Chessiaharans(Aliens)

The Chessiaharans are a race of aliens that first appeared in the book The Autistic Hero 2: Across The Milky Way which live on the Chesserion-16 planet. they are remarkable because they Highly resemble chess pieces and even act similarly. there are 2 types which as expected are the White Chessiaharans and the Black Chessiaharans which are codenamed Shiro-Chessiaharan and Kuro-Chessiaharans. these 2 types are almost always at each other's throats and reside on the different sides of the planet. the white chessiaharans live on the side that is lit by the planet's home star and the black chessiaharans live on the dark side of the planet.

## Ranks

Pawn: The most common rank of these aliens are their Pawn state which has 1 eye and a set of spider legs on the bottom lifting up the alien allowing it to move around its terrain. they also have a set of humanoid arms which they use for grappling and pummeling enemies.

Knight: The most offensive of the ranks, the knights resemble Adamantine centaurs with large padded hooves which are able to levitate them through the air for a mighty flying horse kick, their face is covered by an alien-like helmet which the front piece and slide up the protective glass to reveal 8 cat-like eyes. they don't have a horse tail and instead have a vestigial whip-like tail they use to whip enemies into submission. their hands are actually liquid mercury which can be manipulated into weapons such as swords and lances so they can used spacing attacks.

Rioter: one of the new chess pieces, Rioters are always positioning themselves in front of the group charging ahead. they resemble a Galapagos Tortoise which has 3 sets of tall legs which are able to sustain the force of jumping off buildings. they have three blue eyes under their shell and their front limbs are half a shield which clip together like legos. this rank is able to deflect enemy projectiles back at them.

Archer: The Archer rank is the first long ranged rank which resembles a Hooded figure with eyes all around its head used for seeing in front and behind them, they also have four arms which both wield bows that shoot behind and in front of them. they also have wings which they can pluck arrows from infinitely.

Dragon: The Dragon rank is the most versetile rank which can move anywhere much like the queen. they are a western dragon with 5 horns which can be used for destroying enemy castles as well as breathing high plasma which can burn almost any other rank except the queen and king. the dragon has four back legs and 1 set of front legs which have the ability to spew electricity.

Queen: The Queen is the most powerful rank because not only is she rare but she is also able to use magic but she also is able to go anywhere in the battlefield. she is somewhat humanoid but she floats instead of walks and she also has a third eye above her head which can use arcane attacks such as telekinesis.

King: The king is not as powerful as the queen but stays near the castle. he has a telekinetic connection to the others except the queen and if he dies the others freeze until another king is crowned. the king has a generic king but he has three eyes just like the queen but he also has scaly skin and a large head which on top is a crown that can use telepathy with his other ranks.

## Trivia

These aliens are the first new alien race that Xenith Stephenson meets in the second Autistic Superhero book