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Diet: They extract minerals from asteroids that they grind up and digest. As well they absorb solar and cosmic radiation.
History: Known to have been the servants of the Sire, the HRim at times claim responsibility for the building of the dyson sphere Pollitzania, all the way to having bio-formed the planets in Known Space for Culture Alpha on behalf of the Sire with whom they'd allied. Nicknames for this range from "The World Merchants" to "The Star Demons".
Physiology: The HRim consist of two twins, ever bonded together. One of the twins is large, one small (compared to each other, at least).
If separated too long, both will die. The smaller one can disengage
to mingle with smaller life forms. The smaller is about 3 to 5 meters in length
(HRim Alpha), while the larger (HRim Beta - see above) is anywhere between 700 and 1200 meters. This creature is so massive, in fact, that it even has it's own stats for Starship Combat, in the not unlikely event it becomes involved in such a battle.
Culture: Name as an approximation of their species name in radio frequency.species can manipulate ley lines to increase their power for the purpose of manipulating the composition of the entire planet!-they even have moons that they've amplified the ley lines of and can manipulate the orbit of to aim the poles at points of interest in the galaxy for them to examine.As well they can use this to allow them to fold space for travel -as they can only fly through space at sublight speeds naturally.As well, in gestalt, they can use a worlds ley lines to fold space for the entire planet (!) and move it to a new location. names are anamatapia in that they are vowel-less approximations of the signals they use as individual.
Psychology:HRim body chemistry is
deeply tied with the stellar movements around them. They are as effected
by the rotation of the Milky Way as life on Earth is by the phases of the
Sun and Moon. To survive in space, they were given sensory organs allowing
them to 'feel' Space/Time, gravity, electro-magnetic fields, and the movements
of celestial bodies. The advantage to this is that HRim are aware omni-directionally,
unlike senses such as sight which have a set field of vision. The disadvantage
of this involves the effect a tangible awareness of the universe has had
on the HRim psyche; since they 'feel' every stellar movement, HRim now
perceive the universe as an extension of themselves, with other species
being similarly just an extension of the HRim. (Only the SIRE, who created
them, are perceived as 'other') This is one of the reasons that HRim have
few dealings with the other Major Races, as politics, borders and commerce
have no meaning to them. Usually, it's only when the celestial movements
are interfered with that the HRim get involved. Such was the case with
the First Galactic War, when the Y'Qwyth first began developing Stellar
Dynamics and StarJaunt Technology. This 'disturbance' of the celestial
movements was extremely traumatic for the HRim, who initiated that war
to end the distorting of their perceived universe. The main reason that
the war lasted as long as it did was that the HRim did not recognize the
Y'Qwyth as a sentience seperate from themselves, but instead merely as
anomalies to be corrected. Thus, while all attempts at communication by
the Y'Qwyth failed, the HRim continued to destroy Y'Qwyth technology, oblivious
to the fact that a sentient race had built it.
Nascene: Hyperspatial eggs containing a visible embyonic HRim. They are given as 'gifts of the ages' to honored allies of a HRim, to act as godparents.Being a godparent entails merely keeping the egg until it hatches, then delivering the newborn HRim to Pollitzania. Eggs are moved about via energy fields that can manipulate it's ectoplasmic form. The embryos still 'read' time/space and a map of all distances covered by the godparent is imprinted in the embryo's mind. Any wielders of these eggs will be assisted by nearby HRim -who will sense the presence of the egg onboard ships, etc.
