Chargash

The Chargash (IAUSI: CHAESO523166332-NA) were an ancient race of hive-minded symbiotic species that originated from the world of Ensorrh. While once giving rise to powerful galactic empires, the last remnants of this strange species were crushed by the ruthless Velconum Empire. 
==History==
The exact origin and evolutionary history of the Chargash is unknown. It is known that the Chargash originated on the planet Ensorrh, located in the Void Expanse, one of the most isolated and vast parts of the galaxy. However, the Chargash amongst themselves record their active participation in a massive galactic conflict, where some once sided with the Atlanteans and Kelim Hierarchy, while some fought against them. The Chargash lost many empires (single minds) as they were forced out of the Void Expanse and pushed deeper towards settled space. While these empires thrived and conquered the relatively primitive species living on planets near the frontiers of populous space. However, their forms were continuing to slowly die out, as their symbionts were incompatible with local sentient life. For unknown reasons, the Velconum Empire sent an expedition into deep space and invaded the smaller Chargash empires. By human contact, there were only 3 Chargash minds remaining. The Velconi-Chargash War brought utter annihilation to the race, as only the mind known as Beggren managed to escape with a total of 2 bodies and exiled himself to the Fringe-worlds of human space. 
==Physiology==
The Chargash themselves are in fact two (formerly three) symbiotic species, one of whom operates with a hive mind. The percieved bodies are known as the Chargash-vek, and, as an independent species, they are unisex and non-sentient carnivores. When one Chargash-vek dies, the internal structure of the form restructures to form two to three younger, essentially cloned versions of the adult. The symbionts are known as the Chargash-riil, and they appear as moving greenish slime. These operate in a hive-mind basis; Chargash-riil of the same composition function essentially as one single organism, communicating like nerves through brainwaves of each Chargash-vek. Chargash-riil occupy the Chargash-vek's cranial nerves and their neural network bolsters the immune systems of the fragile species. The Chargash-vek lose their individuality and free will and become known as "forms" of the larger mind.  History also refers to the Chargash-bal, a larger species that were also found to be compatible with the Chargash-riil that fought in the ancient war. 
==Notable Members==
*Beggren (Beggren'ya Empire)
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