Adorha

Adorha are a species in the Boundless Fantendoverse, one of the many species to be identified as being plant-based in origin, Adorha are the most widely spread and well-known of such species having a wide variety of sub-species and being important for the ecosystem of many planets.
==Appearance==
Adorhas can vary wildly as a species, in general they share a few core traits such as a flower-like appearance with green, very slim bodies with short stout legs which provide them with considerable balance, they have four legs aligned in an X-Shape around the centre of their body. They have two long albeit very thin arms which end in leaf-like fingers, although they're able to quite easily lose these arms and can grow them back resulting in a banded appearance on arms that have regrown many times. The head of the species is usually a bulb-shape with the main flower of the species blooming from the top.
The flower itself is the most varying factor and can look entirely different between different sub-species and can range from as few as three petals to well over a hundred and comes in various colours although mostly between shades of Violet to Red to Gold. There are some traits that can appear on some Adorhas sub-species but not others, sometimes a frill of leaf-like skin will extend out around the neck giving the individual a neck collar, in some sub-species the tips of these frills can be of the same colour as the individual's flower. Other Adorhas have varying sized thorns growing along their body, these members of the species tend to have much tougher fingers being made of the same material as their thorns and are generally more durable.
In a very few select sub-species a sort of tail develops in the individual, this tail is described as being incredibly nutrient rich and is compared to the tail of some lizards as it can be absorbed by the body in an emergency when nutrients elsewhere in the body are life-threateningly low. The tail is reportedly a result of a mutation that occurred a fairly long time prior to the development of any Adorhas civilizations however due to the limited number of sub-species it is found in the presence in the total population is minute.
==Culture==
Adorhas are recognized as one of the great pollinators of the galaxy, their advanced technology has allowed them to carry pollen and seedlings from various planets throughout the galaxy and their ability to extract and provide nutrients to plants makes it very easy for a small group of Adorhas to start and maintain large biomes of plants. Outside of their homeworlds, Adorhas tend to live in small groups, it is very rare to see an Adorha on their own as they are strongly bound to particular environments. On their homeworlds, Adorhas live in giant semi-subterranean colonies known as Bio-Mounds which are a combination of Adorha-made and natural materials which allow for the Adorhas both a typical advanced society's style of living as well as easy access to the plants they maintain. Bio-Mounds are rare outside of their homeworlds as they require millions of Adorhas to be built and remain operational.
Although they're commonly tied to maintaining plants it's not unheard of for Adorhas to venture into other occupations, what is unsurprising is their scientific knowledge, although they do not have a collective conscious, Adorhas are able to store knowledge in bulbs of a special type of plant cultivated on their homeworlds, these bulbs are comparable to books although the information transfer is near instantaneous, as such Adorhas tend to be scholars and experts in scientific fields. They're also one of few species to make predominantly solar powered spaceships, although not as technologically powerful as the traditional power sources of spaceships they show an incredible understanding in generating and maintaining energy.
==Abilities==
Adorhas possess a few abilities that related to the symbiotic evolution they've had with plants, as mentioned previously Adorhas are able to transfer nutrients between themselves and plants, which makes them incredibly durable in environments like Forests and Jungles as they are effectively immortal as long as their death is not absolute. Adorhas also possess some Nature-based magic that is innate to the species, this primarily helps them with developing the large biomes of plants they provide on new planets and gives them an edge over typical terraforming which is often extremely resource intensive for a similar effect.
==History in the Fantendoverse==
Adorhas are fairly widespread across the Fantendoverse, their nature as bringers of life makes them one of the more favoured species on other worlds although they're often staunchly opposed to those that attempt to abuse their abilities to fix an ecosystem that fail to help in a meaningful way. It is fairly common for any planet with space-faring life to have at least a small number of Adorhas on it, although some species have expressed a strong desire to not accept Adorhas help on a variety of reasons.
Some also view the Adorhas as invasive, despite the usefulness their plants can have for rejuvenating planets that would otherwise become uninhabitable, they do not care about the existing life on that planet and can often disrupt ecosystems, the only saving grace is that this does not extend to the fauna as Adorhas are able to alter their plants biochemistry to mimic that of natural plants. This has on occasion lead to wars against the Adorhas which generally go poorly for the Adorhas as they're poorly equipped for combat as a result of their lack of research into powerful weapons for space combat.
Category:Races
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Category:Boundless Fantendoverse Species