Apophian

The Apophians are a race of amphibian, serpentine creatures, native to Galaxy One.
=Biology=
Apophians are large and physically powerful while also agile with incredible reflexes. They have standard vision, but a highly developed sense of smell which allows them to sense minute changes in their environment. This makes it very hard for attackers to get the drop on them.
Apophians have a long, serpentine lower body which they use to move around quickly. The serpentine structure of their body and muscles allows them to move very erratically and quickly on the battlefield, which, combined with their quick reflexes makes it very easy for them to dodge even energy weapons. 
They have serpentine eyes with adjustable pupils for night, day, and underwater vision. Eye colors range from off-white to a spectrum of blue, green, and amber colors.
While not widely known, both Apophians and Requians are different evolutionary descendants of primordial leviathans. Both consider leviathans their primarchs and revere the undersea titans. 
= King's World Apophians =
These particular Apophians have been modified by the Apophian King to be entirely female (with the king being the only male). If there are no male apophians or hatchlings left in a universe, a egg of this subspecies might randomly develop into a male, allowing the continuation of the species.
==Society==
===Caste System===
Apophians have several castes, including:
* King
* High Priestesses
* Priestesses
* Officers
* Warriors
There are no working classes, as manual labor is done by the slave races. 
====Warriors====
Warrior classes constitute the enforcing class, mostly in charge of enforcing slave labor, security, police, military and so on.
====Officers====
Officers constitute the leaders, scientists, doctors, commanders and low-level political leaders. They are the ones in charge of the Warriors and most municipal and governmental actions. 
====Priestesses====
Priestesses are the judges, philosophers, lawmakers and regulators. They are in charge of making local laws. They constitute the planetary council and congress and are in charge of all education in addition to their duties as priestesses in their temples.
===Breeding Cycles===
Once every 7th years there's a breeding cycle, in which the king spends an entire year travelling his domain and breeding every unbred female of age. He arrives at the great temple of each planet and all of the females pilgrimage there for the breeding.
Due to the size of the population, every female must be bred at least once in a her adult lifetime before (and if) a second cycle can begin. Second cycles at this point are usually reserved for the upper castes only, unless there are several very productive cycles in a row.
==History==
The Apophian King was once a servant of Korax. When his species was brought to the brink of extinction by the more aggressive Requian race, Korax offered his people refuge in his Domes of Despair, eventually going as far as moving them to another dimension. This was an alliance of necessity for the Apophian King however; he held no love for the Requian sorcerer and bid his time until Korax was weak enough to destroy.
With all of Korax's collective knowledge at his disposal, the Apophian King made short work of the galaxy, taking his vengeance by driving the Requians to extinction. Deciding he did not want to risk getting backstabbed himself, he modified his own species so that eggs would only hatch female Apophians. With his army of completely loyal warriors and the powers and knowledge of his former master, the Apophian King conquered the entire galaxy, reducing every species to the status of a slave. Millenia since, what remains of the once proud species of the Galaxy are now races incapable of independence or free thought and unable to form any sort of organized resistance as their serpent overlords flourish.
Category:Galaxy One Species