what their sex is, and as a race they don't care much about it either. All are equal in the hive. The male sex organ opens up into a strange butterfly like shape with tendrils that have small barbs. The female opens up into a similar butterfly shape, with 2 orifices for the males tendrils. Courtship is fairly straightforward and either sex can initiate a mating proposal. They lay hundreds of tiny white eggs. Don't tell the Qorroc but drakes love eating these. [Just kidding, Qorroc eat their own all the time, it's fine.]
The head shape is long with a lengthy "snout" The nose itself is softer than the rest of their body and they can express themselves quite well using their upper lip and snout to emote.
They speak drake, as well as their own language and sign language. Most Qorroc think sign is a beautiful way of communicating, so nearly all are fully versed in it.