Brood

Lucky marched over, leaving heavy footprints in the sand, and laid a metal hand on Indrol’s shoulder. Surprisingly comforting, for a golem. Indrol leaned her head against Lucky’s cold arm.‘Captain. I have analysed Rustbucket’s data. An evil alien entity known as the ‘Brood’ has been resident beneath Rhino for tens of millenia. Rustbucket’s findings suggest the colonists of New Amkhemar fell afoul of their ravenous expanse. The Brood are our enemy, and must be eliminated to secure supremacy.’- A SCRAM of Khepri II, Lucky, explains the Brood to Captain Indrol before he is consumed.
The Brood were a race of undead monsters native to Rhino's Sea of Burgundy. They were hive creatures similar in society to bees. They had several castes, all of which hatched from fragile gooey eggs, then pupated from thick juicy segmented legged worms. All castes of Brood were eyeless, and hunted based on both tremorsense and smell. They infested the places they lived, causing pulpy growthy, webs and more. Brood worshipped Worm Gods and were fervent believers in a superstrong form of survival of the fittest, called The Will of the Worms. They were superstitious and savage. They mostly spoke a dialect of Deepspeech.
Their underground lairs were often protected from teleportation by non-Brood.
Their main adult castes are as follows:
*Drone, emaciated clawed Ghûl-like undead, often around five feet high, that overwhelmed enemies in swarms with their claws and teeth
*Fanatic, slow fattened Drones that walked painedly and glowed violently. They exploded violently when killed, and their entrails attracted the swarm.
*Dredger, silent, invisible and stealthy Brood that hunted alone. Very scary. Only invisible when vital.
*Brute, huge multi-legged Brood often used as beasts of burden. Stupid and powerful.
*Zealot, fervent Brood warriors trained with weapons like maimcarvers, backsnappers, fellhammers or bloodfangs. They stood some eight feet tall and heavily chitinous.
**Masters of their weapon, and fearless, they could compel duels and summon chains.
*Firebrand, crazed warriors often covered in warpaint, wielders of soulfire. Less chitinous than their Zealot cousins.
**They could cast fire spells, teleport, and summon huge quantities of holy fire.
*Shaman, winged Brood magic priests capable of telekinesis and other mindmagic.
**They could cast spells like Telekinesis, Erupting Earth, Healing Word, Catapult, Cause Fear, Mislead and even Silence.
*Hallowed, the highest caste. Included queens, higher shamans, and esteemed zealots.
Category:Undead