Vesmano Alvearium (Wasp People)

## Vesmano Alvearium

Vesmano Alvearium is a species of humanoids with 2 types (Or sub species) that co-exist together in a hive-like structure usually. One type is a amphomorphic type where they have mostly wasp-like features. The other is a more humanoid version where they have mostly humanoid features with wasp-like attributes. Their are not much differences between the two other then anatomy and appearance.

A few common attributes to the Humanoid type are:

- Either entirely black eyes or dark colored eyes, more so then most other sapient species.

- Yellow, orange, or brown colored hair. Rarely it can go into shades of red or different colors even more rarely.

A common attributes to the Amphomorphic type are:

-A pattern of either yellow and black or red and black, although red and black is mostly found on Vesmano Alvearium which are born in the Meatfields, although was not to uncommon in their species original home.

Vesmano Alvearium have a system where a lead of the hive is chosen from birth, dictated by if a Vesmano Alvearium is born with wings or not. If they are, then they are the chosen Hiveruler. However, this only happens if no other Hiveruler is currently alive. How this is known is unknown, the specific conditions to hatching/birthing a Hiveruler also unknown.

A Hiveruler can Mark, which means marking an individual/creature with pheromones to mark them as something. There are many different Marks, such as marking one as part of the hive, owned by the Hiveruler, dangerous, not dangerous, and much more. Vesmano Alvearium have specialized olfactory receptors, allowing them to "smell" and distinguish various types of pheromones from the Hiveruler.

## Hiverulers

Hiverulers are biologically chosen rulers for a hive by random, but only if there are no pre-existing HIveruler's exist at that moment. They are differentiated by their wings and ability to Mark. Hiveruler's use a specialized gland which is theorized to once have been a venom gland that slowly went out of use by their primitive ancestors (Vesres Nidum). This specialized gland also exists in normal Vesmano Alvearium, but is unable to be used due to it being only active in a Hiveruler.

A Hiveruler does not immediately assume control though. When a Hiveruler is born, a trusted member of the community is chosen to raise the Hiveruler and rule the Hive in their turn until they turn 50, which may seem like a lot until you realize the lifespan of a Hiveruler is possibly more then 250.

Hiverulers are also incapable of having children, as well as not adhering to any "sex binary", having no true biological sex [Completely lacking in chromosomes that'd dictate sex]. How this works and how Hiverulers are even biologically possible are unknown.

Hiverulers also have a much greater lifespan then their fellow Vesmano Alvearium. The longest living Hiveruler was Zreh, who lived until 239. Since there have been only 3 Hiverulers, not much is known about their lifespan.

The wings of a HIveruler are not big enough to fly, but are useful for gliding short distances.

## Hive Creation

Vesmano Alvearium create nests out of a material similar to paper pulp [Like actual wasps], however, they don't make it the same way. They use tools and collect wood to create the needed materials and dig into the ground to make hives/nests. However, this was not always the case. Vesres Nidum, their primitive ancestors, created above-ground hives through the use of gathering wood and chewing it with a specialized saliva inside their mouths to make a strong paper pulp to mold into the shape of the hive.

Although as they discovered tools and how to create things, their evolutionary traits for Hive Creation began to become less prominent, being slowly melded away in turn for a more streamlined humanoid evolutionary approach.