Dillians

Dillians (Simia Dillus) are a race of semi-intelligent aliens that live on Planet Dill.

## History

### Prehistoric Era

Since the dawn of time, Planet Dill was cruel and unforgiving to live in. Giant beasts and natural disasters plagued early Dillians, who weren't smart enough to easily survive despite their overwhelming strength. To make matters worse, their natural enemies, the Gigantic Caimyx, were on a crusade to wipe them off the face of the planet in order to become the apex predator of Dill. Extinction was nigh when a glimmer of hope for the Dillians arrived. It is believed that as early as 1800 years ago the first Spore evolved, seeing a niche that no other creature on the planet fulfilled, the brains. Perhaps by chance, perhaps by fate, the first creatures to attempt to bond with a Spore were the Dillians, and finally, this species was given a fighting chance. The partnership between these creatures quickly dominated the ecosystem, making the Dillians the apex predator of the planet and winning their war against the Caimyx, driving them to live in the lava lakes of the planet, some of which were highly radioactive due to a connection to the planets core. This radioactivity causes the Caimyxes to evolve rapidly, and sometimes they get confident enough to challenge the Dillians again, which has happened twice during this era, both times the Dillians and Spores still won.

### The Mhuldaiga Saga

22 years before the beginning of the story, Livran Aircraft began to fly above Planet Dill, leaving the Spores below to assume the apocalypse is coming and panic. After a few days of studying the planet, the Livrans began landing in spots all around the world and collecting wild Spores and Dillians to use in their army, raising them like they were farm animals and selectively breeding them for the best traits possible for a soldier. One such pair of Spores and Dillians was Cota and Gherkin, who were quite exceptional specimens of their respective species. Cota matured at a remarkable pace and was able to understand the more advanced beings who created them more easily than any spore, and Gherkin was the strongest and smartest Dillian to ever live at that point. These two were exactly what Livra was looking for, and so they made more camps where they tried to replicate what they did for them, but it never quite worked as well as with them, even if they got close with some others. Obviously, they bonded Cota with Gherkin and the two became high ranking individuals in the Livran Army.

## Physiology

### Appearance

Dillians appear as large human-like creatures with green skin. Their hair tends to grow short and is most likely orange, yellow, or brown. They usually appear extremely muscular and have a large presence. Their eyes look like little dots unlike a human eye that is complex with pupils, an iris, etc.

### Abilities

Dillians have no special transformations, but are much stronger than the average person. The average power level of the entire Dillian race is 100,000, with a large number of them being too high to measure. Dillians aren't smart creatures, though, so they form symbiotic relationships with a species that is smart in order to survive, Spores. In the wild, a Dillian will often seek out a mushroom to wear on their head in hopes that it's a Spore that can lead their body to success, willingly giving control of their body to the Spore in order to raise the chance of survival for both species. A Dillian with a Spore on its head is one of the most dangerous naturally occurring beings in the universe.

## Homeworld Information

Planet Dill is one of the harshest environments to live in within North Galaxy, full of only the most extreme biomes and land formations. There are rainforests, deserts, glaciars, harsh mountains, even a few lava lakes. Jungle and Rainforest is about as close to a "normal" setting that you can get on this planet, and even they are filled with ferocious predators and a climate that makes life difficult. Despite this, however, the Dillian is the apex predator of the ecosystem through its sheer strength combined with its symbiotic relationship with Spores, the only sapient creature on the entire planet. Their main natural enemy is the Gigantic Caimyx, a reptillian beast with a crocodile-like head and a raptor-like body that typically stands around 25 ft tall. Despite the two creature's difference in size, the Caimyx kills Dillians about as often as Dillians kill the Caimyx, leading to a rivalry between the species.

## Culture

### Society

Dillians in Spore society have their own roles to play, even when not being possessed. Dillians who never bonded with a Spore, or have yet to do so, are often put into a Host Home, which feeds and takes care of them until they find their forever home. These host homes sometimes put the creatures to work doing manual labor and things of the like in exchange for giving those ones more food.

### Architecture and The Arts

Spore society, despite still being fairly undeveloped, has recently began having interest in the arts. They have began painting their houses, making pottery with designs that tell a story, and a special kind of art found nowhere else that is known as "Hosting." It can be done by placing your Dillian host in front of a canvas and having them play with the paint on it, and then possessing them in order to make a coherent art piece out of it. Neither of the creatures have much of a concept of what art actually is, though, they simply do this for fun as of now, which is why the majority of Spore artists are children. A Hosted piece of art could go for millions of zeni, due to Galactic laws that prevent interacting with Planet Dill until it develops enough. The most sought after pieces among this art is anything that contains material on the Livran Empire.

## Known Members

* Gherkin - Cotas host