Carcinians

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Carcinians are a species of giant, sapient decapods native to the Solomon Sea and possibly other ocean regions of the world. Contrary to popular belief, they are not mutants or creations of the Engineers, but a natural species that has up until recently lived outside the notice of humanity. As far as is known they are the only other naturally sapient Earth species other than mankind itself.
The species' name comes from Carcinas, the Latinized form of the Greek word Karkinos, which is the name of the giant crab sent to battle Hercules in mythology.
Carcinians first became public knowledge when they were encountered by a group of pilots visiting Stirling Island in 2020. ACC pilot Edgar Astorino stumbled into a Carcinian nest and ran off with some eggs, beginning the incident known as the Siege of Outpost 13.
After the creatures were fought off, Albrecht Ryman returned to the island and used his Rybots to enslave the local Carcinian population. A colony of Carcinians has since been established at Fort Ryman, where the giant grabs are used as labour and battle cavalry for Ryman's Congolese child soldiers.
=Biology=
==Anatomy==
A full-sized, adult male Carcinian can stand at over 190cm tall and weigh over 130kg, but much of this mass is the enormous, thick shell covering their backs. The females of the species tend to be slightly smaller. 
Carcinians are decapods, standing on four legs. Four small arms protrude from their chests, used for manipulating small objects. The final two limbs are massive claws and generally the most noticeable feature of the crabmen, possessing enough pressure strength to crush bone easily. These arms are used for combat as well as heavy tool usage due to their tremendous strength compared to the other limbs. Carcinians do not possess fingers; all six arms end in chelae. Because of this, all four smaller arms are usually required for any kind of object manipulation; fine object manipulation and tasks requiring a high degree of dexterity are almost impossible for Carcinians.
Carcinians are fully capable of living on either land or in the water due to possessing both gills and lungs. Before the war, Carcinians lived almost exclusively underwater and rarely ventured onto land due to a desire to avoid humans. After the invasion in 2014, Carcinians gradually began to migrate onto land due to changing environmental conditions in Earth's oceans and the greatly lowered human presence. Carcinians generally prefer to still live underwater due to the 
weight of their exoskeletons above land causing greater fatigue.
Carcinians have very long lives, similar to that of humans. It typically takes a decade for them to reach maturity, but once an adult they do not stop growing. A newly spawned Carcinian is about the size of a human hand, while human-sized Carcinian might take several decades to reach such a size. The rate of growth largely depends on the crabman in question's access to food and competitors.
Due to the wildly different nature of their neurology compared to humans, Carcinians cannot activate Suit pods. There are no Carcinian Pilots.
==Senses==
Carcinians possess an excellent sense of smell easily outperforming humans. Their sense of hearing is almost nonexistent, however, and is of limited use above water. The antennae provide both senses. 
Carcinians have two primary eyes located on stalks on the head, which are surprisingly well-developed. These eyes allow them to see into the ultraviolet spectrum and provide sharp vision up to 15 meters away. Although their eyes are compound type, a psuedopupil effect gives onlookers the impression that the crabmen possess pupils like humans that track whatever the Carcinian is looking at.
==Intelligence==
Although sapient and possessing a primitive culture, Carcinians are generally not very intelligent. Using an adjusted IQ test, it has been determined that the smartest Carcinians possess an estimated IQ-equivalent of 60-65, though the accuracy of this measurement is highly debatable given the nature of IQ tests in general, to say nothing of an IQ test altered and applied to a non-human species. It is generally accepted, however, the Carcinians fall within the lowest bounds of human intelligence. They are capable of learning and can be instructed to perform simple tasks, and certain groups have eagerly suggested programs to uplift Carcinians to a level closer to that of humanity.
==Culture==
Carcinians, at least in the Solomon Sea area, possess a primitive, tribal-like culture. The larger and older a Carcinian is, the higher in Carcinian society they are. Conflict between individual specimens and tribes is common. Carcinians understand the concept of war, or at least organized group combat. They appear to lack any preconception of religion, currency, industry, or many other complex social concepts. Although they recognize individuals, the use of names did not become normal until human contact, after which Carcinians that spent time around humans would typically receive human names.
Carcinians will often decorate their shells with various objects in order to make themselves look more impressive or fearsome. This practice has remained in place even since moving onto land.
Communication between Carcinians is done largely via movement of the antennae and arms. Underwater, Carcinians may produce clicks and rattling noises from their bodies to communicate with one another over longer distances, forming a primitive language. They can, with some difficulty, be taught to understand human language as well, but given the crabmen's poor hearing outside of water, without a special device this tends to require much shouting from the human speaker.
=OaTs=
==OaTs==
===Racial Presets===
Combat Points 12 	Combat Points 12	Combat Points 12
CHP Formula CON-1 	 	
Special Qualities Constrict Ability, Damage Reduction (4/Piercing, Slashing), Darkvision (30ft), Large Frame, Natural Melee Weapons, Scent, Swim Ability, Verbal Non-communication, Water Breathing	 	
Racial Feats Toughness, Brawl 	 	
Category:PACYOA: TE
Category:TE Species