Aparoid

== Aparoid ==
=== History ===
With the destruction of the Aparoid Queen at the hands of Fox Mccloud at the climax of the Aparoid war, many Aparoid drones, rather than perishing at being cut off from the hive mind, found themselves suddenly developing a sapience and a sense of individuality. This race of new, sapient Aparoids was quickly discovered by the Cornerian government, who offered them amnesty, on the condition that they would remain in hidden colonies until such a time as it was determined safe to introduce them to society.
Many decades later, after tension from the war died down, and observers were satisfied that none retained the ability to infect and assimilate, the Cornerian government revealed these Aparoids to the populace of the Lylat system, granting them full citizenship. This has not been a popular move with everyone. Though most begrudgingly accept their new neighbors, many hold great prejudice against them, in many cases refusing to do business with them, or forcing them to live in the slummy parts of town outside their own colonies.
=== Government ===
Aparoids are considered citizens of the Lylat system, albiet ones with no specific homeworld, as such they have a single elected Senator to represent them in the Cornerian Senate. This senator also acts as a monarch of sorts for their own internal affairs among their colonies.
=== Biology ===
Aparoids are omnivores, capable of gaining energy from ingesting all manner of things, both organic and inorganic.
Aparoids have no known limit on lifespan, seemingly only perishing when killed by external factors.
Aparoids, being drones freed from a hivemind, seemingly are unable to reproduce.
=== Culture ===
Aparoid Culture, being only a century old, has not had much time to many traditions of it's own, as such it mostly mirrors Lylatian culture as a whole due to consumption of Lylatian media even when in isolation. One tradition does stand out among aparoids however, due to their apparent immortal lifespan, and inability to reproduce, they hold every Aparoid life as sacred, and the loss of but a single member of their race is cause for great mourning across the entire species.