Volt Angler

Volt Anglers are a rare mermaid-like race that live on planets with a high water to land ratio. They are able to create and control arcs of electricity using their antennae and pads on their hands, used in culture, communication and combat.
== Appearance ==
Volt Anglers come in a wide variety of colors and shapes, but their most common characteristics are two glowing antennae, spikes protruding from behind their elbows, and transparent veil-like appendages covered in barbs that curl around them almost mystically. They come in many different colors, from pink, blue. cyan, turquoise and green. Their irises are commonly yellow, but may come in different colors such as orange or red. However, their sclera are purely black. Oddly, males and females may resemble Human males and females, even if they do not line up. (Female Volt Angler resembling a male Human, etc.) This is likely due to their culture and to attract Humans, their primary food source.
== Biology ==
Volt Anglers are carnivores, and cannot eat plants. This is unusual, compared to other races that are omnivores. Since they come from planets primarily filled with water, they breathe using water rather than oxygen, and can absorb moisture in the air. This is one of the main reasons why they are rarely ever seen outside of their few controlled planets. However, in the few cases that they are, they have evolved to optimize energy output as much as possible, and are often smaller than the Volt Anglers on their home planets.
The skin and hair of a Volt Angler can change shape and color to their will, as their culture is highly based around appearances. Strangely, their bone structure resembles Humans greatly, despite their very distant split in evolution.
They also have glowing pads on their hands and at the tips of their antennae, which allows them to generate electricity by using special cells within their bodies. This electricity is able to be controlled and manipulated to the Volt Angler's will. This electricity is what allows them to hover in the air when out of water, and allows them to create music by tuning different frequencies.
== Culture ==
Volt Anglers have very rich culture and take great pride in it. Because of their large brain size, they are incredibly creative and inventive. This contributes to different aspects of their culture, including clothing design, music, dance, and architecture. Due to their biology they are able to change their appearance with ease, as their culture is highly based around how things look.
=== Clothes ===
Clothes are a huge part of Volt Angler culture as it represents one's personality, and cannot be changed by the Volt Angler without getting new clothes. They are often long and flowy, to symbolize beauty and grace. Often they are colored white, pink, red, or turquoise. However due to their semi-shapeshifting abilities, Volt Anglers invented a technique of making clothes that allows it to stretch easily without ripping, while still staying tight to the body.
=== Music ===
Volt Anglers are also well-known for their music, which can be heard any time they use some form of electricity. Different objects can be electrocuted to create different sounds, however the most distinct sound is a low synth created by arcing electricity between their antennae. They are also known to be able to sing incredibly well, often using French for lyrics to hide the true meaning behind their music to most races. It is almost impossible to not hear some form of music anywhere on a Volt Angler planet.
=== Architecture ===
The traditional architecture within Volt Angler cities is almost heavenly, as it uses many pastel colors and metallic colors such as gold or silver. They do this to show the peace within their planet as opposed to the darkness of space, of which is commonly feared by many Volt Anglers. However, they may copy Human architecture to use as a decoy to either defend their planet or attract Humans.
== History ==
Volt Anglers have a somewhat long history of government and technology, which eventually lead to their decision of making a controlled anarchy system.
=== Exploration of Space ===
Around E3 1804, a fleet of abandoned Purge ships suddenly crashed into the Volt Anglers' home planet, Mertretoiles. The Volt Anglers tore the ships apart, realizing many of the materials used existed on their planet. They began using technology everywhere, and made space explorations ordered by their leader at the time, young Phoria. This is similar to the Industrial Revolution in Human history. It is believed the Purge within the crashed ships were pulverized by Starbeings, as no bodies were found.
=== Banning of Space Travel ===
In E3 1866, Phoria became fearful of space, as many citizens had not returned. Because Volt Anglers were highly social, every death was unfortunate for the entire population. She had decided to ban travel of Volt Anglers across space, to stay true to their root culture of staying close to home. However, before this event, many empty ocean planets unfit for most races were colonized but became trapped within their planets after being banned to leave. This is how Volt Anglers have become widespread, though rare occurrences across the universe.
=== Appointment of Ichion ===
After Phoria's death in E3 1884, Ichion became the new leader as she had been her grandchild. However, the population seemed to be split in half on liking or disliking Ichion due to the way they acted. This lead to minor conflicts between the groups, unusual for Volt Anglers.
=== Outlaw of Shapeshifting and Civil War ===
Around E3 1926, Ichion decided that, to follow their culture of being all equal, she should ban the ability to shapeshift as many people could not make as drastic changes as others. However, this created a massive outrage by the ones who did not like Ichion, and the two groups went to war. This is the first ever occurrence of a civil war within recorded Volt Angler history.
=== Beginning of Anarchy ===
Eventually in E3 1928, both groups had realized Ichion had done nothing to stop the war or help any groups. This lead to their agreement to overthrow Ichion, which was done successfully. However, the reason Ichion did not do anything is because of both laziness and fear that the war would escalate if she did something. The newly reformed Volt Angler society was without a leader, and nobody was brave enough to step up. They had decided to create the second Constitution that allows everyone to govern themselves, following the set of rules made. This Constitution still stands today for all Volt Anglers across the universe.
== Relationship with Torn ==
Because Volt Anglers have high intelligence and creativity, the Winterfel took this to their advantage. On many Torn planets, Volt Anglers are used as slaves to entertain them or to be used as workers. In return, the Torn give the slaves luxury and occasionally send supply shipments to Volt Angler planets. However, many Volt Anglers still question the ethics of the Torn doing this because of their culture of staying within their planet.
== Appearances ==
Volt Anglers have only been seen in Andromeda.
=== Andromeda ===
Lumina, part of the group of three at the very beginning along with Lillith and Stasia, plays a major role within the story and serves as the group's common sense, reflecting the high intelligence of a Volt Angler. She is eventually captured by the Torn on a Veil Web, and sent to prison for assisting a Deathbringer, being Stasia. There, she is told about how Volt Anglers are used by Torn but given luxury, and is given the choice to join them or die. She chooses the option to die, and narrowly escapes with her life.
== Trivia ==
* Volt Anglers were originally going to be just electric mermaids before they were separated into their unique race.
* Their need for attracting humans comes directly from Sirens in mythology.
* Originally, females were able to shapeshift dramatically, and males resembled small fish unable to shapeshift.
* The culture of Volt Anglers comes loosely from culture within Asian countries.
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